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This was very well done, I thought. She included many thoughts and problems she had that are probably hard to talk about let alone publish in a book. It shows how hard it is to take care of parents as they age, and the personal struggles, especially when one‘s relationship was not always great to begin with. Oh, the costs… wow, what a scary thought. Very very well done graphic novel

I‘m not ready! With this book, my city is planning wonderful opportunities to educate, prepare, and inspire people to have the necessary conversations on the topics of aging and death. Thankfully, my mom is reading this with me. But yikes 🫣
The backdrop in this picture is my bath remodel in progress … and stalled; because our hired help is deep in the caring frustrations with his elderly mother. Be careful out there, m‘friends. ❤️

Mom and I attended the kickoff for the Wichita KS Big Read! Exciting and interesting events surrounding this year‘s book to inspire everyone to be prepared; to start and have important conversations about death. #BigReadWichita

I love Roz Chast and this graphic memoir is fantastic. So honest and moving. Had me laughing aloud throughout. For me, finding humor in the darkness (aging parents in this case) is essential and Chast does it so well.

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Classroom bookhaul #2. 😂

As I read this book, I shared many pages with my husband as his parents are older than mine and not in the best health. Aging and death are really difficult to talk about, and I love how Chast explored these topics through her words and especially her illustrations. I particularly like her drawings of her father—you can feel his anxiety just by looking at him.

Hey all these are my thoughts for the graphic novel round 10 #lmpbc picks. What are your thoughts?
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The Kindle version of this graphic novel is on sale today for $1.99. I highly recommend it! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

This was an at times funny, at times painful to read, but always a touching memoir of a daughter watching the downhill decline of both of her parents. Very well done, I highly recommend.
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A #ParentChildMemoir about taking care of parents in their old age. It was so very depressing. I don‘t want to get old! 😭 #Booked2020

At some point we all have to face getting old. This book deals with all the difficult conversations one faces when dealing with an aging parent. It's funny in parts, sad in parts, but honest and necessary.

Great book for those who like graphic memoirs.

This one was featured in ‘1000 Books to Read Before You Die‘ and caught my eye. A memoir, told through comics interspersed with prose, of the author‘s last few years with her parents, their health decline and death. Honestly this one hit close to home as my husband and I care for his aging parents and aunt. There was a lot of head nodding on my part, lots of laughs and even a few tears.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #Booked2019 #Booked2019summer #comicorgraphicnovel

Someth8ng rotten, cruel shoes, live flesh...
Can‘t we talk about something more pleasant?
As you wish.
An object of beauty—magical thinking
#bookspinepoetry

I read this in about two sittings. Roz‘s account of her elderly parents decline and eventual deaths in their late 90s was both hilarious and absolutely heart wrenching. By the end I was in absolute tears I think anyone who‘s ever cared for a sick or elderly loved one will be able to relate

An almost painfully honest graphic memoir about dealing with the aging and death of parents. Chast addresses the humor and the difficult relationships and the resentment unflinchingly, and it becomes a poignant and heartfelt story that made me remember that someday, most of us will have to deal with this for ourselves and our loved ones.

Birthday book haul

Very interesting and funny graphic novel so far👍

A heartwarming and heartbreaking book. I just finished it and now I‘m going to send a copy to my mom, who‘s doing the bulk of the caregiving to her parents.

“It felt surreal: I‘m eating pizza. My father just died. Do you want another slice?”
In this graphic novel, Chast is spot on with the many, varied feelings and experiences a loved one goes through as a parent ages and the surreal feeling when they‘re finally gone and you‘re left to grapple with unresolved issues and a home full of memories to clean out.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️: This was excellent!! A memoir every person should pick up and gain some perspective. Heartwarming and hard at times, Chast deftly navigates telling her story. #Memoir #GraphicNovel

This graphic novel memoir tackles the difficult subject of aging parents in an honest and insightful way. Roz Chast takes us through her experiences, never shying away from reality, which at times is equal parts confusing, humorous, and devastating. I'm sure that almost everyone will find something relatable and comforting in these pages.

“It's no accident that most ads are pitched to people in their 20s and 30s...they are less likely to have gone through the transformative process of cleaning out their deceased parents' stuff. Once you go through that, you can never look at *your* stuff in the same way. You start to look at your stuff a little postmortemistically...I'm not saying I never buy stuff, because I absolutely do. Maybe I'm less naive about the joys of accumulation.”

I went from amused to sad in reading this memoir by Roz Chast about the decline of her parents. A must read.

It may seem strange to say I loved this GN about the author's aging parents and their eventual deaths -- no one loves the idea of their parents aging, regardless of how well (or not) they get along. However, Chast's honesty is such that most readers (but maybe not anyone under the age of 25) can relate in some way & maybe not feel as alone. And seeing what my parents and also some of my friends had to deal with, this ☝️page I can understand.

Roz Chast's parents lived to be 95 and 97, but not without health (and other) struggles. Such a honest book, and I can't put it down!

Took 12 books in to donate, brought home 13 via their fill a bag sale ($17+tax). "Done into Dance", about Isadora Duncan, is going to my daughter. So I broke even, right ??!

The Pocket Poets is hard to see -- Baudelaire.

Gao Xingjian is because I desperately needed an X for #LitsyAtoZ.

#AndItsAugust Day 21 - Senior Citizen

As Roz's senior citizen parents near the end of their lives, she must navigate the world of elder care while reconciling her contentious relationship with them.

She poignantly and honestly depicts their last years in her illustration style, and also includes copies of photographs so the reader can see what hoarding took place in their tiny, Brooklyn apartment.

This book is hitting close to home as I am dealing with my own parents aging and their need for more help from me. Sigh.

I want to live in the world Roz Chast creates. Her insight, wit, and brutal honesty combine with her inimitable and hilarious drawings to show a reality that must feel real and similar to many ppl caring for aging parents. She does not shy away from the uncomfortable, nor does she offer pat "revelations," but it offers a frank hand to those in a heartbreaking, frustrating situation, and shows the humor that can be found even there. ????

#goldenyears #junetunz

Another great graphic novel I read awhile ago. Highly recommend it.

A wonderful mix of funny and sad. Perfect!

Day 10: comics. My favorite graphic novels #riotgrams

Loved this. It was recommended to me by a friend because I'm an only child who will one day have to deal with my aging parents. I've already watched my parents deal with their parents. And I frequently take care of patients and families dealing with these issues. A must read for anyone with parents 😉

Super exciting book haul, Graphic Memoir Edition

More #bookmail! Big haul from #bookoutlet, including this graphic #autobiography or #memoir that I'm super excited to read. #readjanuary

It's so much fun reading a book on a touchscreen laptop, it turns out! Wonderful book, too.

The graphic novel provides a fascinating picture of grief, one that cannot be conveyed within the neat lines of a journal. Death brings so many feelings; sometimes it's easiest to just draw what's in front of you. The illustrations suggest imperfections, that our lives have rough edges. When we finally break free from grief's moments of suspended animation, however, Chast reminds us that we can look back on the memories with fondness and love.

Just squeaking by! Thanks, comics!

"I don't want to be a PULSATING PIECE OF PROTOPLASM!" Humorous & heartbreaking at the same time.

Sad, funny, thoughtful. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

At urgent care with my daughter. She got an infection in her ankle from a pre-Christmas pedicure 😜 at least I have a book while we wait!

Huge #bookdeal on Amazon today for this awesome graphic memoir about parents and aging. Funny and touching, it is absolutely worth picking up.
Thanks for clueing us in, @bookriot !

Oh wow, this was so good. Heartbreaking, honest, and hilarious. Not to be missed!

Couldn't readathon since I work on Saturdays, but I'm finally free and ready to read and relax! Someone would prefer I spend my time with them, however.

Is the key to being sane parents (or maybe the secret joy is more appropriate) emotionally torturing your children? I'm just a couple pages in and I see spooky resemblances to my parents everywhere. I think I'm going to be simultaneously laughing and ugly crying in 3... 2.... 😭😂

Poignant and funny memoir from my favorite cartoonist. Also qualifies for #longtitle, although I think I'm a few days late. Still trying to learn what I'm doing here! 😁

I believe this may have been the first graphic novel that I read. I think one of life's cruelest jokes is children having to take on a parenting role with your own parents. It's unbelievably hard for both the adult child and the parent. My experience wasn't exactly like hers, but I found comfort in Chast's memoir. #graphicnovels
#octphotochallenge

Very honest portrayal of taking care of the authors parents, both in their nineties. She doesn't cover up the many difficulties, including her own anger and resentment. However, parts were very funny. I'm recommending this as a selection to my (or any) book club. Lots to discuss!l