Welcome to Litsy!

Devoured this one in a day - oh, my heart. Halfway through, I decided that I need to check out more by this author, but then his acknowledgements said that this was a departure from his normal
content & tone, so now I wonder. Still will probably check out more of his, because I couldn't put this down & sobbed through the end. 🥹

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#ReadYourKindle #JumpStart2025 @Lizpixie

First book of the #OutWithTheOldInWithTheNew #YearEnd #20in4 #readathon

@Andrew65

When Alice met Ben for the first time, she was visiting her husband's grave alone for the first time. Ben was visiting his brother's grave, right next to Alice's husbands. Ben was dressed as Kermit the Frog, a stipulation in his brother's will.

Over the next years Ben and Alice meet once a year, when Ben has to wear a costume at the cemetery. ⬇️

This book is an intriguing exploration of grief. While it‘s marketed as humor, I personally didn‘t find it all that funny. It still has a charm to it. The author took a highly original approach to presenting themes of loss and healing.
The interactions between Alice & Ben, the unusual circumstances of their annual meetings, are very heartfelt & I enjoyed reading through them. It felt very authentic and touching.
Keep reading 👇
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#kindlereads

Went to the movies w/my daughter today. One of us was seeing Terrifier 3; the other was seeing Wild Robot. Okay, *I* was seeing Wild Robot. When it came time to enter the theatre I didn't think about the fact that my soon to be 19 y/o can pass for a middle schooler and handed her her ticket and I held on to mine. Naturally they wanted to see her id, which she doesn't have one, and w/o it or me going w/her she couldn't see her horrifying movie.⤵️