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A raw, unflinching exploration of the suffocating weight of sudden loss and the slow, painful process of letting the light back in. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with How to Make Friends with the Dark.
- melancholic
- heavy
- claustrophobic
- tender
- 01
Girl in Pieces
Kathleen Glasgow
A raw, visceral descent into the aftermath of trauma that slowly pieces itself back together into a mosaic of fragile hope.
- 02
Goodbye days
Jeff Zentner
A big-hearted, tear-jerking exploration of survivor's guilt that balances the crushing weight of loss with the healing power of memory and laughter.
- 03
The thing about jellyfish
Ali Benjamin
A quiet, aching exploration of grief that uses the wonders of the natural world to make sense of the unimaginable.
- 04
Tell the wolves I'm home
Carol Rifka Brunt
A tender, tear-jerking exploration of grief, hidden loves, and the unexpected friendships that pull us back to life.
- 05
Playlist for the Dead
Michelle Falkoff
A poignant, music-infused journey through the messy, confusing aftermath of losing a best friend.
- 06
We are okay
Nina LaCour
A hushed, wintry meditation on the profound loneliness of grief and the quiet courage it takes to let someone back in.
- 07
The truth about forever
Sarah Dessen
A sun-soaked summer of chaotic catering gigs, found family, and learning to let go of the need to be perfect.
- 08
My sister lives on the mantelpiece
Annabel Pitcher
A heartbreakingly honest and surprisingly funny exploration of a fractured family, seen through the unfiltered eyes of a boy who just wants to move forward.
- 09
The Tiger Rising
Kate DiCamillo
A quiet, misty exploration of bottled-up grief and the fierce, wild necessity of letting feelings out.
- 10
Love, Aubrey
Suzanne LaFleur · 2009
A quiet, deeply moving exploration of a young girl piecing her shattered world back together through letters and love.
- 11
It begins
Richie Tankersley Cusick · 2005
A tense, atmospheric exploration of grief and paranoia where the supernatural bleeds into the real world.
- 12
Letters to the lost
Brigid Kemmerer
An intimate, emotionally charged exploration of how two broken people can help piece each other back together through the safety of shared words.
