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A fiercely intelligent, unsentimental dissection of the disorienting madness that follows sudden, catastrophic loss. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Year of Magical Thinking, The.
- somber
- haunting
- disorienting
- quiet
- devastating
- 01
Blue nights
Joan Didion
A haunting, twilight meditation on the terrifying fragility of life, memory, and motherhood.
- 02
Notes on Grief
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
A raw, crystalline meditation on the shattering physical reality of losing a beloved parent.
- 03
The White Album
Joan Didion
A restless, mosaic-like exploration of a culture in the throes of dark and bizarre transformations.
- 04
Proof
David Auburn
A sharp, intimate exploration of grief, genius, and the terrifying vulnerability of trusting someone with your mind and heart.
- 05
A heartbreaking work of staggering genius
Dave Eggers
A manic, self-aware sprint through the devastating and absurd landscape of sudden orphanhood.
- 06
The chronology of water
Lidia Yuknavitch
A raw, untraditional plunge into grief, fluid sexuality, and the fierce current of survival.
- 07
Mortality
Christopher Hitchens
A razor-sharp, unsentimental dispatch from the borderlands of terminal illness, written by a fierce intellect refusing to go quietly.
- 08
The cost of living
Deborah Levy
A vibrant, urgent reflection on dismantling the social hierarchies that diminish women, in pursuit of a life lived with meaning, pleasure, and ultimate freedom.
- 09
The Body Artist
Don DeLillo · 2001
A strange, atmospheric meditation on grief and the wilderness of time, set in a lonely coastal house.
- 10
Grief is the thing with feathers
Max Porter
A surreal, poetic, and darkly funny exploration of the chaotic shape that mourning takes in a shattered home.
- 11
Hag-Seed
Margaret Atwood
A delightfully wicked and surprisingly tender theatrical heist fueled by grief, Shakespeare, and long-simmering revenge.
- 12
Wishful Drinking
Carrie Fisher · 2008
A razor-sharp, laugh-out-loud survival guide to Hollywood royalty, addiction, and the absurdity of being a human action figure.
