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Baltimore Book of the Dead
Baltimore Book of the Dead | Marion Winik
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"You'll want to read The Baltimore Book of the Dead as slowly as possible because every observation is a marvel, every sentence a heartbreak or a revelation of joy. This book is both brief and miraculous, and it will be finished before you're ready to let it go. Like life." --Ann Patchett, author of Commonwealth When Cheryl Strayed was asked by The Boston Globe to name a book she finds herself recommending time and again, she chose The Glen Rock Book of the Dead. Now that beloved book has a sequel: The Baltimore Book of the Dead, another collection of portraits of the dead, their compressed narratives weaving a unusual, richly populated memoir. Approaching mourning and memory with intimacy, humor, and an eye for the idiosyncratic, the story begins in the 1960s in Marion Winik's native New Jersey, winds through Austin, Texas and rural Pennsylvania, and finally settles in her current home of Baltimore. Winik begins with a portrait of her mother, the Alpha, introducing locales and language around which other stories will orbit: the power of family, home, and love; the pain of loss and the tenderness of nostalgia; the backdrop of nature and public events. From there, she goes on to create a highly personal panorama of the last half century of American life. Joining the Alpha are the Man Who Could Take Off His Thumb, the Babydaddy, the Warrior Poetess, El Suegro, and the Thin White Duke, not to mention a miniature poodle and a goldfish.
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azulaco
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The only consolations of Alzheimer‘s, and they are small indeed, it that it doesn‘t hurt much, and that once the full nightmare is under way, you are long gone.

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PaperbackPirate
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📚 Here‘s my stack just in the nick of time for #BookSpinBingo #BookSpin and #DoubleSpin with @TheAromaofBooks !
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🎃 I‘m hoping to use this game to help me decide which book I should read for #monthlykeywordgxo this month.
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❓ What do you suggest?

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andreadmw
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Loved it. Short 1-2 page memories of people in her life who passed. Really sweet, very thoughtful and helps you think about how you will be remembered. How you remember those who passed. Even though these are quick, you can feel the impact of each loss. How she considered each and every person so thoughtfully. Really beautiful.

Clocked in 2 hours on this book for #24b4monday

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andreadmw
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First read for this readathon. I‘ve already started it but I‘ll finish it probably over lunch at work tomorrow. After that I think I‘ll dive into When You Read This.

The anniversary of my husbands death is coming up. When it first happened I dove head first into grief memoirs. Now that we‘re coming up on 1 year, I‘m back to reading about death. If anyone has any good grief, death, or dying recommendations, please send! Can be fiction or non.

Redwritinghood I thought this one was a really beautiful book. 5y
Andrew65 Good luck with the Readathon, and with coping with the anniversary. 😊 5y
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andreadmw
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1. Don‘t really have a favorite. I‘ll go with Memoirs for this
2. Jami Attenberg
3. Shadow in the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zagreb
4. Steampunk

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wanderinglynn Thanks for playing! 📚 5y
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Morbid and moving, grief-filled and gorgeous, this is a tiny book of lovely remembrance. Can't wait to meet the author later this month! I'll definitely be reading her prevous books!

Samplergal Ooooh. Must read. 5y
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MidnightBookGirl
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The author is coming to the store later this month, but I boughtthe book last month just becauseof the title and the tiny hardback size. It's really lovely and poignant so far!

TiredLibrarian I've been meaning to read this one for a long time. 5y
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Redwritinghood
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This is a tentative pick. This is an interesting concept of relating her life through short descriptions of people in her life who have died. The author is a poet and there are some great, quotable phrases throughout. It‘s impressive how she is able to create a vivid portrait of a person in just a few paragraphs. 3.5⭐️ Available on #Hoopla

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