A Grief Observed

Initially I thought that it may be worth 3 stars because of how philosophical he was in talking about his own grief but the more I listened, the more disappointed I became. While his writings never appealed to me, this specific book in which he wrote, “I have always been able to pray for the dead and I still do with some confidence” was pretty bad. Personally, as an Evangelical, I can't endorse some of his beliefs such as purgatory.

Yes, this book may be interesting to read, surely not for someone who deals with loss and grief at the moment. As a person who had friends and family members passing, I can understand something of what he's writing but should I have experienced grief right this moment, this book would not be of any help to me. Unfortunately, it wouldn't be of help even later but it's an interesting read. My book club picked up this book so chose to read it. It's interesting, though not good- if you like philosophy. If you're after comfort, wisdom and good, sound Biblical insight, that you won't find here.