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Summary: OUTSTANDING!
Review: An outstanding book that has sold millions of copies. I've given it to many family members and friends for various grief situations. It's an easy read and the content is great. My only complaint is the morbid cover. Years ago, it had a much more uplifting cover design with refreshing colors. This is an important issue for gift-giving ... when someone receives the book, they should get the sense that they'll feel better after they read it (instead of more depressed).
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Summary: Short book packed with good information
Review: Good Grief by Granger E. Westberg is a book that is cheap ... and short (64 pages) which I was able to read in one afternoon. It is packed with good information. Pages 24 and 24:::Even though a person does come out of the initial shock, he will undoubtedly experience times in the succeeding days and months when the unreality of the loss comes over him again. Every now and then he will say,"I just can't believe it has happened. Intellectually I know it did happen, but I guess I just have not really accepted it emotionally." For all of us the biggest hurdle is "accepting it emotionally."
This is what I am dealing with sometimes even after 11 months of living through the completed suicide of my fiance, Bob. I accept it on one point but sometimes it hits me temporarily for a few moments and it is hard to accept. The online web sites help too - groww.org, 1000deaths.com, survivorsofsuicide.com, and online support groups and SOS in person meetings. Ann in Nashville
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Summary: Excellent, Classic Book
Review: Good Grief has stood the test of time because it is a wonderful, quick, easy read for those who are going through terribly difficult times. The most valuable thing about it, in my opinion, is how it explains the stages of the grief process. It helps the reader know that they are not alone during dark times and that the emotions they experience are completely normal. As a pastor, I have given this book to many people who are dealing with death and divorce. I highly recommend it.
Gene Jennings, Author of Timely Words
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Summary: Easy to read and Practical
Review: GOOD GRIEF is written in simple, down to earth, wisdom. It shares how painful and inwardly revealing the experience of living through grief can be. Granger Westberg takes the reader into the heart and soul of loss and reminds us just how sacred our human relationships really are. -- Samuel Oliver, author of, WHAT THE DYING TEACH US: LESSONS ON LIVING.
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Summary: Easy to read and Practical
Review: GOOD GRIEF is written in simple, down to earth, wisdom. It shares how painful and inwardly revealing the experience of living through grief can be. Granger Westberg takes the reader into the heart and soul of loss and reminds us just how sacred our human relationships really are. -- Samuel Oliver, author of, WHAT THE DYING TEACH US: LESSONS ON LIVING.
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Summary: Grief is a journey.
Review: Grief is a journey, not a destination. This book provides a discussion of the process of grief in twelve steps. I first read this book just after my wife died of brain cancer in 1996. It was a great help in understanding what I was going through. If you are grieving, this is a great book to read. It also comes in large print for easier reading through tears.
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Summary: Quick and helpful guide for a grieving person.
Review: I first read this book after I loss a father figure. I went to the bookstore and chose the thinnest book I could find because I needed help quickly. It was a great help because it guided me to know what feelings I would be experiencing, and I remember thinking "I'm not going crazy afterall." Since I first read it, I've given it to someone else. Yesterday I stood with a friend as she went to be with the Lord. I think I could use this book again. So, I'm ordering two. One for me, and one to lend. If you are having a difficult time dealing with grief, this book will help you understand your feelings -- only God can help deal with them. Together, I found them a good combination.
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Summary: gr8 help to come thru the most difficult time in your life
Review: I lost my most loved one almost a year and a half ago. Though I dragged myself to carry on further, I was not really able to face it or accept it. I must agree that even after reading this book nothing has really changed much. The pain, grief and longing is still there. But atleast this book taught me to live with it. I have probably read 7-8 books on similar topic till now. But I guess this was the best one.
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Summary: Great resource for those living through loss.
Review: I slip this small book in with a sympathy card when a member of the church I serve loses a loved one. Yesterday a woman who had just lost her brother told me she wished she had had the book 8 years ago, when her husband died. Several people have described standing at the mailbox and reading the book, forgetting all else in the comfort of finding that their feelings are normal and to be expected. I have also shared it with a woman dealing with the accident that left her son a paraplegic, and the widow who was facing living alone for the first time in her life with her daughter's upcoming marriage. It has been a comfort and help to them all. I highly recommend the book to anyone experiencing grief.
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Summary: "Keep severl copies of this inexpensive book"
Review: I was introducted to this small book when my daughter died last year. Although there is not much anyone can say at a time like that a few concise, and meaningful words have a way of causing reflection later. This book does just that. Understanding my grief is a lot of the problem with the loss. It helped.
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