Words cannot describe the beauty of this piece.
The reality and the emotions are perfectly threated throughout the book, grabbing my attention with each and every page. I felt that I had witnessed each scenario with the descriptive details, the dialogues, and the pauses. It was daunting for me that the book started off with such a big dramatic scene. The first half of the book made me sob. It eloquently described his journeys of grief, hope, resilience with himself and with those around him. The honesty of his experience that Jayson Greene incorporated really makes this book one of a kind. I can really feel his love towards his daughter, Greta, and paying the book as a tribute to her and as a way of healing himself.

It's never enjoyable to read about the death of a child, but Greene writes so beautifully about his precious daughter and the aftermath of her tragic death. I remember reading about Greta's death when it happened and it really stuck with me because I had a 10-month old at the time and I was so devastated for her family. I had followed their story and was looking forward to this memoir, if only to see how his family was moving forward. This memoir is unique because it talks about grieving without religion. As someone that is not religious, it was fascinating to read about the ways Greene & his wife dealt with their grief spiritually through retreats and other ceremonies. I can't imagine how hard this was to write and it was hard to read at times, but I'd put this book up there with Being Mortal as being a life-changing look at life, death, and love.