They were all staring at you, in that too-bright room, silently willing you to say that the person on the table was your mother and she was dead so they could move on with their lives, while yours had just been stopped short. The funeral home was in Sierra Vista, about fifteen minutes from Mesa Luna, but a good thirty from where LaLa lives. This book could’ve used someone to cut it up into two parts. I would’ve been fine with the book ending with Tiger meeting her sister. Then we could start the third act plot of... I don’t know. We lost all sense of plot.

How to Make Friends with the Dark - BookPage How to Make Friends with the Dark - BookPage

At least Charlie in A Girl in Pieces was a character. She liked art and music, and knew how to take care of herself. Everything about Tiger I know is that her s’mother died, and her she use to skateboard. For cost savings, you can change your plan at any time online in the “Settings & Account” section. If you’d like to retain your premium access and save 20%, you can opt to pay annually at the end of the trial. Tuesdays with Morrie made me sob like a baby... How to Make Friends with the Dark did not. In fact, it left me feeling a smidge ambivalent.My heart thuds. We don’t have a lot, we never have, but we’ve made do with what my mom makes as the county Bookmobile lady and from helping out at Bonita’s daycare. Come summer, we’ve got the Jellymobile, but that’s another story. Sixteen-year-old Tiger Tolliver never wanted to learn how to make friends with the dark. But that’s what happens when her mom dies unexpectedly and her ensuing grief becomes overwhelming. But thank goodness, the main character has so much humor, it has become an inherent part of her language. It's the one thing that grief couldn't take away from her. Also, the writing is simply amazing. It's lyrical, emotional, and eye-opening.

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How to Make Friends with the Dark – Author Kathleen Glasgow How to Make Friends with the Dark – Author Kathleen Glasgow

The book is very unique, heart-breaking and has strong statements within that you'll love while reading it! Girl In Pieces was among my most favourite reads of 2018, I can tell that this will also be in my top reads because it's such an amazing book. Grief is complicated and deserves to be explored in an honest and open way. This book manages that without being preachy or filling itself with meaningless like platitudes. Kathleen Glasgow is unflinching in the face of pain and we could all stand to learn how to make friends with the dark.

Summary

Mom trembles. Her shirt’s damp, like she’s been sweating. She must need a cigarette. “I’m sorry,” she whispers into my hair. “I don’t know what happened. What a headache. Bonita leaving, the daycare closing. I just ... it was a lot all at once, and I guess I stressed. Did you even have any dinner last night?” Then, like I always do, I allow myself a minimum of three seconds to wonder: Who the hell is that? Where did she come from? Tiger’s new boyfriend, Kai Henderson, has invited her to the school dance but she doesn’t know how to break the news to her mum, especially when she’s spent the last two days lying on the couch with what appears to be a migraine, but when Tiger finds a drawer full of unpaid bills she begins to wonder if there’s more to the story. And then there’s “I miss my mother so much right now it’s loud inside me, like the worst thunder, the kind the shakes the windows, shoves the side of your house, makes you feel unsafe.” It took two solid years and moving closer to family before I finally felt safe again. It’s a new experience for me. Only when I felt safe was I able to begin to heal.