A classic work on grief, A Grief Observed is C.S. Lewis’s honest reflection on the fundamental issues of life, death, and faith in the midst of loss. Written after his wife’s tragic death as a way of surviving the “mad midnight moments,” A Grief Observed an unflinchingly truthful account of how loss can lead even a stalwart believer to lose all sense of meaning in the universe, and the … universe, and the inspirational tale of how he can possibly regain his bearings.
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One of C. S. Lewis’s shortest, but most powerful books. Written after his wife’s excruciating ordeal with cancer, which ended with her death, the book is an emotional lament. Like Job, Lewis calls God to task. It provides the human balance to his other book on pain, “The Problem of Pain.” As the novel coronavirus continues to disrupt life, those two books together offer deep insight.
This is a collection of true feelings that run through ones heart when grieving that perfect person. The author is a Christian so I was very interested in how he dealt with this loss. Being a strong Christian does not change the pain. He expressed this pain in many ways. His feelings changed from day to day as he went through the grief process.
I recommend this book for anyone who has loved a spouse so deeply and watched them struggle and die of cancer. It validated the feelings & guilt I struggled with after going through that horrible experience. I will read this book again.
After C.S. Lewis lost the love of his life, his wife, he kept a journal of the emotions he faced. This is a raw and very real look at those emotions and how he tried to make sense of it all. He couldn’t understand why this had to happen. He questioned God. And, finally, he comes full circle. I don’t want to give too much away, but I highly recommend this book to anyone who has lost someone they never thought they could live without.
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Deep thoughts about God, salvation, loss, and grace.
For those who are grieving or for those assisting people who a grieving.
This book was recommended shortly after losing my youngest son. Since it came from my uncle who had always been my mentor and like a second father to me I actually wanted to read it.
C. S. Lewis has a way of writing that held great appeal throughout the book. The book addressed so many thoughts and even feelings that I was struggling with yet could not clearly identify within myself. It created a clearing for me to move through my grief.
After a time I decided to but multi copies to gift friends and family enduring similar losses. The pain of loss remains but I have learned to endure the loss over time. This book helped me learn to endure.
His take on his grief
This book expresses the anger and grief on the soul that the death of a loved. CS Lewis is a well known Writer of Christen inspirational books. But, in this book raw reality of death rocks him.
Raw emotion form loss of a loved one. Wrestling with faith and loss.
A simple account of the thoughts and feelings of C.S. Lewis as he mourns the death of his much loved wife, Joy Davidman, What was, probably, a therapeutic process for Lewis is a gift for us.
Beautiful writing about love, loss, and grief. CS Lewis is so honest with his doubts, fears, and human frailty.
For those who think Lewis was always upbeat and never saw any flaws in Christianity, this is a must-read. The death of his wife nearly undercut his whole belief system, and seeing one who believed so strongly struggle with that abyss is an experience we all should enter into.