Self-help ✦ Penny’s Take
We Need to Talk About Grief
Annie Broadbent · 2016
80/100
👍 Worth It
Annie Broadbent found the one grief-book angle that was genuinely missing — not for the person grieving, but for the friend standing helplessly at the door. The tone is pitch-perfect: honest about death, practical about what to say and do, never morbid. If you have a friend navigating loss and you don't know what to do, this is the book to read first.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety88
substance82
craft82
originality85
accuracy80
hype78
age-fit80
human-eye82
Penny’s verdict80
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