Review: Sad, poignant. A touching tribute
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 19, 2014
I found this to be both ultimately the saddest story, and most touching tribute and memorial to a young man who briefly touched the authors life. The loss of a life, especially one taken by the person living that life affects everyone, regardless of how peripheral someone is to the person who has died. When that person leaves no note offering any insight for survivors to grasp onto, the tragedy is even greater.We all work through this type of loss in our own individual ways. This story doubly impacted me as my son (eighteen at the time) was one of two people who found a another friend (also eighteen) after his own suicide a few short weeks after graduating from high school. I had no answers, nothing to offer my child except his mother's love to ease the horrific memory of finding his friend.The author eloquently pieced together details of a young man's final reflections and moments. Her afterward offers a heartfelt tribute that comes through most clearly. I have no doubt of the author's caring heart and spirit as I read her words, words that struck deep inside my own heart to pain that I had buried. I am quite certain this was not an easy story to write, any more than I found it an easy one to read. It is however, very well written. A story of nine brief pages that anyone who has lost someone to suicide should read. Yes, it will probably hurt as it brings back those painful memories. But it also may offer a bit of healing as you take in her words to say good-byes you yourself may have been unable to give at the time of your loss.I was gifted a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.