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A Grief Observed
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And then I'd also recommend a grief observed which is by him also um it's like a really nice read on grief cuz grief can feel very lonely when you're going through it.
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And I tried to read a book by C.S. Lewis, because he lost the love of his life. He was only married to her for 4 years. It's called A Grief Observed.
But but I think if there's one book that this book is sort of obliquely in conversation with it's probably CS Lewis's a grief observed which is about the death of a partner not the death of a parent and which is a profoundly Christian Reckoning with grief.
Kathryn Schulz The Book Review · Jan 2022 It's a very good book and then he wrote another book called a grief observed when his wife died and it.
Michael Knowles The Rubin Report · Nov 2021 The CS Lewis wrote in a grief observed that no one ever told me that grief felt so like fear.
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A Grief Observed by C.S. Lewis is a deeply reflective account of bereavement written following the death of the author's wife. The book was recommended by Kyla Scanlon on The Ezra Klein Show in mid-2025 as a comforting read, because grief can often feel intensely lonely. Erika Kirk discussed trying to read the book during an interview on Candace in late 2025, noting the profound difficulty of the opening pages where Lewis expresses his raw anger toward God after losing his wife of four years. On The Book Review in mid-2024, Judith Newman cited Lewis's observation that no one ever told her grief felt so much like fear, while Kathryn Schulz analyzed the book as a profound Christian reckoning with the death of a partner that serves as a literary counterpart to other works. Additionally, Michael Knowles mentioned A Grief Observed on The Rubin Report in late 2021 to illustrate how personal suffering fundamentally transforms an individual's understanding of a subject. Across these various programs, speakers turned to Lewis's poignant reflections to articulate the disorienting, painful reality of losing a loved one and the struggle to maintain faith amidst overwhelming personal tragedy.
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Kyla Scanlon and then I'd also recommend a grief observed which is by him also um it's like a really nice read on grief… 1
“and then I'd also recommend a grief observed which is by him also um it's like a really nice read on grief cuz grief can feel very lonely when you're going through it”
Erika Kirk And I tried to read a book by C.S. Lewis, because he lost the love of his life. He was only married to her… 1
“And I tried to read a book by C.S. Lewis, because he lost the love of his life. He was only married to her for 4 years. It's called A Grief Observed.”
Judith Newman the CS Lewis wrote in a grief observed that no one ever told me that grief felt so like fear 1
“the CS Lewis wrote in a grief observed that no one ever told me that grief felt so like fear”
Kathryn Schulz but but I think if there's one book that this book is sort of obliquely in conversation with it's probably… 1
“but but I think if there's one book that this book is sort of obliquely in conversation with it's probably CS Lewis's a grief observed which is about the death of a partner not the death of a parent and which is a profoundly Christian Reckoning with grief”
Michael Knowles it's a very good book and then he wrote another book called a grief observed when his wife died and it 1
“it's a very good book and then he wrote another book called a grief observed when his wife died and it”