Every book Benedict Cumberbatch recommended on podcasts

Books recommended by Benedict Cumberbatch

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   Grief is the thing with feathers

   Max Porter · Discussed · 1 episode

   Grief is the thing with feathers by Max Porter is a poignant debut novel that explores the raw, chaotic aftermath of a sudden loss through the perspectives of a grieving father and his two young sons, whose mourning is physically manifested by a chaotic, talking crow.

   Discussed

   “And it's about their first year as a family and it's based on an amazing amazing novella called um grief is the thing with feathers. Oh wow. Which is a misquote of the Emily famous Emily Dickinson line love is the thing with feathers by Max Porter who is just a a titan of a heroic human being um in”

   SmartLess Benedict Cumberbatch 2025-11-24 Listen at 1:01:51

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