Necessary Losses
The Loves, Illusions, Dependencies, and Impossible Expectations That All of Us Have to Give Up in Order to Grow

A good book that confronts loss and shows that to enjoy a meaningful life with deep relationships, we must accept grief and loss as emotions worth experiencing. Our culture shies away from loss, perhaps for good reason, as death and separation evoke unpleasant feelings. But Judith Viorst contends th......more

I unequivocally recommend this book to everyone, at whatever age. It was especially poignant for me to read it just as I resigned from full time work and started social security. I suffer the loss of a job I loved to do and people I loved to work with, of a beautiful building with all my beloved boo......more

Doczłapałam do końca... Ta książka ma wiele przydatnych fragmentów. Ładnie rozpracowuje utraty, szczególnie ciężko przechodzi się przez rozdziały o śmierci swojej i bliskich. Można z niej naprawdę sporo wynieść, ale ma też trochę momentów, które brzmią jak totalne freudowskie pierdolenie. Więc powiem......more

Wow. This is really a terribly depressing book. The author describes all of the "necessary losses" we must endure in life but doesn't offer any insight about how to deal with it. She basically just says, "Loss is the nature of life. Suck it up." Ke-rist. If I'm going to read 327 pages about the thin......more