Library Journal (starred) Touching and unexpectedly humorous. It requires a talented author to take a serious subject and write such an engaging, enjoyable work. The Dallas Morning News Toews (Irma Voth) does a wonderful job with her characters, none of whom are perfect, which makes them all the more real. Shes a smart aleck with heart, a philosopher with a comics timing. Toews writes from the point of view of Yoli, whose interior monologue reads like a cross between David Foster Wallace and Robin Williams if both were, in fact, a 40-something Mennonite woman with authority issues. (Grade: A) -Entertainment Weekly Bold, brash and big-hearted.
Ron Charles, The Washington Post wrenchingly honest, darkly funny novel. Curtis Sittenfeld, The New York Times Book Review In the crucible of genius, tears and laughter are ground into some magical elixir that seems like the essence of life. its intelligence, its honesty and, above all, its compassion provide a kind of existential balm-a comfort not unlike the sort you might find by opening a bottle of wine and having a long conversation with (yes, really) a true friend. After Elfs latest attempt, Yoli must quickly determine how to keep her family from falling apart while facing a profound question: what do you do for a loved one who truly wants to die? All My Puny Sorrows is a deeply personal story that is as much comedy as it is tragedy, a goodbye grin from the friend who taught you how to live. While on the surface Elfriedas life is enviable (shes a world-renowned pianist, glamorous, wealthy, and happily married) and Yolandis a mess (shes divorced and broke, with two teenagers growing up too quickly), they are fiercely close-raised in a Mennonite household and sharing the hardship of Elfs desire to end her life.
Book Synopsis From the bestselling author of Women Talking, a wrenchingly honest, darkly funny novel (Entertainment Weekly). About the Book From the bestselling author of Women Talking, a wrenchingly honest, darkly funny novel (Entertainment Weekly).
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