My Therapist Says This Grief Journal Is a Good Idea
My Therapist Says This Grief Journal Is a Good Idea
by Andrew Katz
"A brutal yet compassionate portrait of a family at war."
—Stephanie Feldman, author of Saturnalia
You could say Kyle Jr. grew up in a dysfunctional family. That’d be an understatement. His mother’s wealthy family disinherited her for marrying the working-class Kyle Sr., and she’s never forgiven him (or KJ) for that.
When his father’s suicide turns his life upside down, KJ fills his therapist-recommended grief journal with plenty of sarcasm, excerpts from sweary, punny high-school short stories, and fourth-wall-breaking asides. Through all the bravado and swagger, a portrait emerges of a young man confronting a dark past with genuine compassion and keen insight. He’s determined to reconcile with its legacy–and to survive.
Praise for My Therapist Says This Grief Journal Is a Good Idea
"A brutal yet compassionate portrait of a family at war, My Therapist Says This Grief Journal is a Good Idea faces our darkest impulses without losing its faith in humanity."
—Stephanie Feldman, author of Saturnalia
"My Therapist Says This Grief Journal Is a Good Idea will make you giggle, then kick you in the gut, spit in your face, and give you a wink and a smirk before finding new and clever ways to repeat that cycle—often on the same page. Katz does it again. Get reading!”
—Nick Gregorio, author of Launch Me to the Stars, I’m Finished Here
"An unflinching look at family trauma… Katz refuses easy answers and captures a bewildering process of grief with compassion, dark humor, and a belief in the transformative power of writing.”
—Barbara Barrow, author of An Unclean Place
