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“I am writing this grief journal at the repeated advice of my therapist. I’m writing it to myself, as my own reader. I hate readers. Mostly because I hate myself.”
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.
"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
"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
"Charming, brutal, savage, and hysterical, Andrew Katz’s My Therapist Says This Grief Journal Is a Good Idea is a profound study of family, friendship, mental health, and the very nature of literature itself.”—Nick Gregorio, author of Launch Me to the Stars, I’m Finished Here