Grief is The Thing

Books where grief is personified, given a body, a voice, or a shape, to explore how loss lives alongside us.

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created by elliet

last updated January, 2026

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A Fig For All The Devils

A Fig For All The Devils

C.S. Fritz

Bad Cree

Bad Cree

Jessica Johns

H Is for Hawk

H Is for Hawk

Helen Macdonald

Ultramarine

Ultramarine

Mariette Navarro

Grief is the Thing with Feathers

Grief is the Thing with Feathers

Max Porter

It Lasts Forever and Then It's Over

It Lasts Forever and Then It's Over

Anne de Marcken

A Monster Calls

A Monster Calls

Patrick Ness

Monstrilio

Monstrilio

Gerardo SĂĄmano CĂłrdova

Lincoln in the Bardo

Lincoln in the Bardo

George Saunders

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beeisreading

A Fig for All the Devils by C.S. Fritz would fit here!

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ellietOP

Thank you!!!

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leylines

ooh bad cree by jessica johns is perfect here!

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ellietOP

Omg you’re fast! I will get it added đŸ€—

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leylines

i love this niche LOL thank you for making a list!!

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amanda_the_tangerine

Oh helllll yeah!

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ellietOP

Calling all fellow sad folks: please tell me all your favorite books about grief existing.

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RexGertSpud

Love this list đŸ„°

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ellietOP

đŸ«¶đŸ«¶lmk if you have any recs!

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