Book Review: The Collected Regrets of Clover by Mikki Brammer
A contemporary tale about death and what it means to be living, reviewing The Collected Regrets of Clover was something that I’ve been meaning to do for months. I can now knock this one off my TBR shelf. Check out my review below!
Book Information
Clover knows more about dying than she does about living. Being a death doula can do that to you. But when Clover meets one of her clients who is a spunky old woman with a life well-lived, Clover starts to see how much she has been missing. As she tries to open herself up to life, she learns more and more how important it is to live so you don’t regret death.
Review | Heidi Dischler
As soon as I read about The Collected Regrets of Clover on my Book of the Month subscription, I was super interested in it and knew that I wanted to review it. While not a mind blowing read like my April BOTM pick, Adelaide, but it was still extremely good.
Basically, the premise of this novel has a lot to do with death and a woman who is so accustomed to death that she isn’t really living. You get to learn about some pretty cool things like death doulas and death cafes. You also get some amazing insights into life and death that I felt pretty deeply about.
The writing style was great but I think my main thing was that I didn’t connect with the main character, Clover. It’s not that she’s badly written. I think it’s just that I didn’t understand her much because I feel more like Claudia or Sylvie, so reading from Clover’s point of view was alienating for me. I think a lot of people will relate, though, so just a personal thing.
The story itself is absolutely beautiful and gives you so many things to think about especially within your own life. Are you living without regrets? Are you living a beautiful life so you can have a beautiful death? There are many things that Brammer brings up about life and death that I never would’ve thought of, so I really appreciated that.
Overall, this is a unique and wonderful read that, despite dealing with death as its subject matter, is extremely light and beautiful. I would definitely recommend this to anyone who loves contemporary, thought-provoking novels.
Source: Personal Copy
