A transcendent work that I’ll be thinking about forever. A book about living–applying precision to life’s formless mysteries, chiseling them out–much more than a book about grief. An act of generosity and courage, undertaken with breathtaking intelligence.
Things in Nature Merely Grow by Yiyun Li, (List Price: $26, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 9780374617318, May 2025)
Reviewed by Kristen Iskandrian, Thank You Books in Birmingham, Alabama