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[Following is a volunteer review of "Living Forward After Loss" by Kathleen Ho.]

'The loss of our loved ones is a painful experience that changes the rest of our lives.' This sentence in the first chapter of Living Forward After Loss: Rebuilding Your Life After Losing Your Life Partner shows how Kathleen Ho, the author of this book, had a hard time dealing with the loss of her husband.

Kathleen Ho and her husband, David, has been married for ten years. But after those ten good years, David died due to a stroke. Ho shares how she suffered, grieved, and move forward after that tremendous loss of her husband on her book.

Living Forward After Loss is a self-help book that contains do's and don'ts when a person suffered the same experience as Ho's. The author gives assurance to her readers that after their painful experiences, they can be blissful again.

The book has several positive aspects that I enjoyed while reading the entire book. The positive aspect I want to pay attention with is the life-lessons sprinkled all-over the whole book. While reading carefully the entire book, I've learned more about life, love, and death. Those lessons will help the readers, like a guide, to be a better person and better version of them albeit the painful experience they faced.

I understand the author's pure intention, she wants to help others who had the same experience as her. But while reading the book I noticed negative aspects that affect its quality. Everyone of us has own time-frame and way of grieving but Ho failed to consider that. The author doesn't have a psychology training yet she prescribed the methods she used to everyone who loss loved ones.

The author explains broadly. When explaining some ideas, the author uses too much information. I noticed some unnecessary informations that only made the message she wants to convey a little complicated. I think the message will be more easy to comprehend when she removes some unnecessary information.

Last negative aspect that affect the book's quality is the frequent grammatical and syntax errors. I suggest that the book will be a little better when the author starts on editing it again.

Despite the negative aspects of this book, I still had a nice time reading learning from Kathleen Ho's experience. While considering that, I give the book 2 out of 4 stars.

I think this book will still be suitable to the readers who loss their loved ones. They might still find encouraging and inspiring words that may help them to get through the painful experience.

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Living Forward After Loss
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I like sympathetic and encouraging self- help books. I would have definitely tried this book, but due to its poor editing, I will just skip this one. Thanks for the review.

It is encouraging to see people who want to help other people deal with pain even though they are also going through it. A great self-help book for those who are grieving.

I think it’s great that the book is full of important life lessons. It is much more practical and painless to learn from someone else's experience.

In this pandemic period I hope this book helps a lot of people to move on in their life.
Thank you for the beautiful review.

Great Review! I love these kinds of books designed to help others.

This book seems very inspiring. It's a great self-help book for people going through the loss of someone close. It's easier to relate to someone who has gone through what you have. Thanks for the great review.

I think the initiative that the author took to present this book is praiseworthy, especially since it stemmed from her own loss. However, I think I'll pass this one as it looks like the book needs a little more research and editing. Thanks for writing an honest and good review!

Thank you for the lovely review. Indeed it is very painful to loose someone close to you. I hope this book encourages everybody to move on and deal with the loss.

It's disheartening to lose a love one. I'm glad the author was able to move on and at the same time encourage those who are facing similar situation. Thanks for your thoughts on the book.

I think it's great to use your past experiences to help others through similar situations, but trying to write a script or cookie-cutter approach for readers is not the right way to do that. Thanks for your thoughtful review.

Kudos to the author for sharing what she learned in grieving the loss of her husband. Indeed, the grieving process can be different for each person. Thank you for your honest and thoughtful review.

Kaushiki Parihar wrote: ↑20 Aug 2021, 00:30 I like sympathetic and encouraging self- help books. I would have definitely tried this book, but due to its poor editing, I will just skip this one. Thanks for the review.

I think the book will be more appreciated if yhe author tries to re-edit it. Thank you for your thoughts!

Brandy_Nyongesa wrote: ↑20 Aug 2021, 04:25 It is encouraging to see people who want to help other people deal with pain even though they are also going through it. A great self-help book for those who are grieving.

It is really encouraging and inspiring, it is not easy task to do. Thank you for sharing your thoughts.

markodim721 wrote: ↑20 Aug 2021, 10:14 I think it’s great that the book is full of important life lessons. It is much more practical and painless to learn from someone else's experience.

Indeed! It's full of life lessons that all of us could use. Thanks for your thoughts.