Tear Soup
by Chuck DeKlyen, Pat Schweibert, Pat Schwiebert
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Book Reviews of Tear Soup
Book Review: Grief Plays No Favorites - A Book To Help You Through It
Summary: 4 Stars
When my daughter's husband died suddenly in 2001 at the age of 36, she was inconsolable, bitter and angry. I found Tear Soup through an Amazon search, and I bought it for her.
It looks like a children's book, but it is more than that. My daughter found it the most consoling thing she had seen. She said the book made her realize she wasn't crazy. Not long ago, I sent the book to my college friend's daughter after my friend died of dementia. The daughter said the same thing, "It made me realize I wasn't crazy." Another friend who lost her mother said when her husband was telling her "to just get over it," she said, "You need to read this book."
We have given probably a dozen copies of the book to grieving friends and family. We try to keep at least one extra copy on hand. It has become almost a ministry for my daughter.
It's not a book for everyone. Some people, including me, say they can't get through it. I don't know why I can't finish it. I start reading it and just know I have to stop. But others, as cited above, find it helpful and read it over and over.
I recommend it highly. It's beautifully illustrated and printed, and it's a wonderful gift for someone who has lost someone close.
Book Review: Understanding Grief and Loss
Summary: 5 Stars
Tear Soup conveys the emotions of grief and loss in a powerful and real manner. This is a story in which both children and adults can relate.
Granny, a main character in the book, is making Tear Soup to help her through a recent loss. Throughout the story Granny finds comfort in making her Tear Soup. Throughout this wonderful story, Pat Schwiebert uses soup making as an analogy to coping with grief and loss.
Pat Schwiebert, an author of many pamphlets and books dealing with grief and loss, allows the reader to see how people handle grief and loss differently through the eyes of various characters and analogies. At the end of the book, the reader chooses whether they themselves are a cook of tear soup, a friend of someone making the soup, a spouse, or a child. There are suggestions on how to help people through their grief and loss at the end of the book.
This is a powerful story that I would highly recommend giving to someone as a gift if they have suffered a loss, or purchasing yourself to help you through your own grief. This is also a wonderful way to share what you are feeling with friends and love ones. This book will help them understand what you are feeling and what they can do to help.
Book Review: Grandy grieves well
Summary: 5 Stars
Grandy makes a pot of tear soup as she walks through her grieving journey, adding various ingredients to represent the grief stages as she progresses. Her grandson observes her grieving process throughout the story. At the end of the book, while Grandy and her young grandson sit on the porch swing, he says, "Grandy, you know so much. What will I do when you die?" Grandy replies, "Don't worry. I will leave you my recipe for tear soup."
Sensitively and artfully executed story. Wonderful illustrations that make the book appear like a children's book. But don't be fooled. This powerful treatise on grief is for young and old alike! An added feature is the appendices which take the reader into a deeper discussion of the grief stages. A DVD of the story is also available.
I experienced both tears and comfort as I identified with Grandy's grief. Highly recommended resource on grieving well! --Eileen Rife, author of WHEN MOURNING COMES, LIVING THROUGH LOSS, [...] When Mourning Comes: Living Through Loss
Book Review: A great healing tool is found in this book.
Summary: 5 Stars
While working to create a resource library in the Fisher House, I ran across this book. The creation of "Tear Soup" is a metaphor for dealing with grief. The words and the illustrations are poignant and show the visual story of dealing with grief.
Each person deals with it in his/her own way and the people who are near the ones grieving may be at a loss regarding what to say or do. The story goes on to say that each person makes their own tear soup, and it is different for each person.
This is a great resource for anyone who has suffered a loss, as the main characters' loss is not defined...it is a 'someone,' which allows the reader to interpret as necessary. Loss is also not defined as death, but a loss in any way - a divorce, a pet, a child, a parent.
The bonus to this book is the resource listing at the back: tips and tidbits, as well as support groups. The author herself is a nurse with 30 years of experience in the area of bereavement, and reading through "Tear Soup" tells me that she knows the topic of which she writes.
Book Review: What a comforting book!
Summary: 5 Stars
What a great book this is! I found it at Hoke's Bookstore in downtown Ogallala NE and thumbed through it and knew I had to have it. As soon as I got home I read it. I have ordered at least 4 more. It is a great gift to give to someone, along with the expected sympathy card that we all send. I like it because it does not deal with what happens to the deceased after the death but, rather, what happens to the loved one left behind. It is all about the grieving process and explains it in a most comforting and beautiful way. Most folks have their own belief system as far as what happens after death, as do I. That is not where the help is needed. Very few understand what is happening with the grieving part of the matter. They experience feelings that they deem inappropriate, such as anger, and don't know how to process these feelings. This book is very helpful in this respect. One of the most important points it makes is that grief is an individual thing and everyone has to deal with it in his/her own way. Wonderful book!!!