I am Undone by this…

Honest, unsentimental, much stronger than it looks. I like her parents more than her, but then she’s showing herself at her worst, in situations where all of us struggle to be likeable, to like ourselves.

Such a wonderful, personal look at dealing with aging parent....especially when your parents aren't the easiest to get along with. Illustrations mixed with old photos - a great graphic memoir that would make a great gift to several people I know. As someone who has dealt with some of the same things, it's an honest, hilarious, scary and sad. 100% great.

I appreciated the honesty of this book. I expected that her story would have more obvious and specific similarities to that of our family. It had very few. That said, she was honest about the difficulty of wearing the many hats required to take care of aging parents, and that is what I empathized with the most. Super-quick read, too.

Hilarious, touching, realistic and raw. Can't We Talk about Something More Pleasant? is a graphic memoir that recounts how Roz dealt with her aging parents (both in their 90s), who refused to talk about death until they were too frail to live on their own. Roz witnessed her parents' slow decline in health and drawn-out death, and shared her honest concerns on financial burdens. It was especially resonating when she talked about her emotional distance with her mother, the wish for a better relationship and the final acceptance of it is what it is. No doubt many of us will face these issues, either with our parents or with ourselves eventually. We don't talk about aging enough.

Hilarious, touching, realistic and raw. Can't We Talk about Something More Pleasant? is a graphic memoir that recounts how Roz dealt with her aging parents (both in their 90s), who refused to talk about death until they were too frail to live on their own. Roz witnessed her parents' slow decline in health and drawn-out death, and shared her honest concerns on financial burdens. It was especially resonating when she talked about her emotional distance with her mother, the wish for a better relationship and the final acceptance of it is what it is. No doubt many of us will face these issues, either with our parents or with ourselves eventually. We don't talk about aging enough.

I don't often dole out 5 starts but this book is just exceptional. It hits all the buttons - gritty, funny, sad, poignant and so terribly relevant - particularly if you have aging parents and even more so if your relationship with your parents is ambivalent ...

I heard an interview with Roz on NPR and knew I needed to read this book. While my parents aren't near the end of their lives, I know the time will come and Roz does a beautiful job of recording the ups and downs of caring for her elderly parents. She perfectly balances humor with sadness and sentimentality. This book is unapologetically honest, and I appreciate Roz's willingness to use her talent for storytelling to open up about this time in her life. It will let others know they are not alone when faced with the same complicated emotions that occur during the end of life.