On Grief and Grieving
by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross and David Kessler
Kübler-Ross's final book applies her five stages to the bereaved rather than the dying, with the clarification, often missed, that the stages are not linear or universal. It covers the practical and emotional terrain of loss with warmth and includes her own reflections as she neared death.
Read it if…
you want the stages framework explained correctly by its author.
Skip it if…
you dislike the stages model; see Devine for the alternative view.
Three things you will actually use
- The stages are tools, not a sequence.
- Grief is individual; no one grieves wrong.
- Anger and bargaining are normal; let them.
Do this first
Read the introduction on what the stages are not before anything else.
Our verdict
Warm and clarifying.
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