A Grief Observed

I read this book on recommendation from Reddit to try and come to terms with the death of a friend. I don’t think it helped -- it would perhaps be more helpful for someone who lost a partner instead -- but I do think it was an interesting read. It's essentially a series of journal articles that C.S. Lewis wrote in the weeks following the death of his wife as he reflects on life and meaning.

Highlighted quotes:
“Bridge-players tell me that there must be some money on the game 'or else people won't take it seriously.' Apparently it's like that. Your bid—for God or no God, for a good God or the Cosmic Sadist, for eternal life or nonentity-will not be serious if nothing much is staked on it. And you will never discover how serious it was until the stakes are raised horribly high, until you find that you are playing not for counters or for sixpences but for every penny you have in the world. “