Reviewed by OHS Student, Camille:
Dancing at the Pity Party was an awesome memoir about a not-so-awesome topic. What do you do when your mom dies at a young age? How can you handle the grief? These questions are asked and answered by Tyler Feder as she recounts her life before and after her mother’s death. The art-style was incredibly vibrant and a nice way to express this story. It was funny, but it didn’t make fun of death or cancer or grief. It also surprised me in a lot of ways, it talked about aspects of grief I had never heard of before and also talked a lot about Jewish culture and traditions. I really recommend this book to anybody who can relate to losing a loved one or to anyone who just wants a book that will make them cry (but in a good way).