Can't we talk about something more pleasant? : [a memoir]
(Book, Graphic Novel)

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Published
New York : Bloomsbury, 2014.
Format
Book, Graphic Novel
Edition
First U.S. edition.
ISBN
9781608198061, 1608198065
Physical Desc
228 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm

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Keller Public Library - Graphic NovelGraphic NovelGRAPHNOV CANTOn Shelf
Richland Hills Public Library - Graphic NovelGraphic NovelGRAPHIC NOVEL CHASTOn Shelf
Saginaw Public Library - NonfictionBook741.5 CHAOn Shelf
Watauga Public Library - NonfictionBook741.56973 CHASTOn Shelf
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Burleson Public Library - NonfictionBook92 ChastOn Shelf

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Published
New York : Bloomsbury, 2014.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781608198061, 1608198065

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Description
In her first memoir, Roz Chast brings her signature wit to the topic of aging parents. Spanning the last several years of their lives and told through a mixture of cartoons, family photos, documents, and a narrative as rife with laughs as it is with tears, Chast's memoir is both comfort and comic relief for anyone experiencing the life-altering loss of elderly parents. When it came to her elderly mother and father, Roz held to the practices of denial, avoidance, and distraction. But when Elizabeth Chast climbed a ladder to locate an old souvenir from the "crazy closet"--with predictable results--the tools that had served Roz well through her parents' seventies, eighties, and into their early nineties could no longer be deployed. While the particulars are Chast-ian in their idiosyncrasies--an anxious father who had relied heavily on his wife for stability as he slipped into dementia and a former assistant principal mother whose overbearing personality had sidelined Roz for decades--the themes are universal: adult children accepting a parental role; aging and unstable parents leaving a family home for an institution; dealing with uncomfortable physical intimacies; managing logistics; and hiring strangers to provide the most personal care.
Awards
Books for a Better Life Award, 2015 Winner.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Chast, R. (2014). Can't we talk about something more pleasant?: [a memoir] (First U.S. edition.). Bloomsbury.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Chast, Roz. 2014. Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?: [a Memoir]. Bloomsbury.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Chast, Roz. Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?: [a Memoir] Bloomsbury, 2014.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Chast, Roz. Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?: [a Memoir] First U.S. edition., Bloomsbury, 2014.

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