Wave Book Reviews

AUTHOR
Sonali Deraniyagala
SCORE
4
TOTAL RATINGS
356

Wave by Sonali Deraniyagala Book Summary

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALIST • One woman's searing account of losing her entire family in a tsunami. 

“The most exceptional book about grief I’ve ever read.... As unsparing as they come, but also defiantly flooded with light.... Extraordinary.” —Cheryl Strayed, The New York Times Book Review


In 2004, at a beach resort on the coast of Sri Lanka, Sonali Deraniyagala and her family—parents, husband, sons—were swept away by a tsunami. Only Sonali survived to tell their tale. This is her account of the nearly incomprehensible event and its aftermath.

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Book Name Wave
Genre Biographies & Memoirs
Published
Language English
E-Book Size 6.2 MB

Wave (Sonali Deraniyagala) Book Reviews 2024

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Very moving. Beautifully written book about loss and how trauma affects memory. Incredible story.

So Brave. Well done. The pace and the details were just right. The lives fascinating. Every aspect of this experience was pretty clearly described, and not overly dramatized. It felt like this is the only way she could relay it. But I’m not entirely sure if she held back or I did in evoking my full emotions. Maybe both. She definitely has my utmost compassion and respect.

Wave. You are a brave, beautiful soul that your "three" boys would have wanted you to be! Move on now. If you can. You're boys would want you to find Peace & love again. You will NEVER forget them. They know that &, I believe, they would all want this after so much time has passed. Life Mum! God bless you! My prayer for you is to find Peace within. -Michelle K.

Thank You for Your Dtory. I am so moved by your story. Halfway through I didn't know if I could finish but I am so glad I did. This is a testament to survival after tragedy. I am just now learning more about the 'wave' and am humbled to have read this story. Again, thank you and good luck to you in all that you do. I believe you husband, parents and son would be so proud.

Awful. I'm sorry for her losses, but I couldn't make myself finish this.

Inspiring and enlightening. A greater hug I could not give this woman. I truly felt all of her emotions and could not put her book down. I needed to know how someone could go on after such a tragedy. I hope she loves again because any receiver of that love she exudes would be one very happy being.

Heartbreaking and life affirming. The honesty of her experience and how she honors her late family is utterly phenomenal and breathtaking.

Mr. I have a friend who lost her two children in a car accident. We discuss her feelings & progress now 4 years later. This book gives me insight into her feelings & will help me help her. Thank you

Wave. Terribly depressing. Couldn't finish it.

A journey, page by page, memory to recovered memory. Exquisitely written, describing the indescribable with heart breaking accuracy. Helped me appreciate the everyday smells, sounds, interactions with my children, often unappreciated in its tedium. Shines a fierce light on what matters and how our relationships are inextricable from our sense of self.

Wave. This is now my third attempt at doing this because I can never remember my Apple password. Last week, I explained to one of my fellow church members that we hear too much of the man made disasters of today and that we sometimes forget about the "Natural" disasters that have befallen our world, ie. the loss of some 250,000 souls lost to the 2004 Sonami. Sonali Deraniyagala, you have showed us the ultimate in loss and let us share in your grief process. Your writing ended with a reality that your role as a daughter, wife mother and friend brought you full circle to you continuing to live with you reaching out to your loved ones that you lost in a most natural way. This was centered around your most important role as wife and mother to two beautiful boys. Our past is part of our present and you will always be the friend, daughter, wife and mother thru your past life connections and your book shows that life will continue to be lived and experienced thru those heart connections. God speed and Blessings to you, Leslie

Wave review. The book is beautifully written, but so depressing I had to force myself to slog through.

Wave. Inspiring! I find it interesting to read how someone could survive and move on after experiencing the most unbelievable and tragic loss. It definitely puts life in perspective. Beautiful book and a wonderful tribute to her family.

Raw and moving. An incredibly sad life event and aftermath, described in such moving and raw detail. I won't even attempt to put myself in Sonali's shoes, but as a Lankan living overseas, with 2 young boys of a similar age, a love for Sri Lanka and it's beaches where I grew up, I was totally gripped by this book. In total admiration of her courage and resilience to live through her pain and share her experience in such a moving way! Profoundly sorry for her loss but enormously thankful the manner in which she has shared her story.

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Summary of Wave by Sonali Deraniyagala

The Wave book written by Sonali Deraniyagala was published on 05 March 2013, Tuesday in the Biographies & Memoirs category. A total of 356 readers of the book gave the book 4 points out of 5.

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