Grief (novel) The stages are denial, anger, depression, and acceptance. The narrator, as well as other characters in the story, slowly passes through these stages in trying to deal with death. During the story, the theme of dealing with grief overcomes the narrator, the landlord and Frank. Premature death grief results from the guilt that they try to deal with because of the AIDS epidemic. Many of their friends, for example one named Nick is overcome by the disease. When told about his HIV, Nick “looked like a deer caught in a car’s headlights for weeks... he even chased the doctor who
Hotel Grief with one another's styles means that even though collectively birthed the five selections possess a compelling internal logic, while their skills as improvisers mean they retain the freshness and unpredictability." The Point of Departure review by Greg Buium says ""Hotel Grief" is a 61-minute set of free improvisation, but it is a cleverly structured, wonderfully coherent series of musical gestures.. It is a magnificent, and endlessly rewarding, date." All compositions by Rainey, Halvorson and Laubrock. Hotel Grief Hotel Grief is an album by American jazz drummer Tom Rainey, which was recorded in 2013 and released on the Swiss Intakt label.