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emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-paced
3.0
Graphic: Cancer and Death
kiirsttyb's review
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funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.25
Graphic: Cancer, Death of parent, Death, and Terminal illness
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funny
inspiring
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5.0
The book that made me reach my reading goal of 2022…. I wouldn’t have it any other way.
Dame Deborah James’ candid depictions of her cancer journey were both inspiring and utterly heartbreaking. It was so fast paced and an ‘easy’ read (only in technicality) but you still delved deep into each scenario and emotion and importantly the learnings.
I found it emotionally tough from the very beginning,
her note just before the book started mentioned that her health had deteriorated and she wasn’t going to see this book published was so raw and honest.
it’s that raw honestly that made this book and the end will stick with me for the rest of my life. I still struggle to say more than it being a 5.75/5 read just because of how much it hit me. This was the first book I’ve ever annotated and I will sure be going back to it over and over again.
‘Sometimes the Hardest Challenge is Learning to Live Again’
Whether it’s incurable cancer or depression getting back some semblance of life is always difficult. But it’s always possible.
Hope is what Dame Deborah James had and it was that hope that inspired a nation. I’ve learned that my hope can always be found in nature and getting outside where possible.
Dame Deborah James you were an inspiration to many and a force to be truly embodiment of rebellious hope. Rest In Peace.
Dame Deborah James’ candid depictions of her cancer journey were both inspiring and utterly heartbreaking. It was so fast paced and an ‘easy’ read (only in technicality) but you still delved deep into each scenario and emotion and importantly the learnings.
I found it emotionally tough from the very beginning,
it’s that raw honestly that made this book and the end will stick with me for the rest of my life. I still struggle to say more than it being a 5.75/5 read just because of how much it hit me. This was the first book I’ve ever annotated and I will sure be going back to it over and over again.
‘Sometimes the Hardest Challenge is Learning to Live Again’
Whether it’s incurable cancer or depression getting back some semblance of life is always difficult. But it’s always possible.
Hope is what Dame Deborah James had and it was that hope that inspired a nation. I’ve learned that my hope can always be found in nature and getting outside where possible.
Dame Deborah James you were an inspiration to many and a force to be truly embodiment of rebellious hope. Rest In Peace.
Graphic: Cancer
Moderate: Death
Minor: Mental illness
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