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I Am, I Am, I Am: Seventeen Brushes with Death by Maggie O'Farrell
3 reviews
annakh16's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
This was an interesting and certainly unique read - unique because of the nature of the story, and also because Maggie O’Farrell has such a distinctive voice that this book certainly helped me understand better. The writing was vivid and compelling. It’s definitely more snapshots of moments than one overarching „philosophical“ narrative - just an observation, not a critique. I thought some stories were executed better than others (generally the longer over the shorter ones), but overall, they were all good. An insightful and „enjoyable“ book (re the storytelling, not the events).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical content
Moderate: Chronic illness, Infertility, Violence, Grief, and Miscarriage
Minor: Excrement, Murder, Sexual assault, and Pregnancy
skillwithaquill's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
Moving. Emotional. Resonant. As someone with several chronic illnesses, this book was especially poignant and salient for me.
None of the usual trappings of inspiration porn, healing through Jesus, or spiritual woowoo that many memoirs about illness and near-death experiences fall into. It’s thoughtful, but not preachy. Meaningful, but not maudlin. I’ll definitely revisit it in the future.
None of the usual trappings of inspiration porn, healing through Jesus, or spiritual woowoo that many memoirs about illness and near-death experiences fall into. It’s thoughtful, but not preachy. Meaningful, but not maudlin. I’ll definitely revisit it in the future.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pregnancy, Confinement, Medical content, Chronic illness, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, and Sexism
Moderate: Misogyny and Death
Minor: Abortion, Blood, Excrement, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, and Vomit
Other content warnings & specifics: medical sexism, graphic discussions of childbirth & c-section, attempted assault & kidnapping, child in peril, graphic depiction of a near drowning, claustrophobia, abortion (in the context of a missed miscarriage requiring surgical intervention).laurenkimoto's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
tense
fast-paced
3.5
How can someone have 17 brushes with death?????? Wild but eloquently written.
Parts of this book are written in first person and parts are written in third person and the impact that has on the tone and the emotions is masterful used
Parts of this book are written in first person and parts are written in third person and the impact that has on the tone and the emotions is masterful used
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abortion, Blood, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Excrement, Infertility, Grief, Body horror, Car accident, Death, Miscarriage, Chronic illness, Gaslighting, Gore, and Medical content
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