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aleyajo's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
3.5
Memoir of a smart and empathetic neurosurgeon diagnosed with cancer. Epilogue written by his widowed wife. I found his portion interesting but surprisingly not sad, his wife’s portion was sad to me though. His perspective of the medical field informed much of his decision-making process when diagnosed; he had difficulty letting himself simply be a patient. He also understood the importance of not simply extending life - but of meaningful time being more important than the quantity.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Death, Medical content, and Grief
Moderate: Suicide
brecklyn's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
This is outside of my normal genre, but I really enjoyed his reflections on life, and philosophy and his perspective on death. I did not find it too sad, but it was definitely moving and poignant.
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Moderate: Cancer, Death, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Grief
Minor: Cancer and Death
aploinard's review against another edition
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informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
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Graphic: Cancer, Death, and Terminal illness
dazzling_cabbage's review against another edition
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informative
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sad
fast-paced
5.0
There was so much to absorb and take away from this book. I read it at a break neck speed as it was absolutely unputdownable, compared to other memoirs I’ve read.
The questions of life, death and meaning of life are at first cognitively explored and then emotionally experienced. A truly human delivery of human circumstances. A story of suffering, loss and enduring love and care.
The questions of life, death and meaning of life are at first cognitively explored and then emotionally experienced. A truly human delivery of human circumstances. A story of suffering, loss and enduring love and care.
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Graphic: Cancer, Death, Suicide, and Medical content
jchudson's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Grief
myknos's review against another edition
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
2.5
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Graphic: Cancer and Death
fionaparch's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.5
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Graphic: Cancer and Death
cynzar's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
sad
fast-paced
5.0
5 STARS🎧💕
PART 1:
Gave me literal goosebumps. Love that it humanized the experience of death from a doctor's POV for me. I always thought it was just one of those things for them (as time went on) and although that was proven to be somewhat true, I got to really understand it better when hearing it from an actual medical professional.
PART 2:
Broke my fragile little heart. This book feeling and being soo incomplete (because even though Paul had done so much for a man his age, it didn't feel like there was enough because he didn't have time to expand further on his past experiences and had he not been ill, would've experienced and done much more so he could eventually share it), and knowing that it was because of the reality of him facing his mortality and how it so clearly shone light on the reality and predictable (we're all going to die) unpredictability (we don't really know when, even in the face of a terminal diagnosis) of death just broke me.
We always think we have time and what a gut-wrenching reminder that we just really don't.
I want to, but conversely never want to read anything like this again (and will swiftly be getting a physical copy of this book for when I'm ready to face it again).
This was utterly, heartbreakingly beautiful (when I tell you that I cried like the author was my loved one?!)😭🤞🏽.
PART 1:
Gave me literal goosebumps. Love that it humanized the experience of death from a doctor's POV for me. I always thought it was just one of those things for them (as time went on) and although that was proven to be somewhat true, I got to really understand it better when hearing it from an actual medical professional.
PART 2:
Broke my fragile little heart. This book feeling and being soo incomplete (because even though Paul had done so much for a man his age, it didn't feel like there was enough because he didn't have time to expand further on his past experiences and had he not been ill, would've experienced and done much more so he could eventually share it), and knowing that it was because of the reality of him facing his mortality and how it so clearly shone light on the reality and predictable (we're all going to die) unpredictability (we don't really know when, even in the face of a terminal diagnosis) of death just broke me.
We always think we have time and what a gut-wrenching reminder that we just really don't.
I want to, but conversely never want to read anything like this again (and will swiftly be getting a physical copy of this book for when I'm ready to face it again).
This was utterly, heartbreakingly beautiful (when I tell you that I cried like the author was my loved one?!)😭🤞🏽.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Terminal illness
karaplum's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer and Death
thesvnthsense's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
sad
fast-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Death, and Death of parent