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I Am, I Am, I Am: Seventeen Brushes with Death by Maggie O'Farrell
35 reviews
nadia's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Chronic illness and Miscarriage
Moderate: Death and Violence
jamihoneycutt's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy
sruhsh's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death
rachel_sf's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Death and Miscarriage
aislinn_mcd_harrison's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Child death, Death, and Terminal illness
akashara's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, and Medical trauma
jaimeekate's review against another edition
4.0
This book is both down to earth and contemplative, with a tone that O’Farrell crafts beautifully. Everyone can relate to this book, but especially women as it details the circumstances so familiar to so many, and yet rarely talked about.
This is a heart-wrenching book, but O’Farrell does it in such a way that makes the topic of ever-present death not only tolerable, but enjoyable.
Moderate: Death, Miscarriage, Violence, Grief, and Sexual harassment
bradypus's review
5.0
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Infertility, Car accident, and Pregnancy
kelly_e's review against another edition
3.25
Author: Maggie O'Farrell
Genre: Memoir
Rating: 3.25
Pub Date: August 27 2017
T H R E E • W O R D S
Intimate • Unconventional • Articulate
📖 S Y N O P S I S
I Am, I Am, I Am is the deeply personal memoir from British novelist Maggie O'Farrell, exploring seventeen brushes with death sprinkled throughout her life. From a childhood illness to a a frightening encounter deep in the jungle to dealing with a child diagnosed with severe allergies, each essay explores the preciousness of life.
💭 T H O U G H T S
This book had been on my TBR since it's release, and I honestly thought I was going to love it. Not only did it come highly recommended to me, but the beautiful cover and synopsis were right up my alley. However, it failed to engage me completely the whole way through. It is a deeply personal and insightful account of the fragility of life, yet I wasn't overly moved. What didn't work for me was the structure. Personally, I think a chronological order of events would have benefitted the narration and made for a more enjoyable reading experience. With that said, her writing is stunningly beautiful and she explores the complexities of life in a delicate manner.
I anticipated loving this book, and honestly it didn't live up to my expectations. While this wasn't the powerful, moving memoir I was hoping for, it was still worth reading.
📚 R E C O M M E N D • T O
• readers who enjoyed The Year of Magical Thinking
• Maggie O'Farrell fans
🔖 F A V O U R I T E • Q U O T E S
"The people who teach us something retain a particularly vivid place in our memoires. I'd been a parent for about ten minutes when I met the man, but he taught me, with a small gesture, one of the most important things about the job: kindness, intuition, touch, and that sometimes you don't even need words."
Graphic: Chronic illness, Miscarriage, Medical content, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Death, Infertility, Sexual assault, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Pregnancy
meru's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Death, Medical content, and Abortion