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3.82 AVERAGE
3.82 AVERAGE
Det här är en självbiografisk bok om tiden när Schwalbes mor stod under behandling för sin bukspottskörtelcancer. Schwalbe var den som följde med henne på alla läkarbesök och behandlingar och för att de skulle ha något att prata om under all väntetid började de prata om böcker. Både Schwalbe (som jobbade på ett förlag) och hans mor läste mycket redan innan och nu började de tipsa varandra om böcker och när båda läst en bok diskuterade de den.
Det här är en bok om glädjen att dela ett intresse med med någon och även om att lära känna varandra. Det är en sorglig, men ändå trivsam bok som jag gärna rekommenderar.
Och den har fyllt på min "att-läsa-lista"... ;)
Det här är en bok om glädjen att dela ett intresse med med någon och även om att lära känna varandra. Det är en sorglig, men ändå trivsam bok som jag gärna rekommenderar.
Och den har fyllt på min "att-läsa-lista"... ;)
A book about books, and about a mother son relationship. So heartwarming. Having lost my dad to pancreatic cancer, there were parts of the story I could really identify with, primarily watching someone I love and respect reach the end of a life well lived with grace and dignity.
My mom is an avid reader and all I could think while listening to this book is: that's what we're going to do if this ever happens to us. My grandmother was also sick and in serious decline while reading this book so the parallels were faint but there. I started thinking about how we treat the end of our lives and wanted more for my mom and myself and this book provided a viable option.
Will's mom was an amazing woman but he doesn't even bother to mention her accomplishments until late in the book. Maybe that's because to him, she's just his mom and he was trying to live in the present, making the best of the time he had left with her.
Will's mom was an amazing woman but he doesn't even bother to mention her accomplishments until late in the book. Maybe that's because to him, she's just his mom and he was trying to live in the present, making the best of the time he had left with her.
This is, without a doubt, an absolutely beautiful book about love: love of reading, love of parents, love of children & love of life. I was completely touched by the beautiful way that the author wrote about his mother in this. He clearly loved her dearly and has many fond memories of her. This is also a book for book lovers. It really gets at the heart of why we love to read and it's rare to find a book that can do that. Through this book, we learn about life and cancer and death and religion and the after-life. We follow a mother and son as they both learn how to let go. Truly, this book is a heart-warming and cheerful book that I will treasure forever. Devastating at the end but also comforting. Made me more appreciative of what I have. Highly recommended and one that I may need to read again every few years!
3.5 - This is a book about books. And a book about death. And a book about life. I started out excited, became impatient, then was surprised when it was over. I did gain a whole list of books I’ll be reading in the future, too!
I was expecting a novel, not a memoir, but oh, how delightful to be wrong. This book took me awhile to get through, as I had to stop and add most of the books mentioned to my to-read list.
This story touched my heart in so many ways. Thank you, Will, for sharing your story with us. And thank you, Mary Anne, for being the kind of mother and inspiration a son can't help but write about.
This story touched my heart in so many ways. Thank you, Will, for sharing your story with us. And thank you, Mary Anne, for being the kind of mother and inspiration a son can't help but write about.
A beautiful book. Very well-written. Schwalbe has a great voice and reading him describe his mother was so tender and insightful.
I loved this book. Please read if you love reading, if you love New York, if you love charity and if you love your mother.
Wow--literate, engrossing, funny, depressing, and so well written. This is a must-read for any serious reader--and necessary for all of us who are lucky enough to be able to discuss shared books with a mother or father. Some of these books my mother and I have already read and discussed over the years--but many of them, including "The End of Your life Book Club" itself, will be read by the two of us soon. I didn't want the book to end--as we all know how the end will turn out. Like Mary Ann, my mother and I are both famous for peeking at the end of a book. But this book required no last-chapter preview. The journey to the end, though, was written beautifully, with just the right amount of personal stories interwoven with just the right amount of thought and comments on the books that mother and son shared.
I enjoyed this so much more than I expected. A beautiful story of a mother and her son and a life well lived. If you borrow this from the library keep a notepad nearby to jot down all the books they discuss as you may want to add them to your reading list.