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I wish this would have been published before I lost my mother to pancreatic cancer in 2009. It spoke to how I was feeling during her illness and how I feel today. Thank you for writing this.
Interesting without being great. My expectations were high after reading the blurb but the characters were all just a little bit too wholesome for me. But a moving story all the same.
Vuosien takainen heräteostos Helsingin juna-asemalla olikin tunteellinen, surullinen, opettavainen ja kiinnostava kuvaus äidin ja pojan yhteisestä harrastuksesta - lukemisesta. Mieleen painuvan lukukokemuksen lisäksi tästä mukaan tarttui kirjavinkkejä.
This is a book for readers, book clubs, and anyone who has accompanied a loved one on the journey through which cancer takes him/her. It brought back memories of my own mother's 44-month fight with ovarian cancer. I was able to recall the good things I shared with my family throughout that time. The book also describes how books can bind as few as 2 people into a strong community. Book lovers will devour it, then go on to search for titles that Will and Mary Anne Schwalbe shared. I cannot recommend this book highly enough.
There are no spoilers here. When a book is called "The end of your life book club," you know exactly what is going to happen in the end. Schwalbe walks you through about two years of his life as he and his mother discuss books during her cancer treatments and until her eventual death.
This book is touching--a son who loves his mother re-adjusts his life to be by her side for much of her ilness and a mother who inspired the love of reading not only in her own family, but it others around the world.
This book is a review of dozens of books out there waiting to be read. You may find yourself agreewith with Schwalbe's view of some books you've already written, while other books may be added to your reading list.
This book is inspiring. You will want to find purpose, grace and understanding like Schwalbe's mother, Mary Anne, displayed. If only the world were full of more people like her.
I enjoyed my time with this book, and I think you will, too.
This book is touching--a son who loves his mother re-adjusts his life to be by her side for much of her ilness and a mother who inspired the love of reading not only in her own family, but it others around the world.
This book is a review of dozens of books out there waiting to be read. You may find yourself agreewith with Schwalbe's view of some books you've already written, while other books may be added to your reading list.
This book is inspiring. You will want to find purpose, grace and understanding like Schwalbe's mother, Mary Anne, displayed. If only the world were full of more people like her.
I enjoyed my time with this book, and I think you will, too.
This was a beautiful book about a son spending time with his mother who was dying of pancreatic cancer. They formed their own book club and their conversations led them to become closer. I identified so much with his descriptions about how much his mother loved books and how important they were to her.
Like the author’s mother, I believe books are the most powerful tool we have for learning. Any book. Books really do matter. I love their discussions. I had read more than half the books they discussed and plan to tackle many of the ones I haven’t. Definitely a book I will recommend to fellow book lovers. I wish I had had this experience with my own Mom before she passed away.
Like the author’s mother, I believe books are the most powerful tool we have for learning. Any book. Books really do matter. I love their discussions. I had read more than half the books they discussed and plan to tackle many of the ones I haven’t. Definitely a book I will recommend to fellow book lovers. I wish I had had this experience with my own Mom before she passed away.
A beautiful and life-affirming book. Although this is the story of a "book club" that started when the author started accompanying his mother to doctor visits after she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, it is so much more. It's a conversation about the authors who have written of and shaped our world over the past 100 years; it's a tribute to reading; it's a call to action to do something about the injustices we see around us. But it's mainly a celebration-- of wonderful books, of a remarkable woman, of parents everywhere who instill in their children a passion for books. I'm thankful to my mom for passing on her own love of reading, and for giving me this book for Christmas, which I don't think I would have ever picked up on my own. There's a line in the book: "It's a book that I never would have read if so many friends hadn't told me that I must. But now I can't imagine not having read it." In a word, extraordinary.
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