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sarahs1178's review against another edition
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
5.0
peakshelfcare's review against another edition
4.0
Kathryn Mannix does an excellent job in presenting this often avoided and difficult topic: how do we deal with our own mortality and our grief when we lose those we love. As a clinician in palliative care and CBT, she has been .involved intimately with these topics both personally and professionally. The takeaway: grief is not something to run from. She presents a graceful and palatable approach to processing fears about our own mortality and the grief that accompanies all forms of loss.
ewormuth's review against another edition
5.0
I'm mystified as to how anyone could give this book a bad review -- maybe the reviewer isn't at a point in their life when this book is necessary, informative, moving, and comforting. I liked it so much that I'm ordering a copy for each woman in my post-retirement group. Mannix offers stories that are not only moving but also enlightening; I love her insight that death is much like birth -- it follows a process, there are helpers, things can be done to make the experience more comfortable and painless, if you choose to have them. I'm going to revise my end-of-life instructions based on some of the stories she told. I greatly appreciate this book.
melledotca's review against another edition
5.0
Required reading, along with Being Mortal. Not an easy read, by any means, and you will cry. There is a good chance you will read heartbreaking sections and react only with quiet thoughtfulness. And then you will be gut-punched by some random, seemingly innocuous sentence. But you will think, and continue to, which is the good doctor’s first goal, I believe.
salmy_nella's review against another edition
5.0
What a beautiful book looking at a topic that is often hard to talk about. The persons reviewed felt familiar and their stories touching. This has changed the way I understand death and palliative care.
jazzreadsbooks's review against another edition
The content of this story was compelling but I couldn’t listen to the narrator. Particularly because I know what Kathryn Mannix’ voice sounds like and the chosen narrator had quite a grating voice.
kafijaskruze's review
5.0
"Every family will find its own way to deal with the Facts of Life; we need to remember that the Facts of Death are just as important to acknowledge and discuss."
A book that changes the way you see the world and helps to embrace the inevitable. Essential read.
A book that changes the way you see the world and helps to embrace the inevitable. Essential read.
mikefloydau's review against another edition
5.0
Terrific read for those of us mindful of mortality being closer than it used to be. Fantastic real life stories of people coming to terms with their own death. Chastening and beautiful all at the same time