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tellingmyselfastory's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
5.0
I read this book in one day. I couldn't put it down. It's hopefully heartbreaking. One of the themes that kept coming up that I resonated with is the way the healthcare system dulls the empathy of it's professionals. How it's easier to disconnect into the statistics and turn the patient into another number. I found his philosophy on medicine fascinating.
Our culture doesn't like to discuss death but this does in such a thoughtful way. It's real and honest. But it's also about living. And how living and dying are connected. Living with the knowledge you are dying.
Our culture doesn't like to discuss death but this does in such a thoughtful way. It's real and honest. But it's also about living. And how living and dying are connected. Living with the knowledge you are dying.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Medical content, Terminal illness, Medical trauma, and Death
Moderate: Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Infertility and Pregnancy
Discussion of IVF and family planningemily_p1's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Medical content, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Blood, Gore, and Grief
Minor: Suicide and Suicide attempt
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