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arrr's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0
This is a good quick listen if you're in the right mood and headspace for end of life consideration from someone who sounds like an extroverted neurodivergent boomer who actually went to therapy and had some useful reflections. F cancer.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, and Medical content
maggies's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
3.0
This is a weird one to review because it is, ultimately, what one specific man with a terminal diagnosis wants to impart to his three children before his death. How can one rate or critique what he has to say to his children? So with that caveat…Pausch’s advice was often of a certain generation, for example: write thank you notes, work hard (aka long hours), obstacles are there to test how badly you want something. It’s probably a bit unfortunate, but I can’t identify with a lot of this advice anymore and found it of a completely different worldview than what I espouse. Had I read this book ten years ago, I probably would have enjoyed it quite a bit more. On the other hand, it was interesting just to learn about how Pausch organized his life and death and what formative lessons were for him. The memoir-like stories and vignettes earned two stars; the advice, one.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Death, Death of parent, and Cancer
Moderate: Pregnancy and Medical content
mariaviola's review
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Medical content, Cancer, Grief, Terminal illness, and Death
Moderate: Pregnancy
Minor: Injury/Injury detail
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