Reviews tagging 'Cancer'

Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande

36 reviews

nyom7's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

This is a must read for frankly everyone.  They say the two things you can guarantee in life are death and taxes.  Well this book deals with the mortality of man in a hopeful, profound, and easy to access way.  Having these conversations with your loved ones is imperative.  The humanity and compassion contained within these pages, shaped by the experiences of the author pours out.  READ.  THIS.  BOOK.  Tell your friends, your mum, your brother, the person you're sitting next to on the bus to READ.  THIS.  BOOK.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Medical content, Death, Dementia, Chronic illness, Medical trauma, Terminal illness, and Cancer

brenreads's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring sad slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Chronic illness, Cancer, Suicidal thoughts, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Dementia

electrickid's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

This changed my brain chemistry, inspiring both my life and clinical practice. A really interesting, thought provoking, and delicately powerful read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Death, Death of parent, Cancer, Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Grief, and Dementia

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Medical trauma

alyssabookrecs's review against another edition

informative reflective slow-paced

2.0

It seems I’m in the minority of Storygraph ratings for Being Mortal, and I wish I liked this more. Some moments did shine, but that doesn’t outweigh the constant case study structure. I also wondered about if Gawande could have looked at socioeconomic status and access to medicine/treatment; in here it feels as if the status quo is that everyone has access to palliative and end-of-life care (and good care at that), but that isn’t always the case.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Cancer, Death, and Medical content

anushareflects's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.75

A profoundly difficult read because it holds up a mirror to what we all will inevitably face - old age, disease, death. It is an extremely powerful work filled with information and language that we need to learn in order to contemplate the decisions that come with our mortality and those of our loved ones. It can be terribly depressing in many parts and the futility of our lives overwhelmed me at times, but it is necessary reading for everyone. Chock full of research,  statistics, and empathy, Gawande does a phenomenal job communicating the message. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Terminal illness, Death, and Chronic illness

rigbylove's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Such a beautiful book that has already opened a conversation with my aging mother (who is reading it). A must-read for everyone, especially healthcare workers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Dementia, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Chronic illness, Death, and Death of parent

stevenyeagley's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer

distractible's review against another edition

emotional informative sad fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Cancer

rachelm_'s review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Death of parent

mothstrand's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical content, Death of parent, Cancer, Terminal illness, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Vomit and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Excrement