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ronurism's review against another edition
I picked this one for 2 reasons,
1. Death fascinates me. I ardently believe that all religions in the world thrive because of its existence and our intellectual incapacity of what happens after death.
2. I watched this movie, Nomadland, which received several awards (you can watch it on Hulu, loved the story and the making) A character in the movie talks about this book and I thought I should check it out.
It talks about suicide and assisting suicide for terminally ill patients.
At the outset, it may look simple, but the writer talks about a lot of intricacies involved in this process. A lot of potential for the information in this book to be abused, but an interesting read throughout!
1. Death fascinates me. I ardently believe that all religions in the world thrive because of its existence and our intellectual incapacity of what happens after death.
2. I watched this movie, Nomadland, which received several awards (you can watch it on Hulu, loved the story and the making) A character in the movie talks about this book and I thought I should check it out.
It talks about suicide and assisting suicide for terminally ill patients.
At the outset, it may look simple, but the writer talks about a lot of intricacies involved in this process. A lot of potential for the information in this book to be abused, but an interesting read throughout!
apostrophen's review against another edition
4.0
One of the more difficult books I've ever read, this one tackles the issue of Euthanasia, and is written towards the readership of someone who might be facing a terminal illness.
The issues involved are complex, but I personally go with the cover quote from Isaac Asimov: "No decent human being would allow an animal to suffer without putting it out of its misery. It is only to human beings than human beings are so cruel as to allow them to live on in pain, in hopelessness, in living death, without moving a muscle to help them. It is against such attitudes that this book fights."
The issues involved are complex, but I personally go with the cover quote from Isaac Asimov: "No decent human being would allow an animal to suffer without putting it out of its misery. It is only to human beings than human beings are so cruel as to allow them to live on in pain, in hopelessness, in living death, without moving a muscle to help them. It is against such attitudes that this book fights."
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