A review by msteinhaus
I Am, I Am, I Am: Seventeen Brushes with Death by Maggie O'Farrell

reflective medium-paced

4.0

Maggie O'Farrell's writing is lovely--very evocative without being over-the-top or cloying. I appreciated that while near-death experiences are the thread around which this memoir is organized, they aren't always the primary focus of a given vignette. My only complaint is that the last chapter about her daughter felt out of place--it is a sharp evolution/departure from the other stories and I would have preferred its exclusion.
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