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A review by lisaeirene
The Inevitable: Dispatches on the Right to Die by Katie Engelhart
5.0
This is a tough read, and it will not be for everyone. However, I think it is a very important topic--especially as the baby boomer generation ages. I think the option for death with dignity will appeal to some people.
This is a topic I've been very interested in for a long time. Oregon passed the law in the 90s and I always wondered about it. Especially after watching two relatives die a very very slow, painful, undignified death. After watching that happen for years, I wondered if there was a better way. Even as a teen I thought about quality of life. Those were not "quality" years for my relatives with horrific degenerative diseases.
The book is difficult to read, but thought-provoking. The stories are the most intimate: stories about people's decisions for the end, how they planned it, how they did it, who helped, why they did it, etc. It's an emotional but important read.
This is a topic I've been very interested in for a long time. Oregon passed the law in the 90s and I always wondered about it. Especially after watching two relatives die a very very slow, painful, undignified death. After watching that happen for years, I wondered if there was a better way. Even as a teen I thought about quality of life. Those were not "quality" years for my relatives with horrific degenerative diseases.
The book is difficult to read, but thought-provoking. The stories are the most intimate: stories about people's decisions for the end, how they planned it, how they did it, who helped, why they did it, etc. It's an emotional but important read.