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The End of Your Life Book Club
by Will Schwalbe
[b:The End of Your Life Book Club|13414676|The End of Your Life Book Club|Will Schwalbe|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1333576665s/13414676.jpg|18713903] wasn't what I was expecting, but I mean that in the best way possible. I had the impression that many books' endings would be spoiled; that wasn't true at all. One thing that definitely surprised me was that I didn't cry when [a:Will Schwalbe|274511|Will Schwalbe|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/authors/1348252409p2/274511.jpg]'s mother passed away. I believe this is because the book prepared me (the reader) for her death the way his family prepared for it. Normally these types of passages make me a bawling mess, but in this case I felt that Mary's family and friends had done a lot to ensure that their final months with her were filled with meaning and joy, which is all anyone can hope for. For this reason, I was ready for the passage in which Mary's death is explained, but I felt that her family members were at peace with it and said what they needed to say to her. Her life will be celebrated and remembered, whether it is through the library in Afghanistan or the books she recommended, she touched people's lives and for that reason she will never really be gone.
This was a beautiful book that I would certainly recommend. I finished it within two days of starting it, which doesn't happen with me often these days.
This was a beautiful book that I would certainly recommend. I finished it within two days of starting it, which doesn't happen with me often these days.