A review by cassandra_t
Being Mortal by Atul Gawande

4.0

I find this book hard to rate, as it is such a depressing topic and similar to something you’d read for a university class, with essentially case studies of individuals and stories of people nearing the end. It delves into death being a long process. Of it involving many potential issues involving health, but also the decline of independence, changes of what matters to you, what assistance should mean, having the hard conversations leading up to it, and some suggestions towards better care near the end and some roadblocks that can come up. Overall, it was a fascinating read that really makes you think.