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A review by megjacks00
The Last Act of Adam Campbell by Andy Jones
5.0
The story introduces Adam, a terminally ill middle aged man who has been told he has a year to live. Adam has been estranged from his Wife but has recently moved back into the family home since diagnosis to try live out what he has left making memories with his young daughter.
Adams Dr recommended he attends a support group to meet with other terminally ill people to discuss cancer, dying and all that lies between. This is where Adam is introduced to a bunch of people he will later call close friends. The support group decide to start a theatre group and act out snippets from Shakespeare plays all about death and dying.
Yes, this book is full of heartbreak, grief and dying but it is also full of laughs and memories and feel good moments. The book follows Adam through his last year but also delves into the other characters of the group providing a view into their struggles with terminal illness.
It’s a tear jerker for sure particularly if you have had personal experience with the topic. The dark humour throughout the book is very well handled, it did have me laughing out loud at times and also crying. It is written honestly, realistically and also sensitively.
Adams Dr recommended he attends a support group to meet with other terminally ill people to discuss cancer, dying and all that lies between. This is where Adam is introduced to a bunch of people he will later call close friends. The support group decide to start a theatre group and act out snippets from Shakespeare plays all about death and dying.
Yes, this book is full of heartbreak, grief and dying but it is also full of laughs and memories and feel good moments. The book follows Adam through his last year but also delves into the other characters of the group providing a view into their struggles with terminal illness.
It’s a tear jerker for sure particularly if you have had personal experience with the topic. The dark humour throughout the book is very well handled, it did have me laughing out loud at times and also crying. It is written honestly, realistically and also sensitively.