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A review by cynmartin
The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe
5.0
What's one of the first things you learn about books when you are starting to read? Don't judge a book by it's cover. Or in this case by it's title.
Despite those rules, I almost didn't read this book. And because the title made me squeamish, I was so close to missing out on one of the most amazing reads of this year and I am not exaggerating when I say; if not a lifetime.
Despite the root cause for the book, Schwalbe's mother Mary Anne's battle with pancreatic cancer, "The End of Your Life Book Club" is an uplifting, thought provoking, endearingly lovely story. Schwalbe does such a wonderful job weaving in the books he and his mother read as she battled pancreatic cancer. As I read along I heard Mary Anne's voice, and honestly? I fell in love with her.
Mary Anne handled her illness with such grace, a truly remarkable woman. What a phenomenal woman. She has left an incredible legacy. She lived life to the fullest, living to serve others less fortunate, not only here in the U.S. but all over the world. She was educating right down to the final days of her life.
Take it from me, when it comes to "The End Of Your Life Book Club" most definitely don't judge a book by it's title you won't be sorry.
Despite those rules, I almost didn't read this book. And because the title made me squeamish, I was so close to missing out on one of the most amazing reads of this year and I am not exaggerating when I say; if not a lifetime.
Despite the root cause for the book, Schwalbe's mother Mary Anne's battle with pancreatic cancer, "The End of Your Life Book Club" is an uplifting, thought provoking, endearingly lovely story. Schwalbe does such a wonderful job weaving in the books he and his mother read as she battled pancreatic cancer. As I read along I heard Mary Anne's voice, and honestly? I fell in love with her.
Mary Anne handled her illness with such grace, a truly remarkable woman. What a phenomenal woman. She has left an incredible legacy. She lived life to the fullest, living to serve others less fortunate, not only here in the U.S. but all over the world. She was educating right down to the final days of her life.
Take it from me, when it comes to "The End Of Your Life Book Club" most definitely don't judge a book by it's title you won't be sorry.