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The Leisure Seeker
by Michael Zadoorian
I can't quite figure out if it would have been better had I known where this book was going, or if I was right in not reading too much before I embarked (my usual approach to books). But whether I saved my depression for the end, or came prepared for such, the end result would be the same- this book is freaking depressing. I struggled a bit with rating it, because there are several things that I can't say I liked about it, exactly, but I do think were masterful and impressive about the author's approach to the subject.
Zadoorian is brutally honest and naked about growing old. This is, quite simply, a difficult book to read because it makes the reader face issues that most of us really really reeeeeeally don't enjoy facing, including senility, end-of-life choices, and our society's generally pretty horrifying treatment of older people. I've got to give the author major points for taking on these incredibly difficult subjects in a way that is not sentimental, simplistic, or hesitating in any way. Its just a pretty brutal read. I also think that as a reader, you walk away from this book with questions you have to ask. Would you have done the same thing? What would you do? What will you do? These are amazingly important questions that I sure as heck don't think we want to talk about, particularly in American society where discussions of aging seem to be generally taboo among most of mainstream media. So, kudos to Zadoorian, this is an important book to write, and read. But not an easy one.
Zadoorian is brutally honest and naked about growing old. This is, quite simply, a difficult book to read because it makes the reader face issues that most of us really really reeeeeeally don't enjoy facing, including senility, end-of-life choices, and our society's generally pretty horrifying treatment of older people. I've got to give the author major points for taking on these incredibly difficult subjects in a way that is not sentimental, simplistic, or hesitating in any way. Its just a pretty brutal read. I also think that as a reader, you walk away from this book with questions you have to ask. Would you have done the same thing? What would you do? What will you do? These are amazingly important questions that I sure as heck don't think we want to talk about, particularly in American society where discussions of aging seem to be generally taboo among most of mainstream media. So, kudos to Zadoorian, this is an important book to write, and read. But not an easy one.