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I have to stop with the 5-stars. Not every book is a classic but the top rating is an attention grabber. When I first approached this book, I thought I might last one or two chapters and by then the author's poetic-ness would make my eyes cross and I would toss the book aside. But, but, it won a Pulitzer, you say. No problem, I have been known to give one star to at least a couple of Pulitzers. So, the author here can wax poetic, to be sure, but it's a short book and she speaks from the heart, s
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May 28, 2020
Debbie
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really liked it
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I expected to not like this book. Being a book by a cancer survivor, I thought the author would write either a self-praise "how I defeated cancer because I'm wonderful and Super Woman" or weepy-whiney "it's all so unfair this had to happen to wonderful me ruining the rest of my entire life and everyone else's too." This book was neither of these. Rather the author spoke of her cancer experience with a humility and grace totally unexpected. Yes, there were times of anger, sorrow, fear and all the
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Apr 21, 2019
Fred Steele
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Ina Cawl
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Mar 18, 2021
Carol
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it was amazing
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May 05, 2020
Pia Bustos
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