Rebecca’s review of When Breath Becomes Air > Likes and Comments
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My kind of book!!! Adding it. Family history here too, Rebecca.
It's on my list. Thanks for your thoughts.
I think this book is one of my favorite reads this year. I totally agree with you, the prose is amazing in it and the epilogue is well written
I imagine it will be one of my top reads of the year, too (though I read it in 2015 so have been forgetting about it a bit) -- time for me to start a "Best of 2016" shelf!
My best friend's mother was just diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer. As they face a similar situation I'm wondering: do you think this book would be a helpful read for her and her mother or too raw of a read? I'd love to hear your opinion.
It's so hard to say. Books are how I approach the world, so I think I would always be looking for reading that would mirror my own situation. However, thinking back to when my brother-in-law was diagnosed with brain cancer, for the first three years the LAST thing he wanted was to think or read about cancer in his leisure time.
I think there would be no harm in telling them about the book and letting them decide. It's more about facing life with bravery and finding meaning in suffering than it is about the nitty-gritty of cancer treatment, so perhaps that is an advantage.
Finishing the book I feel like losing a friend.. Thanks for the comment, same as you I'm a bit positively surprised by the narrative by Lucy in epilogue, how beautiful the writing is and how deep the love goes...
You made me laugh about the word "narthex" too. Because we hear that word all the time at Church. We have the crying room and all the sign up tables, plus food pantry drop offs in our Narthex. I believe for the most part that word is 99% Catholic.
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It's on my list. Thanks for your thoughts.
I think this book is one of my favorite reads this year. I totally agree with you, the prose is amazing in it and the epilogue is well written
I imagine it will be one of my top reads of the year, too (though I read it in 2015 so have been forgetting about it a bit) -- time for me to start a "Best of 2016" shelf!
My best friend's mother was just diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer. As they face a similar situation I'm wondering: do you think this book would be a helpful read for her and her mother or too raw of a read? I'd love to hear your opinion.
It's so hard to say. Books are how I approach the world, so I think I would always be looking for reading that would mirror my own situation. However, thinking back to when my brother-in-law was diagnosed with brain cancer, for the first three years the LAST thing he wanted was to think or read about cancer in his leisure time.I think there would be no harm in telling them about the book and letting them decide. It's more about facing life with bravery and finding meaning in suffering than it is about the nitty-gritty of cancer treatment, so perhaps that is an advantage.
Finishing the book I feel like losing a friend.. Thanks for the comment, same as you I'm a bit positively surprised by the narrative by Lucy in epilogue, how beautiful the writing is and how deep the love goes...
You made me laugh about the word "narthex" too. Because we hear that word all the time at Church. We have the crying room and all the sign up tables, plus food pantry drop offs in our Narthex. I believe for the most part that word is 99% Catholic.
