Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

The Salt Path by Raynor Winn

29 reviews

lennie_reads's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness and Terminal illness

mscalls's review

challenging emotional reflective tense medium-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Vomit, Medical content, and Grief

millie_blue's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

The immersive experience of listening to Raynor Winn read this particular book is something I would recommend to all readers of The Salt Path. This poignant book offers insights into life’s fragility while weaving reflection and humour for moments of light relief. 

As an aside, I have to say, Winn’s insights into homelessness have really challenged me as a reader to reserve judgement and make space for the nuance of unique experience. 

Raynor Winn’s trademark narrative voice inspires me as an author, but will live on with me as a reader. What an extraordinary writer that the world has gifted to us.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Terminal illness and Grief

gingerkitkats's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

The way Raynor talks about their journey and her love for Moth is just so simple and earnest that you can’t help but fall in love with them a little bit. The book is incredibly gentle and emotive and I can’t wait to get started on the next one in the series! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit

Moderate: Terminal illness

asourceoffiction's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring medium-paced

Winn has such an evocative way of writing, when she and Moth are at their lowest on the Coast Path, hungry and filthy, you can really feel their discomfort. Which means when they carve joy out of such small moments, you can really feel that too.

It's horrendous what this couple went through and what led them to their decision to walk the 630 South West Coast Path, and I so worried for Moth's health. But the journey is inspiring and, despite some understandable despair, full of hope. 

The connection with nature that Winn captures really left me craving it for myself. It's a really beautiful book and I can't wait to read more.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness and Terminal illness

anyastew's review

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness

Moderate: Death

euphemiajo's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring reflective slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Terminal illness and Death

Minor: Addiction, Grief, Medical content, Alcohol, and Classism

ruthmoog's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

I really enjoyed listening to this, and would recommend hearing the author narrate their journey; her accent reminded me of Victoria Wood which felt warm and familiar.

The beginning of the book is incredibly tense and difficult, but the journey is explorative and peaceful as Raynor and Moth become a part of the wilderness, rambling along and through the coast and encounters with mostly dog walkers and tea rooms ... Hugely British 😂

How Moth coped with his pain and illness was a highlight: long-term we don't discover his end of life health, but no doubt walking the path gave quality to his life despite a diet of fudge bars and noodles, for at least while they walked.

Plenty to contemplate!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness and Terminal illness

Minor: Violence

Homelessness, financial difficulty, legal difficulty, trespass, nudity

alice_hesse's review against another edition

emotional inspiring slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness and Terminal illness

marissab's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

1.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness and Terminal illness

Minor: Vomit