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insipidurbanism's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
reflective
tense
5.0
jess_bergeman's review
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.75
3.5-4 stars I really liked the practicality of this book. It was incredibly thought provoking for me as well in terms of the ethics surrounding how we care for those who are dying and truly just how much of our own feelings, perceptions and things that we’d want for ourselves bleed over into what things we feel strongly others should surely want. It’s an excellent idea to be considering that just because something (quiet, less people etc) would provide ME comfort doesn’t mean that’s how everyone feels comforted.
lattelibrarian's review
5.0
How refreshing! Books about death and dying never get old, a the act of dying and the moment of death is one of the big mysteries of humankind. However, what isn't mysterious is the ways in which we culturally react to death and dying, and that, for some reason, provokes a lot of questions. How do we comfort the grieving? How do we know that the dying are comfortable? How can we prepare ourselves for the inevitable?
Tisdale answers it all, from ways in which we dispose of bodies to the necessities of having a plan in place for once you pass on, too. In between these long bouts of explaining all the nuances and options you have, she also adds little tidbits of advice, such as not to say that someone's loved one is in a better place.
As a nurse, end-of-life practitioner, and Buddhist, Tisdale takes on a fresh and calm perspective on a totally taboo subject. With anecdotal examples, statistics, and observations from the dying themselves, Sallie Tisdale has created a book that speaks to even the ones most frightened of this thing we call death. It's oddly comforting, and agues that death and dying need not be complicated in and of itself.
Overall, I found this to be a very quotable book, and an interesting one as well! Advice for Future Corpses is well worth reading, and the appendices are even more well worth discussing.
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Tisdale answers it all, from ways in which we dispose of bodies to the necessities of having a plan in place for once you pass on, too. In between these long bouts of explaining all the nuances and options you have, she also adds little tidbits of advice, such as not to say that someone's loved one is in a better place.
As a nurse, end-of-life practitioner, and Buddhist, Tisdale takes on a fresh and calm perspective on a totally taboo subject. With anecdotal examples, statistics, and observations from the dying themselves, Sallie Tisdale has created a book that speaks to even the ones most frightened of this thing we call death. It's oddly comforting, and agues that death and dying need not be complicated in and of itself.
Overall, I found this to be a very quotable book, and an interesting one as well! Advice for Future Corpses is well worth reading, and the appendices are even more well worth discussing.
Review cross-listed here!
kwheeles's review
5.0
Wonderful! Well-written, with humor and a soft touch. Some Buddhist insight (writer is Zen Buddhist). Helped me understand experiences with my father. Prepared me to think about the next time I am in a position to help another, and to think about my own death. Great book.
lkthomas07's review against another edition
5.0
Really appreciated this book! Lots of good info. There was a lot in the appendices that could have been in the book itself - and also made me wish I had the physical book so I could have a copy of the questions in appendix 1. Really well done. I loved the narrator too.
brassbooks's review against another edition
3.0
This was going to be a two star book until I got to the chapter of ‘that moment’ and beyond. Apparently I just love reading about death and what happens to bodies after that. I’m less interested in what happens before.