Reviews

With the End in Mind: Dying, Death, and Wisdom in an Age of Denial by Kathryn Mannix

nehavaddepalli's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

hello_leila's review against another edition

medium-paced

4.0

edlea24's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

I absolutely loved this book for its surprisingly hopeful, inspiring and occasionally heartwarming insights into end of life care. Lots of lessons to be learned, as well as stories people to be inspired by- the book truly made me think differently about what fan often be a social taboo. I also hope my palliative care nurse is as good as the author clearly is. 

hannahmccarl's review against another edition

3.75

A palliative care doctor tells stories of her work. Insightful and powerful. 

erinrob2's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

something everyone should read! i have cried a million times reading this but it was 100% worth it, i have learnt so much about death and dying which will be useful to everyone :))

xcinnamonsugar's review against another edition

slow-paced

2.0

A smorgasbord of end-of-life stories. It got repetitive quickly and was less informative than I would have liked.

bangbangkisskiss's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

This was a beautiful book, it really helped me when dealing with my Dads illness and subsequent passing. 

gangoose's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

bryony_'s review against another edition

hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

Made me cry multiple times while reading it- but I am also an emotional person.
I’ve looked after patients at the end of life and this had some great examples and discussions around communicating difficult conversations in these circumstances. And the importance for all of us in making our wishes known to our loved ones. Palliative care is a special kind of speciality and this book was a great insight

merrydrummer's review against another edition

5.0

 This was beautiful. The author is a palliative care consultant and she told stories of her experiences working with dying people. I learned so much about what normal dying is, what it looks like and how to talk about it. I also thought about how important it would be to have someone to talk to about death when you are terminally ill. We would talk about any other problems and would find it helpful to have aknowledgeable guide in any other situation but somehow we never talk about death. If I was dying, I would want to have those conversations openly and be able to ask questions. She also made a similar point about the availability of palliative care in countries where euthanasia is permitted, Living with a terminal illness is seen as somehow undignified but actually people can have a good quality of life with the right support and accommodations.