jzpaul's review against another edition
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Death, and Cancer
jessspeake's review against another edition
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Cancer, Death, Terminal illness, and Death of parent
ejthephoenix's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
sad
fast-paced
5.0
My dad showed me this book when I was in 4th grade. Back then, (of course) I had no idea how emotional this book truly is. When I was in the airport during spring break (at 4 in the morning) I saw a bulletin board that had Randy Pausch's picture on it. This automatically intrigued me and I remembered the book. I wanted to read it again...And now here I am! This book is super funny and emotional and I love every single story and piece of advice in the book. I know it was made for his children, but this book has inspired me so much. It wouldn't be that big of a reach to say its one of my favorite books :) I hope I can be just like Randy and his wife Jai one day :)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Injury/injury detail, and Death of parent
maggies's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
3.0
This is a weird one to review because it is, ultimately, what one specific man with a terminal diagnosis wants to impart to his three children before his death. How can one rate or critique what he has to say to his children? So with that caveat…Pausch’s advice was often of a certain generation, for example: write thank you notes, work hard (aka long hours), obstacles are there to test how badly you want something. It’s probably a bit unfortunate, but I can’t identify with a lot of this advice anymore and found it of a completely different worldview than what I espouse. Had I read this book ten years ago, I probably would have enjoyed it quite a bit more. On the other hand, it was interesting just to learn about how Pausch organized his life and death and what formative lessons were for him. The memoir-like stories and vignettes earned two stars; the advice, one.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Death, Death of parent, and Cancer
Moderate: Pregnancy and Medical content
ethanos's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
fast-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent and Cancer
becksreadsbooks's review against another edition
emotional
funny
reflective
fast-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer and Death of parent
mariaviola's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Medical content, Cancer, Grief, Terminal illness, and Death
Moderate: Pregnancy
Minor: Injury/injury detail
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