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monkeywaffle's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Abortion, War, and Injury/Injury detail
zaramartin97's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death and War
Moderate: Suicide and Murder
frenchpants's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Death, Suicide, Medical content, and Murder
Moderate: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Genocide, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, and Death of parent
bookworm513's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Medical content, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide, Fire/Fire injury, and War
entanglednovels's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Child death, Death, Dementia, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Genocide, Gore, and Suicide
Minor: Sexual assault and Terminal illness
rebeccalhampton16's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Suicide, Violence, Medical content, Murder, and War
nikkimreads's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Suicide, Violence, Medical content, War, and Injury/Injury detail
avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition
4.75
I think I came at this from a unique perspective of having come close to death, medically, multiple times, and not having a fear of dying/being dead. The only part of death I fear is the potential pain before the actual event.
The author said a lot I agree with, like how we should focus on having a good life while we're here and not focus so much on how long we live, but on the quality of it.
Also, this book inspired me to finally request the paperwork to donate my body to science, which I've been planning to do, but haven't gotten around to. Which I encourage anyone to do if they can't/don't want to be an organ donor.
Overall it was an excellent book and I learned a lot. It had a bit of true crime but was more of a memoir and science book.
Narrator Rating: 4.5 stars
The narrator was good if a bit dry. But it was appropriate for the subject matter.
Extra ratings: Fluff-NA Heartfelt-4.5/5 Helpful-3/5 Horror-NA Inspiration-1/5 Love aka Romance-NA Mystery-NA Predictability-NA Spice-NA Suspense-NA Tear-4/5 Thrill-NA Humor-0.5/5
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Incest, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and War
Minor: Animal death, Cancer, and Rape
kirstieanya's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and War
Moderate: Genocide and Dementia
Minor: Pedophilia
euphemiajo's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Drug use, Incest, Sexual assault, Cannibalism, Murder, and Alcohol