A review by blbstorey
Don't Kill the Birthday Girl: Tales from an Allergic Life by Sandra Beasley

2.0

I wanted to read this book because I also have life-threatening food allergies, and I wanted to see if the author had any insights or coping strategies that might help me. I was disappointed in the book, though. It was mainly disjointed accounts of various incidents in her life where her allergies almost killed her, which were really very similar in the particulars. They just happened in different places. She also talks about research and doctor's attitudes toward allergies, and other people's experiences of trying to keep their children safe. All in all, I didn't see a real point to the book, it was mostly the author "sharing", without any real purpose. I don't want to say it was a complete waste of time, but it very nearly was.