A review by lauralauralaura
Being Mortal by Atul Gawande

5.0

Deeply reported. A kind of history and ethnography of end of life care in the modern US. I first read this book after it came out in 2014 and rereading it this year helped me see how much it influenced me to relentlessly nudge my aging parents to make decisions and take actions that will support their quality of life. This is a transformative book.