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pebblespenguin1's review
5.0
Talk about a good book, wow ‘Do They Wear High Heels in Heaven’ was such an amazing story. After the past few years I have had, watching my mother who is also my best friend go through cancer treatment and going through the fear of losing her and everything else that goes with stage four ovarian cancer that had spread to her cervix, stomach, uterus, and bladder, I can definitely say this book touched me on a personal level.
There were plenty of tears shed while reading this book. She writes such an amazing, inspirational character in Lily, she never ever gave up. She lived her life to the fullest and that is really inspirational. I really enjoyed reading this book and think that everyone no matter what their personal situation is should take the time to read this book there are a lot of life lessons in it. It was beautifully written, emotionally touching, motivational book. I would definitely highly recommend it to anyone.
There were plenty of tears shed while reading this book. She writes such an amazing, inspirational character in Lily, she never ever gave up. She lived her life to the fullest and that is really inspirational. I really enjoyed reading this book and think that everyone no matter what their personal situation is should take the time to read this book there are a lot of life lessons in it. It was beautifully written, emotionally touching, motivational book. I would definitely highly recommend it to anyone.
anjumstar's review
3.0
This book is exactly what I needed right now. I have spent forever trying to get through a very difficult read, and so what I was looking for in this book was an easy read that I could get through in a couple days. This book took two days for me to read. It wasn't so enthralling that it kept me coming back to it, per say, I just really wanted to finish it, kind of for the sake of finishing a book quickly. That being said, it really was a decent book.
The end actually did make me a wee bit choked up. I didn't see that coming because I felt that the book didn't lay great groundwork with getting you particularly attached to the characters. I guess it did a better job than I thought. It felt that way because the book is quite choppy. There's large gaps in time that you don't exactly expect.
Michael's excerpts from his book about Sam were actually quite touching. They were so intense, and frightening. It's a time that I can't even begin to understand, so it's interesting to see all of his insights about being gay and the AIDS epidemic.
The end is so cheesy. That last chapter, I was really just saying to myself "you're almost done; just a few more pages; keep reading." I guess it's cool to see what everyone thinks of the afterlife, but regardless, it was a bit longer than it needed to be for what it was.
I would love to complain about how short the book felt, the lack of detail, the uneven pace and rhythm, but as I said before: that's exactly what I needed this book to be. There are going to be books of all levels, and granted, those factors made this book feel younger than it's target audience probably was, but I have no qualms against a book being an easy read. Easy, summer-style reading with actual emotion that isn't all fluff? I might just be able to get on board with that.
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I actually like that this author had the balls to kill off her main character. Of course, it isn't something that I want to see in every book that I read, but it's nice occasionally to read something a little different like that.Michael's excerpts from his book about Sam were actually quite touching. They were so intense, and frightening. It's a time that I can't even begin to understand, so it's interesting to see all of his insights about being gay and the AIDS epidemic.
The end is so cheesy. That last chapter, I was really just saying to myself "you're almost done; just a few more pages; keep reading." I guess it's cool to see what everyone thinks of the afterlife, but regardless, it was a bit longer than it needed to be for what it was.
I would love to complain about how short the book felt, the lack of detail, the uneven pace and rhythm, but as I said before: that's exactly what I needed this book to be. There are going to be books of all levels, and granted, those factors made this book feel younger than it's target audience probably was, but I have no qualms against a book being an easy read. Easy, summer-style reading with actual emotion that isn't all fluff? I might just be able to get on board with that.
girlgotnoidentity's review
5.0
A very light read. Funny yet mature and it offers so much about life I can't put it down even after the last chapter. A laughter-through-tears tale indeed.
tomaind's review
5.0
Loved it! This story was funny, enlightening and sad. I really liked the characters Lily & Michael. They were amazing friends to eachother and stuck together through thick and thin. Anyone would be lucky to have a friendship like they shared. I really enjoyed the chapters that were Lily's newspaper articles and the ones that were excerpts from the book that Michael was writing. Though I shed some tears through the last few chapters, the very last chapter made me feel good about what could be.
bianca_horkan's review
5.0
A very moving story about family and friendships. I'm prone to crying over books when the emotions the author tries to evoke are very strong -- and this book was not an exception. I would definitely read this book again.
bookishlyruby's review
4.0
For some reason, when I bought this book I didn't even read the blurb. That's how much I loved the cover and the title *blush* Between the title and the cover I figured it was something about angels and didn't even think about reading the blurb and since my instincts rarely deceive me, I went with the flow. And I'm glad I did. Because I'm sure that I would've seen that "C word" part and freak out and then I would've miss a good book.
Lily, a single mom and a reporter, is asked to do an article about breast cancer and mammograms. She already has the article planed out. She know how it's going to sound like, what she's going to write about. But then the test results come back and the doctors tell her they need to perform more tests. When Lily find out that she has cancer she refuses to be a victim, saying that if she's going to die, she'll do it with style.
I liked Lily. Lily is a loving mother, a very good friend and a strong woman. She's the type of person that goes through life with a good dose of sarcasm and a strong will. She won't let what happens to her crumble her. If she falls, she gets back up. She's witty and funny.
Lily's best friend is Michael, an English professor. Michael is the best friend every girl needs. The one that stands next to you no matter what, the one you can call in the middle of the night because you have a problem, knowing that he won't hang up the phone and will actually listen to what you have to say, the one that will always remember your birthday and even if you're too old for funny gifts, he'll get you a gift fit for a 20 year old. Yes, Michael is gay, but I don't think that his sexual orientation comes between Lily and him. Only, of course, if they have the hots for the same guy. He takes care of Lily when she's sick and agrees to take over the custody of her kids after she dies. He's the best friend ever.
The book is different from what I usually read. It's bittersweet and it made me cry. Yes, CRY cry. It takes a lot to make me cry, but this book did it. I think everyone should read it.
Lily, a single mom and a reporter, is asked to do an article about breast cancer and mammograms. She already has the article planed out. She know how it's going to sound like, what she's going to write about. But then the test results come back and the doctors tell her they need to perform more tests. When Lily find out that she has cancer she refuses to be a victim, saying that if she's going to die, she'll do it with style.
I liked Lily. Lily is a loving mother, a very good friend and a strong woman. She's the type of person that goes through life with a good dose of sarcasm and a strong will. She won't let what happens to her crumble her. If she falls, she gets back up. She's witty and funny.
Lily's best friend is Michael, an English professor. Michael is the best friend every girl needs. The one that stands next to you no matter what, the one you can call in the middle of the night because you have a problem, knowing that he won't hang up the phone and will actually listen to what you have to say, the one that will always remember your birthday and even if you're too old for funny gifts, he'll get you a gift fit for a 20 year old. Yes, Michael is gay, but I don't think that his sexual orientation comes between Lily and him. Only, of course, if they have the hots for the same guy. He takes care of Lily when she's sick and agrees to take over the custody of her kids after she dies. He's the best friend ever.
The book is different from what I usually read. It's bittersweet and it made me cry. Yes, CRY cry. It takes a lot to make me cry, but this book did it. I think everyone should read it.
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