Reviews

And Finally: Matters of Life and Death by Henry Marsh

littlecharizo's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

hedsen's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

2.75

georgiarae_reads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

2.0

garo's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

smajor711's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

3.75

gj377's review against another edition

2.0

A rambling, disjointed book which would have been better to remain as Marsh's diary entries.

I don't particularly want to knock down a man who has cancer - and indeed, this book is Marsh attempting to come to terms with his cancer diagnosis - but even though this book was relatively short, it still felt like a slog to read.

The parts about assisted dying were interesting, and the few brief paragraphs where Marsh talks about his mother were heartfelt. Otherwise, this book follows Marsh as he meanders through physics, philosophy, and fairy tales (seriously there is a 5-page long fairy tale in here), as he uses these mediums to make sense of cancer.

It's not the book I was looking for, and I can't recommend it - read his other books instead.

elllie_w's review

reflective slow-paced

3.0

imposterwalrus's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

3.25

clairewilsonleeds's review against another edition

4.0

Meandering stories from Henry Marsh as he approaches the end of his life. I really enjoyed listening and finished it quickly.

terranovanz's review against another edition

3.0

Enjoyable if a little disconnected. Rambling between neuroscience, woodwork, fairy tales, travel to Ukraine and Nepal, cancer and Covid.