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The Last Goodnights: Assisting My Parents with Their Suicides by John West

nataliewmeow's review against another edition

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5.0

Very interesting read. The authors brutal, honest account of assisting his gravely ill parents suicide. His raw emotions are intense ! At first I didn't know if I could read it but as I started I couldn't stop. It was interesting to read Mr. West's thoughts and his detailed emotions of how he would carry out The Plan. It was very well written and thought provoking. A huge controversial subject and I know there are people out there that think its horribly wrong but to those that are terminal and suffering, can you argue that with them? Highly recommend this one!

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5.0

Very interesting read. The authors brutal, honest account of assisting his gravely ill parents suicide. His raw emotions are intense ! At first I didn't know if I could read it but as I started I couldn't stop. It was interesting to read Mr. West's thoughts and his detailed emotions of how he would carry out The Plan. It was very well written and thought provoking. A huge controversial subject and I know there are people out there that think its horribly wrong but to those that are terminal and suffering, can you argue that with them? Highly recommend this one!

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3.0

A heartfelt and moving memoir, although it seemed a little too long. The author made his parents, especially his mom, come alive. I'm sympathetic to the author's opinions about determining how and when to end our own lives, but someone who doesn't agree might have a very different experience reading this book. I was disappointed that there wasn't more information about the legal ramifications of his decision to publish the memoir. In the beginning of the book, he was very concerned about the legal ramifications of his actions and keeping everything secret, so it would have been nice to understand why the need for secrecy was no longer urgent or important.

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5.0

An extremely important book.
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