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shottel's review
I couldn't finish this, but not for any fault of the author. What I've read was fantastic, informative, well-written. But it was just too heavy for me to handle now, and perhaps ever - I already put it down once before and tried to give it another shot.
If you think you can handle hearing, in detail, about why these people want to die and how they intend on doing it, and you are interested even slightly in the right-to-die movement, then I strongly recommend this book. It's just not something I can read.
If you think you can handle hearing, in detail, about why these people want to die and how they intend on doing it, and you are interested even slightly in the right-to-die movement, then I strongly recommend this book. It's just not something I can read.
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Graphic: Death and Suicide
kyne_'s review
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
A must read for medical professionals, death care workers, and anyone who believes in a good death
tyler_mcgeiver_fo_feiver's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
eatwritereadrepeat's review
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
5.0
Best argument for the cause I’ve seen yet
kbrown5455's review
4.0
Very interesting investigation into MAID - Medical Assistance in Dying - which some called “physician assisted suicide.” The author describes the practices in several countries and a few American states - notably Canada, the Netherlands, and Switzerland- through the stories of six people, starting with the most ethically “clear cut” and moving to the more controversial with each case.
lisaeirene's review
5.0
This is a tough read, and it will not be for everyone. However, I think it is a very important topic--especially as the baby boomer generation ages. I think the option for death with dignity will appeal to some people.
This is a topic I've been very interested in for a long time. Oregon passed the law in the 90s and I always wondered about it. Especially after watching two relatives die a very very slow, painful, undignified death. After watching that happen for years, I wondered if there was a better way. Even as a teen I thought about quality of life. Those were not "quality" years for my relatives with horrific degenerative diseases.
The book is difficult to read, but thought-provoking. The stories are the most intimate: stories about people's decisions for the end, how they planned it, how they did it, who helped, why they did it, etc. It's an emotional but important read.
This is a topic I've been very interested in for a long time. Oregon passed the law in the 90s and I always wondered about it. Especially after watching two relatives die a very very slow, painful, undignified death. After watching that happen for years, I wondered if there was a better way. Even as a teen I thought about quality of life. Those were not "quality" years for my relatives with horrific degenerative diseases.
The book is difficult to read, but thought-provoking. The stories are the most intimate: stories about people's decisions for the end, how they planned it, how they did it, who helped, why they did it, etc. It's an emotional but important read.