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I Am, I Am, I Am: Seventeen Brushes With Death by Maggie O'Farrell

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scuba888's review against another edition

4.0

At times tbe format of jumping timelines back and forth was jarring and didn’t make sense to me, but I’m sure it made more sense than to write chronologically. This book needs just about every trigger warning. A few of the stories have haunted me. Overall very good, and I continue to love O’Farrell’s writing style.

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4.0

Beautiful writing! Stunning stories from O'Farrell's life.

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4.5

4.5 stars 🌟 In the words of Tracy Chevalier, "I have never read a book about death that has made me feel so alive."

Every story. Every vivid detail. Every single emotion. Every damn page. Maggie is a brilliant storyteller. This is now my third book by her and I can now confidently say, I will write every single thing she writes.

I love it when novelists write memoirs because they paint pictures so vivid that it takes quite an effort to drag you out of the world that they just immersed you in.

This was freaking breathtaking. It was deep. I am traumatized and intrigued!