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Dear Life: A Doctor's Story of Love and Loss by Rachel Clarke

shelbycat's review against another edition

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challenging emotional informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

ryanhum's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

smelly_'s review

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emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

amyjen's review

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emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

wickednoor's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

ashlea_t19's review against another edition

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challenging emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

lavao's review against another edition

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4.0

Cw: death, illness

Overall: 4/5
Writing: 3/5 (waffles)
Structure: 4/5

Favourite quote: So, we traipse back and forth, death’s stethoscoped secretaries, to sign the forms that enable the release of bodies from the hospital.

artistpunk's review

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emotional

4.25

eleanor_graceee's review against another edition

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emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

eferguson's review against another edition

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4.0

“It’s hard isn’t it? A story that starts with us jetting off and crossing continents, climbing mountains and laughing in the face of the storm ends up in a bed in a hospice. With a driver pushing drugs into an arm. A tube carrying away urine. Tiny sips from a straw. Sleep and an end. What a robbery. What a betrayal.”

The first half of this book was mediocre, maybe a 1.5/5. I’ve read a few books about end-of-life care and this one didn’t compete.

The second half of this book punched me in the gut and it ended with me ugly crying.