Wednesday, April 19, 2023

Humbled

 I started and finished this book yesterday.

Somehow he managed to make his personal tragedy into something ethereal. He was a beautiful writer.

19 comments:

  1. Thanks, Ivy. It was absorbing.

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  2. You said ESS...is he now deceased? Any Books you want to finish in a day must be excellent 👍... Dawn the Bohemian

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  3. WAS...damn spell check...Dawn the Bohemian

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  4. I looked it up. What a powerful book.

    I wonder if I could even read it. I'd like to.

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  5. Dawn, yes he died in 2015. It is a powerful story. It’s still sitting with me.

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  6. Val, you could read it. He may have been a neurosurgeon but he really was a writer. His wife finishing at the end kinda broke me a bit. But it’s worth it.

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  7. I've got it waiting on my Kindle for after Spare so much good writing, so little time.

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  8. Boud, I’ve had Spare on hold for several months. It’s still a couple of months out. You will like this book.

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  9. Sandra, I know this is a powerful and moving story with such an inevitable ending, and for that reason I have not chosen to read it. Years ago, I read the book written by a man dying of pancreatic cancer, but can't recall the title or author. It was also a best selling book.

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  10. Beatrice, it's so well written it doesn't leave you feeling despondent. The saddest part was the end, with his wife talking about him on a personal level. He was a very good writer.

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  11. The writing had that power, Pixie.

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  12. 37paddington: I loved that book too. Heartbreaking yet beautiful.

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  13. 37paddington, a perfect description.

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