Dying: A Memoir
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“Bracing and beautiful . . . Every human should read it.” —The New York Times
A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice and 2017 Critics’ Pick
One of Barack Obama’s Favorite Books of 2017
At the age of sixty, Cory Taylor is dying of melanoma-related brain cancer. Her illness is no longer treatable: she now weighs less than her neighbor’s retriever. As her body weakens, she describes the experience—the vulnerability and strength, the courage and humility, the anger and acceptance—of knowing she will soon die.
Written in the space of a few weeks, in a tremendous creative surge, this powerful and beautiful memoir is a clear-eyed account of what dying teaches: Taylor describes the tangle of her feelings, remembers the lives and deaths of her parents, and examines why she would like to be able to choose the circumstances of her death.
Taylor’s last words offer a vocabulary for readers to speak about the most difficult thing any of us will face. And while Dying: A Memoir is a deeply affecting meditation on death, it is also a funny and wise tribute to life.
ASIN : B01N03RVWI
Publisher : Tin House Books
Accessibility : Learn more
Publication date : August 1, 2017
Language : English
File size : 1.9 MB
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 141 pages
ISBN-13 : 978-1941040713
Page Flip : Enabled
Customers say
Customers find the memoir well-written with lyrical language flowing through it, making it a worthwhile read at any age. The book is thought-provoking, with one customer noting how it offers great perspective on life, while another mentions it provides guidance for caregivers. Customers find the book uplifting, with one review highlighting how it humanizes death by reflecting on life. The pacing receives mixed reactions, with some describing it as moving while others find it self-indulgent.
