Dying: A Memoir
by Cory Taylor
An Australian novelist's short, clear-eyed memoir written in her last months with melanoma: the wish for choice in dying, her parents' deaths, and what she will and will not miss. Unsentimental and beautiful.
Read it if…
you want an honest, unflinching account of facing death.
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Skip it if…
you want comfort or faith; she offers neither.
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Three things you will actually use
- Honesty about death is a gift.
- Regret is specific; name it.
- A good life can end plainly.
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Read it in one sitting.
Our verdict
Unsentimental and beautiful.
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