Death Be Not Proud, (Paperback)

from Brenda63

Wonderfully written true account by a father losing his son. The story encapsulates the battle between life and death. Johnny is only 17 when he dies of a brain tumor; he never loses hope and puts the interests of others ahead of himself always. Bittersweet.

from Elpaca

As did most people, I read this in High School. I would re-read it whenever I was certain that my parents hated me or vice versa, get weepy, then carry on. Gunther had an honest quality in this book that brings you to reality.

from silkentent

I first read this book in 1964. Back then it was about a boy my age who died. I read it again in 2000 when my fifteen-year-old daughter read it for school. And the book had changed -- now it was about a parent my age who lost a child my child's age. John Gunther was trained as a journalist in the...

from paulinaturnsthepages

Death Be Not Proud, is a very melancholic and mournful book about Gunther a teenage boy who has a brain tumor at the age of only 17. This book really touched me since my godfather, has the same condition of glioblastoma. Gunther was a young smart boy with many aspirations of becoming successful i...

from MerryMary

A brilliant author chronicles the battle fought by his equally brilliant son against a brain tumor. The treatments back then were much different that today's, but the courage and heart Johnny showed know no time period.