The End of Your Life Book Club

from Iudita

I can see why people like this book. It is unique and has many redemming qualities. Yet somehow it did not reach me on an emotional level. I couldn't warm up to this family. I found the writing to be sterile and dare I say even just a touch sanctimonious. I did enjoy reading about the many litera...

from Whisper1

Recommended by many, some of whom note this as their favorite book read in 2012, this did not disappoint. While the subject matter is serious and could be over dramatized, amazingly in the hands of this gifted author who chronicles watching his mother slowly melt away in pain from pancreatic canc...

from Donna828

This remembrance of a very special book club warmed my heart and gave me a strong sense of hope that, even as the end of life draws near, there can still be meaning and purpose. Mary Anne Schwalbe faced her terminal illness in the same way she lived her life of service to others -- with faith and...

from msf59

"What are you reading?" Mary Anne Schwalbe is in her early 70s. She is a mother, a humanitarian and a lifelong reader. She is also dying from pancreatic cancer. Her son, Will, is also a dedicated reader. They have always enjoyed talking books and decide to form a two-person book club and while sh...

from BookBully

After my mother died in December, 2007, this was the book I vowed to write. Thank goodness I didn't. Will Schwalbe does a much better job than I would have plus I now have the pleasure - and trust me, it's more pleasure than pain - to read about the unofficial book club he and his mother, Mary An...