The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving (CD-Audio)

from SamSattler

Ben Benjamin used to be a happy man – not merely contented, he was truly happy. His wife, a successful veterinarian, made the kind of money that allowed Ben to stay home with the couple's young son and daughter, an arrangement both agreed was, by far, their best parenting option. He was doing a g...

from maggie1944

I enjoyed reading this quirky book of a seriously unlucky fellow who wrestles with a difficult, low-paying, job as a caregiver and, as one would hope, finds redemption for himself and some other characters, too. It held my interest, and at the end I was very glad I read the book. Then, in the mea...

from TheLostEntwife

With The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving I was treated to a somewhat snarky, somewhat endearing, and fully heart-breaking story as I followed Benjamin Benjamin (yes, you read that right) through the passage of healing from a terrible tragedy. Benjamin's life is pretty much in shambles, and now...

from jstraws

I received this book as part of the LibraryThing Early Reviewers program, knowing not much about the author Jonathan Evison. I listen to audiobooks on my commute often, and typically find that though my tastes tend to be more literary when reading books in print, more plot-driven audiobooks do a ...

from Sean191

A great way to end 2014 with a great book. However, it was a bit of a depressing way as well. The chapters alternate back and forth between past and present. The present details his job as a caregiver for a 19-year-old boy with MS and that's actually the non-depressing part of the book! Past delv...