Gail Konop Baker
Autor/a de Cancer Is a Bitch: (Or, I'd Rather Be Having a Midlife Crisis)
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Crèdit de la imatge: Rachel from Cupcakes Take the Cake
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Cancer Is a Bitch: (Or, I'd Rather Be Having a… de Gail Konop Baker
A good funny book. Not one I'd read again, but still good. Loved the title and cover artwork, but the author just seemed like she had alot of issues with her husband. At least that's what I personally saw.
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briannad84 | Hi ha 7 ressenyes més | Mar 26, 2011 | Aquesta ressenya s'ha escrit per al programa Donatius de membres de LibraryThing.
I don't want to give this book a poor review because of the subject, but I was so bored reading it. From the title I expected something really whitty and heartfelt, but it just didn't deliver. The story jumped around a lot and just did not grab my attention. I think it's great that the author has decided to publish her story, obviously that cannot be an easy thing to do, this just wasn't a book for me.
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amackin | Hi ha 7 ressenyes més | Jun 12, 2009 | Aquesta ressenya s'ha escrit per al programa Donatius de membres de LibraryThing.
I was initially interested in this book because my mom was recovering from a biopsy at the time that I saw it on the LT Member Giveaway list and I was looking for something that would help me understand what she was going through and maybe help me get a sense of what I could do to help her.
After the first few chapters, however, I was convinced that I’d made a mistake and was dreading having to read several hundred pages of self pity and angry ranting. Then, something clicked and I found myself unable to put the book down. I finished it in one weekend and immediately looked Konop Baker up online to see how she’s doing now.
The majority of the book deals with the aftermath of the surgery she has to remove cancerous lumps in one of her breasts. In between checkups and second opinions, Konop Baker reflects on various aspects of her life: her family, her marriage, her neighbours, and how they would all exist without her. Always honest and often funny, I couldn’t help but feel for her and be moved by her experience. She does a great job conveying how complicated relationships can be, not to mention life itself.
Overall: a funny, thoughtful, moving read. Not exactly light, but not too heavy either.… (més)
½After the first few chapters, however, I was convinced that I’d made a mistake and was dreading having to read several hundred pages of self pity and angry ranting. Then, something clicked and I found myself unable to put the book down. I finished it in one weekend and immediately looked Konop Baker up online to see how she’s doing now.
The majority of the book deals with the aftermath of the surgery she has to remove cancerous lumps in one of her breasts. In between checkups and second opinions, Konop Baker reflects on various aspects of her life: her family, her marriage, her neighbours, and how they would all exist without her. Always honest and often funny, I couldn’t help but feel for her and be moved by her experience. She does a great job conveying how complicated relationships can be, not to mention life itself.
Overall: a funny, thoughtful, moving read. Not exactly light, but not too heavy either.… (més)
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spacepotatoes | Hi ha 7 ressenyes més | Apr 22, 2009 | Aquesta ressenya s'ha escrit per al programa Donatius de membres de LibraryThing.
I consider myself to be extremely lucky in the fact that breast cancer has not directly affected anyone very close in my life. That said, my interest was piqued in this book as I am a secretive voyeur into the lives of other people and could only imagine what you experience when given a cancer diagnosis. Ms. Baker's personal narrative allows you to explore with her the tremendous gambit of emotions and reactions she has to not only her diagnosis and treatment, but her retrospective look at her life and her contemplations of the future. I appreciated her delving look into herself, although I have to admit that I sometimes found it depressing. Perhaps I would have been more appreciative of the bleak parts if I felt more of a personal connection with her.… (més)
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crazymama | Hi ha 7 ressenyes més | Mar 24, 2009 | Premis
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- Obres
- 1
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- 41
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- #363,652
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- 3.8
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- 8
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