I requested this one after recently reading a book about one man’s battle with cancer (I can’t remember the name of it) but it was a Netgalley request and was very similar to When Breath Becomes Air (basically incredible and moving). While this book was beautifully written, I didn’t connect with it on an emotional level and felt more that I was reading about someone’s illness and suffering rather than something deep and meaningful. Although this book was meaningful and would most likely connect with many, it was just in my personal experience that I did not. Thanks to Netgalley for the arc.

Jody takes us through his illness and his treatment with such clarity, and covering so many aspects of his emotional, and sometimes medication fuelled, inner world that it literally feels like living (and dying) each moment with him.
The narration of the post recovery time is particularly poignant and honest.
Well done Jody! What an extraordinary achievement the writing of this has been.
I highly recommend it.