If you knew how long you had left to live, what books would you read and what films would you watch with that time? I ran the numbers on that question.
I also read In my time of dying by Sebastian Junger recently and also loved it! I just love his way of telling stories, meandering into different directions and tangents while skilfully bringing them all back to where he began is always a treat. Made me want to reread it a few times rather than just once to go through it all again
I totally agree, Kieran. He's such a strong storyteller that even when he makes digressions away from the central account of his almost dying to tell the reader, say, about the history of a surgical procedure, it's never frustrating (as it would be in lesser books) but fascinating. His is the kind of writing that only comes with a life well lived over many decades.
I also read In my time of dying by Sebastian Junger recently and also loved it! I just love his way of telling stories, meandering into different directions and tangents while skilfully bringing them all back to where he began is always a treat. Made me want to reread it a few times rather than just once to go through it all again
I totally agree, Kieran. He's such a strong storyteller that even when he makes digressions away from the central account of his almost dying to tell the reader, say, about the history of a surgical procedure, it's never frustrating (as it would be in lesser books) but fascinating. His is the kind of writing that only comes with a life well lived over many decades.