Love Life
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By: Ray Kluun
Format: Paperback
From: St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date: June 2007
From: St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date: June 2007
Product Details:
Catalog: Book
Release Date: 2007-07-24
Media: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 368
Ean: 9780312366810
Isbn: 0312366817
Catalog: Book
Release Date: 2007-07-24
Media: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 368
Ean: 9780312366810
Isbn: 0312366817
ABOUT THE BOOK
EDITORIAL REVIEW
Dan and Carmen have it all, it seems: They are young, rich, good-looking, satisfied in their work and love life, and are the parents of a beautiful three-year-old daughter. When Carmen is diagnosed with breast cancer, Dan is unable to cope with her illness and the changes this brings to their happy, yuppie family life. While the beautiful and optimistic Carmen submits to chemotherapy and eventually a mastectomy, hedonistic Dan tries to find solace with his buddies and in several flings before he finally stops running away and succeeds in supporting Carmen in her decision to end her life with dignity. Love Life is an account of a terminal illness that is devoid of glitz or fake sentiment. Distressing hospital situations and spot-on characterizations of doctors and therapists alternate with the many heart-wrenching moments through the course of Carmen’s illness, as both she and Dan come to terms with what commitment really means. Love Life is completely unapologetic, extremely controversial, but ultimately uplifting and life-affirming.
USER REVIEWS
"I read this book on a flight home from China a year ago and it still remains the only book I can remember touching me on such an extreme level. I must have been hiding behind my tears the entire flight.
If you are a person who lacks tolerance and understanding of human emotions and the fact that they are not always controllable or morally "right," this book may not be for you as some of the reviews suggest. I, however, applaud the author's honesty. It is beautifully written, a page-turner and an eye-opener. "
~ Written on 2008-10-31
If you are a person who lacks tolerance and understanding of human emotions and the fact that they are not always controllable or morally "right," this book may not be for you as some of the reviews suggest. I, however, applaud the author's honesty. It is beautifully written, a page-turner and an eye-opener. "
~ Written on 2008-10-31
"I borrowed this book from the library just on chance alone. I have never heard of it before but just grabbed a random book off the shelf. I plan to purchase this book! I enjoyed it thouroghly from beginning to it's heart wrenching end. I think I cried for the last 30 pages of the book. Although some may feel the author is a "scum-bag", which I believe he acknowledges himself, the book is well written, painfully truthful and I could relate to them all. I haven't read a book in a long time that made me really feel something. Read the book with an open mind - especially since the author resides in Amsterdam and that is probably the most liberal city anywhere around!!"
~ Written on 2008-07-08
~ Written on 2008-07-08
"I am very surprised by the low rating and the remarks I have read here about this book. Not because the book is not controversial, but because it is very well written, surprisingly (and painfully) honest and very original on top of that. The subject matter is very polemic, but I am sorry to see that some of the voters can not see past the first layer of the story line and subsequently vote low for a book they even enjoyed. Does the fact that the book is based on a real life story make it less valuable than fiction? This book is originally written in Dutch (Komt een vrouw bij de dokter). For most Dutch people it is very hard to believe such narrowmindedness."
~ Written on 2008-07-06
~ Written on 2008-07-06
"What an absolutely pathetic story. It is rare that I finish a novel thinking what an jerk the author is. If that's his view on the world, he has my pity. "
~ Written on 2008-06-02
~ Written on 2008-06-02
"I AM SO THANKFUL I DIDN'T BUY THIS BOOK!
I felt for the wife and the daughter to put up with such a pathetic excuse of a husband and father. He only made sure to keep his own self happy with no regards to his family. The author made no apologies for his infidelities. You know it was written by an adulterer that thinks the world revolves around him. He is sickening. The story of the wife is heart-wrenching with what she has to put up with, the darkness of her husband and the cancer. She endures so much. I felt she chose what she did to end all the pain that was put upon her, not by just what the cancer was doing to her. Unfortunately, her daughter, Luna was her only true light in this unbearable saga of a self-centered author still using and abusing his late wife. May people be warned of this hedonistic, thoughtless author, his awful mistress, Rose and his sickening friends, because unfortunately they do exist. Blech! Never again will I read another book by the this awful person!"
~ Written on 2008-03-27
I felt for the wife and the daughter to put up with such a pathetic excuse of a husband and father. He only made sure to keep his own self happy with no regards to his family. The author made no apologies for his infidelities. You know it was written by an adulterer that thinks the world revolves around him. He is sickening. The story of the wife is heart-wrenching with what she has to put up with, the darkness of her husband and the cancer. She endures so much. I felt she chose what she did to end all the pain that was put upon her, not by just what the cancer was doing to her. Unfortunately, her daughter, Luna was her only true light in this unbearable saga of a self-centered author still using and abusing his late wife. May people be warned of this hedonistic, thoughtless author, his awful mistress, Rose and his sickening friends, because unfortunately they do exist. Blech! Never again will I read another book by the this awful person!"
~ Written on 2008-03-27