Will the Circle Be Unbroken? : Reflections on Death, Rebirth, and Hunger for a Faith (Ballantine Reader's Circle)

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Summary: death--its affect
Review: the meaning of death from several different points of view
interesting focus
not an easy read by any means and one that leaves you affected by its content in a reflective way

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Summary: Don't Waste Your Time.
Review: This bleak book is filled with too many self-important people espousing a depressingly shallow view of life and death. Only some of the very "simple" and "uneducated" of those interviewed showed any real depth of faith and understanding of the Scriptural promises of life after death. Many of the characters are "cultured despisers" of the Christian message and "organized" religion. This book has so little to offer the reader, I'm embarrassed to even list it for sale on Amazon.

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Summary: Living life the best we can
Review: This book is a frank discussion of the subject that nobody wants to discuss: death. We all know it is coming, yet absolutely nobody knows what it will be like. We all have our ideas, based on our religion, our life experiences, our general outlook on life. That is what this book chronicles. Since nobody really knows for sure, the best way to face death is to gather as many opinions as possible. Studs Turkle does that for us in this book, gathering personal reflections from a vast diversity of people (including himself) covering the whole spectrum. When my wife almost died at 33 years old a few years ago, I was forced into thinking about death and what lies beyond a little sooner than I had hoped. This book helped me understand that death is not something you can control, so you might as well accept the inevitability and live you life the best you can. Some of the stories resonated deeply with me, while others I honestly skipped over, but I am sure there is something here that speaks to almost everyone.

Rating:
Summary: Living life the best we can
Review: This book is a frank discussion of the subject that nobody wants to discuss: death. We all know it is coming, yet absolutely nobody knows what it will be like. We all have our ideas, based on our religion, our life experiences, our general outlook on life. That is what this book chronicles. Since nobody really knows for sure, the best way to face death is to gather as many opinions as possible. Studs Turkle does that for us in this book, gathering personal reflections from a vast diversity of people (including himself) covering the whole spectrum. When my wife almost died at 33 years old a few years ago, I was forced into thinking about death and what lies beyond a little sooner than I had hoped. This book helped me understand that death is not something you can control, so you might as well accept the inevitability and live you life the best you can. Some of the stories resonated deeply with me, while others I honestly skipped over, but I am sure there is something here that speaks to almost everyone.