A REVIEW OF IT SUCKS: I WANT TO LIVEWOULD HELP GREATLY IN EFFORTS TO GET THE WORD OUT THERE AND SELL 1T.
It’s the one I put together in honor of my friend Nick Spooner who died of a brain tumor just before COVID-19 hit. I attributed the authorship to him because it centers around his Facebook entries from diagnosis to death. The title is based on the fact that his last entry before the end was, “This Sucks.” The entries themselves are of interest as they trace his struggles to maintain daily life while adapting to the anticipation of his death. But it’s so much more, what with my intro and comments by a friend and his sister. A quick read (101 pages.), I recommend it for people who may be teaching courses in death and dying, or in gender studies, or just plain people who care. I’m including the link, hoping that will make it easy for you to find.
This little 100 page book was Intended as a memorial to a good man who died too young two months after his diagnosis of glioblastoma multiforme. But this collection of his Facebook entries during that period has become so much more as his struggles and the person he created reach out from the pages along with testimonies and revelations from family and friends about his own gender trials and acceptance.
Today I’m addressing folks like those who teach courses in death and dying, gender issues, personality, social, and developmental psychology, social work, or who work with the terminally ill in settings such as chaplains, Hospice, nursing homes, or hospitals.
The title, IT SUCKS, comes from the last words on Nick’s Facebook page.
At this point I would appreciate reviews, especially those I might quote on the back of the book or in its initial presentation. Given the COVID-19 restraints there will probably not be the book launch I had hoped for at one of his favorite places in Shakopee, Minnesota: Wampach’s restaurant, Turtles Bar and Grill, Pullman’s Club or Babe’s. I’ll just have to find more creative ways, beginning with responses from you or folks to whom you forward this request.
If you are interested in receiving a galley copy for review, please e-mail me a request along with a quick note about your occupation and how you might use the book. Please put “request a galley copy” in the subject line to forgivenessoptions@earthlink.net
And, of course, you are welcome to make a comment right here.
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