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The Last Leaves Falling
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It's well known among my friends that I don't shed a tear easily. I may feel sad, but to actually cry, well, that requires a colossal amount of pain. To this day, fewer than five books have made me weep. The Last Leaves Falling got me curled up in bed, nearly sobbing myself to sleep. I had a feeling that might be the case early on in the book, but, since I wasn't reading it all in one go, I was fairly certain I wouldn't cry. Clearly, I was very wrong.
What I also did not expect was the feeling at the end of it. The desire to get out of bed, even though it was three in the morning, to tell all my loved ones what they mean to me, and most of all, to live. Have no doubts. This is one very powerful book.
The Last Leaves Falling tells the story of Sora, a Japanese teenager with ALS (if those letters remind you of the Ice Bucket Challenge, it's because they're connected), as he looks for comfort on the internet and in the words of dying samurai. It deals with the stigma towards the ill: the badly conceived sentences, the looks of pity and shame, the idea that they serve the purpose of reminding able bodied people of how lucky they are, among others. It tells us what it's like for your body to fail you more and more every day as if you weren't the person commanding it. It shows how different it is to face death alone and with friends who care; and how, despite everything, there is always a light at the end of the tunnel.
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(back in December 2014)
Even though I’ve never done a gif review before, I just felt like I had to for The Last Leaves Falling. I loved this book too much not to give you a look into what I thought of it asap. I’ll publish a full review closer to the publishing date, but as of now, I’ll share this.
At the beginning
When Sora finds friends
When Sora makes the decision
At the end
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What I also did not expect was the feeling at the end of it. The desire to get out of bed, even though it was three in the morning, to tell all my loved ones what they mean to me, and most of all, to live. Have no doubts. This is one very powerful book.
The Last Leaves Falling tells the story of Sora, a Japanese teenager with ALS (if those letters remind you of the Ice Bucket Challenge, it's because they're connected), as he looks for comfort on the internet and in the words of dying samurai. It deals with the stigma towards the ill: the badly conceived sentences, the looks of pity and shame, the idea that they serve the purpose of reminding able bodied people of how lucky they are, among others. It tells us what it's like for your body to fail you more and more every day as if you weren't the person commanding it. It shows how different it is to face death alone and with friends who care; and how, despite everything, there is always a light at the end of the tunnel.
read more
--
(back in December 2014)
Even though I’ve never done a gif review before, I just felt like I had to for The Last Leaves Falling. I loved this book too much not to give you a look into what I thought of it asap. I’ll publish a full review closer to the publishing date, but as of now, I’ll share this.
At the beginning
When Sora finds friends
When Sora makes the decision
At the end
read more
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