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The Last Lecture By Randy Pausch
224 pages
4 hours and 39 minutes listening time
Grade B
If you have not heard of the Last Lecture before, I suggest YouTubing it and watching it. Randy is amazing. He is a man that was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, and is terminal. This story is about how him and his family cope and prepare for his imminent death. I guess I wasn't so into this book because I had previously seen an Oprah special about this, and so I knew about it, how it went, and so on. It is not something you forget easily.
Listening to this book, was just reliving the Oprah special. I wanted to cry, but it is hard to do things like that at work. It is also hard not to re-evaluate your life when you read this book or watch the special.
Anyway, I enjoyed this book, but am only giving it a B because it just made me sad, and I don't like books that make me sad. And I think I preferred the Oprah special more than reading the book because Randy is actually a really great speaker.
And for your watching enjoyment, the link to the Oprah special.
4 comments:
I've heard lots of good things about this book. I need to read it! Everyone says it's really moving. Thanks for sharing, and for the Oprah link! :)
The actual lecture itself, although I am sure it was a condensed one, was what led me to want to read the book. I think they are both just amazing.
Someone e-mailed the lecture to me. You're right he was wonderful, but I'm avoiding sad things for awhile.
Keep going, Randi, but how about something with a happy ending?
I've watched the video, and just read the book a few months ago. I thought it was amazing how much he accomplished in his life....what a legacy he has left! It is awesome how many people he is still impiring!!
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