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When Cindy is scheduled for a research experiment that will undoubtedly take her life, David must call upon everything he has learned from Helena to save her. In the explosive courtroom drama that follows, all the threads of Helena's life entwine and tear as Helena and David confront their mistakes, grief, and loss, and discover the only way to save Cindy is to understand what it really means to be human.
Temple Grandin's review quote on the cover includes the sentence: "I was not able to put it down, and I read parts of it twice." Me, too; though I didn't realize she meant, you'd read a page, and as soon as you reached the bottom of it, you'd instantly go back read it again. You don't need any reminding of what was written, but you might as well enjoy the words one more time because you're still in the moment.Very beautiful. Incredibly vividdon't bother making the movie, just read the book and
This one is a book group read, not really my style of book. It wasn't bad, I read it quickly.I felt this book was about loss and grief and the way people and animals deal with this in their lives. I did not pick up on the theme of the healing power of animals until I read other's comments on the book.I liked the fact that the narrator has passed away. Books like that are interesting, giving an unusual insight.Other than that, I don't have much more to comment on. And, no, I don't know the
I finished this book early this morning,like around 2am. And I spent the rest of the night processing what I read. I loved this book, but it broke my heart again and again. Helena,a veterinarian married to a successful attorney has died from metastatic breast cancer. But haunted by the belief that her life was in large part meaningless, she is unable to move on. As she drifts along,she bears witness to her husband's struggle to heal and that effect on her beloved animals. Along the way, she
Without a doubt, the fact that one of my best friends died of cancer five days before this book arrived as one of my library orders, the reality that two other friends are probably in the end stages of their lives and the fact that I am a person who loves and appreciates animals influenced my feelings as I read UNSAID. So this tale narrated by Helena, a 37-year-old vet who has recently died really got me. Helenas viewpoint allows us to watch parallel stories unfold (a technique she uses toward
One of these days I'll be able to read a sad animal boom without crying. But not this book. A real tearjerker. Very interesting concepts on communication, grief and love between the species and between ourselves.
This book smashed into my heart like no other, and I freely admit that I sobbed uncontrollably through the last 25 pages or so. This is a story of great love, great mistakes, great grief and greater happiness.Helena has died from breast cancer but cannot leave this world yet--her guilt holds her. She has to make amends, and she tried to do so until her dying breath, but didn't attain her goal. She must rely on her grieving husband to finish what she started, but that means that he must first
Neil Abramson
Hardcover | Pages: 353 pages Rating: 4.04 | 6899 Users | 1309 Reviews
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Original Title: | Unsaid |
ISBN: | 1599954109 (ISBN13: 9781599954103) |
Edition Language: | English |
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As a veterinarian, Helena had mercifully escorted thousands of animals to the other side. Now, having died herself, she finds that it is not so easy to move on. She is terrified that her 37 years of life were meaningless, error-ridden, and forgettable. So Helena haunts-- and is haunted by-- the life she left behind. Meanwhile, David, her shattered attorney husband, struggles with grief and the demands of caring for her houseful of damaged and beloved animals. But it is her absence from her last project, Cindy-- a chimpanzee who may unlock the mystery of communication and consciousness-- that will have the greatest impact on all of them.When Cindy is scheduled for a research experiment that will undoubtedly take her life, David must call upon everything he has learned from Helena to save her. In the explosive courtroom drama that follows, all the threads of Helena's life entwine and tear as Helena and David confront their mistakes, grief, and loss, and discover the only way to save Cindy is to understand what it really means to be human.
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Title | : | Unsaid |
Author | : | Neil Abramson |
Book Format | : | Hardcover |
Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 353 pages |
Published | : | August 4th 2011 by Center Street (first published January 1st 2011) |
Categories | : | Fiction. Animals. Dogs |
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Ratings: 4.04 From 6899 Users | 1309 ReviewsWrite-Up Appertaining To Books Unsaid
Originally published at my blog Chasing Empty PavementsThe Good: Oh. My. Gawd. This book has some of THE most beautiful sentences ever written. The language was not just beautifully written but there were a few sentences I shivered with how much I felt while reading them. I love the simple sentiment of this sentence, "In a long relationship, there are just some night when you're more in love than others. Whatever it is, you realize that you not only love him, but you're proud to be with him."Temple Grandin's review quote on the cover includes the sentence: "I was not able to put it down, and I read parts of it twice." Me, too; though I didn't realize she meant, you'd read a page, and as soon as you reached the bottom of it, you'd instantly go back read it again. You don't need any reminding of what was written, but you might as well enjoy the words one more time because you're still in the moment.Very beautiful. Incredibly vividdon't bother making the movie, just read the book and
This one is a book group read, not really my style of book. It wasn't bad, I read it quickly.I felt this book was about loss and grief and the way people and animals deal with this in their lives. I did not pick up on the theme of the healing power of animals until I read other's comments on the book.I liked the fact that the narrator has passed away. Books like that are interesting, giving an unusual insight.Other than that, I don't have much more to comment on. And, no, I don't know the
I finished this book early this morning,like around 2am. And I spent the rest of the night processing what I read. I loved this book, but it broke my heart again and again. Helena,a veterinarian married to a successful attorney has died from metastatic breast cancer. But haunted by the belief that her life was in large part meaningless, she is unable to move on. As she drifts along,she bears witness to her husband's struggle to heal and that effect on her beloved animals. Along the way, she
Without a doubt, the fact that one of my best friends died of cancer five days before this book arrived as one of my library orders, the reality that two other friends are probably in the end stages of their lives and the fact that I am a person who loves and appreciates animals influenced my feelings as I read UNSAID. So this tale narrated by Helena, a 37-year-old vet who has recently died really got me. Helenas viewpoint allows us to watch parallel stories unfold (a technique she uses toward
One of these days I'll be able to read a sad animal boom without crying. But not this book. A real tearjerker. Very interesting concepts on communication, grief and love between the species and between ourselves.
This book smashed into my heart like no other, and I freely admit that I sobbed uncontrollably through the last 25 pages or so. This is a story of great love, great mistakes, great grief and greater happiness.Helena has died from breast cancer but cannot leave this world yet--her guilt holds her. She has to make amends, and she tried to do so until her dying breath, but didn't attain her goal. She must rely on her grieving husband to finish what she started, but that means that he must first
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