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You're Not You
You're Not You
Author: Michelle Wildgen
Bec is adrift. It's the summer before her junior year in college. She's sleeping with a married professor, losing interest in her classes, and equivocating about her career. She takes a job caring for Kate, a thirty-six-year-old woman who has been immobilized by ALS. — As it turns out, before the disease Kate was a stylish and commanding ...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780312352295
ISBN-10: 0312352298
Publication Date: 5/30/2006
Pages: 288
Rating:
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
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3.9 stars, based on 19 ratings
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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reviewed You're Not You on + 28 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 8
One of the best books I have read in a long time...I couldn't put it down (stayed up ALL night reading for two days). Wildgen does such an amazing job of brining the characters and situations to life, breathtaking!
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Helpful Score: 5
Wonderful story. I got so wrapped up in it. Read this!
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Helpful Score: 5
An easy to read but sad book about someone with ALS. Tells the story of a caregiver learning how to care for someone with this disease but learns so much about herself and what others are willing to sacrifice in tragedy.
Bibliocrates avatar reviewed You're Not You on + 252 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 5
I really enjoyed reading this book, couldn't put it down. Bec is a college student who has lost her way, having an affair with Liam, a married professor, unsatisfied with her major, and unhappy with her job as a waitress. She finds herself after answering an ad to be a caregiver for a woman named Kate who has ALS, with whom she becomes very close. Kate ends up having a major influence on Bec, who finally breaks it off with Liam, quits school, and persues a career as a chef after learning how to cook while caring for Kate. The ending is thought-provoking, albeit sad. This is a very touching coming-of-age type of story that will make you wonder, "What would I have done?" I highly recommend this book, beautifully written!
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Helpful Score: 5
When Bec takes a job as a caregiver for a woman with ALS, she never guesses that she will be transformed. Not only does she learn to be a caregiver, but she learns about her strength and true heart when faced with the most impossible of situations. You'll feel right at home with Becky and Kate and dread the inevitable ending as much as they do.
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