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The Top Five Regrets of the Dying: A Life Transformed by the Dearly Departing Paperback – 2 Mar 2012

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  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Hay House UK (2 Mar. 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1848509995
  • ISBN-13: 978-1848509993
  • Product Dimensions: 13.5 x 1.5 x 22 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (147 customer reviews)
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heart-rending (The Sunday Times)

About the Author

Through her work Bronnie Ware weaves delightful tales of real life observations and experience. Using gentleness, honesty and humour, Bronnie celebrates both the strength and vulnerability of human nature. Her message is a positive and inspiring one.

As well as performing her own songs, Bronnie runs an online personal growth and songwriting course, writes a well-loved blog called Inspiration and Chai, including articles that have been translated into several languages, and is the author of the full-length memoir, The Top Five Regrets of the Dying: A Life Transformed by the Dearly Departing. www.bronnieware.com

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1.0 out of 5 starsJe ne regrette rien - except spending money on this nonsense
By Pacharan on 29 May 2017
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Oh dear, where to start? This isn't the usual type of book I read, I had to buy this for book club. Now, I don't mind having my literary horizons stretched. But this is just dreadful, from beginning to end. I am going to need a whole bucket of Prosecco to get through the discussion....
1) The writing is appalling. Truly awful. Sentence structure, punctuation, meaning, all garbled, or missing, or battered senseless in the stream of consciousness style.
2) The book is not about the dying. It's about Bronnie. Be prepared to hear a LOT about Bronnie, her life and her view of the universe, in which the sun shines out of her smug empathetic behind and the rest of the planets revolve entirely around her. Actually Bronnie should try looking up the definitions of "empathy" and "sympathy"because I think she has them rather confused. "Empathy" is putting yourself in someone else's shoes, not wittering on endlessly about how stuff makes YOU feel. The dying are just bit-part players, simply useful vehicles sent to assist Bronnie with little revelations in her quest for enlightenment and personal fulfillment. In fact, in Bronnie-World, all the people or animals that she encounters are sent as "signs", or to thwart or aid her in some way. At no time does she seem self-aware enough to attempt any in-depth reflection into the possibility that some issues may be caused by her own self-obsessed actions and attitudes, instead she snarks away about the negativity of family and colleagues while cheerfully quoting a patient as saying "Playing the victim is a toxic waste of time that not only repels other people, but also robs the victim of ever knowing true happiness."
3) The book is both repetitive and not deep enough.Read more ›
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1.0 out of 5 starsThe 5 Regrets of Reading This Book
By Jack Stuart on 7 May 2017
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1. Regret, the chapter headings are more interesting than the book.
2. Regret Bronnie Ware is not a writer. I'd seen a summary of her thoughts on the dying in a Guardian article. That article is better than this book, probably because it wasn't written by her. Think the summary idea got taken up by the media and she got much publicity.
3. Regret the book is mis-named. It's not so much about the regrets of the dying but a wordy, saccharine diary of her own struggles.
4. Regret it has no rigor. It could have had substance.
5. I didn't finish it. I don't regret that ...
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5.0 out of 5 starsWonderful Read
By Mr J Makinson-Sanders on 24 May 2017
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A compelling and heart warming read. Everyone should read this book and listen to the wisdom bestowed by those with the best view on the importance of life.
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1.0 out of 5 starsPoorly written though some interesting experiences
By Anna on 3 Mar. 2014
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Hmm. Honestly I had to force myself to finish this book. I'm afraid that it's long and poorly written, all tell and no show, and very repetitive. The author has clearly led a very a troubled life, from drug problems in her youth to depression and several suicide attempts (or at least plans). I'm happy for her that she seems finally to have found her own form of peace and happiness, and in a way I think the book is a kind of therapy for her. She has also had rare insight into the regrets of the dying, having worked in palliative care with many "dear" men and women.

The top five regrets of the dying are incredibly important lessons and we would all do well listening to them before it's too late:
(1) I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.
(2) I wish I didn’t work so hard.
(3) I wish I’d had the courage to express my feelings.
(4) I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends.
(5) I wish I’d let myself be happier.
Read them, think about what they mean, and try to live your life to avoid such regrets. But beyond that, I wouldn't recommend that you read this book..
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2.0 out of 5 starsRead the article and avoid the book.
By Flimo on 20 Oct. 2015
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When I saw this book it was perfect timing. At a crossroads in my life and needing some perspective I thought it would be the ideal reading matter. Like many people I had seen the Guardian article and this had stuck with me, it was powerful; removing some of the cultural veil we use to distance ourselves from death and reminding me just how often I have my head up my bum. To find the book meant that I could double, triple, this effect and really gain something important.
Unfortunately the opposite happened. For a book that so much wants to deliver good into the world I feel a bit unkind giving it a low score, so 1 star is for the book and 1 star is to be kind. The author obviously worked hard on it, but people might spend hard earned money only to be disappointed so its hard to know what to do; an ethical dilemma. The thing is, I couldn't finish it, so I can't be dishonest. The original article is fantastic and I urge you to find it, seek a bit of perspective, and let it work its magic on you. But the book is not worth it - it doesn't have the same impact because it's not really about the same thing. This book is about Bronnie.
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5.0 out of 5 starsdeeply moving
By Kathiea on 17 April 2017
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very moving and inspiring. I found myself recommending it to a friend who has just lost a friend.
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4.0 out of 5 starstouching, well written and thought provoking
By Ryan Vandeput VINE VOICE on 21 Dec. 2015
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As a Registered Nurse for 16 years, dying and death was an inevitable part of my career, particularly in my most recent work in elderly medicine and then palliative care. So when a friend recommended this book to me, I just jumped right in without knowing too much beyond the title. I wasn't expecting so much memoir/autobiography from the author. At times it was wonderful and at times I felt as if it interrupted the story. But overall an incredibly beautiful reminder and message. Two regrets struck me most. One was from people who wished they had the courage to be themselves, to be true to themselves. This is a theme which comes around in my life very often, and a message I need to take to heart. The other was about keeping touch with friends. I've never been very good at cultivating and keeping close friendships. I know that quantity is less important than quality, but I would do well to really evaluate the people who are important, who know me best and will be there in the long run, and be sure to put in the work to keep the friendship alive. At the close of the book she uses an analogy about a lightbulb and muck. While I get it, I thought that went on a bit too much. But the experiences she shared about her palliative clients are touching, well written and thought provoking.
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