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Life's That Way

Jim Beaver

Hardcover | Pages: 303 pages

Rating: 4.52 | 1249 Users | 286 Reviews

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Title	:	Life's That Way
Author	:	Jim Beaver
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 303 pages
Published	:	April 16th 2009 by Putnam Adult
Categories	:	Nonfiction. Autobiography. Memoir. Biography

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A special book about the end of one life and the beginning of another.

Life's That Way is a modern-day Book of Job. In August 2003, Jim Beaver, a character actor whom many know from the popular HBO series Deadwood, and his wife Cecily learned what they thought was the worst news possible- their daughter Maddie was autistic. Then six weeks later the roof fell in-Cecily was diagnosed with stage-four lung cancer.

Jim immediately began writing a nightly e-mail as a way to keep more than one hundred family and friends up to date about Cecily's condition. Soon four thousand people a day, from all around the world, were receiving them. Initially a cathartic exercise for Jim, the prose turned into an unforgettable journey for his readers.

Cecily died four months after being diagnosed, but Jim continued the e-mails for a year after her diagnosis, revealing how he and Maddie coped with Cecily's death and how they managed to move forward. Life's That Way is a compilation of those nightly e-mails. Jim's experience is universal for anybody who has lost a loved one. But Life's That Way is not solely about loss. It is an immediate, day-by-day account of living through a nightmare but also of discovering the joy of a child, of being on the receiving end of unthinkable kindness, and of learning to navigate life anew. As Jim says, these are hard-won blessings. But then again, life's that way.

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Original Title:	Life's That Way: A Memoir
ISBN:	0399155643 (ISBN13: 9780399155642)
Edition Language:	English
Characters:	Jim Beaver, Cecily Adams, Madeline Beaver

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Well, I wrote it, so I shan't be reviewing it! I admit, however, to feeling quite positive about it.

This is a hard review for me to write. I should preface this review by saying a couple things. Firstly, I don't tend to read non-fiction books. I prefer fantasy to real-life when I am reading. Secondly, I sought out this book originally because I, like many other readers, am a Supernatural fan. I have always loved the character Jim plays, Bobby Singer. Thirdly, I never thought that I would willingly read a book that deals with this kind of real life loss.This book is written in real time, so

This book touched me a way I didn't expect. I expected it to be sad and I expected it to be hard to read what I didn't expect was how much it influenced my thoughts. The honest feelings shared within these pages really will influence my life. There were so many phrases, experiences that left me with a better appreciation for life and for those I love. Nobody is perfect, nobody has no regrets but I think its clear you never truly understand what you have till its gone. I feel better for having

It looks like it took me a long time to read this book, but that's because I had to put it down for a little while mid way through.Jim Beaver writes so honestly and openly in his book, it's heart breaking yet so full of love at the same time. Jim made me wish I knew his wife Cecily Adams, and his love for his wife was so beautiful. This book made me cry many times, and pulled at my heart lots. I put it down as a definite read for all.

I knew going into this that it was going to pull at my heartstrings and have me crying. What I didn't expect was to ride the roller-coaster that is this book. Knowing that these were letters that Mr. Beaver sent out to friends and family and watching the narrative evolve was powerful stuff. I felt as if I were intruding on something private and precious. I felt as if I were watching Maddie grow and found myself shocked and uncertain when Cecily fate finally happened. What surprised me the most

Read this in one sitting, now feel so emotionally wrung out. It might sound wrong to say I enjoyed this book due to the content, but this book left me ultimately full of hope, Hope for Jim and his beautiful sounding daughter, for the life they will forge together after their loss. The loss of Cec seems to have left a huge hole and one Jim is free to admit affects him when he least expects it, but one he is aware of, which to me sounds healthy, I expected this book to be a 'life is unfair' and a

Every now and then I come across a book that resonates so deeply with me I feel its touch for years to come. I suspect Life's That Way is one of those rare and wonderful novels. I could make the grand statement that this book changed my life, and I'm sure it would come off sounding like a load of bull, but it would also be true. It has been one year, one month, and 21 days since I lost a person I loved dearly, and not a week goes by that I don't think of her in some way. The lessons I've learned