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Dancing with Mister D: Notes on Life and Death

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This book is great and certainly not just for medical boffins. I almost felt guilty for being so entertained - almost. Quite literally couldn't put it down. What a great writer - I want him to do more and more and more please!

Bert Keizer has written this wonderfully reflective book for those of us who may not have the privilege of spending time in intimate contact with people aware that they are near the end of their life. I found it thouroughly enjoyable and truly inspiring. If you have any interest in medicine, euthanasia, bioethics or what it is to be mortal I warmly recommend that you read it. Congratulations Dr.Keizer.

This sardonic look at death and dying and the medical establishment by a Dutch M.D. who works in a nursing home is the best book I've read all summer. Very entertaining, funny, thought provoking and poignant. He talks about his feelings in helping terminally ill patients take their own lives. This doctor majored in philosophy as an undergraduate and ponders life's big questions in this slender volume.

A truly intimate bedside companion to death and dying -each and all - one by one. What a great book.
And how human we all are and how little the consolation of philosophy!

Dr. Bert Keizer really held my attention with this book he is an anwesome writer and I really enjoyed this book from the first page. He is ruggedly honest and fair to his patients, even kind and gentle when they are dying.I enjoyed the humor, the brutal honesty, and the intellectual integrity of this beautiful and insightful book.

My only complaint is the translation from Dutch to English is less-than-perfect. It seems that the editor was in a hurry or not interested in the final outcome of this book. But overall it is very great reading!