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It's Always Something Paperback – July 1, 2000

by Gilda Radner (Author)
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The autobiography of the late Saturday Night Live comedienne and wife of Gene Wilder chronicles her losing battle with cancer and celebrates her triumphs in the cruel face of disease. Reprint.
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    July 1, 2000
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    038081322X
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"Death Be Not Proud: The Book Remains A Victorious Volume." -- --Detroit Free Press

"Extraordinarily Candid...A Testament To Her Courage And Comedic Spirit." -- --Chicago Tribune

"Touching and Witty." -- --USA Today

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Gilda Radner was a gifted comic and one of the original Not For Prime Time Players of Saturday Night Live. She died of ovarian cancer in May of 1989.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harper Paperbacks; Reprint edition (July 1, 2000)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 038081322X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0380813223
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7.8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.31 x 0.58 x 8 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 754 ratings

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Customers find the book honest and heartwarming. They appreciate the author's unique humor and down-to-earth writing style. Readers describe the content as uplifting, inspiring, and therapeutic. Many find the story touching and emotional, with an incredible tale well-told. The book is described as a must-read for women interested in life stories.

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36 customers mention "Honesty"34 positive2 negative

Customers appreciate the author's candid and emotional writing style. They find her story touching, showing her human side and courage. Readers describe the book as a poignant read about overcoming hardships.

"...It is written by Gilda psychological counselor. I am glad I read this book and highly recommended it." Read more

"...It is about battling hardship - with compassion, humor, humility and most of all, humanity...." Read more

"...Radner told the incredible story of her journey with cancer in a forthright and honest way...." Read more

"...It is both touching and heartfelt. It tells her life story with many photos, including her early comedy days, her courtship and..." Read more

29 customers mention "Humor"29 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the book's humor and honesty. They find it easy to read, down-to-earth, and filled with love and laughter. The story is interspersed with funny anecdotes about her marriage to Gene. Readers appreciate Gilda's ability to make them smile and consider her an entertainer.

"...It is about battling hardship - with compassion, humor, humility and most of all, humanity...." Read more

"An incredibly tearful and humorous book covering the last few years of Gilda's fight with cancer in her own words." Read more

"...there for my sister... Be there and provide comfort, positivity, laughter and love. Thank you Gilda and Gene...You continue to live through all of us!" Read more

"...In the midst of horrible things going on in her life, she has you laughing out loud. I literally could not put the book down...." Read more

28 customers mention "Uplifting content"28 positive0 negative

Customers find the book insightful and inspiring. They say it's therapeutic and helpful for coping with life's trials and tribulations. The author has a strong sense of life and will to live, making life doable.

"...It tends to minimize the impact of the moment and make life doable...." Read more

"...But as it turns out, my Mom was right - this book isn’t just about battling cancer...." Read more

"Reading this book will make you a better person and will help you in caring for loved ones who have cancer...." Read more

"...do to just be there for my sister... Be there and provide comfort, positivity, laughter and love...." Read more

25 customers mention "Heartwarming"22 positive3 negative

Customers find the book heartwarming and emotional. They describe it as a wonderful, tear-jerking read about Gilda's life. The book is described as funny and personal, just like her.

"...The book is a beautiful memoir of the extreme emotions (both positive and negative) of Gilda Radner during her war against the enemy of cancer...." Read more

"An incredibly tearful and humorous book covering the last few years of Gilda's fight with cancer in her own words." Read more

"...It is both touching and heartfelt. It tells her life story with many photos, including her early comedy days, her courtship and..." Read more

"...She manages to make it a heart warming memoir. I" Read more

19 customers mention "Story quality"19 positive0 negative

Customers find the story honest, courageous, and inspiring. They describe it as a great memoir with unique insights. Readers find the book interesting, poignant, and memorable.

"...Radner weaves an honest and courageous story about her last years battling ovarian cancer together with stories about comedy, family and love...." Read more

"Gilda Radner told the incredible story of her journey with cancer in a forthright and honest way...." Read more

"I watched Gilda's documentary a while ago. Memorable. Then Cancer came to my life. I wanted to learn more, to understand, to know how to start...." Read more

"...Her journey was inspiring, courageous, heartbreaking, funny at times and full of love. Her comic performances speak for themselves...." Read more

4 customers mention "Readability"4 positive0 negative

Customers find the book easy to read and recommend it for women.

"...I left it with her daughter and her husband. They seemed interested in reading the book. I thought Gilda Radner was a special actress." Read more

"I think this is a good book for those to read that are interested in knowing what someone goes through when they have cancer or for someone to read..." Read more

"Must read for all women..." Read more

"It’s a great book. All women should read it...." Read more

4 customers mention "Touch"4 positive0 negative

Customers find the book touching. Reviewers say Gilda is open, honest, and funny.

"...It is both touching and heartfelt. It tells her life story with many photos, including her early comedy days, her courtship and..." Read more

"...She opens her soul and allows to touch her heart. I feel grateful to find this testimony." Read more

"...Even after 20+ years it is still touching. She truly fought the good fight." Read more

"It's Gilda - open, honest, funny, touching..." Read more

3 customers mention "Beauty"3 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the book's honesty about cancer and its impact. They find it heartbreaking and uplifting.

"...Oh yeah, and it is also about one hell of a beautiful person." Read more

"...Gilda was a beautiful soul and I am so very thankful to have had the opportunity to read this book...." Read more

"Heartbreaking, honest look of how cancer can change you and affect your loved ones." Read more

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  • The home of Mary and Joseph
    5.0 out of 5 stars An inspiring read
    Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2018
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    For many years I have wanted to read this book simply because of its title. It’s Always Something is a phrase that comes to my mind during life changing, difficult times. It tends to minimize the impact of the moment and make life doable. The book is a beautiful memoir of the extreme emotions (both positive and negative) of Gilda Radner during her war against the enemy of cancer. She goes through her various types of treatments; she becomes ebullient over one and then deeply discourage with it and then tries another and goes through the same cycle. The end of this new addition is a handbook about Gilda’s Club, giving cancer sufferers some clues on how to fight the disease. It is written by Gilda’s psychological counselor. I will keep it in mind if I ever need it. I am glad I read the book and highly recommend it.

    For many years I have wanted to read this book simply because of its title. It’s Always Something is a phrase that comes to my mind during life changing, difficult times. It tends to minimize the impact of the moment and make life doable. The book is a beautiful memoir of the extreme emotions (both positive and negative) of Gilda Radner during her war against the enemy of cancer. She goes through her various types of treatments; she becomes ebullient over one and then deeply discourage with it and then tries another and goes through the same cycle. The end of this new addition is a handbook about Gilda’s Club, giving cancer sufferers some clues on how to fight the disease. It is written by Gilda’s psychological counselor. I will keep it in mind if I ever need it. I am glad I read the book and highly recommend it.

    For many years I have wanted to read this book simply because of the title it's title. It's Always Something is a phrase that sometimes comes to my mind during my life-changing difficult times. It tends to minimize the impact of the moment and make life doable. This book is a beautiful memoir of the extreme emotions, both positive and negative, of Gilda Gilda Radner during her war against the enemy of cancer. She goes through her various types of treatments as she becomes a ebullient over one and then becomes deeply discourage with it and then tries another one and goes through the same cycle. At the end of the new edition of this book is a handbook about Gilda's Club giving cancer sufferers clues on how to fight the disease. It is written by Gilda psychological counselor. I am glad I read this book and highly recommended it.
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  • Sean T. McDonnell
    5.0 out of 5 stars Mourning the Loss of Gilda
    Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2018
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    In 1989, at the age of 15, my family and I moved away from the only home I had ever known and - while it seems almost silly now almost 30 years later - it was devastatingly traumatic to me. My mom had even more on her plate at the time - her two sisters were both dealing with cancer scares. I am sure that is where she had heard of this book, and saw it as not only being a book about battling cancer but also a book simply about battling hardship. So she checked the book out of the library for me in the hopes that it would help guide me through my pain.

    I read the short blurb at the beginning of the book - the Buddhist parable of the man being chased by a tiger and hanging off the cliff by a rope ready to give way. But I wasn’t much of a reader at the time and the book needed to be returned. Interestingly, that little Buddhist parable changed my life - not immediately, but slowly, over decades. I decided recently to re-visit this book as an homage to the path to which it led me. I don’t have cancer, nor is anyone close to me currently suffering from it. But as it turns out, my Mom was right - this book isn’t just about battling cancer. It is about battling hardship - with compassion, humor, humility and most of all, humanity. Oh yeah, and it is also about one hell of a beautiful person.
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  • David Nichols
    4.0 out of 5 stars A book that challenges us to live each day fully
    Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2012
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    Reading this book will make you a better person and will help you in caring for loved ones who have cancer. It may even help you if you fear the ravages of cancer. Radner weaves an honest and courageous story about her last years battling ovarian cancer together with stories about comedy, family and love. She had married Gene Wilder only a few years before she was diagnosed with cancer. After having lost my sister about a year ago to ovarian cancer, I now have a deeper appreciation for the challenges she faced.

    I read this book after a reference in Ambiguous Loss. My favorite quote about life with cancer, "The goal is to live a full, productive life even with all that ambiguity. No matter what happens, whether the cancer never flares up again or whether you die, the important thing is that the days that you have had, you will have lived." 173 Later she writes, "Like my life, this book has ambiguity. Like my life, this book is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what's going to happen next." 237 Radner cared for many other cancer patients but warns, "It is important to realize that you have to take care of yourself because you can't take care of anyone else until you do." 236
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  • AZ Ellen
    5.0 out of 5 stars An incredible tale well told
    Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2024
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    Gilda Radner told the incredible story of her journey with cancer in a forthright and honest way. I think the most important thing I take from this book is the realization that we must learn to live life in the moment and find joy wherever and as often as we can. "It's Always Something" is a perfect title for this book.
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  • Sue
    5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful book!
    Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2024
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    An incredibly tearful and humorous book covering the last few years of Gilda's fight with cancer in her own words.
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  • Mazy
    5.0 out of 5 stars Such an inspirational read
    Reviewed in Canada on February 11, 2024
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    I love love Gilda. I was hoping that this book would have some laugh out loud moments. I thought if anyone could make death funny it would be Gilda. However, her physical and emotional suffering was so great during her ordeal that I found myself closer to tears than laughter. There were some lighter memories but my heart was very heavy after reading her story. The extent of our loss thru her passing will never be known.
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  • T R Barford
    5.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly uplifting read!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 8, 2021
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    A great read! I came across her in a documentary about her life and career. What a woman! There is sadness in the book, as she deals with her cancer, but she tells her story with grace, insight, honesty and much humour! I found myself reading out many parts to my partner, and I chuckled many times over. I would buy this as a gift for others!
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  • Pickledonionspaceraider
    5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 28, 2019
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    Great read x
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  • Jan Sperlich
    4.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed in delivery person
    Reviewed in Canada on December 28, 2021
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    The book arrived in good condition. Very upset that the delivery person did not ring our bell or knock hard enough to make us aware of its arrival. We are very close to a sidewalk and it easily could have been taken.
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  • jmmorgadinho
    5.0 out of 5 stars It deserved to be also in Kindle version!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 8, 2015
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    Sad story, wonderfully written. It really gets you into it
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