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I love Kate Bowler's podcast so enjoyed reading this short memoir about her experience of being diagnosed with Stage 4 colon cancer at the age of 35 and the subsequent medical treatment and mistreatment she received. She is not in remission so I knew there was a happy ending!

This was a moving, challenging, beautiful book. For anyone who hates being given cliche easy answers, Kate bowler is a breath of fresh air. I want her to live forever 💔 Loved this. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Well this was beautifully written, heartbreakingly hopeful and thought provoking. A memoir of a young Mom battling cancer. A look at the toxic positivity / hustle culture after a devastating diagnosis from the authors perspective. Really got me thinking about taking things for granted and what really matters to me. 5 🌟 read for me. And boy oh boy can she write 😍

Kind of a sequel to, but also a deepening of Everything Happens…

We live and we are loved and we are gone.

I enjoyed this book and was led to thinking deeply while reading it. In her battling with cancer the author offers much to consider. I found it thoughtful, honest, and encouraging.

Ending the year the same way I began!

“The truth of this pandemic is the truth of all suffering: that it is unjustly distributed.”

So much of her experience resonates with our experience. The pandemic brought home the stark reality that we can not control all things, that suffering is universal. But as middle class Americans, we can pretend otherwise. Cancer forces you to face your mortality but also grab all the joy from each moment.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Kate Bowler‘s life is amazing, & her insights are thoughtful and thought-provoking. Would have included this one on my best of 2021 list if I‘d finished it in time. 😊

My Nov reads - in general, the larger the book, the more I loved it.

I did not know what to expect when I found and advance copy of this book in my pile, but I am glad I gave it a read. Bowler chronicles her cancer diagnosis and treatment and has many words of wisdom about both the medical system and the lies our culture feeds us. This is a great read and I will be passing it on to a friend who is going through something similar (although with a better prognosis). The appendix about clichés was also wonderful.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Gosh, this was a tough, but ultimately, uplifting read. Bowler is open and honest about her experiences with stage 4 colon cancer. Very reflective, and at times terrifying, yet her dark humor and quick wit reiterate what an effective defense/coping mechanism maintaining a sense of humor can be. Bowler thoughtfully touches on faith, ambitions and limitations, and generally being freaking human.

4.5/5

I loved Everything Happens for a Reason, so I was super excited to read No Cure for Being Human. Bowler talks more about her experiences with time and reflection. It goes more in depth to her experience with cancer and the decisions she had to make when a new future of survival opened up to her. It's a wonderful story that reminds you that being human comes with both the tragic and the wonderful.