Title: Morbid Thoughts and the Domino Effect: Passing Thoughts During Cancer
Author: Perry Muse
Publisher: Gatekeeper Press
ISBN: 978-1662925627
Pages: 364
Genre: Prostate Health / Medical Professional Biographies
Reviewed by: Jack Chambers
Hollywood Book Reviews
One of the most difficult battles a person may be forced to fight against is that of a cancer diagnosis. The brutal disease known as Cancer has been a relentless force which has plagued many families over the centuries. Despite the ongoing advancements in medicine and technology, the fight continues over this powerful disease, and the focus for people becomes less on an immediate cure, and more on the fight to beat it, and what we do after we have done so.
In author Perry Muse’s Morbid Thoughts and the Domino Effect: Passing Thoughts During Cancer, the author introduces readers to his personal experiences surviving cancer. From the multiple surgeries which he underwent to combat his prostate cancer, to the emotional weight this battle took on him, to the motivation to move on with life after surviving the cancer itself; this book blends memoir storytelling with motivational speaking to give readers the inspiration and tools they need to face this illness head-on.
The author did an incredible job of finding the right balance between the memoir-style of writing with the realities of cancer and living life with it. The notes of humor and wit the author infused in his own voice into the memoir brought a tone and atmosphere of hope and thoughtfulness to the book, and the imagery in both the writing style and the formatting of the book itself really added to this tone. The author’s backstory and experiences added both relatability and authenticity to the author’s story, allowing readers to feel transported to the author’s life. Many readers who have ever grown up in a primarily feminine driven household, for instance, will love the chapter the author spent recounting the influence the many women in his life had on him over the years, including throughout these experiences on different medications and treatments for cancer which were likened to female experiences.
This is the perfect read for those who enjoy memoirs and non-fiction reads, especially those with a health-based focus and an emphasis on living life with cancer and the treatment of cancer overall. The author’s writing style added an almost cinematic quality to the book, as if the reader was not just reading about these experiences, but watching a documentary of his life as he was living it. The author’s personality was both infectious and bright, as it shined through every page of his work and became the perfect foil to the dread and heartbreak this situation can bring to people in life.
Thoughtful, hopeful, and engaging, author Perry Muse’s Morbid Thoughts and the Domino Effect: Passing Thoughts During Cancer is a must-read non-fiction book on medicine and the treatment of cancer. The knowledge about the treatments and experiences he had throughout his many surgeries and battles with cancer and the way he infuses faith and hope into the medical aspect of this narrative helped balance out the memoir-style of writing that kept readers invested in the author’s tale.