Ten small books with black covers to read when you have a year or less left to live

1.
The Death of Ivan Ilyich
The Death of Ivan Ilyich 4.14 avg rating β€” 205,042 ratings
2.
A Cup of Sake Beneath the Cherry Trees
A Cup of Sake Beneath the Cherry Trees 3.74 avg rating β€” 3,532 ratings
3.
Man's Search for Meaning
Man's Search for Meaning 4.37 avg rating β€” 832,412 ratings
4.
Mortality
Mortality 4.12 avg rating β€” 29,012 ratings
5.
The End of Everything
The End of Everything 4.26 avg rating β€” 12,202 ratings
6.
Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End 4.49 avg rating β€” 210,889 ratings
7.
Letters to a Young Poet
Letters to a Young Poet 4.28 avg rating β€” 113,840 ratings
8.
The Art of Dying Well: A Practical Guide to a Good End of Life
The Art of Dying Well: A Practical Guide to a Good End of Life 4.28 avg rating β€” 1,556 ratings
9.
Dying in the Twenty-first Century: Toward a New Ethical Framework for the Art of Dying Well
Dying in the Twenty-first Century: Toward a New Ethical Framework for the Art of Dying Well 3.90 avg rating β€” 10 ratings
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Bearing the Unbearable: Love, Loss, and the Heartbreaking Path of Grief
Bearing the Unbearable: Love, Loss, and the Heartbreaking Path of Grief 4.40 avg rating β€” 2,308 ratings