It’s Only Temporary: The Good News and the Bad News of Being Alive
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"It’s Only Temporary: The Good News and the Bad News of Being Alive" is a memoir by actor and writer Evan Handler that reflects on his near-fatal battle with leukemia and the insights it gave him into mortality, resilience, and living fully.
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| It’s Only Temporary: The Good News and the Bad News of Being Alive canonical | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | memoir ⓘ |
| about |
Evan Handler
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cancer treatment ⓘ existential reflection ⓘ near-fatal illness ⓘ personal growth ⓘ |
| author | Evan Handler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| explores |
how crisis reshapes priorities
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psychological impact of life-threatening illness ⓘ spiritual questions about mortality ⓘ |
| focusesOnPeriodOfLife |
Evan Handler’s battle with leukemia
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Evan Handler’s recovery from illness ⓘ |
| genre | memoir ⓘ |
| hasCentralConflict |
reconciling fear of death with desire to live fully
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struggle to survive leukemia ⓘ |
| hasSubtitle | The Good News and the Bad News of Being Alive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitle | It’s Only Temporary: The Good News and the Bad News of Being Alive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
fans of Evan Handler
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general adult readers ⓘ readers interested in illness narratives ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryCategory | autobiographical writing ⓘ |
| literaryForm | nonfiction ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
leukemia
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living fully ⓘ mortality ⓘ resilience ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| theme |
confronting death
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gratitude ⓘ hope ⓘ relationships ⓘ the meaning of life ⓘ vulnerability ⓘ |
| tone |
candid
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humorous ⓘ introspective ⓘ |
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