Sometimes taking things down to a base level is challenging, but Clark does that with F Dying.
Knowing nothing about him prior to this book, what struck me was how someone who has had his life can still struggle with impostor syndrome (me? is that me?) and not be held back.
Moving through obstacles and cheating death - that changes your perspective on things.
While I would say this is not something that many people can truly relate to, mindfullness, meditation, and gratitude serve everyone.

I had no knowledge of the author prior to reading this book. It's a motivational self-help book. Not a whole lot is said here that's all that different from every other self help book out there. What makes it different is the author. I see other reviewers criticize him as a narcissist who's full of himself. I don't agree. At least not here. He does reference his successes... it's a book about him and his journey. So reference to his success is needed to see "how far he fell" and what he overcame.
I actually was pretty surprised how open and honest the author becomes. There's a lot of personal things shared here. There is also a lot of repetition... of his accomplishments as well as of the points he tries to express. A few times this became a bit overly repetitious, but overall I thought it was alright. I believe it takes reading or seeing the same thing a number of times for it to really be learned... so he says many of these things a few times. I also believe that different things will speak to different people so saying the same thing a few different ways may serve to get his point across.
I think this is a good book for a number of reasons... it shows male vulnerability, pain, hurt, love and emotions in general. More of this is needed. I also like how short it is with very simple and easy to understand chapters and lessons. The appendix were also good... not necessary to read, but more in-depth information on gratitude and meditation with explicit, easy instructions.

I really enjoyed reading Dan's story, about his successes and struggles, and hope that a lot of other people will read this as well. Thank you for the opportunity.It was a great read!

Though I admire Mr. Clark for his determination and honesty, I just couldn't get through this book. Clark repeats the same ideas over and over "Me? American Gladiator? Health Nut? Heart Attack? How could this happen?"
Clark is a bit of a narcissist and it shows; he lacks humility; so eager to talk about all his wins (yet act like they mean nothing in the long run).
Accomplishment is part of life; it's what keeps up going - having a goal. Perhaps Clark just let it effect him - but reading the book, it's STILL effecting him; only now he's trying to be an author/speaker.
It lacked humility, warmth, true sincerity.

Life's full of turning points and I gained so much positivity from this book because of the author's decision to live a more fulfilled life after suffering a heart attack. The writing is so simple that it's more conversational. It does not feel so polished that you cannot relate to it and I reckon that's why I reacted to it like I did.
Thank you NetGalley for the eARC. We all need some inspiration and this would indeed shine a light on someone out there.