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When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi

52 reviews

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5.0

Devastating

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4.0


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reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

I must say. Paul's part ends on a very somber note. And then Lucy starts to talk at its a heartbreaking gut punch. 

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emotional reflective medium-paced

4.5

This book has some really sad moments and a lot of reflective, thoughtful moments. Glad to have read it.

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5.0

Painful and poignant, I’m not sure if I’ve ever cried this much while reading before. It pushes one to reflect on who we are, how that evolves, and what we can do to make the most of the time we have.

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5.0

I read this book in one day. I couldn't put it down. It's hopefully heartbreaking. One of the themes that kept coming up that I resonated with is the way the healthcare system dulls the empathy of it's professionals. How it's easier to disconnect into the statistics and turn the patient into another number. I found his philosophy on medicine fascinating. 

Our culture doesn't like to discuss death but this does in such a thoughtful way. It's real and honest.  But it's also about living. And how living and dying are connected. Living with the knowledge you are dying. 

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