A review by akleake
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

He was frail but not weak. How Paul’s wife Lucy described him and I think it’s a completely accurate summation of the man. 

While I found Paul’s writing to be a little amorphous and philosophical, his wife’s epilogue was so powerful and made such an impact. 

I would have loved to have known Paul as a neurosurgeon and a writer and this book seems to be an embodiment of his life. 

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