This book was a marvel. I don't typically read non-fiction that is about someone's life, but after hearing so many great things about When Breath Becomes Air I decided to try it out as an audiobook from my local library. This book had me thinking about questions bigger than myself, considering the intersections between life and death, and really taking into consideration what makes us whole as people and what my own important works are. It also sparked some really great conversation with my parents about what their lives have been and what they think of our human experience (they are both in their later 50s). 

I don't usually read books that I know will make me upset or emotionally drained, but this book was worth the tears. I nearly had to pull over on my drives at certain points because I was weeping after thinking about the questions that Paul was raising in this book. And the epilogue!? By far one of my favorite parts of the entire memoir. I even bought this book for a friend when I was only 40% of the way in to it because I needed to share it with someone. This book will keep me thinking for a long time.