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Pros

When breath becomes air is about life and death. It's about fortitude and acceptance. Paul is a brave man. How many of us have enough courage to realize when it's our turn to be brave?

It's a hauntingly beautiful memoir of a man who was not afraid to live while facing the shadow of impending death. The epilogue by the author’s wife, lucy kalanithi is incredible. Worth buying in hardback.

I am envious of good writers, and kalanthi's prose is awe inspiring. He writes poignantly about his life, as a young man searching for meaning and purpose. He was blessed to have known love in his life.

I am a stage iii melanoma survivor for as long as it allows. My brother was diagnosed with stage iii colon cancer in fall of last year.

American neurosurgeon paul kalanithi was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer at the young age of 35. He was nearing the end of his residency for neurosurgery. In when breath becomes air he ponders questions like, what makes life meaningful enough to go... Read More

Cons

A lot of his philosophical musings are not his but are an amalgam of authors and poets.

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Quality

Paul kalaniti’s book narrates his personal encounter with the intersection of life and death

I could not put this book down and i agree wholeheartedly with the foreword this form of writing sucks you in and makes you wan... Read More

The climax of the book culminates with the birth of his only child in the midst of his rapid decline

I reread and reread pages that stunsooth and sting and have to have one more page before i need to get up and on with the day ahead

Packaging/appearance

The packaging was great delivery was really fast i loved the book and it was good quality no damage

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This product had a total of 101,939 reviews as of our last analysis date on Dec 11 2023.