Pros & Cons
Pros
It has a profound and deep truth to it. The book comes across as honest and thoughtful. My deepest gratitude for your work.
The book is a memoir of paul kalanithi, a neurosurgeon who was diagnosed with stage-iv lung cancer. It is a wonderfully crafted book on his life as a medical practitioner and what his rapidly deteriorating illness meant for his family and for him. The... Read More
The narrative takes the readers deep into the mystical realm of death. Strong in message, moving tale with depicts pain a doctor has to share with his patients and how it is actual pain that makes you aware of real hardships of a dying man.
A neurosurgeon narrates his life experiences. The insight depicted from an oncology patient is * true.
This is one of the most heartbreaking and yet most uplifting books i have ever read. I’d want others to look at this book not as a maudlin story but rather a burst of bittersweet reality. A heartbreaking yet thought provoking book.
Cons
The mention of an indian beggar was not really needed. The medical jargons are too much intricate and disturbs the smooth competency for non-med readers.
Highlights
Quality
He shares his achievements success reality and his ultimate battle with the disease with the reader
Left me with the same feeling that i had after reading the last lecture and tuesdays with morrie
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It is strange that when you are found to have a terminal decease and the days are numberedwe realize the importance of time and love
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It shows us that man finds everything but gets nothing when he doesnt get breath amidst of air just like surrounded with water but not a single drop to drink
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If it was me or mine undergoing this then what
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Though crying feels almost small and petty in the face of what this book is
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A seeker who then instead chose to examine the brain that keeps asking this question
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Just one liner from paul i am ready ie remove my support give me morphine leave me to his wife and doctors is enough to inspire me on how to make the final transition
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Expected more from the book to understand the mindset of the author when his coundown has started
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Not even the greatest or the best man can escape death n terminal illness when it comes