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I am grateful for the gift of this memior. I see that I was making a good death, that I encouraged my cousin and a friend who both died within months of each other. I gave them what I had to share about my journey back to health, and let them go when they said that they had enough.
I so completely understand where Dr Kalanithi says "human knowledge is never contained in one person" (pg 172). Science and thinking and praying can take us only so far, so sanity requires silence and acceptance of wh ...more
I so completely understand where Dr Kalanithi says "human knowledge is never contained in one person" (pg 172). Science and thinking and praying can take us only so far, so sanity requires silence and acceptance of wh ...more
I won an ARC of this book through a Goodreads giveaway.
I enjoyed this book a lot more than I did Death Be Not Proud, a book similar in subject that we were forced to read in school. When Breath Becomes Air is not sappy, and does not turn its author, Paul, into a saint.
The majority of this book, written by Paul Kalanithi as he was living out his last year, deals with the nature of mortality, and the author's experiences going from being a neurosurgeon and dealing with death as a part of his pro ...more
I enjoyed this book a lot more than I did Death Be Not Proud, a book similar in subject that we were forced to read in school. When Breath Becomes Air is not sappy, and does not turn its author, Paul, into a saint.
The majority of this book, written by Paul Kalanithi as he was living out his last year, deals with the nature of mortality, and the author's experiences going from being a neurosurgeon and dealing with death as a part of his pro ...more
I honestly don't know if I liked it. I am giving it 4 stars because objectively speaking, this memoir has wonderful language, intellectual depth, and obvious passion. I also love the idea of a written account of a person's disease progression and struggles with imminent death. Paul Kalanithi made me feel for him. But, I could never get past this inherent arrogance that came along with his recounts of his medical training and day-to-day activities in the hospital. I wanted to be excited for him.
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it was a fantastic book about life that am writing down quotes from it to remember to live. The author was caring and gave me things to think about. cried in parts and that is a great book for me
Heartbreaking but comforting in recognizing the importance of accepting death, an ending none of us will escape.
Apr 23, 2017
Melanie
marked it as to-read
Sep 20, 2018
Chrissie
marked it as to-read
