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Diane Walker asked this question about When Breath Becomes Air:
It looks a little depressing, what did you think?
Anna I've experienced profound loss in my life - and I picked this book up with the fear that it would "trigger" me back into deep grief. It didn't. In fac…moreI've experienced profound loss in my life - and I picked this book up with the fear that it would "trigger" me back into deep grief. It didn't. In fact by exploring the richness of even a short life, and by reminding the reader that death is a certainty for everyone, I found it comforting. Lucy Kalanithi's afterword was also wonderful for a griever to read: She expressed eloquently the richness of the relationship that continues after death.(less)
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When Breath Becomes Air
by Paul Kalanithi
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