When Breath Becomes Air
2 journalers for this copy...
Journal Entry 1 by 
crimson-tide
from Balingup, Western Australia Australia on Friday, April 16, 2021
crimson-tide from Balingup, Western Australia Australia on Friday, April 16, 2021
At the age of thirty-six, on the verge of completing a decade's training as a neurosurgeon, Paul Kalanithi was diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer. One day he was a doctor treating the dying, the next he was a patient struggling to live.
When Breath Becomes Air chronicles Kalanithi's transformation from a medical student asking what makes a virtuous and meaningful life into a neurosurgeon working in the core of human identity - the brain - and finally into a patient and a new father.
What makes life worth living in the face of death? What do you do when when life is catastrophically interrupted? What does it mean to have a child as your own life fades away?
Paul Kalanithi died while working on this profoundly moving book, yet his words live on as a guide to us all. When Breath Becomes Air is a life-affirming reflection on facing our mortality and on the relationship between doctor and patient, from a gifted writer who became both.
Journal Entry 2 by crimson-tide at Balingup, Western Australia Australia on Monday, October 11, 2021
crimson-tide at Balingup, Western Australia Australia on Monday, October 11, 2021
Written with such grace and elegance, while at the same time being raw and honest. The result is heartbreaking, sobering and profound, as well as being profoundly moving. His thoughtful and intelligent approach to the issues leaves the reader with much to think about.
An absolutely worthwhile read.
Journal Entry 3 by crimson-tide at Balingup, Western Australia Australia on Monday, November 8, 2021
crimson-tide at Balingup, Western Australia Australia on Monday, November 8, 2021
Released 2 yrs ago (11/9/2021 UTC) at Balingup, Western Australia Australia
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Chosen from the OZ VBB by book-a-neer so off across the continent.
Received this last month but forgot to register. Sorry.
