When Breath Becomes Air (Audiobook)

from klburnside

When Breath Becomes Air is a memoir by Paul Kalanithi, a neurosurgeon who is diagnosed with terminal cancer at the age of thirty-six. He wrote the books in the final months of his life, and it is his reflection on his experiences as a doctor, his views on what it means to be human, and his coming...

from clamairy

I cried several times while reading When Breath Becomes Air. This one cut a bit close to the bone for me, but not entirely for the reasons one might think. I can only begin to imagine the depth of this man's anger & grief and I'm amazed at how he overcame them to write such a beautiful book with ...

from readerspeak

This was extraordinary. I like what Ann Patchett says about this one: "one of a handful of books I consider to be a universal donor--I would recommend it to anyone, everyone." After finishing, I spent a few hours reading more articles about Kalanithi.

from nbmars

Neurosurgeon Paul Kalanithi died of metastatic lung cancer at age 37. When he was diagnosed with the disease in 2013, he set out to write a memoir, with his wife Lucy adding an Epilogue after his March, 2015 death. Because of his life and this book, his legacy will be ongoing, and it is our privi...

from lgura

When Breath Becomes Air is simultaneously heartbreaking and uplifting. Paul Kalanithi was a physician in his final year of residency in neurosurgery at Stanford when he learned he had advanced lung cancer. His book was his fulfillment of his desire to write of his life, find meaning in what happe...