Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi

31 reviews

majakrmer's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Death of parent, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Cancer, Terminal illness, Death, and Medical content

mikeybjones's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, and Cancer

missmakaela's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Cancer, and Death of parent

clarezillaa's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Cancer, and Medical content

skeptic_hecate's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad fast-paced

3.25

It was a nice and short book, and the history behind it was very moving, however, that what makes it so dissappointing. I found myself wanting to know more about what was not written. I believe the narration is a little bit over the place and it comes like a tad patronizing. I loved Paul, but his writing felt more detached than what I espected in certain points. Still a good read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Cancer

danielleroegner's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad

5.0

Wow. I loved this book. In the wake of my mother-in-law’s death, this book brought me to tears at the beginning and at the end. Such a raw and honest account of what lies between learning about a terminal illness, the hope, the struggle, the reality, and the acceptance. I’m honored to have read this and feel so fiercely near to this understanding of life. Time never is long enough. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Death of parent, and Death

kbremer23's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Terminal illness

bettinablocksberg's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

i flew through this and i cried my eyes out during the epilogue. although not 5 stars, i am glad i finally read this after having this book on my radar for literally 6 years now.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Cancer, and Death of parent

Moderate: Vomit

balfies's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

3.0

Immensely powerful, visceral posthumous memoir by a neuroscientist-neurosurgeon about his shifting philosophies around life and death in the face of his work and his cancer diagnosis. This was truly compelling to read, I finished it in one sitting. He has a very distinct, intelligent voice. Feel like this is one to return to at big moments of hardship and grief in life.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Death of parent, Medical content, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Death, and Suicide

iisa's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Cancer, and Medical content

Moderate: Death of parent