Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi

33 reviews

asen123's review

emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.75

Beautifully written. It highlights so many ideas about death, the relationship between patient and doctor, and purpose. The epilogue is gut punching. The story is so beautiful and heartfelt. It’s incredible. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Cancer, Chronic illness, and Death

parasolcrafter's review

emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

5.0

i needed a good chunk of time to let this book sit with me because it was soooo impactful, and much more than i had prepared myself for. its just...living in its rawest state; learning to know a man in his own words as he comes to terms with his life in the past, present, but not future as hes very quickly dying...its a lot to read about but Paul Kalanithi had such a way with words and for that many people will always be grateful to him and he'll always be remembered. i wish the best to his family 💖

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cancer, Chronic illness, Medical content, Pregnancy, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Terminal illness, and Suicide

puterica's review against another edition

emotional informative sad medium-paced

5.0

Banyak istilah kedokteran yang kurang bisa dipahami, tapi secara keseluruhan narasi dari Paul udah enak bgt utk diikuti. Buku ini ngingetin aku sm banyak hal yg seharusnya aku prioritasin. And im bawlinh my eyes out reading the epilogue😭

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Cancer

Moderate: Suicide

sabrinas's review

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Grief, Chronic illness, Medical content, Death, Cancer, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Infertility, Excrement, Addiction, Suicide, Dementia, Car accident, and Blood

theverycraftyvegan's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

5.0

I cannot stress this enough, if you’re reading/listening to this book be fully prepared to cry. A friend recommended I not listen to this audiobook while driving because I would need to pull over and cry. I heeded that advice and I listened at home—alone—and I openly wept. 

Paul’s words were very clinical at times but never cold or without emotion. This was his life’s story about his education, career, and personal life but most importantly it’s about how he continued to live even though he knew he was dying. 

Lucy’s epilogue absolutely wrecked me. 

Paul: ”I’m ready.” 

Lucy: “I climbed into the last bed we’d share.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Medical trauma, Terminal illness, Grief, Chronic illness, Death, and Medical content

Moderate: Infertility and Pregnancy

Minor: Vomit

pezfilledcookies's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Cancer, and Chronic illness

esimplicity's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Death, Chronic illness, Medical content, and Cancer

Minor: Pregnancy and Suicide

cacoethas's review

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

Without spoiling too much, this book is an amazing, reflective read. Going through the narrator's life as he copes with something new and daunting and watching it unravel is definitely eye-opening, and the ending made me sob for an entire half an hour. A beautifully written memoir.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Grief, and Cancer

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Vomit

emgovan's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Terminal illness

Minor: Child death, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pregnancy

laurenjbb's review

challenging emotional inspiring sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Cancer, Vomit, Violence, Terminal illness, Medical content, Gore, Excrement, Chronic illness, Death, and Alcohol