When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi

When Breath Becomes Air

Paul Kalanithi with Abraham Verghese (Contributor)

229 pages first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
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For readers of Atul Gawande, Andrew Solomon, and Anne Lamott, a profoundly moving, exquisitely observed memoir by a young neurosurgeon faced with a terminal cancer diagnosis who attempts to answer the question What makes a life worth living? At th...

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Moods

emotional 85%
reflective 77%
sad 76%
inspiring 60%
hopeful 29%
informative 28%
challenging 24%
dark 8%
tense 4%
funny 2%

Pace

medium 57%
fast 31%
slow 10%

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4.4

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