Sick: A Memoir by Porochista Khakpour

Sick: A Memoir

Porochista Khakpour

272 pages first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction health memoir reflective slow-paced
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In the tradition of Brain on Fire and Darkness Visible, an honest, beautifully rendered memoir of chronic illness, misdiagnosis, addiction, and the myth of full recovery that details author Porochista Khakpour's struggles with late-stage Lyme dise...

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Moods

reflective 68%
emotional 62%
sad 59%
dark 50%
challenging 37%
informative 31%
tense 15%
hopeful 12%
inspiring 6%
mysterious 3%

Pace

medium 51%
slow 48%

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3.37

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