When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi

When Breath Becomes Air

Paul Kalanithi with Abraham Verghese (Contributor)

247 pages first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
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"Finishing this book and then forgetting about it is simply not an option ... Unmissable". (New York Times). At the age of thirty-six, on the verge of completing a decade's training as a neurosurgeon, Paul Kalanithi was diagnosed with inoperable l...

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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 11%

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