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When Breath Becomes Air
by Paul Kalanithi
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Paul Kalanithi flexed so hard on all of us and then died.
On a serious note, this book made me reconsider my motivations for pursuing medicine, and it inspired me that even during his final months, he was longing to pursue neurosurgery. No doubt Kalanithi was an amazing writer that just knew how to effectively connect to his readers without the need for excessive, grandiloquent diction albeit his MA in English. Lucy’s epilogue was what really got me, and I sobbed reading about Paul’s final days, his decision to be taken off the ventilator, acceptance of his death, to his last breath on Earth. It was beautiful. I definitely see why it’s kind of like an unspoken requirement to read for pre-med students.
On a serious note, this book made me reconsider my motivations for pursuing medicine, and it inspired me that even during his final months, he was longing to pursue neurosurgery. No doubt Kalanithi was an amazing writer that just knew how to effectively connect to his readers without the need for excessive, grandiloquent diction albeit his MA in English. Lucy’s epilogue was what really got me, and I sobbed reading about Paul’s final days, his decision to be taken off the ventilator, acceptance of his death, to his last breath on Earth. It was beautiful. I definitely see why it’s kind of like an unspoken requirement to read for pre-med students.