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I picked up this memoir in the airport bookstore and started reading as I was flying back home. When I started reading I couldn’t really stop , the book is well written, easy to read and follow . Yet , personal , emotional, intimate .. it is Dr. Paul journey but the themes we universal struggle with meaning , drive , identity , life and death.

I will easily give 5/5 simply because of the way it made me feel after reading it … highly recommended 💕

Ps. Trigger warning for death , cancer patients

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emotional sad medium-paced

5.0

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5.0

Everyone wonders what their future will bring and death is the only thing we can say for certain. Whether you are young or old, death is a fact of life. This book is a MUST READ for those interested in working in the medical field. As a future nurse, it is important for me to know and be able to understand to my best ability what others may be experiencing when they are facing death.

Starting as early as his undergraduate studies, Kalanithi has always been curious about death and what it means to live a meaningful life. His career as a neurosurgeon is brusquely interrupted by the news of lung cancer. His understanding of a meaningful life begins to change as his body begins to change with his illness. Kalanithi's memoir beautifully explores the mystery of death and what it means to be dying. I, for one, truly appreciate his memory that he left behind.

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challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective

5.0

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