karimorton33's review against another edition
4.0
I enjoyed this book, it was such a personal look into someone's life with cancer. I also really enjoyed his wife's piece at the end. (Read for Central Book Club)
thewordsdevourer's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0
meditative and powerful, when breath becomes air journeys kalanithi's confrontation with his own close mortality, bringing to ironic physical fruition his lifelong reflection on life and death.
detailing his time in med school, the subsequent residency, and his diagnosis and treatment, kalanithi weaves the tale of a man in the unwanted yet unique position of being both a doctor and a patient, providing a rare POV of being on both sides of medical care. the memoir is seeped w/ an undercurrent of calm and mulling, all held tgt by kalanithi's poignant writing. im v glad that he's written and left this book as part of his legacy.
detailing his time in med school, the subsequent residency, and his diagnosis and treatment, kalanithi weaves the tale of a man in the unwanted yet unique position of being both a doctor and a patient, providing a rare POV of being on both sides of medical care. the memoir is seeped w/ an undercurrent of calm and mulling, all held tgt by kalanithi's poignant writing. im v glad that he's written and left this book as part of his legacy.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical content, Death, Terminal illness, and Cancer
Moderate: Pregnancy, Grief, and Blood
Minor: Suicide and Child death
smrankin5's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0
ktxx22's review against another edition
5.0
Man this book tried to take me out as well. It’s a nonfiction book by a man diagnosed with terminal cancer. Coming to terms with death and what is important vs. what isn’t. It’s beautiful and sad and definitely life changing in regards to how you view death and living the life you have been given.
papervoyage's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
5.0
elinceciliacarlsson's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
sophaloph's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.75
I loved this book. it’s a quick read but very impactful. will keep thinking about it for a long time.
hannahfalcone's review against another edition
4.0
Met dikke tranen in de metro las ik de laatste pagina’s van dit boek.
De oprechtheid over de fragiliteit van de dood en hoe hier nooit de juiste handeling voor is, zowel als dokter als patiënt, toont aan hoe wij als mens nergens op voorbereid kunnen zijn. (Iets wat wij misschien ook helemaal niet moeten willen.)
Juist deze onzekerheid en onwetendheid laten ons leven op de manieren die voor ons uitgestippeld zijn.
Dit boek gaf me het vertrouwen dat de dood iets flexibels is, iets wat geen einde kent, maar altijd vloeibaar is en doorleeft.
“I was searching for a vocabulary with which to make sense of death, to find a way to begin defining myself and inching forward again.”
“And so it was literature that brought me back to life during this time.”
De oprechtheid over de fragiliteit van de dood en hoe hier nooit de juiste handeling voor is, zowel als dokter als patiënt, toont aan hoe wij als mens nergens op voorbereid kunnen zijn. (Iets wat wij misschien ook helemaal niet moeten willen.)
Juist deze onzekerheid en onwetendheid laten ons leven op de manieren die voor ons uitgestippeld zijn.
Dit boek gaf me het vertrouwen dat de dood iets flexibels is, iets wat geen einde kent, maar altijd vloeibaar is en doorleeft.
“I was searching for a vocabulary with which to make sense of death, to find a way to begin defining myself and inching forward again.”
“And so it was literature that brought me back to life during this time.”
daphne_k's review against another edition
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
3.5