Sick: A Memoir by Porochista Khakpour

Sick: A Memoir

Porochista Khakpour

272 pages first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction health memoir reflective slow-paced

Description

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

emotional 64%
reflective 64%
sad 64%
dark 56%
challenging 40%
informative 36%
tense 20%
hopeful 12%
inspiring 8%
mysterious 4%

Pace

slow 56%
medium 44%

Average rating

3.4

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