When Breath Becomes Air
Paul Kalanithi
Memoir / Non-Fiction
When Breath Becomes Air
by Paul Kalanithi
—· 232 p· 2016
NYT Bestsellerphilosophicalreflectivehauntingdark
Overview
About
When Breath Becomes Air is a non-fiction autobiographical book written by American neurosurgeon Paul Kalanithi. It is a memoir about his life and illness, battling stage IV metastatic lung cancer. It was posthumously published by Random House on January 12, 2016.
Pages
232
Penguin Random House USA Ex
Linguistic complexity
3/5
Moderate
Thematic complexity
4/5
Rich
Rating
—
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Reader feel
Emotional depth10
Medical Insight10
Existential Reflection10
Prose8
Narration8
Pacing7
Plot twists2
Worldbuilding1
My journey
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