Book Review: When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi

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“When Breath Becomes Air" By Paul Kalanithi”, is a powerful book that will touch your heart. 

This Pulitizer Finalist and Finalist for the PEN Center USA Literary Award will make you think about the meaning of life and what's truly important - to YOU. 

The author, Paul Kalanithi, was a neurosurgeon and writer who was diagnosed with terminal cancer at the age of 36. As a doctor, Paul made many lives better and worth living. His profession helped him appreciate the doctor-patient bond. Then, life takes a 180-degree turn, and Paul finds himself on the other side of the relationship. Forced to decide his priorities in the face of the only certainty - death. 

Published posthumously, this Pulitzer Prize finalist was written in a race against time. He shares his story in a beautiful, sad, yet inspiring way.

This book prompts you to contemplate the profound question: “What gives my life meaning?” - a question that will linger in your mind long after you’ve finished reading.

If you decide to read this, let me know which aspect of Paul Kalanithi’s journey resonated with you the most. Let’s chat about this in the comments below. It’s fascinating how life and the search for meaning can connect us all…!

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