When breath becomes air

By: Paul Kalinath   

Pages: 225

Biography, Inspiration

My recommendation: 9 / 10

Date read: 10th Jul'17

Brief review: The biggest truth of life is death and yet we take life for granted. It is only when we face a near death experience our perspective of life changes. The key is to wake up before it is too late. Imagine a scenario when you give life to people and one fine day find yourself at the crossroad of fighting for your own life. A top neuro-scientist (Paul Kalanithi) suffers terminal illness at the age of 36 and this book is a memoir of his own life, illness and experiences thereof. The feeling to witness death from a short distance and the meaning of life and time in such a situation. Though the undertone of the book is painful and grim but it leaves the reader with a lot of inspiration to live well and value life. An emotional, heartbreaking but a beautiful read.