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When Breath Becomes Air

Paul Kalanithi, 2016

Medium length, about 228 pages

A young neurosurgeon, dying, asks what makes a life worth living.

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  1. What makes a life worth living, in Kalanithi's eyes, and in yours?
  2. How did his work as a doctor shape the way he faced being a patient?
  3. What did the book leave you wanting to do, or say to someone?

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