When writing hits home- a review on the book "When Breath Becomes Air"
When writing hits home It’s a gaping gap between nonfiction- the world of boring words and self-help- and me- a person who is almost addicted to the juicy world of fiction. And I had been commanded to traverse this chasm, by sitting through a memoir with a minimalist cover, which carries the melodramatic name “When Breath Becomes Air”, written by Dr. Paul Kalanithi. And now I’m thankful I undertook this journey, for, this book surpassed anything I’ve ever read. I made no effort to sit through it. I was pulled into its vortex the moment I started reading. The book has been written by a dying man- and nothing, in my opinion, can ever match his precious words. Dr. Paul seamlessly juggles with life and death, as if they were child’s play. He makes the process of getting diagnosed with a terminal illness sound sad - and not depressing. He repeatedly reiterates that that is what life is- it has to end someday. What I really loved about his book is that he very efficiently m...