When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi

This is another one of those books that I probably would not have read without the push to do so for my book club. My club chose it knowing that it was about a doctor who is diagnosed with stage four cancer, and we follow his journey through his treatment until his death. So there were certainly no surprises in reading it. It's received a lot of positive press, and it's well deserved. The book is very well written and the author is incredibly honest about his feelings towards death. The fact that the book is written by a medical doctor who is now the patient and how he sees things differently in this new role..... well, it's a good read and I recommend it. However, I read the whole thing with a lump in my throat knowing what was to come. Very sad but still.... a good book. - June