When Breath Becomes Air

Goodreads page My rating: 5 out of 5 My review: Severe illness is not life-altering, it’s life-shattering. Less of an epiphany and more like someone had just firebombed the path forward. There is no hiding from death. This book certainly doesn’t shy away from the message. I feel this will not really be a spoiler, as you’ll learn in the preface, the author is no longer alive. Speaking of the preface - there is a phrase that repeatedly came to my mind as I read this book - a prose poem. …

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Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard

Goodreads page My rating: 4 out of 5 My review: It was quite fun watching the seasons change with the author. It certainly helps to have a vivid imagination while reading this book. It is full of trivia and biological information which I would not expect in a book about beauty of nature. But it shows the “ugly” side as well and shows that we can enjoy even those brutal, inexplicable parts of it. …

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Prophet by Kahlil Gibran

Goodreads page My rating: 5 out of 5 My review: This is a small book full of big and beautiful ideas, masterfully weaved together. It spoke to me on many levels much like [b:The Alchemist|865|The Alchemist|Paulo Coelho|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1287827991s/865.jpg%7C4835472]. Full of life, love, desire, joy and sorrow. Even in the darkest corners this book is full of life. Don’t be misled by shortness of this book. It deserves to be read slowly. And multiple times. …

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