ABC: When Breath Becomes Air
Slate Books
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The Importance of Being an Effective Doctor
The book is about a doctor who tries to help his patients understand what they are going through. The author says he felt like the character was constantly reaching for the most meaningful possible thing in life, even though he couldn't always get there. "I think it's actually in some ways a highly inauthentic moment because you're as a patient in this world that's so foreign to you," she said.
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