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Plot: When Breath Becomes Air is a non-fiction novel written by Paul Kalanithi. For context, Paul is at the end of his neurosurgery residency. He has been pursuing the medical field for almost 11 years, when he is diagnosed with lung cancer. This novel explores his journey into the neurosurgery field and why he decided to study the brain. In the Part I of When Breath Becomes Air, Paul revisits his childhood and reflects on his career in college and med school. When he was growing up, he desperately wanted to be a writer; however, his desire changed, and he decided to go into medicine. This part continues to explore his experiences in college, in a scientific laboratory, and in residency. In Part II, Paul revisits the scene where he discovers that he has lung cancer; however, shortly after this, the doctors realize the cancer is treatable because of a small mutation in the cancerous cells. Paul began to regain hope because of the doctors’ discovery. After chemotherapy, Paul’s doctors ...

  (The reason why this is the 3rd book is because this is the only book I could find at the Champaign Public Library) March: Book 3 by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell March: Book 3 is an insightful graphic novel, in which it follows real historical events significant to Black History, following the partial perspective of John Lewis, a former U.S Representative. In this novel, it doesn't sugar-coat the narrative and tells things like they were in an accurate and straight-forward manner.  Picketers, the Baptist Street Church Bombing, how voting registration was specifically rigged against African-American people, even the violent beatings of innocent people doing things as simple as sitting in the same diner as those of a different race than them.  The illustrations in the novel as well are specifically intriguing, as they convey a grim and dark tone. I personally think that the lack of color, only with black and white being prominent, in itself is symbolic ...