Sick: A Memoir by Porochista Khakpour

Sick: A Memoir

Porochista Khakpour

272 pages first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction health memoir reflective slow-paced
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In the tradition of Brain on Fire and Darkness Visible, an honest, beautifully rendered memoir of chronic illness, misdiagnosis, addiction, and the myth of full recovery that details author Porochista Khakpour's struggles with late-stage Lyme dise...

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Moods

reflective 66%
emotional 63%
sad 61%
dark 47%
challenging 36%
informative 33%
tense 16%
hopeful 11%
inspiring 5%
mysterious 2%

Pace

medium 51%
slow 48%

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3.38

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