El buen doctor

by Paul Kalanithi

Paperback, 208 pages

Spanish language

Published March 30, 2016 by Océano.

ISBN:: 978-607-735-864-0
OCLC Number:: 944471545

(3 reviews)

Paul Kalanithi, joven y prometedor neurocirujano, recibió a los 35 años un devastador diagnóstico de cáncer de pulmón. Entonces decidió escribir este libro, en el que cuenta, por un lado, qué lo llevó a dejar sus estudios literarios para dedicarse a la medicina (y en particular a la investigación sobre el cerebro humano), y cómo tuvo que llegar a un acuerdo consigo mismo para dar cierre a su vida y afrontar la muerte con valentía. A la vez un recordatorio sobre la fragilidad de nuestra existencia y un alegato por la vida valiente y vigorosa, este libro está hecho para inspirar y conmover por igual.

Source: www.oceano.com.mx/ficha-libro.aspx?id=13946

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KnitAFett reviewed When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi

Didn't find this to live up to the hype or even the blurb...

3 stars

I feel icky giving low ratings to memoirs and biographies, but I just can't bring myself to give more than 3 stars for this one.

It was interesting to be able to see life through the lens of a neurosurgeon. But I felt like there were few moments where I was actually learning about what Paul went through, what he learned, what he truly felt. It lacked the emotion that I expected with someone coming to terms with knowing that their life will be short-lived and trying to move along with that. I learned far more in the afterword from his wife than I did in the entire book.

I feel icky giving low ratings to memoirs and biographies, but I just can't bring myself to give more than 3 stars for this one.

I also just have a particular dislike for people who decide to have kids when they know one parent will not be alive to see that child grow past being a toddler. It's not my life, and people should live how they want, but I just really don't like seeing it being done and glorified like it's some amazing thing when that child will be dealing with the trauma of never knowing a parent for their whole life.

Overall, this felt like an acquaintance just quickly trying to tell you what they've been going through, and they're not comfortable enough to really let you know how they're doing and what's really going on.

technicat@bookwyrm.social reviewed When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi

A thoughtful, poignant and personal narrative

5 stars

I was reading this book when I got an MRI result stating "very high likelihood of clinical cancer", so I really took a personal interest, and still after my biopsy returned nothing (I'm at the age where increasingly medical visits end with "good news, you don't have cancer") I was wrapped up in the author's journey even though I knew how it was going to end. Much of his story is about his quest to understand the human condition through medicine, science, literature, and religion, and his battle with cancer was no different.

ChefRaven reviewed When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi

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5 stars

Once in a while, there's a book that will make me pause when I finish reading it. I will close the book and simply hold it and look at the cover and try and absorb what I just experienced. This is one of those books. It takes hold of you.

It's NOT easy to read from an emotional stand point. You know that Paul died prior to publication. I was most moved and drawn in by the epilogue, written by his wife Lucy.