I'm not exactly sure what I was expecting from this book but whatever it was I did not get that here. I applaud Albert for having such a positive outlook on life especially with everything that he went through. I consider myself pretty open-minded but his philosophy is pretty "out there" for me. Perhaps it would take a life-changing catastrophic event such as cancer to be able to buy into the philosophy that he presents. "Humorous Spanish books about cancer" is probably a small section at your library. "Humorous Spanish books about cancer that mention Gary Lineker" is probably an even smaller sub-genre. In fact, it likely includes only this strange self‑help memoir. Aged 14, Albert Espinosa was a typical football-obsessed schoolboy from Barcelona. Then doctors found a malignant bone tumour in his left leg. His parents were told he had a 3% chance of survival and maybe a month to live. Just as they reached the airport to jet off for one last holiday together, the Espinosa family decided to turn back and fight. Albert spent the next decade in hospital, losing a leg, a lung and part of his liver. He learned to walk four times and endured gruelling amounts of chemotherapy – 83 sessions, to be precise.By the time he was finally cured, aged 24, he'd written El Mundo Amarillo (The Yellow World), which the author insists is "not about how to survive cancer but how to live". This book has actually changed my perspective of life, love and friendship. It took me weeks to read it, I wanted to enjoy every single word in it. I insist, it's not a book about cancer. It's a book about life.
Te lleva a ver la vida diferente, todos narran sobre su experiencia con el cáncer, Albert habla sobre las lecciones que éste deja, algo totalmente diferente. Y es que cuando estás cerca de la muerte es cuando más valoras la vida... Su secreto para encontrar "amarillos" ha sido la respuesta que yo buscaba durante años, ahora ya sé como se llama esa nueva clase de relación.En cuanto a la narración, sentirás que estás teniendo una conversación, casi puedes escuchar como te dice los consejos de su vida en cada capítulo; contiene un montón de referencias de cine que me mantuvieron entretenida un par de horas.Después de leer este libro, le pierdes el miedo a la muerte, lo ves como algo natural, algo que es parte de todos y que tarde o temprano sucederá, por lo tanto, no debe ser triste.
—Chanti
Yo creo que el mundo en el que vivimos es solo una interpretación (diferente para cada uno de nosotros). Una interpretación que es capaz de explicar y dar sentido a lo que nos ha pasado en la vida. Cuando nos ocurre algo tan intenso que cambia nuestra vida (como sentir a la muerte tan cerca) debemos encontrar una nueva interpretación, un nuevo sentido que nos haga sentir cómodos. Albert Espinosa acierta creando su mundo para dar sentido a su vida, pero se equivoca pensando que eso puede encajar o ayudar al resto de la gente con experiencias distintas.
—Killer1398
El poder de hacer de tu mundo un lugar mejor...
—Bailey
IMPRESCINDIBILE... proprio come Rocco!!!!
—starfish470
