Title: Before I Die
Author: Jenny Downham
Year: 2009
Genre: Realistic fiction
Age: 9th grade up
Summary: Tessa has just months to live. Fighting back
against hospital visits, endless tests, and drugs with excruciating side
effects, Tessa compiles a list. It’s her To Do Before I Die list. And number
one is Sex. Released from the constraints of “normal” life, Tessa tastes new experiences to make her feel alive while her failing body struggles to keep up.
Tessa’s feelings, her relationships with her father and brother, her estranged mother, her best friend, and her new boyfriend, are all painfully crystallized in the precious weeks before Tessa’s time finally runs out. (summary from Amazon.com)
Review: I couldn’t stand this book. I read it (or rather, started reading it)
right after I finished “The Fault in Our Stars.” Big mistake. Hazel makes Tessa look selfish, stupid, and rude. I loved Hazel, but I loathed Tessa. I read about 1/3 of this book before I gave up. Tessa was a character I had no desire to spend time with.
right after I finished “The Fault in Our Stars.” Big mistake. Hazel makes Tessa look selfish, stupid, and rude. I loved Hazel, but I loathed Tessa. I read about 1/3 of this book before I gave up. Tessa was a character I had no desire to spend time with.
I recommend this book to no one.
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