Tessa has just a few months to live. Fighting back against hospital visits, endless tests, drugs with excruciating side-effects, Tessa compiles a list. It\'s her To Do Before I... more
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Advantages: Good storyline and supporting cast Disadvantages: Doesn't pull you in.
...things she wants to do before she dies like for example; driving a car or having sex. (I have to be careful with the amount of the plot I can give out, due to the fact it could ruin the story for you) The Characters
Tessa: One of the reasons I didn't like this book was because of Tessa, I found her incredibly hard to connect with like you're supposed to. I found her very selfish, which I know is very understandable in her circumstances. The fact ... ...Tessa & Cal were younger, before she was diagnosed their mum ran out on them leaving them with their father. I think this is the one thing in the book that made me feel compassion for Tessa, as I know what it's like. Her dad seems lovely, but has to deal with the fact his daughter is going out trying to do 'her list' but still having to deal with the fact she could die any day. My Opinion
I am one of the first to admit that I'm a wimp when it comes ...
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Tessa has just a few months to live.
Fighting back against hospital visits, endless tests, 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, her new boyfriend, all are painfully crystallized in the precious weeks before Tessa\'s time finally runs out.
BEFORE I DIE is a brilliantly-crafted novel, heartbreaking yet astonishingly life-affirming. It will take you to the very edge.
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