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jrmarr's review against another edition
4.0
Utterly heartbreaking and completely fascinating. When thinking of how to describe this book, the word that keeps coming back to me is 'fluid'. It kind of moves slowly and starts to envelop you and before you know it you're crying with the parents and working through the hospital processes and then vividly seeing the work of the surgeons. What could have been a dry description was written with such heart.
emkreads's review against another edition
3.0
3.5
Franchement, je suis surprise d'à quel point c'était bon
Franchement, je suis surprise d'à quel point c'était bon
melissakavanagh's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
sad
slow-paced
3.25
janinevduijn's review against another edition
5.0
Stunningly beautiful book, describing the journey of a heart that is transplanted out of the body of a young surfer into that of a middle aged myocarditis patient. The flow of the prose mimicks that of a heartbeat, waves in an ECG or the sea. It was such an enthralling and emotional read, a true piece of art.
rafinou's review against another edition
1.0
Wtf was that? It was soooooo bad, read this for a french class... Damn never read something that boring. There was absolutely no point to this book anyways, 1 star because she used fancy description of the medical field
flure's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
5.0
katie19's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.75
bookwormy614's review against another edition
DNF. Buzzfeed recommended I read this and I usually read everything they tell me to. Highly praised in the author's native of France. Sadly though, I just could not get through it. The premise is unique (the people involved and affected by an organ donation) which is what drew me in in the first place. However, there was a lot of unnecessary filler in the story. Too many character details that seemed unimportant. Also, the medical jargon is a bit ummm ... wordy. I reckon I'll revisit this book at some point just not the right time now.
reillsreads's review against another edition
2.0
Ugh. This book had so much more potential and I was so excited to read. However this was too much prose for my liking. Basically like reading a giant ass poem. It was hard to follow at multiple points and forced myself to push through. It's also just one big narration, essentially. No dialogue really. The story focused a lot more on hospital characters rather than the transplant recipient or donor.