A review by amysteele
One Last Thing Before I Go by Jonathan Tropper

3.0

I found both the pregnancy and the medical condition to be strange plot lines that I both couldn’t get past and couldn’t stop reading about. Tropper writes that well. His character and dialogue can move past any ridiculous plot. If the plotline had been better I’d have liked the book much better. Who chooses to opt out of a heart condition at 43 because he’s not sure he wants to keep on living? I can completely relate to what Silver means but having that hang over your head at all times. Wouldn’t one be completely anxiety-ridden at all times? Tropper incorporates it as an additional character, or the fifth dimension or something to that effect. It’s somewhat ridiculous and the other characters realize it but analyze it and philosophize about it just the same. As the novel’s about Silver, Casey’s pregnancy isn’t a major plotline but Tropper handle it deftly. I’ve decided I won’t read novels that revolve around a pregnancy from a one-night-stand as it’s so unrealistic in 2012. Fortunately Tropper’s smarter than other authors. Both parents torment their daughter and mention how ridiculous she was not to use protection. Kudos to Tropper for mentioning abortion and detailing scenes with the parents on this. Also he’s realistic about teenagers.