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A review by missjackieoh
The Tell-Tale Heart by Jill Dawson
3.0
The Tell-Tale Heart by Jill Dawson was a strange book for me. Never in my life has a book neither been good or bad, and not mediocre. I know that doesn't make sense, but I have a feeling that this review is not going to make sense; much like my feelings for this book. I felt so contradicting throughout the whole book.
The main character, Patrick, is a fifty year old man who had sudden heart disease and was given 6 months to live. An unfortunate motorcycle accident involving a 16 year old boy, Andrew Beamish, allows Patrick to have the life saving heart transplant he needs. The whole story is basically Patrick finding out who his donor is and then going on a journey both emotionally and physically. I felt this story was pretty much riddled with philosophy, something I am not fond of.
The book follows Patrick, who is really unlikeable even in his most likeable moments, as he goes through the aftermath of his transplant. We also get to see the unfortunate last year of Andrews life, which had some shocking twists in it.
I had a hard time deciding what rating to give this book. It was both enjoyable and unmemorable at the same time. Its definitely an interesting concept; Do we take on aspects of our donors personalities?
The main character, Patrick, is a fifty year old man who had sudden heart disease and was given 6 months to live. An unfortunate motorcycle accident involving a 16 year old boy, Andrew Beamish, allows Patrick to have the life saving heart transplant he needs. The whole story is basically Patrick finding out who his donor is and then going on a journey both emotionally and physically. I felt this story was pretty much riddled with philosophy, something I am not fond of.
The book follows Patrick, who is really unlikeable even in his most likeable moments, as he goes through the aftermath of his transplant. We also get to see the unfortunate last year of Andrews life, which had some shocking twists in it.
I had a hard time deciding what rating to give this book. It was both enjoyable and unmemorable at the same time. Its definitely an interesting concept; Do we take on aspects of our donors personalities?