La vida en els llibres

Totes les lectures són personals. La teva vida s'hi pot reflectir o el pots rebutjar perquè l'argument no te'l sent proper. Aquest m'ha tocat perquè vaig observar un protagonista quan tots dos teníem quinze anys. I ha estat una bonica manera de recordar-lo i d'acompanyar-lo de nou. Ah, i una demostració que la literatura juvenil també pot ser bona literatura. ( )

I'm not quite sure who I would recommend this book to. It is beautiful and funny, but the subject matter is also incredibly sad. How many kids read about leukemia in their spare time? Nonetheless, it was a really wonderful book about universal issues and I truly enjoyed it. ( )

*From the catalog:
Eleven-year-old Sam McQueen, who has leukemia, writes a book during the last three months of his life, in which he tells about what he would like to accomplish, how he feels, and things that have happened to him.

Eleven year old Sam is writing a book; he is also dying from Lukemia, and he is told he had one year to live. When his pills stop helping and he stops taking his medicine, Sam is told he has, maybe, one month to live. Sam is like every other inquisitive little boy, though. His best friend dies, and he answers one of his questions, What does a dead person look like?. A story of a boy's friendship and his struggle with a terrible disease. The story touched unbearably close to home for me, and Ways to Live Forever will forever live in my heart. ( )

Sam is eleven, and dying of lukemia. By the time you read this, he will probably be dead. This is the start of Sam's book, where he collects stories, facts, lists, and questions that nobody answers.
As there was no hope of Sam ever surviving, I was able to enjoy his story, it is in parts very funny, in parts touching. There are some splendid moments as Sam describes his last adventures. I haven't read a lot of dying child diaries, so this felt fresh to me. I especially enjoyed the British voice.
I'd pass it to kids Sam's age and older who are looking for sad stories. ( )