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Aug 25, 2007 stephanie rated it really liked it

Shelves: chicklit, contemporaryfiction, 2008

two things. it was better than i expected. i also absolutely despised the ending.

the writing impressed me - the quiet tone matched the somber decisions that need to be made.

anna was confusing for a long while. i was very irritated with sara, though i do understand. i think brian and jesse were the most honest in the book, and i appreciated it. i could have done without campbell and julia.

i did think it was interesting that we never really heard from kate - or had a section from her POV - when ...more

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Nov 12, 2008 Jen Peters rated it really liked it

Shelves: drama

I liked this book so much better than "The Pact"!! So many different stories and opinions, so many questions that you kept asking yourself, so much hidden until the end. I thought the end was a little "easy" but as heart-wrenching as I expected. Really interesting topic told in a great way. Glad I gave it a shot. It was great to see that these parents stayed true to each other and so together through it all, when most stories show parents breaking up in the throws of tragedy.

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Sep 12, 2008 Shauna rated it it was amazing

Shelves: ihavereadthesebooks

I learned a lot about this book on how a family faces cancer. I'm not sure if this is the normal way, but it was a painful realization that cancer effects much more than just one body. The whole family, and especially, Anna suffered through this horrible disease.

Yes, F-A, even with the twist, I liked it. I cried buckets of tears, but I know it as good writing, and I don't think I'm going to change my mind about that. ...more

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