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Voor ik doodga
Voor ik doodga | Jenny Downham
De internationale bestseller over een meisje dat 16 is en weet dat ze nooit 17 zal worden. Wat zou je doen als je nog maar een paar maanden te leven had? Voor Tessa van zestien is die vraag werkelijkheid. Ze heeft leukemie en nog maar kort te leven. Die tijd wil ze goed besteden. En dus maakt ze een lijst van tien dingen die ze absoluut nog wil doen. Seks. Autorijden. Beroemd worden. En verliefd. Hartverscheurend en grappig: Voor ik doodga is een buitengewone roman, een lofzang op het leven in de vorm van een verhaal over sterven. Van een aangrijpendheid die zeldzaam is in de jeugdliteratuur. Die Downham kan schrijven. de volkskrant Knap hoe debutante Downham zonder vals sentiment dit verhaal vertelt. (...) Het sprankelt, heeft humor. esta Geen onnodig sentiment, wel hartverscheurend echt. Hou de doos Kleenex maar bij de hand. libelle Een fantastisch boek dat je vanaf de eerste bladzijde al in zn greep houdt en je niet meer loslaat tot je het uit hebt. Chapeau!! chicklit.nl Het maakt niet uit hoe oud je bent, dit boek zal je bijblijven. new york times book review
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KimberlyJuracich
Before I Die | Jenny Downham
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Emotional and inspiring. Such a good story that was beautifully written.

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Eggs
Before I Die | Jenny Downham
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bibliophilepages
Before I Die | Jenny Downham
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Emotional and inspiring,read it and learn to appreciate what you have! Because of the title of the book I spent the whole book predicting the ending,it seems pretty obvious as to what's going to happen,but the way in which Jenny writes about it is amazing,i was pleasantly surprised by that part. I liked the book a lot!
I don't want to give stuff away so.. just read it!

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Jas16
Before I Die | Jenny Downham
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A stack of #youngadult by women made by grabbing the books most easily accessible. If I stacked all I owned it would likely be taller than I am. Granted, I am pretty short. #readingwomenmonth

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Jas16
Before I Die | Jenny Downham
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Tessa is a 16 year old with only a few more months to live. I will admit to ugly crying over this one. #grabthekleenex #splashintosummerreads

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Before I Die | Jenny Downham
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This is the first book i have ever cried at the end. Told from the perspective of a teenage girl who knows she is going to die.
Beautifully written!!!

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451Degrees
Before I Die | Jenny Downham
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Found this in a park☺️ don't know if they'll ever make it😂📚 #neverendingTBR

BookishFeminist 😂😂 8y
wrenaymuhree 😂👌 8y
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451Degrees
Before I Die | Jenny Downham

Found this in a park☺️ don't know if they'll ever make it😂📚 #neverendingTBR

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451Degrees
Before I Die | Jenny Downham

Found this in a park☺️ don't know if they'll ever make it😂📚 #neverendingTBR

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innianna
Before I Die | Jenny Downham
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I hardly ever stop forcing myself to read on when I dislike a book. But here I just flipped through the last half and read the last ten pages to get it over with.
It isn't that I dislike the topics, I didn't like Tessa's voice, the over all writing, ...
It's just not the style I like 😁

rachelle8 Nooooooo!! This is one of my all time favorites!! 😰 8y
innianna @rachelle8 i'm sorry😨 i wanted to like it so badly but it just didnt work out for me 8y
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Justis
Before I Die | Jenny Downham
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This book was alright. I found it was too close to The Fault In Our Stars. Kinda the same story line

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georgiaanniky
Before I Die | Jenny Downham

I feel privileged to have met and shared time with Tessa.

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LaurenBusser
Before I Die | Jenny Downham
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It seems odd for me to say that I like the book, it would be more accurate to say that I like Tessa and her voice and insights! She's a witty character who, in the space of 300 pages, finds out what's important in life and about living.