Breathless Review
January 29, 2011
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So I finally finished Breathless by Lurlene McDaniel! I was actually reading two ( maybe 3 ) books at the same time so I was rotating from book to book. Anyway, Breathless was absolutely an amazing book. Lurlene McDaniel knows how to write a good book! I've read pretty much all of her books and with each book I feel like I'm part of the story. Breathless had to do with a champion diver, Travis and over the summer he decided to do a stunt at a lake and all he thought he did was break his leg but as it turns out, he had a rare form of cancer. And to save him, the doctors tell his parents they must amputate. From that moment, his life and the lives of everyone around him are changed forever. Each chapter was from someone's point of view. There was Cooper, Travis best friend. Travis asked Cooper to help him with something, a tough request that no one would ever want to do. ( you'll have to read the book to find out what the request was! ). Then there was Emily, Travis's little sister, who loved her brother and would do anything for him. She was ignored by her parents since they were focusing on Travis and getting him better. And then there's Darla, Travis's girlfriend. Travis saw her for who she was and not by what everyone else see her as. As for Travis, he was a diver and a good one. He wanted to control how the course of his life should go. As I was reading this book and it came to the request Travis asked Cooper to do, I would understand why he would want to do it. If I was in his position, I would want to do it. This is truly a sad book and is definitely one of her best books she's ever wrote! Go out and buy the book! Or check it out from the library!
My favorite quote out of the entire book was "I know what I did and why I did it. Am I a killer, or a deliverer? I believe I am an Angel of Mercy."
