How to Save a Life

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You know, how there are 2 types of books. The first type are the ones that don't leave such an impression on you. They just pass by you without marking their presence and you move on with your life with no alterations on your part.

This was so good! It was mostly oral history style and it worked so well. It reminded me of reading Daisy Jones and the Six, it was so interesting to hear all these different opinions on the same event by the people who were there behind the scenes. If you love Grey’s, this is essential reading. It was juicy, riveting, and I had the best time listening to it on audio. There are multiple cast members, writers, and others connected to the show interviewed, and the format is Daisy Jones-esque in the way the dialogue is written. This book gripped me from the minute I read the first line, it lost me a bit in the middle but hooked me in again towards the end.It is so obvious that raw, brutal emotions are Ms Zarr’s speciality. I know a lot of people will have problems with the ending and, like I said before, it is a little predictable but it never strayed into the overly-saccharine territories that it could so easily have done. How to Save a Life is the first novel from an experienced journalist, written under a pseudonym, about three broken young people working out what they need from life. Set in Brighton, it’s like a cross between One Day, and Normal People, but with a strong medical focus, which is what attracted me, as I generally avoid love stories. I actually can’t believe the author is not a doctor herself as she got so many details about medical life just right. I thought this was heading for 3 stars, as for most of the book I didn’t like any of the characters, but they won me over in the end, so 4 it is.

I enjoyed the ending but I did find the final conflict was wrapped up a bit too easily and conveniently! I also liked how this gave you actual CPR tips throughout. No one measures a life in weeks and days. You measure life in years and by the things that happen to you.” Both voices are exceptionally well-realised, essential for such a character-driven story. And while there is some crossover of events between the perspectives, they remain distinct and true to each character. A person’s life could be changed in only few second as he/ she sees the thin line between life and death. In this book: it changed three young people’s lives: as one of them fights to survive , the other ones struggle to save his life!fun fact: alex was cast and added to the show after the pilot was already shot because the test audience wanted a bad boy in there 😭😭😭