My name is Sam. I am eleven years old. I collect stories and fantastic facts. By the time you read this, I will probably be dead. Sam loves facts. He wants to know about UFOs and horror movies and airships and ghosts and scientists, and how it feels to kiss a girl. And because he has leukaemia he wants to know the facts about dying. Sam needs answers to the questions nobody will answer. WAYS TO LIVE FOREVER is the award-winning novel from an extraordinarily talented young writer. Funny and honest, it is one of the most powerful and uplifting books you will ever read.
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21 of 23 people found the following review helpful
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I read this book in one sitting whilst waiting for a visa in the Ugandan Embassy: I was so engrossed and had eyes so full of tears that I failed to notice when my ticket number was called, despite the 4 hour wait.
Ways to Live Forever is one of the most honest books I have ever read - it is hard to remember that it is a work of fiction when the characters seem so real. Sam is dying of leukaemia yet somehow his story is neither tragic nor sentimental. As an 11-year-old, Sam is keen to find out as much about death as he can: his list of Questions Nobody Will Answer is testimony to how uncomfortable the subject is for the adults in Sam's life. Yet Sam is practical, and curious about his fate, and determined not to waste any of the time he has left.
This book takes a taboo subject and shines a bright light straight at it: if a death is imminent, then don't try and pretend it won't happen. Ways to Live Forever is funny in a way that will make you repeatedly laugh out loud, uplifting and extraordinarily powerful. Sally Nicholls has a rare talent. I loved this book and would recommend it to anyone.
Ways to Live Forever is one of the most honest books I have ever read - it is hard to remember that it is a work of fiction when the characters seem so real. Sam is dying of leukaemia yet somehow his story is neither tragic nor sentimental. As an 11-year-old, Sam is keen to find out as much about death as he can: his list of Questions Nobody Will Answer is testimony to how uncomfortable the subject is for the adults in Sam's life. Yet Sam is practical, and curious about his fate, and determined not to waste any of the time he has left.
This book takes a taboo subject and shines a bright light straight at it: if a death is imminent, then don't try and pretend it won't happen. Ways to Live Forever is funny in a way that will make you repeatedly laugh out loud, uplifting and extraordinarily powerful. Sally Nicholls has a rare talent. I loved this book and would recommend it to anyone.
17 of 19 people found the following review helpful
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I read this with trepidation, I know the premise of the book and was worried that it was going to be a depressing look at a child's struggle with leukaemia.
I'm a nurse and I have looked after lots of people with this disease and have seen the great outcomes and the sad outcomes too.
This book for me 'humanised' the illness, it made me obviously sad, laugh in places, cry, but it touched my heart so much so, that I've encouraged my friends (and nursing colleagues) to read this as it lends you a deeper perspective of day to day life with a life threatening illness. It's not all pills, drips, injections and medicalisation. It's dreams, relationships and the simple joys that a single day can hold.
The best thing about this book is that it made me hug my three children even tighter than usual, feel immensely grateful for what I have and appreciate the daily struggles that my patients and families deal with.
To make you grateful for a single day is reason enough to read this book, go for it, you will not be disappointed!
I'm a nurse and I have looked after lots of people with this disease and have seen the great outcomes and the sad outcomes too.
This book for me 'humanised' the illness, it made me obviously sad, laugh in places, cry, but it touched my heart so much so, that I've encouraged my friends (and nursing colleagues) to read this as it lends you a deeper perspective of day to day life with a life threatening illness. It's not all pills, drips, injections and medicalisation. It's dreams, relationships and the simple joys that a single day can hold.
The best thing about this book is that it made me hug my three children even tighter than usual, feel immensely grateful for what I have and appreciate the daily struggles that my patients and families deal with.
To make you grateful for a single day is reason enough to read this book, go for it, you will not be disappointed!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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I enjoyed this book and so did my kids. It is definitely a wholesome, touching and beautiful book and one I can wholeheartedly recommend. I had two problems with it though. First, its reliance on Jacqueline Wilsonesque lists - a bit gimmicky. Second, the narrator's voice which did not come across like any 11 year old boy I have ever met - he was far too lovely!! That said, it is a joy that worthwhile books like this one are still being published.
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BRILLIANT!!!!
Ways to Live Forever is my favourite book ever, because it is the only book that made me cry, properly. Read more
Published 12 months ago by IfIHadWordsTo
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a very good book
It's brilliant . Ways to live forever is about two best friends called Sam and Feilix . During his lessons at school Sam 'writes' this book to pass the time . Read more
Published 12 months ago by Mr .X
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Heartfelt and easy read.
BEST BOOK EVER !! this book inspired me to start reading books again after 1 and a half years. Very realistic and heart-warming book. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Molly
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An eye opener
This book is a moving and eye opening novel weaved by Sally Nicholls.
We read this book in our reding group and as we are only 10/11 it was a breath of fresh air and a... Read more
We read this book in our reding group and as we are only 10/11 it was a breath of fresh air and a... Read more
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There are no words great enough to discribe this book.... This is the best book i have ever read and the words that came off those pages left me speachless they will stick with me... Read more
Published 22 months ago by J. Burt <3
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did not find it that emotional
I did not find this book very emotional like when a friend of his died it just said he has now died! I was thinking you could of given a bit more information.
Published 22 months ago by jakelovesbooks
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Courtesy of Teens Read Too
A big thank you to one of my 8th-grade students for bringing this book to my attention - she told me it was excellent, and I do agree. Read more
Published 23 months ago by TeensReadToo
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just AMAZING!
Im a 16 year old teenage boy, i read this book in one night, and OMG this is the best book i have ever read. Read more
Published on 24 Mar 2011 by blackhawk
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Ways to live forever
A very moving book about a boy with terminal leukaemia. Looks sensitively at the issue of early death in children. Good as a resource for adults and children. Read more
Published on 5 Jan 2011 by setson51
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The joy of living
If I told you that there was a fantastic book you had to read about a little boy with leukaemia, you'd probably say "Thanks, but no thanks, those kind of books depress me". Read more
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