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Before My Heart Stops: A Memoir (2010)

by Paul Cardall(Favorite Author)

4.12 of 5 Votes: 2

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Shadow Mountain

review 1: This memoir was recommended to me by a friend because I told her that I liked his music and knew his uncle. I was surprised to read about his congenital heart disease, as his uncle never mentioned it in all our conversations. That being said, I'm not really a fan of memoirs. I didn't have a problem with his blog entries comprising parts of the story. The news items were kind of redundant, repeating things that we already knew. I loved his strong faith and gratitude...lessons for us all. The third quarter of the book really bogged down, though, with the interminable waiting for the heart transplant that the first half of the book was a build-up to. It just seemed to go on, like the guy at church who gets up to bear his testimony and talks for 20 minutes instead of the usual... more 3 or 4. I skipped over several tracks to finally get to the point. Then, when the heart is finally available, it was just suddenly done and over with.So while I liked the overall message, the execution left something to be desired.
review 2: Even growing up in Utah, I have never heard of Paul Cardall; never listened to his music (I obviously wasn't listening to the right music!). I found this book while browsing Deseret Book's website and the title caught my attention. At the time, I had a friend who's little baby had a heart defect and was getting ready to have his first open heart surgery at 6 months. I bought this for her because I thought it might inspire her through this difficult time. When I got it, I started flipping through right before I gave it to her and was captured. I gave it to her and then asked if I could read it after she did. HIs story is so inspiring and made me look at my life and see how blessed I am. He also inspires me to look to my Savior more. He depended so much on friends, neighbors, and family, but in the end he knew that the Lord ultimately controls everything. This is a great book for those who may be experiencing something like this in their lives, but also for those who just want to be inspired and reminded of the love of our Heavenly Father. Just a warning: make sure to have a FULL box of tissues by you at all times while reading this book. There will be tears of sadness, joy, and just pure tears of gratitude! less

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