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Marlowe har fått ett nytt hjärta. En ny chans. Men det är som att hennes nya liv inte riktigt vill börja. Kanske kommer allt att kännas lättare, om hon bara får tacka sin donators familj? Enligt sjukhuset vill familjen inte ha någon kontakt med henne, men en kommentar i en facebook-grupp säger något annat …
Mitt i allt detta är det dags att börja skolan igen. Och med en lillebror som klär sig som om hela livet var en maskerad, en militant vegan till mamma och ett accelererande krig med slaktarsonen i huset bredvid, är Marlowes liv kaos. Och värre blir det, när hon bestämmer sig för att ta reda på mer om den som gett henne sitt hjärta.
Mitt i allt detta är det dags att börja skolan igen. Och med en lillebror som klär sig som om hela livet var en maskerad, en militant vegan till mamma och ett accelererande krig med slaktarsonen i huset bredvid, är Marlowes liv kaos. Och värre blir det, när hon bestämmer sig för att ta reda på mer om den som gett henne sitt hjärta.
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First published February 26, 2018
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Shivaun Plozza
9 books137 followersShivaun Plozza is an award-winning author of books for children and young adults. Her debut novel, Frankie, was a CBCA Notable Book and won a number of awards, including the Davitt Awards and a commendation from the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award. Her second novel, Tin Heart, sold in three foreign territories, received two starred reviews, and was nominated to ALA’S Best Fiction for Young Adults list. Her debut middle-grade novel, The Boy, the Wolf, and the Stars, is forthcoming in 2020 from HMH Books for Young Readers and Penguin Random House Australia. She is a frequent contributor to anthologies, and when she is not writing she works as an editor and manuscript assessor.
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February 23, 2018
Seventeen year old Marlowe Jensen was diagnosed with a congenital heart condition, the resilient young woman the recipient of an organ transplant bestowed by a sixteen year old young man. Since the transplant, Marlowe is experiencing a dissociation of identity. Recipients are forbidden to contact donor families but Marlowe is resolved to uncover her anonymous donor, compelled by gratitude and appreciation for the perpetual sixteen year old boy.
Marlowe is an extraordinary young woman. Although the transplant was successful, Marlowe attends monthly hospital appointments to ensure her body remains healthy. Encouraged by her progress, Marlow is returning complete her education. Naturally her peers are curious and Marlowe is feeling overwhelmed by the unwanted attention. Especially the effortlessly stylish and popular Zan Cheung. The tentative friendship between Marlowe and Zan was lovely. Zan is a Chinese Australian young woman who challenges stereotypes, sexuality, racism and advocates for equality.
Marlowe's single mother is a vegan warrior, opening a small business selling vegan products next to a family owned butcher. Her brother Pip's flamboyant costumes and idolisation of David Bowie is infectious, her mother's protests are theatrical and wonderfully confrontational, igniting a rivalry between Marlowe and apprentice butcher Leo. Leo is charismatic and incredibly attractive but beneath the debonair exterior, Leo and Marlowe both share parental constraint. Leo is pressured to abandon his education for the family owned business while Marlowe's mother is affectionately overbearing. The romance was wonderfully tender and delightfully entertaining.
Through the online group established to introduce donor families and transplant recipients, Marlowe believes she may have found her donor. Although morally ambiguous, Marlowe finds her donor's sister Carmen and befriends her under an assumed name, convoluted by Zan's attraction to Carmen's friend Kari. Although I don't condone her deception, I sympathise with Marlowe as unconsciously, she had been preparing for her own passing with only her mother and brother unable to accept her diagnosis.
The transition to recovering survivor is a journey of realisation and acceptance for Marlowe, gradually feeling a sense of control and empowerment of her environment. Marlowe's experience is prevalent throughout Australia. Last year in Australia, over fourteen hundred members of our communities were the recipients of an organ transfer from over fife hundred patients. Marlowe's journey represents the thousands of organ and tissue donors and recipients throughout our communities each year. Those waiting for the opportunity to begin their lives. Organ donation is rarely spoken about until a family is confronted with the death of a loved one and although Marlowe is a fictional character, the narrative encourages discussion.
Shivaun Plozza is an exceptional and revered Australian young adult author. Captivating until the final page.
Marlowe is an extraordinary young woman. Although the transplant was successful, Marlowe attends monthly hospital appointments to ensure her body remains healthy. Encouraged by her progress, Marlow is returning complete her education. Naturally her peers are curious and Marlowe is feeling overwhelmed by the unwanted attention. Especially the effortlessly stylish and popular Zan Cheung. The tentative friendship between Marlowe and Zan was lovely. Zan is a Chinese Australian young woman who challenges stereotypes, sexuality, racism and advocates for equality.
Marlowe's single mother is a vegan warrior, opening a small business selling vegan products next to a family owned butcher. Her brother Pip's flamboyant costumes and idolisation of David Bowie is infectious, her mother's protests are theatrical and wonderfully confrontational, igniting a rivalry between Marlowe and apprentice butcher Leo. Leo is charismatic and incredibly attractive but beneath the debonair exterior, Leo and Marlowe both share parental constraint. Leo is pressured to abandon his education for the family owned business while Marlowe's mother is affectionately overbearing. The romance was wonderfully tender and delightfully entertaining.
Through the online group established to introduce donor families and transplant recipients, Marlowe believes she may have found her donor. Although morally ambiguous, Marlowe finds her donor's sister Carmen and befriends her under an assumed name, convoluted by Zan's attraction to Carmen's friend Kari. Although I don't condone her deception, I sympathise with Marlowe as unconsciously, she had been preparing for her own passing with only her mother and brother unable to accept her diagnosis.
The transition to recovering survivor is a journey of realisation and acceptance for Marlowe, gradually feeling a sense of control and empowerment of her environment. Marlowe's experience is prevalent throughout Australia. Last year in Australia, over fourteen hundred members of our communities were the recipients of an organ transfer from over fife hundred patients. Marlowe's journey represents the thousands of organ and tissue donors and recipients throughout our communities each year. Those waiting for the opportunity to begin their lives. Organ donation is rarely spoken about until a family is confronted with the death of a loved one and although Marlowe is a fictional character, the narrative encourages discussion.
Shivaun Plozza is an exceptional and revered Australian young adult author. Captivating until the final page.
April 4, 2020
I loved the unique set up - this book follows Marlowe Jensen, Australian girl from Melbourne living after her heart transplant and coming to terms with the fact her donor's family have no wish to contact her, despite that Marlow desperately wants to meet them. There were some other things I thought were nice for YA I don't see enough, like that the main character is vegan, and attends protests, and she's sometimes kind of mean and has super huge fights with her mum because she's 16. I just thought it was nice to see
The reason this book is a three-star for me and not more is that I didn't like the writing style much. It's first-person, addressing the reader, which is a style I really dislike unless utilised really well. I also thought the climax came a little too late and I thought more could have followed the climax to resolve the story.
But I did enjoy the main character a lot and the central plot around Marlowe and her feelings about her heart donation. I thought this was a well done YA about self-discovery, grief and mourning with some really great emotional moments and scenes.
The reason this book is a three-star for me and not more is that I didn't like the writing style much. It's first-person, addressing the reader, which is a style I really dislike unless utilised really well. I also thought the climax came a little too late and I thought more could have followed the climax to resolve the story.
But I did enjoy the main character a lot and the central plot around Marlowe and her feelings about her heart donation. I thought this was a well done YA about self-discovery, grief and mourning with some really great emotional moments and scenes.
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January 19, 2021
Like Frankie, Plozza's second novel is great on the character front but less good on the feels front.
It should've been ALL ABOUT the feels; Marlowe is a 17-year-old who was dying before she got a heart transplant, and the novel is about her coming to terms with this (assisted by cute next-door frenemy Leo).
Unfortunately, Marlowe never exactly grew on me and the romance with Leo feels weak as tissue paper.
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It should've been ALL ABOUT the feels; Marlowe is a 17-year-old who was dying before she got a heart transplant, and the novel is about her coming to terms with this (assisted by cute next-door frenemy Leo).
Unfortunately, Marlowe never exactly grew on me and the romance with Leo feels weak as tissue paper.
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March 11, 2018
I have no idea what I did in a previous life to deserve Shivaun Plozza, but I am grateful to past me.
This story, guys. I think it's only fair that a book about hearts made mine all painful and joyously squishy. Some books you just want to fold up and crush inside your chest so it will live there forever and this is one of them for me.
Make sure you bring a lot of tissues because you will laugh too hard at Marlowe's obscenely over-the-top family and then you will cry over how unfair life is sometimes and how much it must desperately suck to only be alive because someone else died. all the feeeelings
This story, guys. I think it's only fair that a book about hearts made mine all painful and joyously squishy. Some books you just want to fold up and crush inside your chest so it will live there forever and this is one of them for me.
Make sure you bring a lot of tissues because you will laugh too hard at Marlowe's obscenely over-the-top family and then you will cry over how unfair life is sometimes and how much it must desperately suck to only be alive because someone else died. all the feeeelings
March 18, 2020
Ich schwanke zwischen drei und vier Sternen, weil das Buch mich erst relativ spät gepackt hat, dann aber zum Glück noch richtig emotional und greifbar wurde.
Ich mochte das Ende und Marlowes Familie, obwohl vieles einfach auch drüber war.
Ich mochte das Ende und Marlowes Familie, obwohl vieles einfach auch drüber war.
June 8, 2019
This funny, romantic and very moving YA novel captivates with the story of heart-transplant recipient Marlowe. Wacky characters and the hope of second chances make this a winner full of heart. 5/5
Pub Date 12 Mar 2019.
Thanks to the author, Flatiron Books and NetGalley for the review copy. Opinions are mine.
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Pub Date 12 Mar 2019.
Thanks to the author, Flatiron Books and NetGalley for the review copy. Opinions are mine.
#YoungAdultWinter2019sampler #NetGalley
July 25, 2018
Marlowe aint no Frankie, but she's alright.
December 25, 2018
after a bit of heavy reading (including lots of textbooks, fantasies, and mysteries/thrillers), i finally decided to take a little bit of a break with this book - and it didn't disappoint.
heartbreaking and heartwarming, beautiful, and absolutely captivating are the words i thought of after finishing this book. i love marlowe so much and it felt so refreshing to read a YA novel that didn't have that "trope" (you should now what i'm talking about lol). i really enjoyed seeing her experiences and her struggles as she fights and overcomes.
definitely one of my new favorite contemporaries and i highly recommend!
**an arc of this book was sent to me by Flatiron Books
heartbreaking and heartwarming, beautiful, and absolutely captivating are the words i thought of after finishing this book. i love marlowe so much and it felt so refreshing to read a YA novel that didn't have that "trope" (you should now what i'm talking about lol). i really enjoyed seeing her experiences and her struggles as she fights and overcomes.
definitely one of my new favorite contemporaries and i highly recommend!
**an arc of this book was sent to me by Flatiron Books
April 3, 2018
This was surprisingly funny.
I went to the launch of this book (some weeks ago now) and chucked it onto my tbr mountain when I got home - and it caught my eye this morning and said, read me. An excellent decision for a lazy Saturday.
I went to the launch of this book (some weeks ago now) and chucked it onto my tbr mountain when I got home - and it caught my eye this morning and said, read me. An excellent decision for a lazy Saturday.
December 11, 2017
A book with a lot of heart... see what I did there? And I desperately want Pip as my younger brother. He's the boss!
June 20, 2020
Jugendbücher, die ernsthafte und ungemein wichtige Themen behandeln, fallen absolut in mein Beuteschema. Meine Neugierde war daher umgehend geweckt, als ich das erste Mal von „Mein geliehenes Herz“ hörte. Der Klappentext konnte mich sofort überzeugen und auch das Cover gefiel mir auf den ersten Blick unheimlich gut. Ich zögerte daher gar nicht lange, sondern packte das Buch schleunigst auf meine Want-to-read-Liste.
In Marlowes Leben sollte eigentlich alles wieder alles gut sein. Sie hat eine erfolgreiche Herztransplantation hinter sich und kann nun endlich wieder richtig leben. Aber zurück in die Normalität finden und sich wieder vollkommen fühlen, will der 18-jährigen nicht gelingen. Die Frage, wem sie ihr neues Herz zu verdanken hat, lässt Marlowe einfach nicht los. Sie möchte unbedingt mehr über ihren Spender erfahren, aber leider möchte dessen Familie keinen Kontakt zu ihr. Alle Briefe, die Marlowe bisher an sie geschrieben hat, sind unbeantwortet geblieben. Sie beginnt auf eigene Faust Nachforschungen anzustellen und ist sich kurz darauf ziemlich sicher, in einer Facebookgruppe für Organspender und Organempfänger ihren Spender ausfindig gemacht zu haben: Ein Junge namens Luis, der an dem Tag ihrer Herz-OP einen Autounfall hatte. Kurz darauf lernt sie Luis Schwester Carmen kennen und freundet sich mit ihr an. Wer sie ist, verschweigt sie ihr aber. Je länger ihr Schweigen andauert, desto schwieriger wird es, aus dieser Lügengeschichte wieder herauszufinden. Wird es Marlowe noch gelingen die Wahrheit zu sagen? Wird sie endlich wieder wissen, wer sie eigentlich ist und was sie vom Leben möchte? Und dann wäre da noch Leo, der Junge von nebenan. Eigentlich kann Marlowe Leo nicht ausstehen, aber ihr Herz scheint da wohl anderer Meinung zu sein.
Organspende und Organtransplantation – definitiv keine einfachen Themen, aber enorm wichtige! Ich interessiere mich schon etwas länger für diese Thematik und habe schon ein paar Jugendromane gelesen, die sich damit befassen. Wie oben bereits erwähnt, war ich daher sofort Feuer und Flamme als ich „Mein geliehenes Herz“ in der Carlsen-Vorschau erspähte. Die Autorin Shivaun Plozza war mir bisher gänzlich unbekannt. „Mein geliehenes Herz“ hatte also die große Ehre mein erstes Werk von ihr zu werden. Es wird auch zweifellos nicht mein letztes gewesen sein – mir hat das, was ich in dem Buch zu lesen bekommen habe, mega gut gefallen! Wie es der Autorin gelungen ist, diese immens schwere Thematik auf eine leichte und humorvolle, zugleich aber auch sehr feinfühlige und aufwühlende Weise zu behandeln, ist einfach nur grandios! In meinen Augen ist Shivaun Plozza die schmale Gratwanderung zwischen Ernst und Humor hervorragend geglückt.
Ich hatte einen fabelhaften Einstieg in das Buch. Der fesselnde, locker-leichte Schreibstil der Autorin gefiel mir vom ersten Moment an unsagbar gut und unsere Protagonistin Marlowe, aus deren Sicht wir alles in der Ich-Perspektive erfahren, war mir auf Anhieb sympathisch.
Marlowe ist ein total liebes und eher zurückhaltendes Mädel, allerdings kann sie auch sehr schlagfertig und rebellisch sein. Trotz ihrer 18 Jahre benimmt sie sich noch wie so ein richtiger Teenager, was mir persönlich außerordentlich gut gefallen hat. Ich habe es nur als authentisch empfunden, da Marlowe aufgrund ihrer schlimmen Krankheit nie wirklich ein normales Teenieleben führen konnte. Ständig wurde sie von ihrer Mutter, Ärzten und Krankenschwestern bemuttert und hat nie groß selbst Entscheidungen treffen können. Nun, nachdem ihr ein neues Herz geschenkt wurde, kann sie endlich das Leben führen, welches sie verpasst hat.
Da Marlowes Gefühls- und Gedankenwelt sehr feinfühlig und anschaulich dargestellt wird, ist es mir zudem jederzeit spielend leicht gelungen, mich unsere Buchheldin hineinzuversetzen. Ihr Handeln, muss ich gestehen, konnte ich zwar nicht immer komplett nachvollziehen, aber gestört hat mich dieser Aspekt nicht. Ich fand Marlowe wundervoll! Obwohl sie so eine schwere Zeit hinter sich hat, hat sie ihren Humor nicht verloren und mich mit ihrer witzigen Art immerzu zum Schmunzeln gebracht.
Mit den weiteren Charakteren konnte mich Shivaun Plozza ebenfalls vollends überzeugen. Wir treffen im Verlauf des Buch auf so einige recht skurrile Gestalten und bis auf wenige Ausnahmen mochte ich sämtliche Figuren unbeschreiblich gerne.
Wer mein Herz im Sturm erobert hat, ist Marlowes knuffiger kleiner Bruder Pip. Pip ist großartig! Er liebt seine Schwester abgöttisch und läuft stets in den verrücktesten und ulkigsten Verkleidungen herum. Ich fand Pip einfach nur zuckersüß. Ihn würde ich sofort als meinen kleinen Bruder adoptieren.
Mit Marlowes Mum bin ich leider nicht warm geworden. Stellenweise habe ich mich richtig über sie aufgeregt, weil sie ständig sämtliche Entscheidungen für ihre Tochter treffen möchte und anscheinend gar nicht wahrnimmt, dass diese mittlerweile erwachsen ist und selbst über ihr Leben bestimmen kann. Anderseits konnte ich ihr Verhalten aber auch verstehen. Das Loslassen ist selten einfach für eine Mutter und wenn das Kind dann auch eine so lange Zeit schwer krank war, stelle ich es mir erst recht nicht leicht vor. Gemocht habe ich Marlowes Mum aber irgendwie dennoch nicht.
Neben der tollen Figurenmischung hat mir auch der Mix an Themen, den die Story enthält, wahnsinnig gut gefallen. Natürlich geht es vordergründig über Organspende und Transplantation, aber auch Liebe, Freundschaft, Homosexualität, Mobbing und noch so manches mehr ist Teil der Handlung.
Wie die Autorin das Thema Organspende behandelt, hat mir ganz besonders gut gefallen. Shivaun Plozza führt uns Lesern nicht nur vor Augen, wie es für Organempfänger ist, mit der neuen Situation zurechtzukommen – wir erhalten auch Einblicke von der Seite des Spenders.
Mich hat die Geschichte zutiefst bewegt und sehr nachdenklich gestimmt. Ich habe mich beim Lesen immer wieder gefragt, wie ich wohl denken, fühlen und handeln würde, wenn ich ein neues Herz geschenkt bekommen würde. Würde ich es einfach akzeptieren und ins Leben zurückkehren ohne mich zu fragen, wem ich es zu verdanken habe? Oder würde ich wie Marlowe reagieren und mich auf die Suche meines Spenders machen, obwohl dessen Familie keinen Kontakt wünscht? Eine Antwort auf diese Fragen habe ich bisher noch nicht gefunden und ich denke, dass sich diese von jemanden wie mich, der nie ein neues, fremdes Organ erhalten hat, auch gar nicht so ohne weiteres beantworten lässt. Diese ganze Thematik ist definitiv keine leichte und jeder geht anders damit um. Man sollte aber auf jeden Fall nicht darüber schweigen, sondern sich informieren, darüber lesen und sich verstärkt mit dem Thema Organspende auseinandersetzen!
Ich kann nur sagen: Lest dieses Buch! Ich finde es wunderschön und kann jedem wirklich nur ans Herz legen, Marlowes Geschichte kennenzulernen.
Fazit: Mitreißend, einfühlsam, ernst und witzig zugleich – ein wunderbares Buch, das man einfach nicht mehr aus der Hand legen kann! Mir hat „Mein geliehenes Herz“ ein unvergessliches Leseerlebnis beschert. Ich bin hellauf begeistert von der Art und Weise, wie die Autorin Shivaun Plozza die schwerwiegende Thematik Organspende und das Weiterleben nach einer Herztransplantation behandelt hat. Das Buch ist unglaublich berührend und regt extrem zum Nachdenken an. Es lässt einen mitleiden und mitfühlen, zaubert einem zugleich aber auch immerzu ein breites Lächeln oder Schmunzeln auf die Lippen. Egal ob Jung oder Alt – ich kann jedem nur wärmstens empfehlen, „Mein geliehenes Herz“ zu lesen. Von mir gibt es volle 5 von 5 Sternen!
In Marlowes Leben sollte eigentlich alles wieder alles gut sein. Sie hat eine erfolgreiche Herztransplantation hinter sich und kann nun endlich wieder richtig leben. Aber zurück in die Normalität finden und sich wieder vollkommen fühlen, will der 18-jährigen nicht gelingen. Die Frage, wem sie ihr neues Herz zu verdanken hat, lässt Marlowe einfach nicht los. Sie möchte unbedingt mehr über ihren Spender erfahren, aber leider möchte dessen Familie keinen Kontakt zu ihr. Alle Briefe, die Marlowe bisher an sie geschrieben hat, sind unbeantwortet geblieben. Sie beginnt auf eigene Faust Nachforschungen anzustellen und ist sich kurz darauf ziemlich sicher, in einer Facebookgruppe für Organspender und Organempfänger ihren Spender ausfindig gemacht zu haben: Ein Junge namens Luis, der an dem Tag ihrer Herz-OP einen Autounfall hatte. Kurz darauf lernt sie Luis Schwester Carmen kennen und freundet sich mit ihr an. Wer sie ist, verschweigt sie ihr aber. Je länger ihr Schweigen andauert, desto schwieriger wird es, aus dieser Lügengeschichte wieder herauszufinden. Wird es Marlowe noch gelingen die Wahrheit zu sagen? Wird sie endlich wieder wissen, wer sie eigentlich ist und was sie vom Leben möchte? Und dann wäre da noch Leo, der Junge von nebenan. Eigentlich kann Marlowe Leo nicht ausstehen, aber ihr Herz scheint da wohl anderer Meinung zu sein.
Organspende und Organtransplantation – definitiv keine einfachen Themen, aber enorm wichtige! Ich interessiere mich schon etwas länger für diese Thematik und habe schon ein paar Jugendromane gelesen, die sich damit befassen. Wie oben bereits erwähnt, war ich daher sofort Feuer und Flamme als ich „Mein geliehenes Herz“ in der Carlsen-Vorschau erspähte. Die Autorin Shivaun Plozza war mir bisher gänzlich unbekannt. „Mein geliehenes Herz“ hatte also die große Ehre mein erstes Werk von ihr zu werden. Es wird auch zweifellos nicht mein letztes gewesen sein – mir hat das, was ich in dem Buch zu lesen bekommen habe, mega gut gefallen! Wie es der Autorin gelungen ist, diese immens schwere Thematik auf eine leichte und humorvolle, zugleich aber auch sehr feinfühlige und aufwühlende Weise zu behandeln, ist einfach nur grandios! In meinen Augen ist Shivaun Plozza die schmale Gratwanderung zwischen Ernst und Humor hervorragend geglückt.
Ich hatte einen fabelhaften Einstieg in das Buch. Der fesselnde, locker-leichte Schreibstil der Autorin gefiel mir vom ersten Moment an unsagbar gut und unsere Protagonistin Marlowe, aus deren Sicht wir alles in der Ich-Perspektive erfahren, war mir auf Anhieb sympathisch.
Marlowe ist ein total liebes und eher zurückhaltendes Mädel, allerdings kann sie auch sehr schlagfertig und rebellisch sein. Trotz ihrer 18 Jahre benimmt sie sich noch wie so ein richtiger Teenager, was mir persönlich außerordentlich gut gefallen hat. Ich habe es nur als authentisch empfunden, da Marlowe aufgrund ihrer schlimmen Krankheit nie wirklich ein normales Teenieleben führen konnte. Ständig wurde sie von ihrer Mutter, Ärzten und Krankenschwestern bemuttert und hat nie groß selbst Entscheidungen treffen können. Nun, nachdem ihr ein neues Herz geschenkt wurde, kann sie endlich das Leben führen, welches sie verpasst hat.
Da Marlowes Gefühls- und Gedankenwelt sehr feinfühlig und anschaulich dargestellt wird, ist es mir zudem jederzeit spielend leicht gelungen, mich unsere Buchheldin hineinzuversetzen. Ihr Handeln, muss ich gestehen, konnte ich zwar nicht immer komplett nachvollziehen, aber gestört hat mich dieser Aspekt nicht. Ich fand Marlowe wundervoll! Obwohl sie so eine schwere Zeit hinter sich hat, hat sie ihren Humor nicht verloren und mich mit ihrer witzigen Art immerzu zum Schmunzeln gebracht.
Mit den weiteren Charakteren konnte mich Shivaun Plozza ebenfalls vollends überzeugen. Wir treffen im Verlauf des Buch auf so einige recht skurrile Gestalten und bis auf wenige Ausnahmen mochte ich sämtliche Figuren unbeschreiblich gerne.
Wer mein Herz im Sturm erobert hat, ist Marlowes knuffiger kleiner Bruder Pip. Pip ist großartig! Er liebt seine Schwester abgöttisch und läuft stets in den verrücktesten und ulkigsten Verkleidungen herum. Ich fand Pip einfach nur zuckersüß. Ihn würde ich sofort als meinen kleinen Bruder adoptieren.
Mit Marlowes Mum bin ich leider nicht warm geworden. Stellenweise habe ich mich richtig über sie aufgeregt, weil sie ständig sämtliche Entscheidungen für ihre Tochter treffen möchte und anscheinend gar nicht wahrnimmt, dass diese mittlerweile erwachsen ist und selbst über ihr Leben bestimmen kann. Anderseits konnte ich ihr Verhalten aber auch verstehen. Das Loslassen ist selten einfach für eine Mutter und wenn das Kind dann auch eine so lange Zeit schwer krank war, stelle ich es mir erst recht nicht leicht vor. Gemocht habe ich Marlowes Mum aber irgendwie dennoch nicht.
Neben der tollen Figurenmischung hat mir auch der Mix an Themen, den die Story enthält, wahnsinnig gut gefallen. Natürlich geht es vordergründig über Organspende und Transplantation, aber auch Liebe, Freundschaft, Homosexualität, Mobbing und noch so manches mehr ist Teil der Handlung.
Wie die Autorin das Thema Organspende behandelt, hat mir ganz besonders gut gefallen. Shivaun Plozza führt uns Lesern nicht nur vor Augen, wie es für Organempfänger ist, mit der neuen Situation zurechtzukommen – wir erhalten auch Einblicke von der Seite des Spenders.
Mich hat die Geschichte zutiefst bewegt und sehr nachdenklich gestimmt. Ich habe mich beim Lesen immer wieder gefragt, wie ich wohl denken, fühlen und handeln würde, wenn ich ein neues Herz geschenkt bekommen würde. Würde ich es einfach akzeptieren und ins Leben zurückkehren ohne mich zu fragen, wem ich es zu verdanken habe? Oder würde ich wie Marlowe reagieren und mich auf die Suche meines Spenders machen, obwohl dessen Familie keinen Kontakt wünscht? Eine Antwort auf diese Fragen habe ich bisher noch nicht gefunden und ich denke, dass sich diese von jemanden wie mich, der nie ein neues, fremdes Organ erhalten hat, auch gar nicht so ohne weiteres beantworten lässt. Diese ganze Thematik ist definitiv keine leichte und jeder geht anders damit um. Man sollte aber auf jeden Fall nicht darüber schweigen, sondern sich informieren, darüber lesen und sich verstärkt mit dem Thema Organspende auseinandersetzen!
Ich kann nur sagen: Lest dieses Buch! Ich finde es wunderschön und kann jedem wirklich nur ans Herz legen, Marlowes Geschichte kennenzulernen.
Fazit: Mitreißend, einfühlsam, ernst und witzig zugleich – ein wunderbares Buch, das man einfach nicht mehr aus der Hand legen kann! Mir hat „Mein geliehenes Herz“ ein unvergessliches Leseerlebnis beschert. Ich bin hellauf begeistert von der Art und Weise, wie die Autorin Shivaun Plozza die schwerwiegende Thematik Organspende und das Weiterleben nach einer Herztransplantation behandelt hat. Das Buch ist unglaublich berührend und regt extrem zum Nachdenken an. Es lässt einen mitleiden und mitfühlen, zaubert einem zugleich aber auch immerzu ein breites Lächeln oder Schmunzeln auf die Lippen. Egal ob Jung oder Alt – ich kann jedem nur wärmstens empfehlen, „Mein geliehenes Herz“ zu lesen. Von mir gibt es volle 5 von 5 Sternen!
March 16, 2019
YA fiction is a completely new realm for me. I have read a few thrillers but this is my first contemporary YA fiction book. I love the concept behind the story regarding a young girl receiving a heart from a young boy that passed away in a car accident.
She treasures her 2nd chance at life but she wants to know who her donor was. She feels like only half of who she was and the other part is a mystery.
She writes a letter to the donors family but it’s still to raw for them to process. One day through the power of Facebook she thinks she may have found her donor...well his family. And he story begins to unfold...a new life, new friendships, new connections, new dreams and a chance to become whole.
This is amazingly written - a little bit of sadness, some hope and witty jokes that will have you smiling - and hard to put down. Need I say more?
She treasures her 2nd chance at life but she wants to know who her donor was. She feels like only half of who she was and the other part is a mystery.
She writes a letter to the donors family but it’s still to raw for them to process. One day through the power of Facebook she thinks she may have found her donor...well his family. And he story begins to unfold...a new life, new friendships, new connections, new dreams and a chance to become whole.
This is amazingly written - a little bit of sadness, some hope and witty jokes that will have you smiling - and hard to put down. Need I say more?
January 5, 2024
I absolutely adored this book. <3
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April 1, 2019
Rating: 4.5 Stars
Marlowe was born with a congenital heart condition, and after being very ill for many years, she had accepted her imminent death. All that changed one rainy night, when a car accident resulted in the death of another teen, and a new lease on life for Marlowe.
After receiving her new heart, Marlowe wasn't sure, who she was anymore. She had gotten used to being the dying girl without a future, but now she had a second chance. Marlowe spent a good part of the story trying to figure out who she was, but she did so, while dealing with the fact, that she had a future, because her donor didn't. She wanted, no needed, to know more about the donor, and another portion of the story was dedicated to her working through that.
I really felt all the emotional weight of this transplant. Plozzo did a wonderful job conveying the feelings and the inner conflicts Marlowe was battling with. She had to re-integrate into the world around her. She had to make new friends. She had to deal with her feelings of emptiness. She even had to deal with ridiculous twits, who teased her about her transplant (really?). But, everything she faced was a growing experience for her, and grow she did.
Plozzo won me over with this story, but her characters stole my heart. Marlowe was super complicated and dealing with a lot, so I empathized endlessly with her. But, her world was filled with such quirky and wonderful people for me to adore as well. Her mother was so over the top sometimes, but I admired her conviction and her unfailing love for her children. Her brother, Pip, was so, so precious. His love of Project Runway and crazy, inventive costumes was something I started to look forward to. He also loved so fiercely, and saw it as his duty to bring joy to the world. How could I NOT adore this kid.
And then, there was the butcher's son, Leo. You have to understand, Marlowe's mother owned a vegan store and they were staunch vegans - no gluten, no sugar, no meat, NOTHING! There is even a point where the mother says, "Honey, if you had brought home a conservative I'd be less disappointed." So, the fact that Marlowe and Leo develop a friendship and a romance was quite humorous, but you know what? I loved him. There was nothing cute about their meet-cute, but you could see the sparks, the banter was terribly fun, and seeing them realize they had more in common then they thought was very sweet.
Overall: A heartwarming, and often hilarious, look at one young woman's journey from dying-girl to her true self, which tugged at my heartstrings and left me with a smile on my face.
*ARC provided in exchange for an honest review.
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Marlowe was born with a congenital heart condition, and after being very ill for many years, she had accepted her imminent death. All that changed one rainy night, when a car accident resulted in the death of another teen, and a new lease on life for Marlowe.
After receiving her new heart, Marlowe wasn't sure, who she was anymore. She had gotten used to being the dying girl without a future, but now she had a second chance. Marlowe spent a good part of the story trying to figure out who she was, but she did so, while dealing with the fact, that she had a future, because her donor didn't. She wanted, no needed, to know more about the donor, and another portion of the story was dedicated to her working through that.
I really felt all the emotional weight of this transplant. Plozzo did a wonderful job conveying the feelings and the inner conflicts Marlowe was battling with. She had to re-integrate into the world around her. She had to make new friends. She had to deal with her feelings of emptiness. She even had to deal with ridiculous twits, who teased her about her transplant (really?). But, everything she faced was a growing experience for her, and grow she did.
Plozzo won me over with this story, but her characters stole my heart. Marlowe was super complicated and dealing with a lot, so I empathized endlessly with her. But, her world was filled with such quirky and wonderful people for me to adore as well. Her mother was so over the top sometimes, but I admired her conviction and her unfailing love for her children. Her brother, Pip, was so, so precious. His love of Project Runway and crazy, inventive costumes was something I started to look forward to. He also loved so fiercely, and saw it as his duty to bring joy to the world. How could I NOT adore this kid.
And then, there was the butcher's son, Leo. You have to understand, Marlowe's mother owned a vegan store and they were staunch vegans - no gluten, no sugar, no meat, NOTHING! There is even a point where the mother says, "Honey, if you had brought home a conservative I'd be less disappointed." So, the fact that Marlowe and Leo develop a friendship and a romance was quite humorous, but you know what? I loved him. There was nothing cute about their meet-cute, but you could see the sparks, the banter was terribly fun, and seeing them realize they had more in common then they thought was very sweet.
Overall: A heartwarming, and often hilarious, look at one young woman's journey from dying-girl to her true self, which tugged at my heartstrings and left me with a smile on my face.
*ARC provided in exchange for an honest review.
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August 28, 2019
Bra bok som handlar om en tjej vars hennes hjärta är dåligt och hon får det utbytt när hon hittar en passande donator. Gillar att handlingen då jag själv aldrig läst en bok om en karaktär som ”byter ut” sitt organ, tyckte det var intressant att läsa om hur karaktärens tankar är efter en sådan operation. Nästan hela boken handlade om att huvudpersonen skulle försöka ta reda på vems hjärta hon hade fått. Tyckte den blev lite enformig ibland och ganska förutsägbar. Men den var spännande ibland!
November 26, 2017
Actual Rating: 4.5
September 13, 2018
4.5 // this was so lovely. I just couldn’t give it five stars but it was soooo good. More TK.
April 24, 2021
l mio cuore in prestito di Shiuvan Plozza (Fandango) è un libro della collana Weird Young, ovvero un romanzo rivolto a lettori giovani.
Avevo bisogno di leggere una storia diversa e più semplice. Invece mi sono trovata davanti a libro con una tematica forte, trattata con una certa profondità ma senza rinunciare alla leggerezza.
Sapete che mi piace sperimentare e sono contenta di aver scoperto questa autrice. In Il mio cuore in prestito si sorride, ci si commuove, si riflette.
Protagonista Marlowe Jensen, una ragazzina di 17 anni che ha appena cominciato la sua nuova vita. Sì perché Marlowe ha un cuore nuovo. Oltre a una mamma integralista vegana e un fratello che si traveste ogni giorno da personaggio fantascientifico (e non solo) la nostra ragazza deve fare i conti con il senso di colpa. Qualcuno è morto e per questo lei è potuta rinascere.
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Avevo bisogno di leggere una storia diversa e più semplice. Invece mi sono trovata davanti a libro con una tematica forte, trattata con una certa profondità ma senza rinunciare alla leggerezza.
Sapete che mi piace sperimentare e sono contenta di aver scoperto questa autrice. In Il mio cuore in prestito si sorride, ci si commuove, si riflette.
Protagonista Marlowe Jensen, una ragazzina di 17 anni che ha appena cominciato la sua nuova vita. Sì perché Marlowe ha un cuore nuovo. Oltre a una mamma integralista vegana e un fratello che si traveste ogni giorno da personaggio fantascientifico (e non solo) la nostra ragazza deve fare i conti con il senso di colpa. Qualcuno è morto e per questo lei è potuta rinascere.
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March 12, 2019
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March 7, 2019
4.5 stars.
This review also appears on Happy Indulgence.
I received a review copy from the publisher. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Tin Heart was yet another wonderful contemporary novel by Shivaun Plozza. Frankie was absolutely amazing and her new release is no different. It’s real and it’s raw and I connected with every aspect of what Marlowe, the main character, was feeling.
Tin Heart is about Marlowe who had a heart transplant about a year ago and has been getting strange feelings of dissociation of identity. She was the girl who was dying and now that she’s not, she doesn’t know who she is and who she wants to be. Coupled with that, she isn’t allowed to directly contact the family of her donor and her letters to them through the hospital are unanswered. Marlowe goes on a journey trying to learn more about her donor and to connect with the family, and along the way, she forms friendships, discovers love and takes control of her life back, at least a little.
Just like Frankie, the characters were my favourite part of the story. Marlowe was so easy to relate to, even though I’ve never had the experiences that she’s had. It’s a great coming-of-age story that is familiar to many teens and young adults. Marlowe was calm and patient with her family but also lost her temper sometimes, which was also a really relatable aspect. Her eagerness to make friends and to return to her normal life was really inspiring and I found myself constantly rooting for her. Her family is eccentric and interesting and I loved reading about her mother and younger brother, Pip, who dresses up every day in costume. I really enjoyed how much Pip loved his sister and did anything to cheer her up. And of course, it was so endearing that he got up each day before 5am to dress up and get made it. I loved him so much. Marlowe’s mother was also really interesting character. A former lawyer, and now activist, she adopts a vegan and cruelty-free lifestyle, while also participating in protests around the community. She’s overprotective and controlling of her children, especially Marlowe, but ultimately gives them enough space for them to pursue their interests and become the people who they want to become. Besides being a ‘carnivore’, of course. The family dynamics were amazing and I thoroughly enjoyed this aspect of the novel.
I also absolutely loved the friendships in the book and the fact that the romance didn’t take over and the friendship aspects were allowed to shine. I loved Marlowe’s friendship with Zan, who is another sassy, diverse and self-aware character. I enjoyed the camaraderie they had and how quickly Zan was willing to take Marlowe under her wing. I also really liked Marlowe’s friendship with Carmen and how well they got along despite the slight age difference. There was a lot of female empowerment in this novel and I absolutely loved it.
The romance for me was also great. It was humorous and adorable. The story starts off with a feud between Marlowe’s family and their shop neighbours who are butchers. Marlowe has an intense feud with the butcher’s son, Leo, over their differences in dietary choices. This results in lots of little pranks but also a bit of respect for each other. Marlowe and Leo bond over a mutual feeling of pressure from their overbearing parents and a feeling of a lack of control over their lives. The family theme is one that runs throughout the book and we see the struggles that each family faces.
If you enjoyed Shivaun Plozza’s debut novel, Frankie, or if you just want a gritty but funny and fast-paced contemporary, Tin Heart is one to look out for. It is a wonderful coming-of-age story with relatable themes and characters. It is short and fast-paced but it really packs a punch.
This review also appears on Happy Indulgence.
I received a review copy from the publisher. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Tin Heart was yet another wonderful contemporary novel by Shivaun Plozza. Frankie was absolutely amazing and her new release is no different. It’s real and it’s raw and I connected with every aspect of what Marlowe, the main character, was feeling.
Tin Heart is about Marlowe who had a heart transplant about a year ago and has been getting strange feelings of dissociation of identity. She was the girl who was dying and now that she’s not, she doesn’t know who she is and who she wants to be. Coupled with that, she isn’t allowed to directly contact the family of her donor and her letters to them through the hospital are unanswered. Marlowe goes on a journey trying to learn more about her donor and to connect with the family, and along the way, she forms friendships, discovers love and takes control of her life back, at least a little.
Just like Frankie, the characters were my favourite part of the story. Marlowe was so easy to relate to, even though I’ve never had the experiences that she’s had. It’s a great coming-of-age story that is familiar to many teens and young adults. Marlowe was calm and patient with her family but also lost her temper sometimes, which was also a really relatable aspect. Her eagerness to make friends and to return to her normal life was really inspiring and I found myself constantly rooting for her. Her family is eccentric and interesting and I loved reading about her mother and younger brother, Pip, who dresses up every day in costume. I really enjoyed how much Pip loved his sister and did anything to cheer her up. And of course, it was so endearing that he got up each day before 5am to dress up and get made it. I loved him so much. Marlowe’s mother was also really interesting character. A former lawyer, and now activist, she adopts a vegan and cruelty-free lifestyle, while also participating in protests around the community. She’s overprotective and controlling of her children, especially Marlowe, but ultimately gives them enough space for them to pursue their interests and become the people who they want to become. Besides being a ‘carnivore’, of course. The family dynamics were amazing and I thoroughly enjoyed this aspect of the novel.
And then, because I am my mother’s daughter, I finish off with a line about why everyone should be vegan.
I also absolutely loved the friendships in the book and the fact that the romance didn’t take over and the friendship aspects were allowed to shine. I loved Marlowe’s friendship with Zan, who is another sassy, diverse and self-aware character. I enjoyed the camaraderie they had and how quickly Zan was willing to take Marlowe under her wing. I also really liked Marlowe’s friendship with Carmen and how well they got along despite the slight age difference. There was a lot of female empowerment in this novel and I absolutely loved it.
The romance for me was also great. It was humorous and adorable. The story starts off with a feud between Marlowe’s family and their shop neighbours who are butchers. Marlowe has an intense feud with the butcher’s son, Leo, over their differences in dietary choices. This results in lots of little pranks but also a bit of respect for each other. Marlowe and Leo bond over a mutual feeling of pressure from their overbearing parents and a feeling of a lack of control over their lives. The family theme is one that runs throughout the book and we see the struggles that each family faces.
If you enjoyed Shivaun Plozza’s debut novel, Frankie, or if you just want a gritty but funny and fast-paced contemporary, Tin Heart is one to look out for. It is a wonderful coming-of-age story with relatable themes and characters. It is short and fast-paced but it really packs a punch.
December 17, 2018
Special thank you to Flatiron Books for gifting me with this ARC in exchange for my honest review. I was sent this novel as a result of winning a Goodreads giveaway.
“Why is happiness such a hard emotion to hold onto? It’s like trying to hold water in your hand. But sadness, that stuff sticks to your skin like glue.”
“People say eyes are the windows into the soul but that’s crap. Books are.”
A little bit prudish, and a hair socially awkward, Marlowe Jensen is on a quest to find answers to a question she can’t let go of. Who was her heart donor? And not just who was he in the sense of a name and a face, but…..who was he as a person? At 17-years old, Marlowe received a donor heart from an unknown 16-year-old, and after chasing a few leads, Marlow believes she’s finally found the source of her answers in Carmen Castillejo.
Navigating teen years is hard enough, but Marlowe’s trek through teen-dom is made even more awkward thanks to her pesky heart defect, not to mention the eccentric lifestyle her mother and brother choose to lead. While her mother owns a business selling only vegan products, Marlowe’s theatrical brother Pip is content to play dress-up each day, marching to the beat of his own drum, to say the least. On top of all of that, Marlowe seems to have a love-hate connection with Leo, the apprentice butcher whose rival business is next-door to Marlowe’s own family business. Throw in the characters of Zan, Marlowe’s lesbian Chinese-Australian friend, and Kari, Zan’s love interest and Carmen’s intimidating best friend, and voila -- all of the necessary ingredients of a contemporary YA novel.
Shivaun Plozza is a new-to-me author, and I can see where teens who love angst-filled YA lit will eat her work up. While I appreciated the story line, it was often hard for me to really connect with the characters -- especially that of Pip. It was just too over the top for me, which made it hard to buy into his character, and in the end….that of Marlowe. I did, however, really find myself rooting for the characters, and getting more emotionally invested in them, by the last quarter of the book.
Recommended for fans of The Memory Book by Lara Avery.
“Why is happiness such a hard emotion to hold onto? It’s like trying to hold water in your hand. But sadness, that stuff sticks to your skin like glue.”
“People say eyes are the windows into the soul but that’s crap. Books are.”
A little bit prudish, and a hair socially awkward, Marlowe Jensen is on a quest to find answers to a question she can’t let go of. Who was her heart donor? And not just who was he in the sense of a name and a face, but…..who was he as a person? At 17-years old, Marlowe received a donor heart from an unknown 16-year-old, and after chasing a few leads, Marlow believes she’s finally found the source of her answers in Carmen Castillejo.
Navigating teen years is hard enough, but Marlowe’s trek through teen-dom is made even more awkward thanks to her pesky heart defect, not to mention the eccentric lifestyle her mother and brother choose to lead. While her mother owns a business selling only vegan products, Marlowe’s theatrical brother Pip is content to play dress-up each day, marching to the beat of his own drum, to say the least. On top of all of that, Marlowe seems to have a love-hate connection with Leo, the apprentice butcher whose rival business is next-door to Marlowe’s own family business. Throw in the characters of Zan, Marlowe’s lesbian Chinese-Australian friend, and Kari, Zan’s love interest and Carmen’s intimidating best friend, and voila -- all of the necessary ingredients of a contemporary YA novel.
Shivaun Plozza is a new-to-me author, and I can see where teens who love angst-filled YA lit will eat her work up. While I appreciated the story line, it was often hard for me to really connect with the characters -- especially that of Pip. It was just too over the top for me, which made it hard to buy into his character, and in the end….that of Marlowe. I did, however, really find myself rooting for the characters, and getting more emotionally invested in them, by the last quarter of the book.
Recommended for fans of The Memory Book by Lara Avery.
June 14, 2018
When Shivaun gave me an outline of the plot of Tin Heart I was pretty sure it would be a winner with the YA audience. I really liked Frankie but didn't feel it was suitable for our junior high school students. I'm stoked that there is nothing in Tin Heart that gives me reservations in recommending it to any secondary school student. What's more, it is a fairly quick read and would not put even a reluctant reader off... BUT what's most important is that it is a REALLY good read with wide appeal. Marlowe (17 yo) is a recipient of a donor heart and up until she received it, she was a very sick young lady. Her mother, an ex-lawyer come "vegan shop" owner is a passionate environmentalist and expects her children to actively support her "moral standards". Her brother is a doting younger sibling who spends his whole time trying to make Marlowe laugh. It is clear that the family is tight and the love is strong. The main thrust of the story is Marlowe's inability to move on with her new life post transplant because she desperate to find out more about her donor. Shivaun is an accomplished character writer and she has done a wonderful job bringing all the main characters to life (and there are quite a few) in so few words. The reader understands (and can empathise with) their motivations, their strengths and their weaknesses. She even gives a worthy insight into the minor characters, so much so that they don't even seem so minor! I devoured this book in little more than two sittings and was totally absorbed in Marlowe's journey. 4 and 1/2 stars from me.
June 8, 2018
Loved it!
May 18, 2019
You know you're not the target audience when the MC's mother insults both conservatives and meat eaters in the same sentence. Seriously, people, enough with the sledgehammer.
In other news, I loved the author's writing style, but Marlowe was a straight up stalker. What she did was not okay, but neither was what her mother did, or her friend Zan, or Leo, or even Carmen. And the way Marlowe felt about herself - the way other people made her feel about herself - wasn't okay, either. I guess you can say I had a whole lot of issues with the way things played out in this book.
Kudos to the author for tackling such a difficult subject, though.
In other news, I loved the author's writing style, but Marlowe was a straight up stalker. What she did was not okay, but neither was what her mother did, or her friend Zan, or Leo, or even Carmen. And the way Marlowe felt about herself - the way other people made her feel about herself - wasn't okay, either. I guess you can say I had a whole lot of issues with the way things played out in this book.
Kudos to the author for tackling such a difficult subject, though.
January 21, 2018
Do you know what Shivaun Plozza has a truly ridiculous amount of? Raw writing talent. She’s going to have a long writing career and I’m going to read every book she publishes. She wrote a stunning debut with Frankie and has followed it up with Tin Heart which made me laugh and cry and broke me and put me back together. It’s funny and romantic and so moving – and Pip is the greatest little brother ever written! I have so much #loveozya right now.
May 11, 2020
I’d give this book between 3.5-4 stars. I really liked the plot and what the book was about but I felt like everything was so set up to work out so perfectly every time that you could just guess what was going to happen. I also feel like there was a perfect set up for a major ending twist but it didn’t happen or it wasn’t right for the story. I loved the characters!
May 26, 2019
4,5/5
Un très beau roman et un personnage très attachant. J’ai juste eu un peu de mal, au début, avec l’écriture, mais on s’y habitue et j’avais du mal à lâcher le livre à la fin.
Un très beau roman et un personnage très attachant. J’ai juste eu un peu de mal, au début, avec l’écriture, mais on s’y habitue et j’avais du mal à lâcher le livre à la fin.
June 7, 2019
3.5
I liked this book! I especially liked Pip. I think he deserves his own book!!!!!
I liked this book! I especially liked Pip. I think he deserves his own book!!!!!
April 14, 2021
Il mio cuore in prestito è il secondo romanzo dell’autrice australiana Shivaun Plozza, conosciuta al grande pubblico per i suoi libri per bambini e ragazzi. Autrice pluripremiata, con Il mio cuore in prestito, edito in Italia da Fandango Libri, entra di diritto nei titoli più belli del genere Young Adult.
Il mio cuore in prestito – Trama
Il mio cuore in prestito è la storia di Marlowe Jensen, una ragazza australiana di 17 anni che rientra a scuola dopo un periodo di assenza dovuto al trapianto di cuore che ha subito. La vita di Marlowe è resa sicuramente più bizzarra e più divertente dalla madre, ex avvocato, vegana integralista convinta che la trascina a tutte le manifestazioni possibili; e dal suo fratellino di dieci anni, Pip, fan devoto di David Bowie, che si sveglia tutti i giorni alle 5.00 del mattino per prepararsi a indossare un costume nuovo e calarsi nella parte: alieni mezzi astronauti e mezzi squali; robot glitterati; polpi punk e molto altro.
Marlowe ama la sua famiglia, ne rispetta le regole e le tradizioni – del tutto non convenzionali – ma allo stesso tempo, come ogni adolescente degno di questo nome, odia le loro stranezze perché rendono lei, la ragazza che stava per morire, trasformatasi ora nella ragazza con il trapianto di cuore, ancora più bizzarra di quanto già non sembri agli occhi dei suoi compagni di scuola. Marlowe, infatti, rientra a scuola quando tutti i compagni con cui aveva iniziato il liceo si sono già diplomati, questo la mette ulteriormente a disagio, perché a parte i re e reginette della scuola, non conosce proprio nessuno.
Per fortuna – e soprattutto inspiegabilmente, secondo Marlowe stessa – Zan, la ragazza da zero paranoie e dall’aria del chi se ne frega, le rivolge la parola. Quell’alleanza inaspettata le cambierà la vita. Ma Zan non è l’unica novità della “nuova” vita di Marlowe. Ci saranno anche Leo, il figlio del macellaio, così antipatico ma con un sorrisetto e dei capelli niente male; e Carmen, la ragazza che lavora al fast food. Come mai Marlowe, che non mangia carne, diventa amica proprio di Carmen? La risposta sta nel fatto che Marlowe vuole dare un nome al suo donatore, alla persona che le ha fatto il dono di un cuore nuovo, che le ha permesso di non morire. Finché non saprà chi era, cosa faceva, cosa gli piaceva o cosa odiava, Marlowe sente di non poter riconoscere quel cuore, di non poter rendere grazie a chi gliel’ha donato e soprattutto di non riuscire a trovare un significato al fatto di essersi salvata.
Perché leggerlo
Il mio cuore in prestito è un racconto divertente, fresco e pieno di profondità e di tematiche attuali. La protagonista, Marlowe, è una forza della natura che non sa di esserlo. Sogna di diventare una ragazza coraggiosa, non riuscendo a riconoscere che di coraggio ne ha già da vendere e non sono certo la timidezza o la goffaggine che possono mascherarlo.
Marlowe è sicuramente una protagonista con cui si empatizza da subito, perché ne conosciamo tutti i pensieri, tutte le paure e tutti i desideri. Sogna di essere una persona normale con una famiglia normale, omologata a tutti i suoi compagni di liceo, non riuscendo ancora a capire – tratto tipico dell’adolescenza – quanto la sua diversità e quella della sua famiglia, la loro allegria, i loro colori, la loro luminosità, le loro idee e convinzioni, invece, li rendano speciali e siano quindi la loro forza. Marlowe non vuole piacere agli altri, vuole semplicemente essere invisibile per loro e allora si copre di vestiti dalle tinte sbiadite per non dare nell’occhio.
Ma con una madre e un fratello come i suoi è praticamente impossibile. È l’amicizia con Zan, Leo e Carmen che aiuterà Marlowe ad accettarsi e ad accettare pienamente la sua famiglia. Perché quando gli altri sanno capirci e amarci per quello che siamo, stranamente, riesce più facile farlo anche a noi stessi.
Il mio cuore in prestito è, inoltre, ricco di temi importanti – soprattutto considerando il pubblico principale a cui il romanzo è rivolto – come: il bullismo; le relazioni omosessuali; l’ansia da stress post traumatico; l’attenzione e il rispetto verso la Terra; il lutto e la sua elaborazione; e soprattutto la costruzione della propria identità che, nell’adolescenza, passa per la negazione di tutti i principi genitoriali prima e l’accettazione di quelli che più fanno per noi dopo.
In conclusione, Il mio cuore in prestito è una storia di tolleranza, integrazione e accettazione. Non è buonista o retorica o moralista. Non si arriva alla fine del libro con una conversione di tutti i cuori più cattivi della scuola ad agnellini. Però il lieto fine c’è, ed è molto più realistico di quanto ci si aspetti. La storia di Marlowe è una bella storia; lei è una protagonista forte e simpatica e imbranata e coraggiosa. E a me è piaciuta.
Il mio cuore in prestito – Trama
Il mio cuore in prestito è la storia di Marlowe Jensen, una ragazza australiana di 17 anni che rientra a scuola dopo un periodo di assenza dovuto al trapianto di cuore che ha subito. La vita di Marlowe è resa sicuramente più bizzarra e più divertente dalla madre, ex avvocato, vegana integralista convinta che la trascina a tutte le manifestazioni possibili; e dal suo fratellino di dieci anni, Pip, fan devoto di David Bowie, che si sveglia tutti i giorni alle 5.00 del mattino per prepararsi a indossare un costume nuovo e calarsi nella parte: alieni mezzi astronauti e mezzi squali; robot glitterati; polpi punk e molto altro.
Marlowe ama la sua famiglia, ne rispetta le regole e le tradizioni – del tutto non convenzionali – ma allo stesso tempo, come ogni adolescente degno di questo nome, odia le loro stranezze perché rendono lei, la ragazza che stava per morire, trasformatasi ora nella ragazza con il trapianto di cuore, ancora più bizzarra di quanto già non sembri agli occhi dei suoi compagni di scuola. Marlowe, infatti, rientra a scuola quando tutti i compagni con cui aveva iniziato il liceo si sono già diplomati, questo la mette ulteriormente a disagio, perché a parte i re e reginette della scuola, non conosce proprio nessuno.
Per fortuna – e soprattutto inspiegabilmente, secondo Marlowe stessa – Zan, la ragazza da zero paranoie e dall’aria del chi se ne frega, le rivolge la parola. Quell’alleanza inaspettata le cambierà la vita. Ma Zan non è l’unica novità della “nuova” vita di Marlowe. Ci saranno anche Leo, il figlio del macellaio, così antipatico ma con un sorrisetto e dei capelli niente male; e Carmen, la ragazza che lavora al fast food. Come mai Marlowe, che non mangia carne, diventa amica proprio di Carmen? La risposta sta nel fatto che Marlowe vuole dare un nome al suo donatore, alla persona che le ha fatto il dono di un cuore nuovo, che le ha permesso di non morire. Finché non saprà chi era, cosa faceva, cosa gli piaceva o cosa odiava, Marlowe sente di non poter riconoscere quel cuore, di non poter rendere grazie a chi gliel’ha donato e soprattutto di non riuscire a trovare un significato al fatto di essersi salvata.
Perché leggerlo
Il mio cuore in prestito è un racconto divertente, fresco e pieno di profondità e di tematiche attuali. La protagonista, Marlowe, è una forza della natura che non sa di esserlo. Sogna di diventare una ragazza coraggiosa, non riuscendo a riconoscere che di coraggio ne ha già da vendere e non sono certo la timidezza o la goffaggine che possono mascherarlo.
Marlowe è sicuramente una protagonista con cui si empatizza da subito, perché ne conosciamo tutti i pensieri, tutte le paure e tutti i desideri. Sogna di essere una persona normale con una famiglia normale, omologata a tutti i suoi compagni di liceo, non riuscendo ancora a capire – tratto tipico dell’adolescenza – quanto la sua diversità e quella della sua famiglia, la loro allegria, i loro colori, la loro luminosità, le loro idee e convinzioni, invece, li rendano speciali e siano quindi la loro forza. Marlowe non vuole piacere agli altri, vuole semplicemente essere invisibile per loro e allora si copre di vestiti dalle tinte sbiadite per non dare nell’occhio.
Ma con una madre e un fratello come i suoi è praticamente impossibile. È l’amicizia con Zan, Leo e Carmen che aiuterà Marlowe ad accettarsi e ad accettare pienamente la sua famiglia. Perché quando gli altri sanno capirci e amarci per quello che siamo, stranamente, riesce più facile farlo anche a noi stessi.
Il mio cuore in prestito è, inoltre, ricco di temi importanti – soprattutto considerando il pubblico principale a cui il romanzo è rivolto – come: il bullismo; le relazioni omosessuali; l’ansia da stress post traumatico; l’attenzione e il rispetto verso la Terra; il lutto e la sua elaborazione; e soprattutto la costruzione della propria identità che, nell’adolescenza, passa per la negazione di tutti i principi genitoriali prima e l’accettazione di quelli che più fanno per noi dopo.
In conclusione, Il mio cuore in prestito è una storia di tolleranza, integrazione e accettazione. Non è buonista o retorica o moralista. Non si arriva alla fine del libro con una conversione di tutti i cuori più cattivi della scuola ad agnellini. Però il lieto fine c’è, ed è molto più realistico di quanto ci si aspetti. La storia di Marlowe è una bella storia; lei è una protagonista forte e simpatica e imbranata e coraggiosa. E a me è piaciuta.
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