The man on the table . . .

I thought what was interesting about this article was how it kept the reader interested by playing up the emotional elements of the story. Moments like when Dr. DeBakey says he wanted to die, and later when his wife interrupts the ethics committee to demand they begin operating immediately give the story an exciting pace that makes the reader want to push through to the end of the story. Giving the characters like the anesthesiologists, Dr. Debakey, and all the other doctors distinct personalities engages the reader on a human level that makes the article much more fun to read.