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If I Stay (If I Stay, #1)

Gayle Forman

Start date: September 1, 2014

Finish date: September 30, 2014

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May 09, 2012 Amanda rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

This is one of those perspective-changing books. It was just amazing. Gayle Forman is an incredible writer and she tells an incredible story. Warning: keep a box of tissues close- I cried the entire four hours this book took me to read!

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Apr 17, 2014 Terra rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: also-a-film, i-cried

This book was okay. There were the obvious tear jerking moments where I fell right into the trap and cried for, but I didn't feel all that connected to the main character. I've read books where I've genuinely hated the main character but I had been able to connect with them more than I connected with Mia in this book (cough Before I Fall). And I didn't actually hate Mia that much.

During her little rendezvous in purgatory, I knew she was supposed to be experiencing her emotions on like, a differe ...more

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Jul 08, 2014 Laura S rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Wasn't what I was expecting, I'm not sure how to rate this one, I think a 4 is sufficient. I thought this was going to be a real tear-jerker but I only felt teary a few times. I think the book could of been longer and more developed characters. The use of music was really intriguing, but not something new to me, especially the inclusion of Julliard (not very original). The almost magic realism didn't work as well as I hoped, I was expecting this book to be more gut wrenching and heartbreaking, b ...more

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May 31, 2014 Inma Delgado rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: fav-s, owned, epic-reads, read-2014, kindle

Una historia increíble que te hace sumergirte entre sus páginas de principio a fin y una vez que lo empiezas es un no parar de leer.

Cada palabra, frase... es sincera y te hace una lectura muy amena que te hace sentir todo lo que siente la protagonista este libro.

¿Recomendable? Sí, mucho.

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May 14, 2010 Megan Mweemba rated it liked it

I'm not sure how I feel about this book. I'm not even sure if that rating is correct. I didn't hate it, but I didn't love it. It seemed pretty predictable to me and there was only one time that I was kind of crying. I just...I dunno. I'm still excited for the movie, though. ...more

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