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If I Stay
by Gayle Forman
(2.5 stars)
So this book is gonna be kinda hard to write a review about so fair warning.
So we follow our main character Mia who has a loving family, a good boyfriend, and a funny best friend. She’s really into classical music and wants to be a violinist (is that how you say it?). Anyways she has always felt as if she was somehow different or left out from the rest of her family and friends. And then one day her family gets in a car crash killing her parents and brother. So she kinda has to make this choice should she stay or should she leave?
And that explains the whole novel. So we follow Mia while she’s in a coma. It’s really hard to describe so bear with me. Basically Mia is like a ghost and can see things around her, but people can’t hear her, feel her, or see her. It’s really confusing.
Through the whole book we learn about her life, her family, her boyfriend and best friend, and memories that absolutely no one gives two shits about.
So after describing this book, here is where I have issues.
First off, I think that the whole plot and premise was confusing. One moment we were talking about Mia in the present, and then another moment we were talking about her past and resurfacing memories.
Second I really didn’t care about any of the characters. It want that I hated them or anything, it’s just that they were boring? Unexciting? Predictable? I don’t know. They just weren’t characters I was interested in.
Third Some of the memories from the past were so unnecessary and just dumb. Honestly like I didn’t really need to know about that one night on Halloween, or how her and her grandfather had a day out. I just skimmed through some pages because I was bored.
Finally speaking of bored, this book was boring and unnecessary. I honestly don’t see the point in this book. I know that’s kinda harsh, but I’m just stating the truth.
I gave the book 2.5 stars because I liked close relationships she had with her family and best friend. Otherwise I really didn’t enjoy this book. I can’t even remember anyone’s name except Mia’s.
So this book is gonna be kinda hard to write a review about so fair warning.
So we follow our main character Mia who has a loving family, a good boyfriend, and a funny best friend. She’s really into classical music and wants to be a violinist (is that how you say it?). Anyways she has always felt as if she was somehow different or left out from the rest of her family and friends. And then one day her family gets in a car crash killing her parents and brother. So she kinda has to make this choice should she stay or should she leave?
And that explains the whole novel. So we follow Mia while she’s in a coma. It’s really hard to describe so bear with me. Basically Mia is like a ghost and can see things around her, but people can’t hear her, feel her, or see her. It’s really confusing.
Through the whole book we learn about her life, her family, her boyfriend and best friend, and memories that absolutely no one gives two shits about.
So after describing this book, here is where I have issues.
First off, I think that the whole plot and premise was confusing. One moment we were talking about Mia in the present, and then another moment we were talking about her past and resurfacing memories.
Second I really didn’t care about any of the characters. It want that I hated them or anything, it’s just that they were boring? Unexciting? Predictable? I don’t know. They just weren’t characters I was interested in.
Third Some of the memories from the past were so unnecessary and just dumb. Honestly like I didn’t really need to know about that one night on Halloween, or how her and her grandfather had a day out. I just skimmed through some pages because I was bored.
Finally speaking of bored, this book was boring and unnecessary. I honestly don’t see the point in this book. I know that’s kinda harsh, but I’m just stating the truth.
I gave the book 2.5 stars because I liked close relationships she had with her family and best friend. Otherwise I really didn’t enjoy this book. I can’t even remember anyone’s name except Mia’s.