Title: If I Stay
Writer: Gayle Forman
Publisher:Speak (2009)
Pages: 259 p
Borrowed from Dini
Mia is a high school student with a bright future. She plays cello and has great potential to enter one of the most prestigious music institutions in the country. She has a great family too, parents who understand much about her passion in music, and an adorable younger brother.With a nice bestfriend and a boyfriend who’s crazy for her, her life seems complete.
But on one snowy day, everything changes. Mia and her family are driving to her grandparent’s house when a big truck hits their car. Mia lost her family,but she hasn’t lost her life yet. After the accident, she wakes up outside her body and watches everybody waiting for her to come back. But is it worth it to stay? With her parents and brother gone? With her heart that feels so empty now?
Between her choices (stay, or leave?) Mia trying to remember her life before all of this happens. When she was falling in love with her boyfriend Adam, when she met her bestfriend Kim for the first time. She also remembered how much she learnt from her musical parents. And how much she loved them.
This book makes me think a lot about life and death. About family and friends, and how things could go so unexpectedly sometimes. In my younger days, YA books are simpler, mostly about adventures, teenage love-life or families. But now it’s more complicated. Many books deal with issues about death, dysfunctional families, drugs and even suicide. It takes more maturity to chew them all. To think about it afterward. But I’m glad I read this kind of books (even though I’m no longer a teenager, hehe).
The sequel of this book, Where She Went, already been published. And I can’t wait to find out about the story from Adam’s perspective.
I’ve read this book, but I just gave it 3 stars. I just can not feel Mia’s emotion.. But still, i am looking forward to read the sequel
hehe iya na, kurang dalem ya emosinya? cuman di beberapa bagian ada yang menyentuh banget =)
*sigh* semakin panjang wish list gue…
sama donk fer, semakin sering blogwalking semakin panjang daftar belanja =p
jadi, jangan blogwalking dulu gitu ya mba? *jalan keluar*
wahahahaha mana tahaaaan naaaa =D
Iya, jaman dulu YA cuma berkutat dengan romansa cinta monyet dan fantasi. Skrg walau kisahnya simpel tapi kuat, apalagi kalau baca bukunya Laurie Halse Anderson, hadaaw serem tapi keren
Astrid sudah pernah baca karangannya? Coba baca WIntergirls deh, itu bagus bgt.
If i stay cuma kasih 3 bintang walau tetep bakal baca lanjutannya dari sisi Adam.
iyaaa penasaran mi, terakhir baru baca catalyst doang. a must in my wishlist nih si wintergirls =D
Waaaa.. Buku terakhir yg kubaca A Death In the Family jg tentang kematian… Tema itu kalo ditulisnya kurang dalem emang rawan jadi cepet bikin bosen yg baca.. Tapi iya deng, kalo udah baca buku bersequel pasti pengen dituntasin.. Seperti kasusku dan twilight series, biarpun ngga suka teruuuss aja dibaca, hehe..
nis, kalau aku sudah nyerah sama si twilight di buku ke 2…hihihihi!
Aku buku 2 masih ngikutin, breaking down mulai stress, eclipse tambah bt ma Bella dan anehnya tetep aku beli bukunya sampai habis, nanggung kalo g dikelarin :p
bwahahaha itulah miii aku udah ilfil berat sama si Bella..makanya udah nggak mau tau deh sama yg berbau2 twilight =p
Buku ini dulunya bikin penasaran. Soalnya ma blogger luar mereka suka banget. Hampir semua kasih lima bintang. Eh pas baca terjemahannya, koq biasa aja.
Ngga sesuai harapan. Tapi aku suka banget semua cerita tentang keluarganya. Itu bagian favoritku.
Kalau hubungannya ma Adam? Blah!
haha
aku juga paling suka pas baca cerita ttg keluarganya, terutama bapak-ibunya yg nyentrik abis =D tapi emang kurang greget ya al ceritanya, ada yg kurang. hahaha….adam too good to be true ya!
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