IF I STAY!?!?
If I Stay by Gayle Forman was published by Speak, an imprint of penguin group in 2010. Gayle Forman is an award winning author from Brooklyn, New York. Formans articles have made appearances in magazines like Seventeen and Cosmopolitan. she has a sequel to this book called Where She Went that was published in 2011. the story If I Stay takes place in a hospital in the state of Oregon. the main character in this story is Mia and her boyfriend adam, she has a mother and father and a little brother named teddy. through out the story Mia has to make a really big decision that involves death and loosing her family for good after their accident. all this painful decision making happens in a 24 hour period where Mia does a lot of listing and reminiscing.
my opinion on this book is that you should read it!! If i stay to me was a good book because the whole plot consisted of tragedy, love, death, memories, family and decisions. i think that Gayle Forman did a really good job with the way the story was told. she had the main character Mia tell the story from outside of her body, like if her soul was the one speaking to you. one strong quote i found in Gayle Formans If I Stay that shows how Mia had had a good relationship with her family is this one where Mia says, "happy to be in the car with my sonata and my family." another quote i found strong in formans If I Stay was this one, "how am i supposed to decide this? how can i possibly stay without Mom or Dad? how can i leave without Teddy? or Adam?" This quote is an clear example of how the book has death and decision making. this book impacted me because it showed me that life is something special that can be taken from us in a matter of seconds, so we must remember to live life to the fullest with the people you cherish and love.
