If You Like If I Stay
If You Like… is a feature highlighting blogger recommendations for books, authors, TV shows, movies, and music based on the things you already know and love. This week includes suggestions based on If I Stay by Gayle Forman. When 17-year-old Mia’s family gets into a car accident, she could potentially lose everything. As she’s stuck in limbo in the hospital, Mia must decide whether she wants to live or die.
If you like If I Stay, you might like…
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Books
Recommended by Annette @ The More You Read, The More You Will Know:
- All We Know of Heaven by Jacquelyn Mitchard: Two friends in a car accident, one is killed. The other is in a coma, and is misidentified as the one who was killed.
- Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin: After her death, Liz, a teenager, exists in “Elsewhere” where she becomes younger and younger.
- Everlost by Neal Shusterman: Two teens, killed in an auto accident are wandering in Everlost, the place between life and the end of the tunnel.
- Deadline by Chris Crutcher: 18-year-old teen is diagnosed with terminal cancer and keeps it from his family and friends and tries to have a “normal” senior year.
- Before I Die by Jenny Downham: Teenager dying of cancer composes a list of things to do before she dies.
- Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver: Sam relives the day of her death, and learns a lot about herself in the process.
Recommended by Lindsi @ Books, Sweets, and Other Treats:
- Chasing Brooklyn by Lisa Schroeder: I loved If I Stay! If you liked it too, you might like Chasing Brooklyn by Lisa Schroeder. It is a deeply touching story about lost love and what goes on in the world left behind.
Recommended by Jamie @ The Perpetual Page-Turner:
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The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
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Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver
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Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
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Before I Die by Jennie Downham
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The Ninth Life of Louis Drax by Liz Drensen
Movies
Recommended by Jamie @ The Perpetual Page-Turner:
- Just Like Heaven: With Reese Witherspoon and Mark Ruffalo! That is enough reason to watch it right there!
Music
Recommended by Jamie @ The Perpetual Page-Turner:
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Beethoven’s sonatas: Mia was listening to Beethoven before the accident.
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Vyvianne Long: Modern cellist who is incredible. She’s the cellist on much of Damien Rice’s stuff.
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Portland Cello Project: THIS CD IS AMAZING! I found this because I really dig Laura Gibson who did a song on this CD. The version of “Hands In My Pocket” with the cello is great, and they have a great version of Britney’s “Toxic.”
- The Mountain Goats: A bunch of their songs have some cello in them.
The following songs are some quick picks from my IPod with incredible cello performances in them. I think Mia would enjoy them:
- “Wonderwall” by Oasis
- “Eleanor Rigby” by The Beatles
- “Art is Hard” by Cursive
- “Cello Song” by Nick Drake
- “Record Function” by Canada
Have you read If I Stay? If so, do you have any of your own recommendations to share?
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I really need to get on the ball & read this book. I’ve heard nothing but great things about it. I’ve also heard it’s pretty heavy. I think that’s why I’ve put it off. But who is ever in the mood for heavy?! I just need to read it.
1 Ginger @ GReads! said this (January 17, 2011 at 9:01 AM)
You really, really must! It’s incredible. The crying is worth it.
2 Melanie said this (January 17, 2011 at 9:11 AM)
Wow Annette! I will be checking out some of your choices. I own Elsewhere but haven’t ever read it yet!
3 Jamie said this (January 17, 2011 at 9:08 AM)
Annette is like my superhero. I really want to read All We Know of Heaven and Deadline now.
I read Elsewhere, and it wasn’t my favorite, but I did love Zevine’s other book–Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac.
4 Melanie said this (January 17, 2011 at 9:12 AM)
And I need to note that if you preview Toxic from the Portland Cello Project it has vocals! Annnnd I found how there are two more cds that they came out with. The one with Toxic on it is the best though.
5 Jamie said this (January 17, 2011 at 9:12 AM)
I liked it better without vocals
I definitely want to check out some of their other stuff, though.
6 Melanie said this (January 17, 2011 at 9:14 AM)
Hi!
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7 Maggie said this (January 17, 2011 at 8:55 PM)
You should all read Hold Still, its amazing. Its about a girl whos best friend suicides and shes having trouble with it. Then she finds a journal that belonged to her best friend. It cried a lot during this one. I recomend it to everyone
8 Mary said this (January 20, 2011 at 8:00 PM)
That is an excellent rec; I LOVE that book!
9 Melanie said this (January 20, 2011 at 8:08 PM)
I love these posts :]
10 Katy said this (January 22, 2011 at 3:06 PM)