Fall in love all over again ... Imagine ... A couple unlike any you've ever met. A situation even they don't understand. A spellbinding love story. And a remarkable literary debut. Marc Levy's IF ONLY IT WERE TRUE. A young San Francisco archictect, Arthur returns to his new apartment after an exhausting day. Relaxing in the bath, he hears fingers snapping in time to the music on his radio. He traces the noise to a closet, where, to his surprise, he finds a striking woman. Thinking she's part of a practical joke he ... Read More
Fall in love all over again ... Imagine ... A couple unlike any you've ever met. A situation even they don't understand. A spellbinding love story. And a remarkable literary debut. Marc Levy's IF ONLY IT WERE TRUE. A young San Francisco archictect, Arthur returns to his new apartment after an exhausting day. Relaxing in the bath, he hears fingers snapping in time to the music on his radio. He traces the noise to a closet, where, to his surprise, he finds a striking woman. Thinking she's part of a practical joke he asks her to leave. But Lauren, stunned to discover that Arthur can see and hear her reveals the extraordinary truth to him. 6 months before, she was in a car crash; her body now lies in a hospital bed, in a coma. Since then, she has been forced to wander as a spirit, until frightened and lonely she came back to her apartment. The one her mother rented to Arthur after abandoning hope of her daughter recovering. Initially sceptical, Lauren finally proves to Arthur that what she has said is true. Slowly they begin to explore uncharted areas of intimacy. But when the doctors decide to turn off the machines keeping Lauren alive, Arthur must find a way to save her. Mind, body and soul. For it is only her love that can save him... Read Less
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I first saw 'Just Like Heaven', Reese Witherspoon's 2005 film and loved how quirky and sentimental it was. I often find that the book is better than the film, and decided to read 'If Only It Were True', which was well worth having imported from the USA to read. The book is very different to the film in many ways, with the basic concept shared, but many of the characters and scenes vastly differnt. The book doesn't have the same humour as the movie, but still made me smile and even laugh in several places. Most of all it's a beatiful and sometimes sad love story. Other reviews I've read critisized the book for it's title as it confused them as to whether or not it all really happened. To these people I would say that for anyone who's ever wished so hard for something it hurt, the imagination doesn't need as much of a jump start to believe in a beautiful dream and an inexplicable connection.
iluvbooks
Jul 17, 2007
Watch the Movie
The plot idea was great, but the execution could have been better. Even though I could accept the extraordinary circumstances, the characters themselves were not believable. The reactions of the characters and the dialogue between them did not seem real to me. This leads me to say something I don?t think I have ever said before, skip the book and rent the movie instead.
