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If I Stay (2014) Movie vs Book
Film · 2014 · Directed by R. J. Cutler · Starring Chloë Grace Moretz, Jamie Blackley, Mireille Enos
If I Stay (2014) Movie: Cast and Details
A young cellist must make a decision after an accident while she remembers her family and her first love.
Book vs Movie: How Close Is It?
Close to the bookIt keeps the book's plot and flashback structure, with some details simplified.
Read or watch first?
Read the book for the inner thoughts. Watch the film for the music.
What the book gives you
If I Stay by Gayle Forman
A fast tearjerker. It can be read in a single sitting.
Who will like it: Readers who like short, emotional stories about family and music.