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Just Like Heaven
Written by Marc Levy
Narrated by Michael McGlone
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
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What do you do when you find a stranger in your closet; particularly when she's surprised that you can even see her -- and she can disappear and reappear at whim? What if she tells you that her body is actually in a coma on the other side of town? Should you have her see a psychiatrist or should you consult one yourself? Or do you take a chance and believe in her, and allow yourself to be swept up in an extraordinary adventure?
This is the beginning of the dilemma that Arthur, a young San Francisco architect, is faced with after a long day, when he discovers Lauren in his apartment.
Arthur is the only man who can share Lauren's secret, the only one who can see her, hear her, and talk to her when no one else so much as senses her presence. So when doctors prepare to end Lauren's physical care -- which would destroy the magical bond she and Arthur cherish -- Arthur must find a way to save her. For, after all, it is only her love that can save him.
If Only It Were True is a heartwarming love story impossible to forget, an adventure that is breathtaking and hilarious -- a captivating tale that evokes the essence of romance and our boundless capacity to believe.
This is the beginning of the dilemma that Arthur, a young San Francisco architect, is faced with after a long day, when he discovers Lauren in his apartment.
Arthur is the only man who can share Lauren's secret, the only one who can see her, hear her, and talk to her when no one else so much as senses her presence. So when doctors prepare to end Lauren's physical care -- which would destroy the magical bond she and Arthur cherish -- Arthur must find a way to save her. For, after all, it is only her love that can save him.
If Only It Were True is a heartwarming love story impossible to forget, an adventure that is breathtaking and hilarious -- a captivating tale that evokes the essence of romance and our boundless capacity to believe.
Author
Marc Levy
Marc Levy runs an architectural firm and divides his time between America and France.
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- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5Tried to get into this one but it lost me about a quarter of the way through. The blurb sounded good but it just couldn't keep me interested.Back Cover Blurb:Lying in the bath in his new apartment, Arthur, a young architect, is understandably surprised when he hears fingers clicking to the sound of the music from his radio. Tracing the noise to a closet, he finds an attractive young woman hiding and, assuming she is part of a practical joke, asks her to leave.But Lauren, stunned to discover that Arthur can see her, reveals the extraordinary truth. Six months earlier she was in a car crash; her body now lies in a coma. Initially sceptical, Lauren finally proves to Arthur that what she has said is true. But when the doctors decide to turn off the machines keeping Lauren alive, Arthur must find a way to save her. For its only her love that can save him.....
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I really enjoyed this book. Iw as already familiar with the Holllywood version of the film "Just Like Heaven", however the book is quite different.
It's main philosophy is to live in the present and to appreciate and enjoy the smaller more simple things in life. A nice sentiment and a gently enjoyable book. - Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The story is a good one with potential, but I found the dialog between the characters to be a bit shallow. The characters themselves weren't very complex.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5If Only He Could Have Made Up His Mind.....
Marc Levy has an idea here -- about the "ghost" of a young woman who isn't really dead, only lying comatose in a San Francisco hospital. Her ... soul, if you will ... is hanging around her former apartment, which has just been rented to a young architect.
This is a fine set-up for a fantasy rom-com. Arthur is the only one who can see or hear Lauren, and of course there's the obligatory "who is he talking to?" reaction from onlookers.
Unfortunately, Levy doesn't seem to be able to make up his mind whether he wants to write a romantic fantasy, an inspirational love-beyond-the-grave weeper, or a police procedural. Any time a novel rings in a whole new cast of characters 50 pages from the end, it's a screaming neon sign pointing directly at a writer who really doesn't know what he's doing.
You can entertain yourself for an afternoon with this, but don't expect any big emotional payoff. - Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5I just couldn't get into it.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This book was a delightful read. I'm not sure the title fits with the story. The story is about a young doctor, Lauren, who gets into a car accident and ends up in a very deep coma. Doctors and her Mom begin to see the recovery as hopeless as she appears to be brain dead on all scans. However, her spirit is alive and manages to manifest itself back to her old apartment where a young architect, Arthur, currently resides.
What unfolds is a beautiful story about love and making the most of the time you have. The dialogue between the spirit of the comatose doctor and the architect who not only tries to help her, but falls in love along the way is beautifully written. The letters from Arthur's mother who past away and flashbacks to when he was a boy are touching.
This book has lots of great quotes and meaningful messages that will stick with the reader long past the end of the story. Some of the activities in the novel are a little far-fetched at times, but the story is wonderful! - Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5I really wanted to like this book. I thought the idea was great and it sounded very entertaining. Unfortunately, I was disappointed. This is a short book, but it took me twice as long as it usually would to get through it because I had to force myself to finish it. I can't really put my finger on what it was...I just didn't get into this one. I won't say it was horrible because it had its entertaining and funny parts, but all in all this was not a favorite of mine.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5A cute little book based on a very original idea. But also a ghost story that is so plainly written that it fails to stimulate your appetite for transcendental stuff. It just feels like a sloppy and harmless fairy tale. The writing is also full of clichés. Nevertheless, still worth reading.
- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5I picked this up (while weeding books at my library) because that movie with Reese Witherspoon and Mark Ruffalo, where she's in a coma and he falls in love with her ghost, was based on it.
I didn't like the movie that much, but I thought maybe the book would be good, I'm not sure why.
Anyway, it wasn't. - Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5For a different kind of ghost and a different kind of ghost story, you’ll want to pick up a copy of "Just Like Heaven." Not all ghosts are scary. In fact, some are downright lovely. Arthur encounters a young woman in the closet of his newly rented apartment, and thinks it a practical joke being played by a friend. Lauren is astonished that Arthur can see her. In reality, Lauren’s comatose body is across town in a hospital, which makes her unique among ghosts, as she is not yet dead. How the two of them fall in love while dealing with these circumstances makes for an amusing and insightful story. Should Lauren’s mother suspend life support? Can Arthur save the woman he loves? Can the ghost reunite with her body or will she remain only a ghost in Arthur’s life? Author Marc Levy has written a remarkable and unusual love story that is sure to entertain and delight you.
- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5if you're a chic-lit, be a chic-lit. it's good enough. please. don't even try and be all literary and emotional and deep and stuff. it's just gross.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This book is wonderful. It is very deep in meaning. I watched the movie twice but I enjoyed the book even more. A great love story showing that with love, determination, and courage you can make miracles.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5This story was very ordinary. After a few days, you even forget you read it.That doesn't mean that Levy has written a highly original story, with his very own style, which I admired.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A comatose woman materializes as a ghost in her old apartment, charming its current resident.. You're always aware that this is a fairy-tale, but it manages to captivate nonetheless.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5So very average. One of the few exceptions where the movie far exceeds the book. Although not great, it was okay up until the police investigation when it really went to pot. The dialogue was dripping in police cliches. This book was average at best.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5eh just so so for me. I found the whole concept kind of out there, but if you swallow it...it is sweet and gentle.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5This is the first time in my entire life that I have ever said this, skip the book and watch the movie(Just Like Heaven)instead. Maybe because English is not the author's native language or maybe because men should not try to write romance, either way the execution falls far short of the potential of the plot.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Beautiful, a magic read.