If Only It Were True

Que penser d'une femme qui choisit le placard de votre salle de bains pour y passer ses journées ? Qui s'étonne que vous puissiez la voir ? Qui disparaît et reparaît à sa guise et qui prétend être plongée dans un profond coma à l'autre bout de la ville ? Faut-il lui faire consulter un psychiatre ? En consulter un soi-même ? Ou, tout au contraire, se laisser emporter par une extravagante aventure ?
Et si c'était vrai ?
S'il était vrai qu'Arthur soit le seul homme qui puisse partager le secret de Lauren, contempler celle que personne ne voit, parler à celle que personne n'entend ?

For 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 show more 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. show less

If 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 show more 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. show less

A 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.

Lauren una doctora dedicada a su trabajo, prácticamente es lo único que le importa.

Tiene un accidente automovilístico y queda en coma, por lo que alquilan su departamento a Arthur.

Bueno para no irme a lo largo resulta que Arthur puede ver el espíritu de Lauren, ella lo convence de que sigue viva y toda esta situación recae en que se conocen y Arthur se enamora perdidamente de ella, hasta buscar la manera de que ella sobreviva a la ya inminente decisión de su familia por desconectarla.

Roba el cuerpo de Lauren y se la lleva a la que fue la casa de su madre, ahí pasan muchas cosas, entre ellas que finalmente la policía da con él y recupera el cuerpo.

Es una historia absolutamente extraña, pero definitivamente entrañable, show more honestamente me gusto muchísimo la prosa de Levy, la sencillez de su escritura que nos lleva a través de una historia de amor completamente fuera de lo común, con dos personajes completamente diferentes pero que están tan perfectamente dibujados que puede uno identificarse con ellos y sus sentimientos.

Nuevamente, se que muchos han visto la película, pero otra vez, como muchas veces, ésta, no le hace justicia al libro, esta tan cambiada a lo que nos regalo Levy que bien podría mandar a juicio al director de la película

Esta es la primera entrega de la historia, ya les contaré mas adelante el siguiente libro. show less

This 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 show more 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! show less

A 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.