Summary: A seventeenth years old girl along with her nuclear family- her parents and her eighth years old little brother- were on the drive to visit her grandparents' house, only to hold back by a serious car accident which still remained unknown about the cause. Her parents died on accident while his brother died in the emergency room once he arrived at the local hospital. Mia- this lone survivor- was in a comatose for four days. The strangest thing was that only her body was in coma. Her spirit, on the other hand, was wondering around and seeing thing all around her. She even saw her own injured body, saw her grandparents wept, saw her bestfriend and boyfriend try to break into the ICU to see her. She would have yelled to tell them not to worry so much had she been visible. She also knew about the death of her family members. What should she do? Should she be the lone survivor or should she follow her parents?
Personal Perspective: This is one such great book if you're looking for encouragement. The girl really thrived for life even if it meant for her to be an orphan. What should be the meaning of this? Struggling! Yes! After reading this, I know that life is so short and tormenting, yet life is competitive. You can't just forfeit ! You have to win the competition! Don't give up! Thank you, Gayle Forman, for the inspiration.
However, there are a few negative points for this book. I find it lack of emotion and cohesion. Sometimes, I got lost of track while reading. I was confused which scene was the real one, and which was the flashback image. Also, it was a bit too long in description that I had to skip some sentences, or even half a page!
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