As Cody tries to unravel the mystery behind Meg's sudden choice, she starts to find that maybe there are no good guys or bad guys behind every death.įorman talked with me about why this book isn't a suicide book, despite it containing so much about suicide, the great heartbreaks in her life, and what she has in store for us next. Which is why when her friend Cody got her suicide note via time-delayed email, she was shocked. Meg was fun, outgoing, and had a spirit that could not be tamed. Except in I Was Here, that death has already occurred, and it instead tells the story of how one teenager's suicide has a ripple effect through everyone connected to her. I Was Here, like If I Stay, centers on the the teetering point between life and death. That same theme echoes throughout her latest novel, I Was Here, which, like much of her work, takes tragedy, guilt, friendship, inspiration, heartache, and bravery and mixes them all up in a blender of feelings that will have you unsure if you should fist pump or rain tears all over your copy of the book. Gayle Forman broke out as one of the masters of young adult literature with 2009's If I Stay, a heartbreaking, but inspiring story that had a whole lot to say about the strength of the human spirit.
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