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THE NOVELTY CLOCK SITTING ON THE UNPAINTED wooden nightstand sounded at five-thirty. Read the first page

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Love Story To Remember!, April 6 2004

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This review is from: If Only It Were True (Mass Market Paperback)

Lauren is in a car accident and slips into a coma at a local hospital. Arthur moves into her apartment and find her in his closet. He thinks his best friend is playing a joke on him, but Lauren has to prove that she is alive at the hospital. The more time they spend together, the more they begin to fall in love. Arthur decides to find a way to wake Lauren from her coma, but his mission turns into a wild and unsafe escape. Will she live to meet Arthur in the flesh or will she die? The answer is in the book "If Only It Were True." You will laugh and cry thru out the entire book! Enjoy!

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4.0 out of 5 stars A catchy read, Dec 30 2003

By	AustinAng ((Outside of) Austin, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: If Only It Were True (Mass Market Paperback)

Okay, so we know from other reviews that this book is on its way to Hollywood (I personally see Lauren played by Mira Sorvino and Arthur played by Michael Vartan), but read the book before the movie comes out.

Some people seem to try too hard to make this novel something it is not: a complicated, hard-to-read book. If Only It Were True is a charming love story revolving around the death of a San Francisco doctor and her predicament of being stuck between life and death.

The leading man, Arthur, is the only one that can see the comatose woman in her ghostly state. They embark on a journey to find out how to get her soul back into her body. The tale is sweet and memorable. Read the book.

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1.0 out of 5 stars How do things like this get published?, Jun 3 2003

By	Joe (San Francisco, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: If Only It Were True (Mass Market Paperback)

I just finished reading this book in the original French version, so I know that my disappointment was not due to a bad translation. I had heard that this was the best-selling book in France a couple of years ago and I'd read some good reviews, so I was expecting much more.

What an amateurish mess. Although the central premise could have been interesting, the book doesn't really work on any level. The writing is extremely pedestrian: the cops eat donuts, the sidekick makes wisecracks, and all the cliches appear just where you expect them. The characters don't behave like any human beings I know. There are huge, careless gaps in the plot (for example, why does Lauren's "soul" bother to hide in a bathroom closet if no one has been able to see her?) and the author doesn't even bother to get the geography of San Francisco right -- a quick look at a map would have shown that it is Post Street, not Polk Street, that runs along Union Square.

Of course, none of this really matters because the book reads like a sketchy proposal for a throw-away romantic comedy starring Sandra Bullock and Hugh Grant. And I have a feeling that's exactly what we're going to get. *sigh*

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4.0 out of 5 stars Funny, witty, and unexpected!
I admire the author's imagination; how he turned an 'Impossible' situation into a 'Could-happen' one. There are smart jokes, and the ending is unexpected. Read more

Published on Mar 4 2003 by Mira

5.0 out of 5 stars If Only It Were True
What a wonderful book. I just happened to pick it up at the sale table and have recommended to everyone. Read more

Published on Feb 14 2003 by Cathy Westley

3.0 out of 5 stars Paranormal love story
Paranormal love story written by first time French author, Marc Levy. Story of a young female doctor who is involved in a car accident and ends up in a coma. Read more

Published on Feb 13 2003 by Lealing

1.0 out of 5 stars Very poorly written, but readable
This book reads like an immature male's fantasy of himself - a poor, pitiful rich kid with somehow amazing spirituality and integrity. Read more

Published on Aug 8 2002 by Susan Price