If I Stay (If I Stay, #1) If I Stay discussion


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Angelina If you were in Mia's situation what would you do? Would you stay to be with the rest of your family, friends, and Adam? Or would you leave to be with your parents and brother? Would you want to live for your family who past, or leave with them? That's such a hard thing…but…I don't know. I think I would stay. Is that selfish? Death is one thing I fear (like everyone else I'm sure) strongly. I would want to live…follow my dreams and be with my true love.


Julia If I were Mia herself, like if I had to make the decision for Mia, I would definitely stay. I read the whole book thinking that she was going to leave, after saying that she didn't really fit in with her family and she felt like she belonged with Adam... but if I were in the situation... yeah, I think I'd still stay haha... I'm still young and there are so many things to live for!


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Jia Jia definitely stay!


Ella I feel like there's no way to make that choice unless you were actually in that situation, and confronted with the very real choice of whether you wanted to stay or leave. Of course, now I would say I would stay, but if I was in that position, my whole family having just died, who knows what I would choose.


Oderah Am I the only person who would go?
From all the flashbacks from her memories, it seems that Mia was very close to her family. If I were in her position, I don't think that I would be able to live without them. To me, it didn't seem like Mia had THAT much to live for. Sure, she had her whole life . . . but it didn't really seem like it would be worth it. I don't think her friends or her boyfriend would've be able to make her happy after going through an accident like that.
If I were her, I'd probably just give up.


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Kelly At one part when I thought she would go, I got really angry because there were so many people who were making an effort for her and loved her. She would have time to be with her parents and brother later, and if she stayed she could love and be loved by even more people. She could make a difference in other people's lives too. I would stay because I don't think I'd be able to see how heartbroken people are from losing their family and add to their pain by going. I like to feel that I would be important enough to someone to feel that they would need me with them.


Diana Braxton If I was in that situation with my life, I would like to leave. It's not that I don't like my life, but I couldn't imagine being a life without my parents, who I love very much.

However, I'm not sure what I would do if I was Mia.


Andrea Flores The reason this book was so touching for me is because i have a similar family to Mia. like i have my two parents who did not let go if the youth because i was born it was not until my baby brother was born that they started to become more "adults" so growing up in that environment i really don't think i would have stay. Call me selfish but i think i would have miserable staying. On the other side i am young and there where still people that love me around me .. for me it depends on timing.


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Ash al jaberi I would go. I think its easier and because I wouldn't want a life without my family


message 10: by Viktorija (last edited Jan 22, 2015 02:53PM) (new) - rated it 5 stars

Viktorija I got shit to do so I'd stay.


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Keithley Salvia I don't know how I'd go on without my family, so I might go.


Storm I probably stay but be very optimistic and pretend i had no idea my family was dead.


Ivanna I would stay


Tabitha If I were Mia, I think I would have stayed as well. But, I'm not sure that I would have pushed people out of my life.
I lost my mom when I was 11. I wished so badly that I had been with her, or that things would have turned out differently. But, the truth is, I'm a stronger person for losing her when I did. Though I miss her dearly, even now. I wouldn't be who I am today, if I hadn't experienced something so tragic.
I am a firm believer that things happen for a reason. If I were Mia, and I still had an once of life left in me, I would live. For there is a reason I wasn't taken from this world when the rest of my loved ones were. My life wasn't complete.


Storm Tabitha wrote: "If I were Mia, I think I would have stayed as well. But, I'm not sure that I would have pushed people out of my life.
I lost my mom when I was 11. I wished so badly that I had been with her, or th..."


Sorry about your mom


Maria I wouldn't stay because my whole family has died (in Mia's world). However (view spoiler) so I think that maybe even if you have nothing more to live for, you can still make the best of anything, so I would probably stay (view spoiler)


Tabitha Thank you Storm. It's okay though, I have learned to accept that she is in a better place and it was her time.


Benjamin_mzrd I wouldn't go because I can't imagine my life without my parents!


Mallory Carlson Wow. Okay, so I have some major feels on this topic. First of all, how could you go on without your parents and sibling? I can relate to Mia when I say that family is super duper important. But then again, how could you leave Kim and ohmygosh, Adam?! Friends (and amazing boyfriends) are also very important in a person's life. I have conflicting feelings, as I am sure you can tell. I am very glad I do not have to make that decision. But I think that if I had to... I might go. I don't think I could go on without my family.


Storm Mallory wrote: "Wow. Okay, so I have some major feels on this topic. First of all, how could you go on without your parents and sibling? I can relate to Mia when I say that family is super duper important. But the..."

are you just saying that or did it really happen?


Storm shit i replied to the wrong person


Storm meant to reply to jessica


Kawther i would go , be with my family, i wouldn't be able to go through the world without them by my side


Jooyoung Stay!


Mac Dubista Keso The Bibliobibuli v(=∩_∩=) i will choose to stay,
because i know my family would want me to go on with my life,it's hard,but everything happens for a reason,maybe at first i can't understand,but surely step by step i will.

:)


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Aly I would stay


Allison Smith I would stay, because I guess it would be like living on your parents legacy, know what I mean?


Happy Latitudes Stay..survival is a fundamental instinct...


message 29: by Em (new) - rated it 5 stars

Em I would go.
If your family has been obliterated, what have you got left? You are likely to have to move house, to live with relatives and you could end up living a long way from the friends which are the reason you stayed.


Everythingat1once I would want to go to be with my family who I love with all my heart because I dont think I could go on living without them BUT I would also want to stay to be with all the other people I still had and love so IDK


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