Five Feet Apart

I saw the movie the day it came out and I literally came home and ordered the book. It took me a little longer than I’d have liked to read it, but it’s not a terribly long book, so it wasn’t too hard to binge the last third in like two hours. But yeah, I really liked this book. It ripped my heart to shreds and dropped my heart into a deep, terrible abyss of sadness and tears, but it was still beautiful. My only real complaint is that there are some parts of the book that are poorly written. Well, actually most of the book is pretty poorly written. I caught a number of sentences where it looked like the authors didn’t exactly know how to even format a sentence with the correct structure, which honestly kinda made me mad (major grammar nerd that I am), but overall I still really liked it. The story pretty much stayed 100% true to the movie, with a few extra scenes tossed in. But in the end, I’m glad I read it because sometimes you just want those beautifully heartbreaking scenes in ink, on paper, tucked away on your bookshelf for you to pull out anytime you wanna remember a beautiful story. ❤️ In conclusion, you should go buy it right now or go see the movie cause they’re basically the same. But either way, go let yourself get swept away in Stella and Will’s story because while it’s definitely a mood story...it’s also a beautifully, painful story that not only spreads the word about cystic fibrosis, but makes you realize just how powerful every moment – and every inch – is.

After finishing Five Feet Apart in a few short hours, I am blown away at how beautifully this book was written. Not knowing anything about Cystic Fibrosis before reading the book, I cannot speak to how accurate this portrays the disease. But I feel like this is a great way for people such as myself to gain more awareness to CF and see how devastating it can be. From the very first page, my heart fell for Stella and her situation. I was clinging to every word as she meets Will and is pushed emotionally for the first time in months. Given that there are so few characters in the story, the development isn't rushed and takes time throughout the book, giving me the desire to keep reading to learn more about these kids and their situation. While it does cross my mind that the ending is a little Hollywood, I am left satisfied (and in tears) as I finished the book. 12/10 would recommend.

This book made me cry so much. It came in very good condition and I'm someone who is very careful with my books.

I am torn here, wondering if the book lost some of its impact for me only because I had seen the movie first. And by "seen the movie" I mean devoured the movie, watched it all the way through twice and then again the next day before reluctantly returning the DVD (which I'll probably end up buying for myself). The book is the very same story, scene for scene, but the dialog lacks the snap, and the characters lack the depth and empathic pull without the visual and audial connection to their reactions and emotions that the movie gives us. I honestly don't think I would have believed the romance just from the book, despite having access to the characters' inner thoughts. Stella's YouTube blog was certainly more compelling in the movie -- you get a much better feel for her personality. And, oh my, the power of Will's rare smile in the movie! On the other hand, the book explained a few tiny nagging details to me. No, I am not OCD like Stella, but I dislike those unexplained little loose ends, like how could Will follow Stella to the NICU, what did the "rose" clue in the birthday treasure hunt mean, why can't Poe see his mom, etc. Plus the book adds levels of meaning to some gestures, especially (OMG, especially) the paper flower bouquet Will gives Stella. The book fills in these details and I treasure it for it. The book also explains CF and the treatments for CF better. Rarely do I prefer a movie over a book, but in this case, I advise, if you must pick one, to see the movie first. Then, by all means, read the book.

A novel about teenagers with Cystic Fibrosis? When I was a teenager in the fifties, there was Ellen, a girl in my school who had “something wrong with her lungs”. I remember her coughing, sometimes breathing noisily and sitting on the bench when the rest of us had PE. I remember the adults whispering “So sad” and “She’ll die young”. We stayed away. Maybe death was infectious. Ellen died soon after I graduated. That’s when I found out that it was cystic fibrosis that killed her. Now 60 years later I read about Stella, Will and Poe, normal teenagers, except there is nothing normal about their lives. They are in a hospital struggling to stay alive. The center of the novel is a love story. Stella and Will fall in love for the first time in their lives and grapple with the fact that it can be fatally dangerous to touch each other. But it’s also a story about friendship and it’s these friendships that are deeply moving: the friendship between Stella and Poe, who have spent months and months of their lives in adjoining hospital rooms, between Stella and her friends Mya and Camilla, who come to plan for their senior trip, which Stella won’t be able to attend, between Will and his friends Jason and Hope, who get an hour of private time in Will’s hospital room, and finally between Poe and his friend and lover Michael, who Poe pushes away because he doesn’t want him to get hurt. These friendships are special because they have nothing to do with pitying a person with a fatal disease. They are friends because they are important to each other. I love the kids and their story and I hope that there never will be another Ellen, who is an outsider because people are afraid that she’ll die on them.

Appropriate for teenagers, pulls at the heartstrings

Haven’t read it yet but it came in great condition and I know I’ll love it since I loved the movie.

I read this in two sittings. I had a feeling I’d like it because I loved The Fault in our Stars and Everything Everything, and I’m glad I picked this one up! It kept me engaged and I loved the characters. Some of the minor characters like the friends didn’t really do much but it was kind of nice that they also didn’t overshadow the plot. I liked this ending more than the movie ending. I saw the movie right after finishing the book and the authors also worked on the screenplay so they are very similar but the book is obviously more detailed and pulls at the heartstrings more. I recommend it. I used to watch Claire Wineland’s videos and it makes me sad knowing she passed away before seeing the movie.

OMG. This book is amazing! I watched like half an hour of the movie on the plane but then we landed so yeah I was really disappointed that I couldnt watch the rest. Then I brought the book and it is AMAZING!!!!! I can not put it into words how good this book is. Even though the book is recommended for 16+. Being a 12 year old girl was very annoying at that moment but I read it and I have come to the conclusion that EVERYONE. And I mean EVERYONE has to read this book!!! it is worth spending that $10 so hurry up and press BUY NOW!!!!

Estava maluca atrás da edição com a capa original, queria em português mas não achei em lugar nenhum, até que vi essa e capa COMUM, eu não resisti, estava 60 reais quando comprei, acho que valeu muito a pena. Não veio embalada no plástico de proteção, e as páginas vieram meio sujas, mas nada que não possa ser resolvido, to muito satisfeita. Essa história tem um valor sentimental enorme pra mim desde que vi o filme, ler o livro vai ser incrível.

Had al veel over dit boek gehoord. Dus was erg benieuwd naar hoe ik hem zou ervaren. Het boek is goed geschreven en houd je zeker geïnteresseerd.

“𝘐𝘧 𝘐’𝘮 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘪𝘦, 𝘐’𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵.” Six frustrating feets apart at all times! How would you feel if you’re unable to hug your best friend when you need it the most or if you’re getting close to someone and you’re getting this unstoppable and constant urge to hold their hands. But you can’t, because of a life-threatening disorder called Cystic Fibrosis. *Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an inherited disorder that causes severe damage to the lungs, digestive system and other organs in the body. 📘Synopsis 📘 Stella Grant is a CF patient who’s very active on social media to aware people about CF and tries to live as normal as she can. She meets another guy who’s also a CF patient, Will Newman. CF patients are strictly kept six feet apart to reduce the risk of cross-infection. Stella who’s hell-bent on her treatment, Will is as careless as the air and this is getting on Stella’s nerves because she hates people not following the rules. Both different in every way, making it impossible to walk on the same path eventually finds a way to fight the CF but for how long? Forever or for a while? 💭My thoughts💭 I wanted to read this book for so longggg and while my tbr was fully loaded I ordered this one and couldn’t resist the urge to read it ASAP. I’m so glad I finally read it and watched the Adaptation as well. This book is written in a way that’ll make you smile, your mood light and will surely make you fall in love with Will, Stella and Poe. In this busy schedule of mine, my reading pace has gone downhill so I complete a book in a week or two. But. I read Five Feet Apart in a day and I was like whhyyyyy did it end. So just after finishing the book I started the movie and liked the movie too. This book is cute, charming, delightful and everything you gotta read now. So if you want to read something like what I’ve mentioned above, pick this up! 🔹I surely recommend this book to everyone who loves reading cute romance tragic stories.🔹 _________ Perfect condition-wise. Delivered on time.

There has been a strange trend in YA literature over the past few years that focus on terminal illnesses. This often leaves me feeling confused. Partly because I feel that books and literature should be escapism from life but the greater part of me thinks that without literature people, especially young adults, are not exposed to bigger, more important subjects. Exposure is exactly what the reader will get with Five Feet Apart. It is the story of Stella and Will and their battle with Cystic Fibrosis. It chronicles the daily battle with the life limiting disease and also the isolation that comes with having it. Imagine having something in common with a small set of people but not being able to be close to those people because it could kill you. It must be so lonely. I was quite moved by this story. It was uplifting and heartbreaking and funny all in one go. I was consumed by this story and was bereft when it ended. Five Feet Apart by Rachel Lippincott is available now.