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Five Feet Apart Book Summary: Now a major motion picture starring Cole Sprouse and Haley Lu Richardson! Goodreads Choice Winner, Best Young Adult Fiction of 2019 In this #1 New York Times bestselling novel that’s perfect for fans of John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars, two teens fall in love with just one minor complication—they can’t get within a few feet of each other without. Mar 15, 2019 Directed by Justin Baldoni. With Haley Lu Richardson, Cole Sprouse, Moises Arias, Kimberly Hebert Gregory. A pair of teenagers with cystic fibrosis meet in a hospital and fall in love, though their disease means they must avoid close physical contact. Mar 19, 2019 How is the ending of ‘Five Feet Apart’ different in the book? As mentioned above, the movie and book are pretty close. There is, however, one pretty big difference in the ending and it's fairly devastating. Five Feet Apart by Rachael Lippincott, Mikki Daughtry, Tobias Iaconis Published by Simon Schuster Books for Young Readers on November 20, 2018 Genres: Young Adult Fiction, Contemporary, Romance Goodreads Buy on Book Depository. Can you love someone you can never touch? Rachael Lippincott's Five Feet Apart revolves around two main characters, teenagers Stella Grant and Will Newman. Stella and Will both suffer from cystic fibrosis, a disease that affects the lungs.

The latest brand of young adult romance seems to revel in the bittersweet tragedy of chronically ill teens falling passionately in love.

Five years ago, the adaptation of John Green’s “The Fault in Our Stars” gained incredible success. America seems to love watching manic pixie dream girls and brooding bad boys share tragic romances. “Five Feet Apart” is no exception to this trope of precocious teens falling hopelessly in love, but the emotions it evokes are truly raw and beautiful.

Five Feet Apart Book Summary

“Five Feet Apart” is a story about two teens with cystic fibrosis, a chronic illness that causes mucus, sweat and digestive juices to become thick and plug up lungs and passageways. Stella (Haley Lu Richardson) is a perky, bright and tidy 17-year-old who vlogs about her condition that leaves her hospital-bound for long periods. Will (Cole Sprouse) is an angsty, mysterious new resident taking part in a drug trial. They meet while Stella is admiring infants in the neonatal intensive care unit. Stella rejects Will’s initial attempts at flirting, but the chemistry is there from the get-go before it progresses into sweet, young love and then into passion. The catch? Two people with cystic fibrosis are unable to be closer than 6 feet away from each other because of the risk of spreading life-threatening bacteria.

As Stella and Will grow closer, the sexual tension builds. Both Richardson and Sprouse show their characters’ guarded attractions morph into passion beautifully. Sprouse shows Will that he is growing from the aloof bad boy to a sensitive and sweet lover, and Richardson brings Stella to life, first portraying her as cautious and controlled, then allowing her to break her own emotional dams and unleash the depth of her feelings.

It is almost torturous to watch these young lovers not even be able to kiss. In a YouTube video, Stella reveals a clever and symbolic plan: She finds a pool cue — approximately 5 feet long — and uses it to measure her space from Will. She decides that although cystic fibrosis patients are not supposed to be within 6 feet of each other, she and Will will push their luck and bypass the last foot. With wisdom and zest for life slightly too mature to be believable for a 17-year-old, Stella declares she will steal 1 foot away from cystic fibrosis, as cystic fibrosis has stolen so many opportunities from her. Here, the concept of the film comes together sweetly and heartbreakingly.

Scenes of Will and Stella sneaking playfully through hospital hallways holding either side of the pool cue are tragically adorable. The overall cinematography is stark and gorgeous. With sterile, clinical tones of blues and grays painting most of the scenes, the filmmakers express the desolation these teens are forced to live with and their attempts to add color and warmth to their lives through clandestine candlelit parties and sketches pinned to walls. Wide shots of Will and Stella standing 5 feet apart from each other are subtle but bursting with emotion.

One of the most beautiful scenes occurs after Will and Stella sneak into the hospital’s pool. As they sit with their feet dangling in the water, pool cue between them, they express their desire to touch. Stella begins to seductively undress, revealing her torso, marked with tubes and scars. Will does the same before the two playfully jump into the water. This scene shows their youthfulness, but also the struggle of being deprived of the ability to explore their sexualities as young adults. It shows budding sexual tension swell and break in a captivatingly pure way. The emotion in this scene is palpableand evokes sympathy for these young lovers.

The film is rife with one tragedy after another, but for people who live with a condition that likely will not allow them to live past 30, it is not necessarily an exaggeration to highlight the uncertainty and fear these teens grapple with. Despite the film’s multiple layers of heart-wrenching elements, it also manages to capture the sassy, rebellious humor all teens can relate to.

Stella’s best friend, Poe (Moises Arias), is also a hospital resident with cystic fibrosis. His cheeky wittiness and loving friendship with Stella adds heartwarming levity to the film. He is also gay, and the filmmakers showcase his desire for and his struggles with love without tokenizing his identity.

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People in the cystic fibrosis community have lauded “Five Feet Apart” for its accurate portrayal of the medical practices and procedures patients have to deal with. The film does not spare phlegmy coughs or infected feeding tubes, but critics have also condemned it for romanticizing the illness with sanguine tragedy.

Though “Five Feet Apart” falls victim to the cliches of many other young adult love stories — brooding bad boys, impossible love and way-too-profound and poetic lines to be coming out of the mouths of high schoolers — it is successful in evoking deep, real emotions.


Genre: Romance, Contemporary, Young Adult

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

ISBN: 1534437355

Format: Hardback, Paperback, E-Book,
Audio-Book

Release Date: 20th November 2019

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Rating: 9/10


Synopsis:

Can you love someone you can never touch?
Stella Grant likes to be in control—even though her totally out of control lungs have sent her in and out of the hospital most of her life. At this point, what Stella needs to control most is keeping herself away from anyone or anything that might pass along an infection and jeopardize the possibility of a lung transplant. Six feet apart. No exceptions.
The only thing Will Newman wants to be in control of is getting out of this hospital. He couldn’t care less about his treatments, or a fancy new clinical drug trial. Soon, he’ll turn eighteen and then he’ll be able to unplug all these machines and actually go see the world, not just its hospitals.
Will’s exactly what Stella needs to stay away from. If he so much as breathes on Stella she could lose her spot on the transplant list. Either one of them could die. The only way to stay alive is to stay apart. But suddenly six feet doesn’t feel like safety. It feels like punishment.
What if they could steal back just a little bit of the space their broken lungs have stolen from them? Would five feet apart really be so dangerous if it stops their hearts from breaking too?





Review:



*I received a copy of this book from Indigo Books & Music Inc.
in exchange for an honest review*



This book was a heartfelt and endearing story and I couldn't put it down.
This story follows Stella and Will, two characters who are both going through health difficulties. The two just want an escape but Stella has to stay six feet apart to stay on the transplant list. Suddenly six feet apart seems like a punishment and not a safety measure.
This book immediately got my attention with its beautiful cover and gripping storyline. The story was touching and heartbreaking and I felt attached to the characters and their stories.
The book switches between Stella's and Will's profile. The two are both struggling with cystic fibrosis (CF). Stella shares her struggles on YouTube and she is very caring. She wants Will to be more serious about his health. Will in particular was a great character. He doesn't care about his health (despite a stronger form of CF that means he cannot be in contact with another CF person) and often rejects possible treatments. He has the most character development and changes his perspectives as the story progresses. However, the relationship that builds between the two helps them break out of their shell. Will learns that he should be more serious about his health, and Stella learns to live more in the moment.
The two make some decisions in the book that can be seen as questionable but I loved their journey together. Stella and Will's relationship was endearing and slow building. I rooted for the two throughout the book and I loved their interactions with one another.
What I really enjoyed is how it educates on the struggles and medical treatments for cystic fibrosis. I learned a lot that I hadn't known before including the different treatments and an in-depth look into the struggles that people face.
The plot was fantastic. I never knew what was going to happen to the characters; would they beat CF diagnoses? Would they come together? I had no idea where the book would end, but I ended up loving it. It is very much open-ended in that you don't know exactly where the characters journey leads.
I cannot wait to see the film adaption of this book in 2019 and I really hope that it does the book justice.
Rachael Lippincott is a wonderful writer. The story was heartwarming, endearing and I didn't want the book to end. Fans of The Fault in the Stars are going to love this book.