Book To Movie: Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver Set To Hit Theaters In March

By Kristine Garcia on Feb 11, 2017 08:55 PM EST

Imagine you have opportunity to relive one day of your life. Samantha Kingsley got that opportunity in ‘’Before I Fall’’ a book by Lauren Oliver, except it was the last day of her life.

Goodreads reviewed ‘’Before I Fall’ by Lauren Oliver and praised it a lot. A novel about a successful young girl who has everything a teenager could ever desire, but she dies in a car accident one evening. The next day, she awakes and realizes that it is the same day as she remembered the previous day. She has another chance to live. She relives her last day for 7 times and each time she makes a small and minute change, has a domino effect on what happens next. The basic concept of ‘’Before I Fall’’ reminds of "Groundhog Day" from 1993 directed by Harold Ramis and starring Bill Murray.

Positive reviews from The Guardian on ‘’Before I Fall’’ make you want to read this book immediately. Some questions are brought as one reads the book. It will make reader ask the question, "What would I do if I only have one more day to live?". ‘’Before I Fall’’ is a warm story about humanity, nicely written and wrapped in NYT bestseller.

The success of the New York Times bestseller ‘’Before I Fall’’ by Lauren Oliver is evident since it has made it's way to the big screen. Adapted for the screen by Maria Maggenti and directed by Ry Russo-Young, the film is scheduled to premiere on March the 3rd. The director Russo-Young and stars of the film including Zoey Deutch, Jennifer Bealls, Medalion Rahimi, Elena Kampouris and Cynthy Wu were invited in a Variety studio to comment the film. The star of ‘’Before I Fall’’ Zoey Deutch said that the film really is a celebration of life, because of the conscience that her character develops during the seven resurections.