Like just about everyone else, I've seen It's a Wonderful Life dozens of times, even so, this novelization of the movie illuminated the plot for me and explained some parts of it that I missed or misunderstood. The minor characters, like Violet and Sam Wainwright, become a bit more localized in the novel. I'll be honest, I've never much been moved by the film, but the novel was very moving to me.

My mom gave me this book about 20 years ago because she knew it was my favorite movie of all time and that Jimmy Stewart was my favorite movie star. I finally read it. It follows the exact script from the movie which is kind of fun!!

Almost verbatim novelization of the movie. Just a few extra thoughts added in (from each character's perspective) and a few lines that might have been inaudible / overlooked in the movie.

I'm in the play at my hometown this year, and I am Tilly! ^_^

I love this so much. <3

I loved this book!

My favorite movie of all time. What a great message about the impact each of our lives make on others. A great quick and uplifting read.

This is a made-from-the-movie book which is a strange thing. However, I was right there seeing each scene portrayed because having watching this more times than I can count from childhood to present day, I have many of the lines memorized. It was my father's favorite film. Too many emotions and tender nostalgias are intertwined with this reading to not gift it five stars. It is impossible for me to be objective. Life is wonderful!

GAHHH this was SO good!! ❤️ I completely recommend it, whether you've seen the movie or not!! This book was written for the 50th anniversary of the film, so it's exactly like the movie, but it obviously has more descriptions of the scenes and such, which I loved! Such a perfect Christmas read- I will never tire of this story!! ❤️

As, perhaps, one of the few people in the English-speaking world who has NOT seen this movie, I figured I'd give the 50th anniversary book a quick read. I'm very glad I did. The characters were drawn well - the story believable.And were there truer words ever spoken than these...?"No man is a failure who has friends."The beautiful moral of this story - and one we should all take to heart - is that the richest among us DO NOT have the most money, but are blessed in many other, more important, way...

I liked reading this book because it was exactly like reading the movie script. It is a wonderful story that captures your heart with the reality of how important a single life can be. . .