Overall Rating and Opinion of Before I Fall
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Re: Overall Rating and Opinion of Before I Fall
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That part made me sad for things that never really existed, like day she spent with her little sister. Those days only matter for Sam's personal development since they never happened as far as anyone else is concerned. I don't think there is really anything Sam could have done in the span of a single day to really help Julie or repair what had been done, only minimize the impact as best she can. Especially, since essentially everyone she knows will be impacted by her kind of violent death. I find myself wondering what different characters personal narrative will be on the actual event and whether Sam will be seen as a 'hero' or as a victim to a 'psycho'. I think it will partly depend on how much of the event each individual actually witnessed.P_hernandez wrote:anonanemone wrote:Honestly, I really didn't want to like this book. But the insight she gave to these characters was really well done. I thought this is one of the best redo's I've ever seen. Usually I will avoid them because of the repetitiveness, but each day took such a different approach that it didn't get boring. I also like how perspective changed with each redo on some of the little things like Sarah being able to compete in the swim competition.
As to recommending this book, I think it would depend on the person. I think the reader has to be willing to look beyond the surface and take the time to really consider. If I think the person I am talking to would put that kind of effort in, I would definitely recommend it. It's the easy way out to just say I have nothing in common with these girls and there is no tiny part of me that I can see in common to need to lead to introspection. The truth is everyone has said or done something they regret or feel bad about even if their ultimate actions are not equal to those of Lindsey, Sam and the others.
But with each redo, as soon as that day was done and Sam went to sleep, everything went back to being the way it was the day she died. With the exception of the night she slept at Ally's, which was the night she finally started to understand what it was she had to do.
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ALynnPowers wrote:Please use this topic to discuss your overall opinion of the Febrary 2016 book of the month, Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver.
If you have not already, please add your rating on the Bookshelves page: Before I Fall.
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Would you recommend the book to others? Why or why not? What do you like most about the book? What do you like least about the book?
I would most definitely recommend this book to anyone. The messages that Oliver conveys about bullying and appreciating life was brilliantly delivered and the book was an incredibly easy read. I loved the writing style, the messages conveyed, and the majority of the characters. However...that being said I didn't like the character of Sam. She was way too realistic, and although I enjoyed the realism that the book offered, I've known way too many people like Sam to actually feel comfortable - she was portrayed that well. Again, brilliantly delivered but just a little too realistic. That is just a nitpick though...wonderful read. I hope this book gets more attention.
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The book is based on four teenage girls who are considered the most attractive girls in the senior class at their high school. Pretty soon you realize they think the rules the don't apply to them. They are the Mean Girls of the school.
The book started off well and was easy to follow. The main character, Samantha Kingston is always with one or more of her friends in the clique. Samantha is the less viscous of the foursome. Lindsay is the ringleader, and whoever she decides to dislike, humiliate or cast aside, the other three are supposed to treat them the same.
I started to get very bored with the book after the beginning of the third day. It became hard for to focus on what was happening. The book finally picked back up when Samantha is hanging out with different people. Of course, these people didn't hang around the popular cliché. Sam started discovering how great here peers were that Lindsay exiled before Sam started hanging out with them. Now, each day was interesting to read because you got a different beginning and an entirely new end.
I couldn't imagine how the book was going to end. I was completely shocked. I thought it would be the where everyone had the good happy ending. I rate this book 3 out 4 stars because the of the middle of the book became predictable.
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I can't recommend it.
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When Samantha relived those days, I thought the author did a very creative job in making sure the days were different even if some of the motions were similar. I could feel her slowly changing, which I liked and appreciate. This book kept my attention the entire time, and I'm glad I read it!
I will say that I was sad how the book ended. I kept rooting for Sam to stay alive, but this did not deter from me giving the book a 4/4 stars . Great choice for Book of the Month!
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It also reminded me a lot of the Supernatural episode Mystery Spot, where the character Sam has to watch his brother die over and over again, only to wake up in bed to have it be Tuesday all over again.