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kaitortot's review
3.0
I love the cover for this. The font is excellent, as is the color scheme. The photos hanging on the line in the background rock. I also love how her head is slightly turned down, as if in sorrow.
Courtney Summers had a different writing style and I really appreciated it. I’ll be really interested in checking out another book written by her. Eddie is trying to deal with the aftermath of her father’s suicide and Summers created Eddie in such a way that all of her reactions seemed completely real. The characters are by no means perfect, which, in my mind, makes them perfect. For me, it’s no fun to read about a character who is absolutely, 100% perfect. Eddie’s mom reminded me quite a bit of Katniss’ mom from The Hunger Games. She basically shuts herself out from the rest of the world, including her daughter. Fall for Anything really showcased how everyone deals with grief differently.
Milo, Eddie’s best friend, is one of my favorite characters and I wish we could see more of him. I would even love a spin-off novel about his character. Can this happen, Courtney Summers....please? Culler slightly creeped me out from the beginning. There was just something about him that rubbed me the wrong way and I’m interested to see if others had this feeling as well.
This is not a “rainbows and butterflies” read. It’s heavy, raw, and thought provoking. I’m not going to say if Eddie ever finds the answers to her questions, but I think that we can all relate to wanting certain questions about life answered. If you’re looking for a happy read, this one definitely isn’t for you, but I know sometimes I just crave a heavier read.
Courtney Summers had a different writing style and I really appreciated it. I’ll be really interested in checking out another book written by her. Eddie is trying to deal with the aftermath of her father’s suicide and Summers created Eddie in such a way that all of her reactions seemed completely real. The characters are by no means perfect, which, in my mind, makes them perfect. For me, it’s no fun to read about a character who is absolutely, 100% perfect. Eddie’s mom reminded me quite a bit of Katniss’ mom from The Hunger Games. She basically shuts herself out from the rest of the world, including her daughter. Fall for Anything really showcased how everyone deals with grief differently.
Milo, Eddie’s best friend, is one of my favorite characters and I wish we could see more of him. I would even love a spin-off novel about his character. Can this happen, Courtney Summers....please? Culler slightly creeped me out from the beginning. There was just something about him that rubbed me the wrong way and I’m interested to see if others had this feeling as well.
This is not a “rainbows and butterflies” read. It’s heavy, raw, and thought provoking. I’m not going to say if Eddie ever finds the answers to her questions, but I think that we can all relate to wanting certain questions about life answered. If you’re looking for a happy read, this one definitely isn’t for you, but I know sometimes I just crave a heavier read.
abbievillehorror's review
5.0
I always love Courtney Summers books so much that I don't want to read her others in case they aren't as good. But they're always better and I always cry and I always love them.
ckausch's review
5.0
I loved Courtney Summers previous books. A lot. Like, was really emotionally moved to pieces by both. So I was excited to read Fall For Anything, her new release. While I was a little less wrapped up in the story, it did not disappoint...
...Courtney Summers is really talented at depicting pain and loss. Each of the main characters in her three novels face a loss of varying types and degrees, and each book is so completely honest. My heart ached for Eddie and her mom. I could imagine how broken her mom would feel after losing her husband to suicide... Yet it made me angry that her mom left Eddie alone, as if she discounted Eddie’s loss of her father.
The way Eddie was drawn to Culler was understandable, especially with Milo refusing to talk about the events of the suicide...Culler’s desire to talk about her father is a bandage for Milo’s silence. Yet, I never felt like I could fully trust Culler, which made me feel a little removed from Eddie and her pain. This is what made me feel a little less wrapped up in the story and characters than I felt previously with Summers’ books. It is possible that this was Summers’ intention, or just my take on the character....
Full review available at http://dogearedandwellread.wordpress.com/2011/01/18/fall-for-anything-by-courtney-summers/
...Courtney Summers is really talented at depicting pain and loss. Each of the main characters in her three novels face a loss of varying types and degrees, and each book is so completely honest. My heart ached for Eddie and her mom. I could imagine how broken her mom would feel after losing her husband to suicide... Yet it made me angry that her mom left Eddie alone, as if she discounted Eddie’s loss of her father.
The way Eddie was drawn to Culler was understandable, especially with Milo refusing to talk about the events of the suicide...Culler’s desire to talk about her father is a bandage for Milo’s silence. Yet, I never felt like I could fully trust Culler, which made me feel a little removed from Eddie and her pain. This is what made me feel a little less wrapped up in the story and characters than I felt previously with Summers’ books. It is possible that this was Summers’ intention, or just my take on the character....
Full review available at http://dogearedandwellread.wordpress.com/2011/01/18/fall-for-anything-by-courtney-summers/
scythefranz's review
3.0
"I hope he’s found peace, wherever he is. I hope I do too, wherever I end up."
Fall for Anything is a sad, depressing novel about suicide, grieving and finding answers. You might say this book is just another novel about grief and I think I can agree with that.
If I would compare it with I Was Here by Gayle Forman, I think the latter kinda worked for me better since I've got hooked with I Was Here (even the romance was really unnecessary) compared to this book that I felt detached with the main character most of the time. That actually lead to detachment with the whole book.
And the grief is all over the place. It's kind of chaotic (if that's the right word for it) and confusing. Maybe, this is the main reason why I felt so detached with Eddie (the MC). I understand her and her grief but it felt like she's pushing me away. I can't connect with her that I sometimes, I lose the interest to go through with book.
But thank the book gods, I persist. The ending wasn't that unpredictable or perfect but I thought it redeems my detachment. It struck me the strong feeling of being lied about and the big dismay after shattering the hope you clinged to. It was intense. It was painful. But nonetheless, a great reminder of accepting things that you can't change.
cara_cee's review against another edition
3.0
This was quite well-written but I had a couple of issues with it - for me, the characters didn't develop enough as the novel went on, I still felt that they were virtually in the same place at the end as they were at start; and I prefer novels where you see real progress made. I found the first half of the novel a bit slow but then when I was really into it, it ended fairly abruptly. The author really captures the rawness of grief and I liked how they didn't sugar coat suicide, it's an important issue to write about and she did it well without romanticising it. It's quite devastating to read but like the artists featured in the novel art is meant to make people feel uncomfortable, and this book can do just that in some places. Overall a decent read.
joyousreads132's review
4.0
This book gave me an insight to the aftermath of a loved one's suicide. You could choose to slowly die with them or choose to live life after someone's death. Difficult to imagine how anyone can move on and Ms. Summers wrote the book so emotionally convincing.