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The Shock of the Fall

Nathan Filer

3.7 AVERAGE


Was a good story, easy read, I felt like the story was revealed too early and the in-between was pretty dull. It felt repetitive, although I know it was supposed to. The narrator however is very likable

The point of view character is a child, later a young adult, with schizophrenia. His voice is pitch-perfect, and the book seems true to life and all its complexity: they won't make a Hallmark special out of this one. I read it in a day, but I'm still thinking about it days later.

Awesome book, took me way too long to read it though haha! It was a good explanation of what it's like to go through schizophrenia. A fair amount of the book I was slightly confused but it all comes together really nicely at the end!
challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated

Beautiful, stunning, tragic, overwhelming, soothing, and utterly wonderful. Such a wonderful debut novel by Mr. Filer.

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DID NOT FINISH: 16%

Will try again at a later stage. 

I really liked this book. I think this is a must read for everyone. It reminds me of The Curious Incident of the dog in the night time meets the rosie project.
adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Me ha parecido muy bien escrito y original con los cambios de letra según la situación del protagonista pero la historia no me ha llegado sino que me ha confundido. Hay veces que no he logrado conectar hechos ni ordenarlos porque todo parecia junto. Me ha gustado pero a la vez me ha dejado confusa. Es un libro extraño.
dark emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated