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3.7 AVERAGE
3.7 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This book is dark and sad and I had to put it down a few times because it gave me "that" feeling in my stomach. It's not quite a hole, more of a dent. A dent that's filled with icky, slime-y things...
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I really enjoyed this book. Matt, the main character, suffers a psychotic break after the death of his older brother Simon. A beautiful, sensitive and insightful book about schizophrenia
I heard about this book when it was discussed on the radio, and as a result I walked into Waterstones with a vague idea of what it was about (no title, no author) and luckily the member of staff there knew which direction to point me in.
It is an interesting story. It is a tale told by a schizophrenic, and as such things that cannot be true are reported as fact, but the build up has taught you a lot about the central character, so these moments never jar and are never confusing.
You genuinely do empathise with the central character, and there is a nice sense of tension running through the book - because we know about events before the eponymous "fall" and indeed after, but there is a deliberate black hole surrounding the actual moment that is the main suspenseful element in the book.
I really did enjoy this, I think perhaps the hype had been over done, and my expectations were so high that it was perhaps impossible for the book to live up to them (hence three rather than four stars). This does not mean that the book did not move me - it did - and there is a side of me that would like to know how Matthew's life progressed beyond the logical end point of this novel.
It is an interesting story. It is a tale told by a schizophrenic, and as such things that cannot be true are reported as fact, but the build up has taught you a lot about the central character, so these moments never jar and are never confusing.
You genuinely do empathise with the central character, and there is a nice sense of tension running through the book - because we know about events before the eponymous "fall" and indeed after, but there is a deliberate black hole surrounding the actual moment that is the main suspenseful element in the book.
I really did enjoy this, I think perhaps the hype had been over done, and my expectations were so high that it was perhaps impossible for the book to live up to them (hence three rather than four stars). This does not mean that the book did not move me - it did - and there is a side of me that would like to know how Matthew's life progressed beyond the logical end point of this novel.
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Wow. Masterfully written, stunning characters and incredible storytelling, this book had me gripped til the end.