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abbievillehorror's review against another edition
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 against another edition
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 against another edition
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
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 against another edition
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.
allsmile's review
5.0
This book is beautifully written and feels so real. The ending wasn't what I expected but it was perfect. This isn't a feel-good story, but if you're ok with that then I'd definitely recommend it.
trisha_thomas's review against another edition
4.0
what a heartbreaking and difficult story. Eddie is so lost after her dad commits suicide. The kids at school are clueless and her mom is coming undone. Where does that leave a 17 year old girl just trying to keep it together too?
It's an amazing story of Eddie's quest to attempt to answer the unanswerable - Why did her dad choose to leave them? why couldn't he stay?
It's an amazing story of Eddie's quest to attempt to answer the unanswerable - Why did her dad choose to leave them? why couldn't he stay?