131 reviews for:

Fallen Angels

Walter Dean Myers

3.76 AVERAGE

adventurous dark emotional sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Fallen Angels is a perfect example of not judging a book based on that time you were forced to read it in school. I didn't finish it then, but I'm so glad I decided to start over now! This book moved at such a rapid pace, that I couldn't walk away for too long without wondering what was going to happen on the next page. Exciting, funny, excruciatingly gut-wrenching, and never dulled by long-winded explanations of war tactics/politics. This book was straight to the point. Perfect.
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Tells the story of Perry and his squad as they fight to survive the Vietnam War. While simply written, the book packs a punch with its action sequences and description of day-to-day life among soldiers.

3.5-4 stars. For a YA book, it really drew me into the war and had a strong emotional impact on me.
challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Somewhere between 3.5 and 4 stars. I'm not usually big on war stories, and this is a particularly brutal one. That said, it's a story that absolutely needed to be told, and it's one I probably won't forget any time soon.
challenging tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
adventurous dark funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes