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icehockeystick's review against another edition
2.0
I'm split on this book. I was hesitant to read it because I wasn't sure how it would portray people at a mental health clinic, and all-in-all I think having a book set there is sketchy at best because it's very easy to mess it up. And then in one of the last chapters, she wrote that some of the characters just decided to live, which isn't how mental health works so that was kind of disappointing.
As far as the book itself, it's a slow build thriller. The prose is nice, so I didn't have trouble getting into the book & reading it even though it was slow. The ending was good, but there were also some parts that really just, in my opinion, took away from the entire build of the book.
As far as the book itself, it's a slow build thriller. The prose is nice, so I didn't have trouble getting into the book & reading it even though it was slow. The ending was good, but there were also some parts that really just, in my opinion, took away from the entire build of the book.
mjt_1990's review against another edition
5.0
I thoroughly enjoyed this. A harrowing, tragic and no holds barred depiction of mental health wrapped up in a captivating mystery. Highly recommend.
laurarash's review against another edition
2.0
A little disappointed by this one. It had me for quite a bit at the beginning then slowed down so much I was getting bored. It seemed like too many characters & extra storylines that it was just distracting.
dryan0's review against another edition
3.0
They All Fall Down has an intriguing premise, where our main character, Hannah, is in a mental health clinic after some unknown event that’s referenced but not revealed until later in the book. During her stay, two women die from what seems to be suicide, but Hannah isn’t convinced. Dealing with her personal demons, a marriage that’s falling apart, and the death of her friends, she takes it upon herself to try and find proof that their deaths weren’t suicide after all.
To be honest, I struggled with this book. There were SO many subplots and character POVs that I found it hard to keep them all straight. I know the author was trying to tie everything together in the end, and while I did enjoy the final two chapters of the book, I felt like parts of the middle of the book were convoluted and confusing.
Ultimately, I think I wasn’t the right reader for this story. While I did like the overall plot, the execution wasn’t my favorite. If you are someone who likes multiple POVs and several storylines, you may enjoy this one more than I did. I ended up rating this one 2.5 stars, rounded up to 3.
To be honest, I struggled with this book. There were SO many subplots and character POVs that I found it hard to keep them all straight. I know the author was trying to tie everything together in the end, and while I did enjoy the final two chapters of the book, I felt like parts of the middle of the book were convoluted and confusing.
Ultimately, I think I wasn’t the right reader for this story. While I did like the overall plot, the execution wasn’t my favorite. If you are someone who likes multiple POVs and several storylines, you may enjoy this one more than I did. I ended up rating this one 2.5 stars, rounded up to 3.
alexiusr's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Miscarriage, and Suicide
bunthedestroyer's review against another edition
3.0
Didn't get interesting until page 250...and it was only 360-370 pages long so that was a bad sign. And...the ending...it was good. But I didn't need EVERY POV and the one POV I could've used was saved until the end, in just one chapter that was supposed to wrap everything up.
So the plot was DEFINITELY not as thrilling as the flap would have you believe, but it was interesting.
So the plot was DEFINITELY not as thrilling as the flap would have you believe, but it was interesting.
jo_strader's review against another edition
4.0
This is the third book in recent memory that utilizes both first person and third person chapters. I feel that it is distracting, and I much prefer homogeneous voices. I know that Dickens did it in Bleak House, but he was Charles Dickens so he could pretty much do what he wanted. I really felt that Hannah was a great, complex character. Her struggles were real, and the book took an honest look at mental illness. I look forward to more books by Tammy Cohen being released in the US.
seeashread's review against another edition
5.0
This was my first Tammy Cohen novel and I loved it.
While the beginning of the story was a little slow, things pick up in the second half of the book and it really turns into a page turner.
Without giving too much away, I love how intertwined the characters are. I was initially a bit annoyed that the story kept featuring minor side character's perspectives, but I understood why towards the end.
As a person with mental illness I resonated with Hannah questioning her own narrative and struggling with her mental health.
Great read!
While the beginning of the story was a little slow, things pick up in the second half of the book and it really turns into a page turner.
Without giving too much away, I love how intertwined the characters are. I was initially a bit annoyed that the story kept featuring minor side character's perspectives, but I understood why towards the end.
As a person with mental illness I resonated with Hannah questioning her own narrative and struggling with her mental health.
Great read!
xpaiged's review against another edition
4.0
While I did get a bit confused at some parts, it was a really interesting book overall. I loved the twists and turns.