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Fall for Anything by Courtney Summers
2.0
I have no idea how to rate this.
This is my third book by Summers, and my least favorite so far.
No matter which rating they receive from me, her books always affect me in one way or another. They're moving, shocking and eyeopening with their raw and unflinching tone. It's powerful. The writing is on point, the characters are very flawed and often unlikable. Summers makes these people human and real, and no one is one-dimensional.
With that said, this wasn't a book for me.
Eddie's voice was nowhere near as strong or unique as Parker's or Regina's, and it was difficult to relate to her. Unlike her other work, Fall for anything isn't intense or loud. It's quiet and thoughtful. None of the characters stuck with me, and they felt rather plain.
The subject and reveal at the end didn't give me that gut-wrenching feeling and I was quickly bored by the plot.
The ending is very open, and I wonder if that's the point; maybe the message of this story is that you can't always have the answers? Either way, it was both unsatisfying and thought-provoking at the same time.
Fall for anything is a truly bittersweet journey, and I had a really hard time figuring out what I thought of it.
As always, Courtney Summers handles tough topics - suicide and grief, in this case - exceptionally. This is a very sad and quiet book, but it is far from impersonal or cliché.
I guess I prefer her confident, wildly sarcastic characters more, with a high-school setting and a good mix of teen politics and controversial issues.
Ratings of Summers' work so far:
[b:Cracked Up to Be|3521484|Cracked Up to Be|Courtney Summers|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1400197223s/3521484.jpg|3563198]: /★★★★★/☆☆☆☆☆
[b:Some Girls Are|6624871|Some Girls Are|Courtney Summers|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1317791700s/6624871.jpg|6819111]: ★★★/☆☆☆☆☆
[b:Fall for Anything|8470445|Fall for Anything|Courtney Summers|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1423706577s/8470445.jpg|13335096]: ★★/☆☆☆☆☆
This is my third book by Summers, and my least favorite so far.
No matter which rating they receive from me, her books always affect me in one way or another. They're moving, shocking and eyeopening with their raw and unflinching tone. It's powerful. The writing is on point, the characters are very flawed and often unlikable. Summers makes these people human and real, and no one is one-dimensional.
With that said, this wasn't a book for me.
Eddie's voice was nowhere near as strong or unique as Parker's or Regina's, and it was difficult to relate to her. Unlike her other work, Fall for anything isn't intense or loud. It's quiet and thoughtful. None of the characters stuck with me, and they felt rather plain.
The subject and reveal at the end didn't give me that gut-wrenching feeling and I was quickly bored by the plot.
The ending is very open, and I wonder if that's the point; maybe the message of this story is that you can't always have the answers? Either way, it was both unsatisfying and thought-provoking at the same time.
Fall for anything is a truly bittersweet journey, and I had a really hard time figuring out what I thought of it.
As always, Courtney Summers handles tough topics - suicide and grief, in this case - exceptionally. This is a very sad and quiet book, but it is far from impersonal or cliché.
I guess I prefer her confident, wildly sarcastic characters more, with a high-school setting and a good mix of teen politics and controversial issues.
Ratings of Summers' work so far:
[b:Cracked Up to Be|3521484|Cracked Up to Be|Courtney Summers|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1400197223s/3521484.jpg|3563198]: /★★★★★/☆☆☆☆☆
[b:Some Girls Are|6624871|Some Girls Are|Courtney Summers|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1317791700s/6624871.jpg|6819111]: ★★★/☆☆☆☆☆
[b:Fall for Anything|8470445|Fall for Anything|Courtney Summers|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1423706577s/8470445.jpg|13335096]: ★★/☆☆☆☆☆