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Before I Fall
by Lauren Oliver
I have to say that after reading the prologue and the first chapter I really thought of not finishing the book. I was completely annoyed with Samantha and her friends. There is underage drinking and they are all concerned with who the last virgin is going to be. They are the popular girls that make fun of everyone and they don’t care about the after effects. They are selfish, self-centered, and insecure.
I had a really hard time liking any of the characters. So, why did I keep reading? Well because it is beautifully written and I kept hoping knowing that Sam was reliving the same day that either she or her friends would change.
There are only 7 chapters and they are all really, really long. It would have been nice if they had been broken into smaller chapters. Although I do get the 7 chapters cause Sam does relive her day 7 times so, each one is a new day.
The last 3 chapters were better for me than the first ones. We do learn things about her friends and why they are the way that they are their insecurities. Although to find out the secret that Lindsey had been hiding, the reason she held a grudge and was mean to Juliet, was crazy. I couldn’t believe it came down one tiny thing that had happened so long ago and Lindsey let it hold her captive for so long. (I guess though we all can tend to do that from time to time.) Sam and her friends though didn’t even know the secret but went along with the name calling and everything else that Lindsey wanted against Juliet.
I also couldn’t believe what Sam did on one of the days with one of her teachers. They apparently always flirted and I don’t care that it was a day that she didn’t care because she was so frustrated with reliving the day that she was going to do whatever she wanted. What she did with the teacher was just wrong.
I did like that Sam tried to do some things different with her family. One of the days she spent some time with her little sister and went to a family dinner. Through the book we also got to learn more about Juliet and the affect that Sam and her friends have had on her. It was nice to see Sam try to change things with her.
I’m still trying to figure out if I like the ending. On the one hand I can see what she was trying to do for Juliet. She tried to show her that things didn’t always have to be so bad. It came down to one saying, “It’s never too late.” (SPOILER) On the other hand I kind of wished it would have been like the movie Groundhogs Day when finally after getting things right the day doesn’t start over but goes to the next, this doesn’t. It just ends. Sam may get closure but I was left wondering about the other characters and what would happen with them. (End SPOILER)
Overall, the book was good and I had times in reading it that I thought were sweet moments. But, I had more times that I just thought either weren’t really appropriate or just frustrating cause I want to reach through the book to the characters and shake them and go “Really? Would you please just think?”
(got book through Barnes & Noble First Look Club)
I had a really hard time liking any of the characters. So, why did I keep reading? Well because it is beautifully written and I kept hoping knowing that Sam was reliving the same day that either she or her friends would change.
There are only 7 chapters and they are all really, really long. It would have been nice if they had been broken into smaller chapters. Although I do get the 7 chapters cause Sam does relive her day 7 times so, each one is a new day.
The last 3 chapters were better for me than the first ones. We do learn things about her friends and why they are the way that they are their insecurities. Although to find out the secret that Lindsey had been hiding, the reason she held a grudge and was mean to Juliet, was crazy. I couldn’t believe it came down one tiny thing that had happened so long ago and Lindsey let it hold her captive for so long. (I guess though we all can tend to do that from time to time.) Sam and her friends though didn’t even know the secret but went along with the name calling and everything else that Lindsey wanted against Juliet.
I also couldn’t believe what Sam did on one of the days with one of her teachers. They apparently always flirted and I don’t care that it was a day that she didn’t care because she was so frustrated with reliving the day that she was going to do whatever she wanted. What she did with the teacher was just wrong.
I did like that Sam tried to do some things different with her family. One of the days she spent some time with her little sister and went to a family dinner. Through the book we also got to learn more about Juliet and the affect that Sam and her friends have had on her. It was nice to see Sam try to change things with her.
I’m still trying to figure out if I like the ending. On the one hand I can see what she was trying to do for Juliet. She tried to show her that things didn’t always have to be so bad. It came down to one saying, “It’s never too late.” (SPOILER) On the other hand I kind of wished it would have been like the movie Groundhogs Day when finally after getting things right the day doesn’t start over but goes to the next, this doesn’t. It just ends. Sam may get closure but I was left wondering about the other characters and what would happen with them. (End SPOILER)
Overall, the book was good and I had times in reading it that I thought were sweet moments. But, I had more times that I just thought either weren’t really appropriate or just frustrating cause I want to reach through the book to the characters and shake them and go “Really? Would you please just think?”
(got book through Barnes & Noble First Look Club)