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A review by smolbean_reads
The Shock of the Fall by Nathan Filer
1.0
2 stars
'I also need to talk about how life has a shape and a size, and how it can be made to fit into something small –like a house.'
I always seem to give books with heartwarming endings a lower rating. So cold.
The good:
- There were some good quotes in this
- I read it pretty quickly so it was quite a page-turner
- Matts version of schizophrenia was interesting
- The way it was Matt's story- an account written by him.
The bad
- There was quite a few incidences where I was getting lost in the past/present tense.
- Generally a bit confused about some of the plot line
- I wouldn't say this was necessarily an original book. It's a basic recipe with some different ingredients thrown in.
- Why wasn't Jacobs character made a bigger thing all the way till the end of the book? That was my fave part of the story- their friendship.
- Some bits were okay but overall it was a bit boring and I've not come away thinking lots of interesting thoughts about mental illness. Just a bit meh really. Not many layers.
- Boring happy ending.
'I also need to talk about how life has a shape and a size, and how it can be made to fit into something small –like a house.'
I always seem to give books with heartwarming endings a lower rating. So cold.
The good:
- There were some good quotes in this
- I read it pretty quickly so it was quite a page-turner
- Matts version of schizophrenia was interesting
- The way it was Matt's story- an account written by him.
The bad
- There was quite a few incidences where I was getting lost in the past/present tense.
- Generally a bit confused about some of the plot line
- I wouldn't say this was necessarily an original book. It's a basic recipe with some different ingredients thrown in.
- Why wasn't Jacobs character made a bigger thing all the way till the end of the book? That was my fave part of the story- their friendship.
- Some bits were okay but overall it was a bit boring and I've not come away thinking lots of interesting thoughts about mental illness. Just a bit meh really. Not many layers.
- Boring happy ending.