A review by crucius
The Shock of the Fall by Nathan Filer

2.0

I am starting to repeat myself, but I can't help it. The Shock of the Fall is a so so book. Not terrible, but has absolutely nothing that will make it stand the test of time (as in weeks, a book like this will never be remembered in months let alone years). It's a banal attempt at portraying mental illness, but it is so blunt and so unsubtle, that in fact it doesn't portray it at all, but is merely a poor caricature. The usage of different fonts only show that the author is incapable of writing decently, and has to resort to this strategies to make the book more interesting. Hopefully, the author will improve his writing and become a successful novelist. But to do that, he has to ameliorate quite a lot. Most disappointing.