So I generally reserve 5 star reviews for a both that was both excellent *and* I'm likely to want to reread. In this case, it's not necessarily that I'm likely to pull this down off the shelf over and over again, but that it was a truly remarkable book. Told in 17 points of view, this is the story...
An uneven collection of stories detailing the events leading to a school shooting and exploring the psychology behind the shooter, Kirby Matheson. Unfortunately, the least successful of the bunch (including one from the perspective of the gun itself as it opines about purpose and morality while maki...
Painfully powerful. Disturbing in all the right ways, this story is so raw, so real, that you will either devour it or throw it away in a fit of sobs. Want to know what this book is about? Think Columbine. Think Umpqua Community College. Told from 17 points of view, this book is an enthralling acco...
Incredibly powerful storytelling with a consistent tone despite the 18 different authors. One of the best contemporary books I've ever read, and highly recommended. Each story is very well written, and while told from different perspectives, keeping the story straight is easy because of the quality ...
I'm not entirely sure why this novel is titled Freefall. I was anticipating reading it, but it wasn't what I expected. I'm mildly disappointed. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't all that good, either. The plot was not very strong.The main character in Freefall is a sixteen-year-old boy, Seth McCoy. He's ...
Live Through This has been on my TBR for a while now… since before it was released actually. I didn’t hesitate when I seen this at the library, I knew I had to pick it up and read it straight away.Let’s start with the characters before anything. Coley, the main character, besides having an awesome n...
Had so much potential. In other words WHERE THE... IS THE REST OF MY BOOK? Seriously. It just stops, like, I don't know, the authors computer crashed and ate the ending, so she said "fuck it, I don't feel like typing all of that again. Print as it is". Which annoys me, because book could be awesome....
Rating: 2.5 StarsI have very mixed feelings when it comes to Live Through This, but my most overwhelming emotion is simply disappointment. There is no denying that Scott's sophomore novel is a struggle to get through, full of emotion and nuanced writing that truly brings to light the psychological h...
Liked it so much better than most of the YA novels that have come out over the past few years, but I thought it could have been better. It seemed to focus too much on the character's more petty problems, instead of on her biggest one, but maybe the author was trying to show how she processed what w...
I have mixed emotions about Live Through This. Overall, I really liked the book. There were some things that felt rushed and confusing, but I think the subject was tackled well. There were lots of layers to the book and it was worth it to keep peeling those things back. I would have liked to see...
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