Overall Rating and Opinion of Before I Fall
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Re: Overall Rating and Opinion of Before I Fall
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"Means Girls" is on point. (I only heard about Groundhog Day.)Thimble wrote: ↑02 Feb 2016, 00:40First, stay awaaaay. At least until you're done. . Also, your description actually describes the book really well.ALynnPowers wrote:I'm only on chapter 3, so I'm not reading any other posts her, but so far this book is like the movie Groundhog Day meets Mean Girls.
Honestly, I find the book overrated. I don't relate to the characters and the setting. It's one of the books I don't want to recommend to anyone, especially if someone doesn't like repetitive stories. The characters are the cliché blonde queen bees you see in movies about high school cheerleaders.
The only good thing I like is the grammar. Overall, not the kind of book I'd enjoy reading.
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It's just not for me albeit I'm sure many readers will like it. I picked it as part of my NPR's Top 100 YA books.
I watched interesting repetitive stories before, but this one didn't hit right through me. Maybe it's just that many characters are flawed, and the author wanted it that way. It's been almost 3 years since I read it, and I can say it didn't age well to me.
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This book was an uncomfortable, insightful read. I did find the book to bit tedious with all the repetition but I'm glad the MC realised her mistakes and tried to make amends. I'm even more glad I read it.
The MC didn't see herself as a bad person. I don't see myself as a bad person. This made me question myself, how would I have behaved in her situation? Would I have gone along with it?
And so for this reason, I would recommend this book to many people. You might not like the characters or the even the story as a whole, but the book gives you a lot to think about.
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All things considered, I would rate this book a three out of four. It showed people making mistakes, trying to escape from them, and people facing them, though the ending really took me by surprise. The premise was, in my opinion, well-executed.