Before I Fall was my first Lauren Oliver read and I remember
LOVING it. I thought it was brilliant, and now that Camryn has
read it too, I am considering a re-read….
Sheila
Before I Fall
Before I Fall is a book written by Lauren Oliver. The main character, Sam, is a senior in high school. In the beginning of the book, you witness Sam’s death-by-car-crash. Sam lives the day of her death over and over again, each time realizing the mistakes she’s made with her life. Sam’s best friends, Lindsay, Elody, and Ally. They are the most popular girls at school, and bullies at that. Sam realizes that how she treats people isn’t a good thing. Sam and her friends main target, Juliet Sykes, or “Psycho” is constantly picked on at school. When Juliet commits suicide the same day Sam dies, Sam thinks that she has to stop Juliet from killing herself in order to stop her reoccurring death day. Problems such as Sam’s boyfriend, Rob, who is getting impatient with Sam and turning into a jerk right before her eyes, old conflicts with her best friends, particularly Lindsay, and feelings for her childhood best friend, Kent. Can Sam save herself, and Juliet? Or is the process more complex than she thinks?
Before I Fall is now one of my (many) favorite books. It is written extremely well, and the story is great. I almost kept my eyes dry on this one, but not quite. I would recommend this book to everyone. It’s really great. Seriously. Read it! You won’t be sorry…….
Camryn is 12 years old, soon to be thirteen and enjoys reading YA books of the fantasy and romance genre. A few of her favorite books are “Hourglass” by Myra McEntire, “The Other Countess” by Eve Edwards, “Hush, Hush” by Becca Fitzpatrick, “The Immortals” series, the “Marked” series and the “Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” series. When she’s not reading she enjoys watching Gilmore Girls or going to book sales for more books to add to her ever-growing collection.
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I just bought this book a few weeks ago because I’ve been wanting to read it. Can’t wait to get to it!
Oh good – it really is a good one!
BEFORE I FALL is an amazing book. Sam is so unlikable at the beginning but seriously grows on a reader. It is a testament to Lauren Oliver’s writing ability that she can make readers feel the full gamut of emotion like that.
Exactly! At first I was like :really?” am I just going to repeat this day again and again… and then… I got it 😀
I really loved this book too. It was my favorite read of 2010! I am excited for the upcoming movie adaption!
WHA???? I didnt know about the movie! Where have I been! Now I have to go and check that out!
Camryn, you’ve convinced me that I need to get to this one soon!
YAY!!!
MOvie???? Omg. Must see. Haha
Yes – agreed…. checked it out, didnt find any release date yet – they are still picking actors…
I’ve heard good things about this one, but have only read Delirium, which I had mixed feelings about. I’ll keep an eye out for this one!
I can not say at this time if I liked one over the other… actually maybe I can as I think about it – I think I liked this one a bit more. 😀
Camryn –
I have been wanting to read this book for so long!! I just read (or actually, listened to) my first Lauren Oliver book – the middle-grade novel, Leisl and Po – but Before I Fall sounds like something I would REALLY like.
Thanks for the great review – now I want to read it more than ever!
Sue
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I have yet to read Leisl and Po….. 🙂
Thank you for the review Camryn. I read the book last year and I loved it!
This is such a good book, I agree with you and was so glad Camryn loved it too.
I’m a total sucker. The second someone recommends a book or says it’s so good, I have to read it! 😀