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Book Review of Before I Fall

Before I Fall
Before I Fall
Author: Lauren Oliver
Genre: Teen & Young Adult
Book Type: Hardcover
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This book was OK. I did read it in one night, though I skipped over some of the "woe is me" parts (which crop up a lot).

Halfway through, I figured out the ending - pretty much to the last detail. So, there really wasn't any lead up or suspense for me.

Generally, I found the main character rather annoying. It's hard to really love a novel where you don't like the main character. But, the other characters were interesting. So, I kept reading - mainly to find out what happened in the lived of the other characters.

Also ... I don't know if I just zoned out throughout my entire high school experience, but I couldn't relate at all to the high school experience in this book. I either went to a really amazing school, or (as I said) went through high school totally oblivious to what was going on.

I give it 2.5 stars - because it kept me reading, and was fairly well written.