Rating: Summary: WHAT A BOOK Review: After reading "We All Fall Down" I kinda have a different view on things. It really makes you think because no matter how much you love someone they can always turn out to be your worst enemy. It also shows that no matter how much you think you know someone they can always keep secrets from you. I think what made the book so good was because every minute someone would get a phone call or there would be a knock at the door and turn up the climax so you just couldn't put the book down. Everything that you expect to happen never happens. This book went along with real life and all the stuff that could acually happen in life. I definitely recommend readind this book but pay attention or you'll lose your place.
Rating: Summary: WE ALL FALL DOWN Review: During the course of the last two years, I have read every book written by Robert Cormier. He is my all time favorite author due to the fact that all his books interest me in some way. For some reason, I had not had the chance to read this one till I saw it on the bookshelf of the library about a couple of weeks ago. I guess there were not too many copies of this printed, so I did not have the opportunity to see it before. By looking at the picture on the cover, I was able to tell that this was going to be a very interesting book. I just did not know how interesting it was till I actually got to read it. The book is about a couple of hooligan kids, who decide to break into a house and just go wild. They break all the windows, tear the carpeting, urinate on the floors, tag on the walls and also drink alcohol during the process. While in the process, the daughter of the house comes in and is pushed down the basement steps. She ends up in critical condition and barely escapes with her life. After the boys have fun trashing the place, the neighbor gets a good look at them when they are walking outside towards their car. The neighbor is an adult with the mind of a 12-year old. He is extremely crazy and is capable of committing murders. Other than this twist in the book, the main twist is the fact that the other daughter of the house falls in love with one of the boys that has committed this horrific crime on her family. The neighbor is insisted on tracking the boys and finally kidnaps the daughter to reveal to her the truth. One of the books major strengths is the fact that it has so much action and is also very thrilling. It goes into the effects of random violence. What makes it so interesting for people of my age is because the main characters in the book are people my age. Another good thing in the book is that while you are reading it, the whole time you are trying to figure out whom the "Avenger" is. At the end you find out that it is the neighbor. There is lots of emotion taking place to all of the characters. Some are able to cope with it in a good way, and the rest are not. The whole book was written extremely well and the only thing that I could find wrong with it was that it was a bit too short. It would have been better if he kept us in suspense a bit longer. Even tough I had the opportunity to read this book in my senior year of high school; I think that it would be more suitable for people more at the age of fifteen or sixteen. The words in the book are very simple to understand. They are a bit too simple for me. Like I said, I would have had read it much sooner if I had seen it before. It is one of those books that is worth reading while you are still a teenager. We sort of get a kick out of reading it because we are for a brief amount of time able to place ourselves in the shoes of the characters. Hopefully, one day this book will be a part of the regular reading for all high school students.
Rating: Summary: ABSOLUTELY OUTSTANDING Review: E-Mail me at skmarine@aol.com I liked this book so much beacuse I am not very good at reading a book unless I am totally interested in it and the whole time I was reading this book i was at the edge of my seat, I couldent wait to be alone so I could read this book.
Rating: Summary: Great Book Review: From a house covered with a black shroud, arises a boy who was pushed off the edge of innocence by enviromental circumstances. Out a slowly crumbling house comes forth a girl who because of her fall from innocence she realizes who she truly is. "We All Fall Down" by Robert Cormier is the gripping tale of a boy struggling to better his shattered life and a girl whose whole life gets destroyed in one night. This book is a beautifully written tale of falling from innocence, growing up and self-discovery. I especially liked Cormier's writing style. He wrote this book in such a way that you could not help but get immersed in the rich story line and all too human characters. The only downside to this book was the curse words. If you are a teen or anyone who has fallen from innocence this book is for you.
Rating: Summary: Too disturbing? if so youre not mature enough Review: I completely appreciate Cormier's views. In "We All Fall Down," he simply wants to get across the message that good people can do awful things when under the influence. I believe that if his material disturbs you, you're just not understanding his message correctly. His goal isn't to make the book sound as evil as possible, its to show what can happen in the real world. Keep writing Robert!!!
Rating: Summary: Highly Recommended Review: I loved this book. Cormier has a special way of delving into the characters' minds that makes them believable. This book makes you question people and their reasons for thinking and behaving. This book was not "disturbing" or "sick". Rather, it takes situations and people that the public may find disturbing and turns them inside out, exploring their meanings and motives. This is the first book that I have read by Cormier, and it was excellent.
Rating: Summary: Cormier does it again Review: I read this book for school last year, and i was pretty excited to start it because it sounded like it would be good. By the time i got past the first chapter, however, I could tell that I was going to be disappointed. The author introduces a lot of issues into the book that he never really follows up on. For a book that is only a little over 100 pages, he shouldn't have included so many tangents that never seem to have any closure, and leaves you wondering what ever happened. The build-up to the climax, to find out who the "avenger" is, is the only good part about the book. I got a shock when i found out who it was, but the climax ended way too simply and way too early to keep me from being disappointed. It took me much longer to finish this book than it should have because I never wanted to read it. If i hadn't been forced to finish it, i probably wouldn't have. It's not worth the time it takes to read it.
Rating: Summary: Not worth the time Review: I read this book for school last year, and i was pretty excited to start it because it sounded like it would be good. By the time i got past the first chapter, however, I could tell that I was going to be disappointed. The author introduces a lot of issues into the book that he never really follows up on. For a book that is only a little over 100 pages, he shouldn't have included so many tangents that never seem to have any closure, and leaves you wondering what ever happened. The build-up to the climax, to find out who the "avenger" is, is the only good part about the book. I got a shock when i found out who it was, but the climax ended way too simply and way too early to keep me from being disappointed. It took me much longer to finish this book than it should have because I never wanted to read it. If i hadn't been forced to finish it, i probably wouldn't have. It's not worth the time it takes to read it.
Rating: Summary: Excellent! Review: I really enjoyed this book by Robert Cormier. The characters and the plot display the evil in our everyday life. However, I thought that some of the events seemed rather unrealistic. Cormier took many different plots and brought them together in unexpected and surprising ways. The book teaches lessons about regret, love, and loyalty. I think this is a book for mature readers. It taught one major lesson: every action recieves a consequence. This message was bold and understandable for all readers. In conclusion, I really enjoyed this book by Robert Cormier because it contained all the elements of a good, suspenseful, yet tragic novel.
Rating: Summary: Excellent! Review: I really enjoyed this book by Robert Cormier. The characters and the plot display the evil in our everyday life. However, I thought that some of the events seemed rather unrealistic. Cormier took many different plots and brought them together in unexpected and surprising ways. The book teaches lessons about regret, love, and loyalty. I think this is a book for mature readers. It taught one major lesson: every action recieves a consequence. This message was bold and understandable for all readers. In conclusion, I really enjoyed this book by Robert Cormier because it contained all the elements of a good, suspenseful, yet tragic novel.
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