We All Fall Down

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Summary: We all Don't Fall Down
Review: I really enjoyed We All Fall Down. It was a very interesting book. I really liked the plot. In the past I have read I am the Cheese. I enjoyed that book, however We all Fall Down was much better. The plot of the We all Fall Down is very engrossing. The book starts off in a Cape Cod cottage. Three boys break into it and destroy it. The youngest daughter of the house comes home early and the destroyers are still there. They push the girl down the steps. Then they leave, however the girl is in a coma. Now the plot gets twisted. The older daughter begins to date one of the destroyers not knowing his true identity. The whole book is very intense. By the end of the book you with definitely be a Cormier fan. He is a wonderful author and he will continue to stay that way.

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Summary: Horrible
Review: I think this book is just awful. I read the first 20 pages and couldn't go further. It's disgusting, and sick.

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Summary: good book
Review: I thought this book was soo good because it was not hard to understand, but it had a good message. to the person who thought it was too sick, you obviously have a lot of growing up to do because that is the real world! It was a great book, I look forward to reading more by the author

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Summary: We All Fall Down
Review: I was in actual pain after reading this story. It felt like a glass bell was hung from my throat and rang in my heart with every new twist in the climax of the story. He shows once again his amazing ability to name his stories. Like many of Cormier's novels one of the charecters makes you feel simpathy for them despite their strong flaws, but is leaves you feeling at least a little satisfied instead of disturbed. The twists in the story will be enough to keep you interested long enough to teer through the 100 pages.

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Summary: beyond
Review: I've been eyeing Cormier's books on the shelves of libraries for years..a couple of weeks ago I was bothered to pick I am the Cheese up...and I applaud my self for doing so! From I am the Cheese to this book- We All Fall Down, Cormier has a way of words which will make the reader empathise with the characters, whether it be against your 'principles' or not. I've just finished reading this book, and like Tenderness, that I can distinctly remember from a year ago, the tears of We All Fall Down will lurk in my memory for a long long time.

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Summary: Cormier's most repugnant glorification of sociopaths!
Review: In THE CHOCOLATE WAR Robert Cormier presented his premier exploration of youthful manipulation and cruelty. Archie Costello is a teenage Lucifer whose mendacity and sadistic designs are matched only by his personal cowardice and pathetic posturing in cynicism. The boy is a punk. And if his appeal to young readers seems to be "strength" in his abuse of "charisma", that is Robert Cormier's slyness and abuse of his own authorial status and platform. In my estimate this author has plunged the depths of lawlessness and depravity in WE ALL FALL DOWN. It is a repugnant glorification of sociopaths as "anti-heroes" and a typical repudiation of anything remotely embracing nobility of purpose in the struggle to be Good in a SOMETIMES hostile world. Cormier's characters, particularly the Yuppie Archie Clone of WE ALL FALL DOWN, wallow in wicked triumph over the simplest attempts of "Hollow Boy" thug/followers ( the Buddy's, the Obie's; the Home-boy wanna-be's) at remorse...never mind repentance... that might result in life-affirming renewal. No...Cormier's literary legions of the dammed revel in crushing the human spirit and are our pre-eminent emissaries of the Culture of Death. I scan the reviews of this man's work and shudder. So many...in some instances barely literate... readers applaud his work as profound, uncompromising, "telling it like it is" as WHAT IT IS! Cormier's Columbine-like pseudos, posers and player-haters ARE NOT what constitutes (yet!) the characterizing quality of reality or our youth. Cormier knows this...but he has adopted the twisted significance of the NO FEAR oriflamme as the cornerstone of his joyless, violent, one-note stories. Many young readers...not yet wise enough to know better (even if particular events Cormier contrives momentarily ring "true")...would be far better served reading C.S. Lewis, Ray Bradbury or...without condescension intended... A.A. Milne. The youngsters who truly "buy" into the anti-ethic of Cormier do not know the significance of raising one's hand and declaiming "ZU BEFEHL! ((Sir...I obey! ). But the author knows while pretending not to remember the stern warning: suffer the children to come unto me. Hinder them not! The fact is WE ALL DON'T FALL DOWN. This novel is a mendacious glorification of lies and those who live them...and maybe write about them.

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Summary: A must read for all who hate violence
Review: It is hard to imagine how you will feel when you are confronted with people who violate your house and your family. Robert Cormier has the imagination to show us exactly what a young adolescent will feel when something terrible happens to her. It also tells you how to get over the trashing and how to get on with your life. Oh yes, and there is also 'the Avenger'.
This book is a must read for young adolescents. It will give them an idea of what happens to other people if they commit these crimes and it could prevent them from doing these terrible things.

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Summary: Cormier does it again
Review: Much like the Chocolate War, We All Fall Down deals with everyday problems teens' face in school, home, and in their personal lives. I loved how Cormier made this book accessible to teens but to adults as well. Abuse of alcohol, lies, the thought of death, and the deconstructing of family are issues that this book deals with. Cormier lets the reader see how Jane and other characters deal with these issues by writing from more than one point of view. For example, the reader can see how Jane copes with the fact her sister Karen is in a coma and might not wake up. Not only does this allow teenagers to relate to these feelings and emotions; it also connects to adults as well. They were once teenagers and have gone through the same situations as Jane, Karen, and Buddy. By reading this, adults can get a sense of what life is like for teens today and understand the reasons why teens do the things they do. It is the issues the book discusses and how the characters cope with their problems that makes this book so important to society today.

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Summary: Classis Cormier
Review: One would expect many problems to arise in one's life during adolescence, but never anything as twisted as the situations illustrated in this book. In this book, Robert Cormier uses a very disturbing yet absorbing plot of complicated relationships, and manages to create a story that will bother the reader's mind for weeks after reading the book. Through the use of very complex and sometimes unstable characters, Cormier shows that deception comes in many forms. One of the factors that adds to the suspense of the story and keeps the reader's attention throughout is what I call Cormier's 'split plot POV' writing style. Just as is seen in other works by this author, such as I Am the Cheese and After the First Death, he tells the fictional story through the eyes of more than one character, thus using different points of view and making it all the more interesting to read. The fast-moving chain of events also adds to the dramatic effect upon the reader. From what I've read of Cormier's works, he has a habit of unhappy, but nonetheless effective endings that leave the reader either wanting more, or wishing that they hadn't picked up the book. In my case, every time I finish one of his novels, I feel a little more sane and more human; We All Fall Down was no exception. In relating to the characters, no matter how twisted they may be, the story becomes more real to me, and the life lesson to be learned from it gains a deeper meaning. This is definitely the kind of book that encourages reading -- even in the twisted and hectic lives of adolescents.

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Summary: This book was great!
Review: The book We All Fall Down by: Robert Cormier was very interesting. I enjoyed reading it. The book had a lot of surprises. Some things seem to be unbelieveable. How the law could drop such charges and not question more about the trashing. The book kept me suspious about who The Advenger was and I liked that the most. There was a lot of stalking going on in the story which made the book seem spooky and anticipating. All in all I enjoyed the book and recommend it to those who like to be challenged.