We All Fall Down

. ★ ★ ★ ★ 1/2 We All Fall Down marks only the second Young Adult book that I’ve ever read and the first I’ve read by choice. The first novel, not surprising, was by the same author, which I'd read more than a decade ago--maybe closer to two decades--when I was trapped some place (I don’t even remember......more

This book takes at least 10 years of my life FULL REVIEW From  the very start, right from the first lines, Cormier sets the tone for this book. And I just knew this book would upset me. And man, was I right! After I finished it, I wanted to scream cause I was frustrated and mad beyond words. Well,......more

I'm giving this three stars ("I liked the book"), but I'm not sure that's correct. Did I like it? Who knows. This review is vague to avoid spoilers. I'd never read a Cormier book before, and wanted to remedy that (I'm a bit too old to have read him when I was in high school). I enjoyed the dark plot,......more

Brilliant, if not slightly controversial in regards to themes, for a Young Adult audience. I thoroughly enjoyed the thought-provoking notions and ideas this novel created. Great use of allusion, juxtaposition and POV. Good read for senior students and an excellent opening for conversation. This is not......more

CW: (view spoiler)[child abuse, sexual assault, alcoholism, murder (hide spoiler)] Cormier is a great author and the "young adult" label should have little bearing on evaluating his work's quality, especially when they work better for their existence as YA. I was worried I wouldn't enjoy this as I loved Cormier in high school and......more