Synopsis:
On the day Liz Emerson tries to
die, they had reviewed Newton’s laws of motion in physics class. Then, after
school, she put them into practice by running her Mercedes off the road.
Why? Why did Liz Emerson decide
that the world would be better off without her? Why did she give up? Vividly
told by an unexpected and surprising narrator, this heartbreaking and nonlinear
novel pieces together the short and devastating life of Meridian High’s most
popular junior girl. Mass, acceleration, momentum, force—Liz didn’t understand
it in physics, and even as her Mercedes hurtles toward the tree, she doesn’t
understand it now. How do we impact one another? How do our actions
reverberate? What does it mean to be a friend? To love someone? To be a
daughter? Or a mother? Is life truly more than cause and effect? Amy Zhang’s
haunting and universal story will appeal to fans of Lauren Oliver, Gayle
Forman, and Jay Asher.
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Raw and depressing.
That’s how I’m going to describe
this book. It made me cry, not because of sympathy, but because of depression.
After reading it, I felt like I needed to call someone because I felt like I needed help, but since I read this at
midnight and finished at dawn, there was no one to call and I was left alone to
wallow in depression. If this book is food, it will be under the unhealthy
ones.
Liz Emerson is not a likeable MC.
She’s obviously a bitch, a horrible person, and a girl who desperately needs
attention. Oh, she’s got attention, alright, but not from the ones who really
matters. I don’t hate her, but I don’t like her, either. I guess I get where
she’s coming from, but that didn’t excuse her behavior. You can’t blame anyone
but yourself for your horrible behavior, no matter what everyone might have
done to you.
I liked the story, though. How
twisted is that? I liked it because there was no sugarcoating, no unrealistic
behavior, and no ridiculous ending. In my perspective, the story ended just
like how it should—with a tinge of hope, even though there was no redemption.
It felt more than just a book. It felt real.
I liked it, but it made me so depressed that I can’t give it a 5-star rating.
~ Zee
I need a list of cheerful books suggestions to wash away the bitter taste in my tongue that Falling Into Place left. I need a light YA read.
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