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Feb 07, 2012
Maja
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Confession time: I was pretty sure I would love this book even before it showed up in my mailbox. I loved the title, I liked the cover, and the description sounded really interesting. What I didn’t know, however, was that I wasn’t just signing up for a fun read, I was signing up for heartbreak and some really huge, eye opening lessons. Don’t get me wrong: The Catastrophic History of You and Me is often laugh-out-loud funny, but that’s not nearly all it is.
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Feb 13, 2012
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Fifteen is altogether way too young to die. Especially to die of a broken heart. So when sweet, funny, charming Brie is cut down in the prime of her teenage years, what do we get? Angst? A heart-warming Disney movie? Well, perhaps not what you expect. It's more than either. The Catastrophic History of You and Me is brimming with humour and charm and tempered with a perfect balance of heartbreak.
Shortly before her sixteenth birthday, Brie Eagan’s boyfriend tells her he doesn’t love h More...
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Jan 13, 2012
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You'll Laugh and You'll Cry
I suggest you prepare yourself with tissues
Like many other instances, there's no denying that I was pulled into Jess Rothenberg's The Catastrophic History of You and Me due to its gorgeous cover, though it should be noted that the cover was mildly different then the one featured on the finished product. Either way, I found myself reading the premise and gaining an overwhelming More...
You'll Laugh and You'll Cry
I suggest you prepare yourself with tissues
Like many other instances, there's no denying that I was pulled into Jess Rothenberg's The Catastrophic History of You and Me due to its gorgeous cover, though it should be noted that the cover was mildly different then the one featured on the finished product. Either way, I found myself reading the premise and gaining an overwhelming More...
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Dec 13, 2011
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Dec 20, 2011
Sarah (The Book Life)
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This was one of my most wanted upcoming reads. I thought the story sounded beautiful and maybe a little mysterious. It was everything I wanted and nothing like I expected all at the same time. The story mostly shifts between present day Earth and a sort of inbetween, heaven-like place. I really liked Brie as the narrartor. She was angry and immature a lot of the time, but given her circumstances, that makes the story stronger. Regardless of how mean or childish she is behaving, she finds a frien
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Dec 30, 2011
Mollie
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Whoever said that a broken heart wouldn't kill you, did not know Brie. When her boyfriend admitted on their date that he didn't love her anymore, Brie ceased to exist on this earth, and moved to a new one. Now Patrick, the resident lost soul, is supposed to guide her through her adjustment period. Can she learn to let go of the life she had and start a new one?
This book delves into the eternal question: is there life after death? Rothenburg does a great job of answering it while forc More...
This book delves into the eternal question: is there life after death? Rothenburg does a great job of answering it while forc More...
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Dec 08, 2011
At the outset, the premise didn’t grab me. There, I said it. I know this book has a ton of buzz, but honestly, a girl dies of heartbreak? It didn’t snag me. But on a Sunday afternoon, I needed something different to read and I picked it up.
There is a lot to recommend about the book. First, the voice. Brie is fifteen and she dies at the start of the story when her boyfriend breaks up with her. We follow her on a journey through the five stages of grieving. She haunts her boyfriend, pa More...
There is a lot to recommend about the book. First, the voice. Brie is fifteen and she dies at the start of the story when her boyfriend breaks up with her. We follow her on a journey through the five stages of grieving. She haunts her boyfriend, pa More...
Feb 19, 2012
Stephanie
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My Summary: Brie had the perfect life. At the young age of sixteen (well, almost) she had a loving family, three amazing best friends, and the world's greatest boyfriend. Or so she thought.
It turns out Brie's boyfriend isn't so great at all. After almost a year of dating, he tells her he doesn't love her. Sucks, right? More so for Brie, who collapses after he makes his confession... and never wakes up.
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It turns out Brie's boyfriend isn't so great at all. After almost a year of dating, he tells her he doesn't love her. Sucks, right? More so for Brie, who collapses after he makes his confession... and never wakes up.
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Feb 11, 2012
Simply
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This book started out and captured me with all of the song names as chapter names, I loved that.
The characters were great, all with complicated situations that worked themselves out in the end. This book felt it went by so fast, I knew that I had been reading it but when I looked at the page number I just though *It's going by too fast* This story will make you cry because you are so in tune with the characters that you feel what they feel. Many times when there was a sad part that c More...
The characters were great, all with complicated situations that worked themselves out in the end. This book felt it went by so fast, I knew that I had been reading it but when I looked at the page number I just though *It's going by too fast* This story will make you cry because you are so in tune with the characters that you feel what they feel. Many times when there was a sad part that c More...
Feb 09, 2012
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I fell in love with this book when I first laid eyes on the cover(I know, I know. Don't judge a book by it's cover) but in this instance, the book lived up to it's stunning cover and beyond.
Let me start with the characters. Brie was HILARIOUS. Her sarcastic humour and inability to give comebacks made the book a blast to read. Her kind, simple personality made it easy to love her. Being a hopeless romantic myself and my love for cheesy, sappy chick flicks, I instantly related to Brie More...
Let me start with the characters. Brie was HILARIOUS. Her sarcastic humour and inability to give comebacks made the book a blast to read. Her kind, simple personality made it easy to love her. Being a hopeless romantic myself and my love for cheesy, sappy chick flicks, I instantly related to Brie More...
Feb 08, 2012
Heather
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This book was not what I was expecting at all. I thought it was going to be a fluff book about a girl who died and would have to choose from going back to her life and her boyfriend who literally broke her heart or stay in heaven with an angel she fell in love with. Not so. Not at all. That makes it hard to like a book you thought was going to be a light read, that isn't light at all!
First, the fact that she died at 15 and her dad is a heart surgeon is catastrophic to him. He fe More...
First, the fact that she died at 15 and her dad is a heart surgeon is catastrophic to him. He fe More...
Jan 31, 2012
Lisa
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I was lucky enough to get to read an ARC of TCHoY&M and unfortunately it only last a day. Wow! Never have 400 pages gone by so fast! When I first started it I knew I was in for a treat, when Brie ends up in a Pizza parlor while waiting to move on. I had a few Beatlejuice moments when she was was handed the D&G (Dead and Gone) handbook but this book is so totally unique that they were only flashes. I was constantly grabbing a tissue to blow my nose and wipe my eyes when only moments before I w
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Jan 14, 2012
Rachael
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Out of her friends, Brie was always the romantic. So maybe it makes a little sense that when her boyfriend tells her that he doesn’t love her, this breaks her heart. What Brie never expected was for this heartbreak to be so literal. Just shy of sixteen, Brie is now a new soul in forever, or just plain dead and gone. Disoriented and bewildered, Brie struggles to make sense of what happened to her and what is to become of her now, and it seems that the only person willing to help her figure everyt
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Jan 10, 2012
Becky
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I recieved a proof/ARC copy of this book about a month ago and after seeing some positive reviews about it I decided to give it a try.
This isn't the sort of book I would normally pick up, but the blurb sounded funny and I wondered what it would be like.
Brie is the protagonist, she has just died from heartbreak and is getting ready to move on, but first she has to work out how. She takes you with her on her journey, from watching her own funeral, to meeting other spirits, to wanting More...
This isn't the sort of book I would normally pick up, but the blurb sounded funny and I wondered what it would be like.
Brie is the protagonist, she has just died from heartbreak and is getting ready to move on, but first she has to work out how. She takes you with her on her journey, from watching her own funeral, to meeting other spirits, to wanting More...
Jan 08, 2012
Bailey (IB Book Blogging)
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THE CATASTROPHIC HISTORY OF YOU AND ME is a powerful YA debut about death and the power of forgiveness. I didn't at all expect to love it as much as I did! One of my favorite things about the book is the music titles for each chapter. They really set the mood and made me enjoy the story that much more! I am definitely going to have to do a re-read in the future with the music for each chapter playing in the background!
Brie is one majorly complicated case. She literally dies of More...
Brie is one majorly complicated case. She literally dies of More...
Dec 28, 2011
Melissa
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HEARTSHATTERING! That's what this book is. This book was amazing. This author sure knew how to start a book and by starting a book I mean I was crying hysterically like a little baby! On the first page, now that's when you know you have to keep reading and hope it will get better and boy did it!!! I fell in love right away with the description, why the hell would you not try to read something about her heart actually breaking and killing her?! The twists, turns, this is a drama filled road to he
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Nov 02, 2011
Emma
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I got a proof of this from work, and as soon as I saw the review from Lauren Oliver, author of Before I Fall, I knew it was one to treasure. And it so was, in so many different ways.
I laughed, I cried, cringed, loved and was devastated when the novel finished. Elements I knew were coming, and others I was just shocked to see unravel. The main character is quirky, fun and very loveable. It's easy to relate to and warm too, which is a must for me when reading a novel. I find if a charact More...
I laughed, I cried, cringed, loved and was devastated when the novel finished. Elements I knew were coming, and others I was just shocked to see unravel. The main character is quirky, fun and very loveable. It's easy to relate to and warm too, which is a must for me when reading a novel. I find if a charact More...
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Oct 11, 2011
Heather
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I had a very hard time putting this book down once I started it and I found Brie's story (and the "where" & "how" she spends most of her post-death time) very compelling.
The only things that kept me from giving this 4 stars were
- I found Brie's knowledge of 80s music (while very thrilling to someone like me, who grew up with it) to be somewhat unrealistic for a contemporary teenager (yes, even if there's a reasonable explanation for it).
- I never reall More...
The only things that kept me from giving this 4 stars were
- I found Brie's knowledge of 80s music (while very thrilling to someone like me, who grew up with it) to be somewhat unrealistic for a contemporary teenager (yes, even if there's a reasonable explanation for it).
- I never reall More...
Oct 01, 2011
Angie
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I laughed, I cried, I came, I saw, I conquered. Or at least I did the first two. Rothenberg knows humor and her dialogue is full of the kind of wit and retorts that I love. On the opposite side, she also is able to bring on the sadness and I found myself unable to read a few times because of blurry vision. They weren't tears, because I don't cry. I don't. I probably just need new glasses. Anyway...I felt the pain that Brie felt and the feelings that overcame her as she made discoveries. Oh, and
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Jan 22, 2012
Kirsty (overflowing library)
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The Catastrophic History of You and me was a fun and easy read which was both heart warming and sad. I enjoyed it on the whole.
The main character is reasonably easy to warm to as you follow her story from death to acceptance of what has happened to her. The story telling style is a bit like The Lovely Bones but I enjoyed this more.
For me the thing that did it for me with this book was the relationship between Brie and her D & G mentor the mysterious Patrick. He guides her More...
The main character is reasonably easy to warm to as you follow her story from death to acceptance of what has happened to her. The story telling style is a bit like The Lovely Bones but I enjoyed this more.
For me the thing that did it for me with this book was the relationship between Brie and her D & G mentor the mysterious Patrick. He guides her More...
Feb 06, 2012
Sahina
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Thanks firstly to Penguin for sending me this gorgeous book to review *thumbs up.* When I opened the package for this, I did indeed squeal shamelessly for the cover was beautiful, loved the title *I mean come on, does it get any quirkier than that?* and I knew I was in for a fluffy read and wasn't disappointed.
Since the title is indeed a mouthful and quite a bit to write every time I have to mention the book, between you and me, let's shorten it to TCHYM, yes? :) *Saves us all some More...
Since the title is indeed a mouthful and quite a bit to write every time I have to mention the book, between you and me, let's shorten it to TCHYM, yes? :) *Saves us all some More...
Jan 15, 2012
CJ
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Where was this book when I was twelve? It is sweet, sad, romantic and inspiring, just the kind of book I would have loved as a teen.
But...at forty-five this book was just not deep enough for me. It was a lighter version of BEFORE I FALL by Lauren Oliver a book I thoroughly enjoyed.
THE CATASTROPHIC HISTORY OF YOU AND ME follows Brie Eagan as she processes her sudden death from a 'broken heart' (truly her heart breaks in two when her boyfriend says he longer loves her). Afte More...
But...at forty-five this book was just not deep enough for me. It was a lighter version of BEFORE I FALL by Lauren Oliver a book I thoroughly enjoyed.
THE CATASTROPHIC HISTORY OF YOU AND ME follows Brie Eagan as she processes her sudden death from a 'broken heart' (truly her heart breaks in two when her boyfriend says he longer loves her). Afte More...
Nov 28, 2011
Coranne (Short and Sweet)
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So Lauren Oliver blurbed this book. If you are in the young adult community- that is a big deal to have Lauren Oliver blurb your book. I had high expectations going into Catastrophic History and that blurb is why.
Lauren nailed the description of the book: "Inventive, funny, beautiful, heartbreaking". Those are the exact words I would use to describe it (if that wasn't total copying!) I have never read a book like this- it was like Teen Angel plus that show Revenge on A More...
Lauren nailed the description of the book: "Inventive, funny, beautiful, heartbreaking". Those are the exact words I would use to describe it (if that wasn't total copying!) I have never read a book like this- it was like Teen Angel plus that show Revenge on A More...
Feb 19, 2012
Book Flame
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The story itself is not what I thought it would be, I had the notion that it was going to be a quick light read when in reality it was a very sad and at times almost depressing read mixed in with humor, except I didn't find myself laughing at the things that were supposed to be funny. The one thing that annoyed me the most was all the cheese references to her name... it gets old after the third time.
I did like Brie's love for the 80's music at first I thought wow that is a rarity fo More...
I did like Brie's love for the 80's music at first I thought wow that is a rarity fo More...
Feb 03, 2012
Tasha
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Brie is dead and gone. Her boyfriend, Jacob, told her that he didn't love her and literally broke her heart. Now she's in a strange limbo like place, which resembles her favourite restaurant. It's a place for the dead who aren't quite ready to move on. There she meets Patrick - also dead, also clinging on - and he becomes her unofficial guide to the afterlife.
The story follows Brie through the five stages of grief (for her own life). I really liked this concept although found that on More...
The story follows Brie through the five stages of grief (for her own life). I really liked this concept although found that on More...
Feb 02, 2012
Joanne
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After reading the blurb and title, I picked up this book thinking I was in for a nice romantic love story that went wrong, and how I would get to read about the whole romance from start to finish, and how she dealt with it after. That sounds like the type of book it would be, right? It isn't. It's absolutely nothing like it. It's a story of a girl who dies of a broken heart, literally. Her boyfriend dumps her, and her heart literally severs in two. This isn't a spoiler, this is found out from th
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Jan 20, 2012
Savannah (Books With Bite)
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What an amazing story! I have read other amazing reviews on this book and knew I had wanted to read it. So when Joni gave me the ARC to read I was super excited! Not only is the cover gorgeous but the story inside is wonderful!
The story starts with a girl dying of a broken heart. She re-tales her days leading up to her death and also recapturing the reader with what is going on after her death as well. I think this whole story plays well for me cause the afterlife is what we all have More...
The story starts with a girl dying of a broken heart. She re-tales her days leading up to her death and also recapturing the reader with what is going on after her death as well. I think this whole story plays well for me cause the afterlife is what we all have More...
Feb 06, 2012
Siobhan (Totally Bookalicious)
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Catastrophic History follows the story of young Brie, who literally dies of Broken Heart after her boyfriend tells her he doesn't love her. She then finds herself in "Slice of Heaven" where she meets Patrick who tries to help her through the stages of grief. However, Brie is about to learn that love isn't as simple as she thought, secrets are revealed but will Brie be able to forgive and move on? Or will she force to liv More...
Catastrophic History follows the story of young Brie, who literally dies of Broken Heart after her boyfriend tells her he doesn't love her. She then finds herself in "Slice of Heaven" where she meets Patrick who tries to help her through the stages of grief. However, Brie is about to learn that love isn't as simple as she thought, secrets are revealed but will Brie be able to forgive and move on? Or will she force to liv More...
Jan 12, 2012
Sophia
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There were a lot of ways Jess Rothenberg could have gone with this story. She could have taken a religious turn, because of the setting. Or maybe a science twist, with depth behind the actual broken heart. She took it in a unique direction that I ended up enjoying quite a lot, despite the fact that I wasn't too warm in the beginning.
This book took a really interesting on the concept of afterlife. I've only read one other book on this topic, and that was Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevi More...
This book took a really interesting on the concept of afterlife. I've only read one other book on this topic, and that was Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevi More...
