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Before I Fall
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Takes place in Connecticut

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Astrid Lim
Nov 27, 2012 rated it really liked it
Shelves: tragedy, rent, young-adult
In the beginning this book is so slow.. lots of repetition. But it's getting better and better after half part of the book. I love Sam Kingston and all her dilemmas, and OMG I love Kent!! My perfect candidate for book boyfriend of the year *wink*
Hate the ending though. But not because it's awful. It's just... sad.
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Nari
Jan 25, 2012 rated it it was amazing
One of the best written books I've read in a long, long time. A teen book, but Lauren Oliver has a way with words that just makes you feel like you're floating through the story, absorbing every detail and description without even realizing it.

This book in particular is exceptionally emotional as Sam Kingston relives the same day of her death 7 times. The book is filled with drinking, talk of sex, drugs, bullying, rumors, suicide and peer pressure. It feels very true to high school without tryi
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Ellen
Aug 04, 2010 rated it really liked it
Shelves: ya
Groundhog Day for mean girls. A bit heavy-handed, perhaps, but it kept me turning the pages to see how it ended. Would appeal to an 8th or 9th grade girl.
Susan
Mar 21, 2011 rated it liked it
Shelves: 2011
Nice, long-enough, YA read.
Nicole
Jan 24, 2011 rated it liked it
Was a little long...it's a common story, the author did a good job with it. ...more
Laurie
Dec 27, 2016 rated it liked it
Shelves: 2016
The end redeemed this for me, but overall I found the narrator to be pretty unsympathetic and too easily redeemed. Also, the way the gimmick was executed made it feel pretty repetitive.
Stacie
May 25, 2010 rated it really liked it
Leslie Jones
Jan 22, 2011 marked it as to-read
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Jan 27, 2011 marked it as to-read
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Feb 01, 2011 rated it really liked it
Lori
Jul 19, 2011 rated it really liked it
Shelves: children-ya-lit
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Oct 23, 2011 rated it really liked it
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Feb 15, 2012 rated it really liked it
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Feb 21, 2013 rated it really liked it
Shelves: cms
Christy Clements Hair
Jul 09, 2013 rated it it was amazing
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Aug 02, 2013 marked it as to-read
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Aug 19, 2013 rated it really liked it
Wendy
May 06, 2018 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: kindle-books
Meghan
Apr 27, 2015 marked it as to-read
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Jan 11, 2018 rated it liked it
Katy
Nov 27, 2016 marked it as to-read
Terri
May 29, 2017 marked it as to-read
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