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Before I Fall
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Start date
May 9, 2011
Finish date
May 30, 2010
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This book was truly amazing. I love the suspense and the drama in this book. I couldn't wait to get to th…more

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A Book Vacation
Jul 20, 2010 rated it liked it
Very cute book--real life situations with a likeable main character. I was suprised that Oliver was able to create such a well written story that didn't get boring, even though the story revolves around the same exact day happening 7 times. I really did like it! I thought it would be like "Groundhogs Day," which I hated, so I put it off for quite a while, even though my students were bugging me to read it. Glad I finally did pick it up! :) ...more
Franklin Park Public Library
A beautiful and ugly story told in a heartbreakingly real voice, this book will stay with you long after you finish the final page.

Sam is a popular girl. Sam is a mean girl. Sam is a follower. Sam's life is about to take a turn that she couldn't see coming and will never be the same.

While I found Sam to be utterly unsympathetic at the beginning of this story, I warmed up to her as she traveled on her journey. The message of this book is a good one: people are not black-and-white, but, instead, m
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Ellon
Feb 19, 2012 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
This was a really interesting book. The concept intrigued me and I think it was executed well.

Sam is a mean girl. You definitely hate her and her friends in the beginning of the book. Then she dies (not a spoiler since that's the whole premise of the book lol). Only after she dies, she wakes up and has to relive the day she dies. She does this many times trying to figure out a way to save herself and others and along the way learning about herself and growing into a character you no longer hate
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Ashley
Oct 10, 2011 rated it it was amazing
i loved this book so much sam was so sweet and so wnderful i aplaude lauren oliver for writing such an amazing book
Laura
Aug 25, 2010 rated it liked it
Shelves: ya-lit, 2010, audiobook
Mean Girls meets Groundhog Day.
Melissa
Nov 16, 2009 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: young-adult
Doug Beatty
Sep 21, 2010 marked it as to-read
Ashley
Jan 03, 2011 rated it it was amazing
Elizabeth
Feb 14, 2011 marked it as to-read
Cheyenne
Jun 08, 2011 marked it as to-read
Book Reader
Jun 09, 2011 marked it as to-read
Sabrina
Jun 23, 2011 rated it it was ok
Sarah Contos
Sep 22, 2011 marked it as to-read
Brittany Davis
Sep 24, 2011 marked it as to-read
Melyssa
Dec 16, 2011 rated it really liked it
Em
Jan 11, 2012 marked it as to-read
Guin
Jan 24, 2012 marked it as to-read
Kayla
Feb 19, 2012 rated it liked it
Devon
Nov 12, 2012 rated it it was amazing
Anita
Feb 10, 2013 marked it as to-read
Apryl
Apr 06, 2014 rated it really liked it
Katelyn
Jun 14, 2014 rated it it was amazing
Julie
May 08, 2015 marked it as to-read
Melissa
Jun 30, 2015 marked it as to-read
Allison
Jul 20, 2015 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Dani
Aug 01, 2017 rated it really liked it
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Mary
Mar 05, 2019 marked it as to-read
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