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A review by jgraydee
All Fall Down by Jennifer Weiner
3.0
"There was a parallel universe that ran alongside the normal world, and if you went through the wrong door, or turned left instead of right, ran up the street instead of down it, you could accidentally push the curtain aside and end up on that other place, where everything was different and everything was wrong." p. 229.
This was a novel that deserved a 3.5 rating -- better than average, but not fantastic either.
An interesting story -- a mother and wife who becomes addicted to prescription pain killers. But also a choppy novel because the author kept interjecting Allison's memories without warning, so the reader finds herself jumping from current day to a recollection, and back again to current day. Also, what a missed opportunity to further develop Allison's relationship with her husband and her mother. Both characters are kept on the periphery of the story.
This was a novel that deserved a 3.5 rating -- better than average, but not fantastic either.
An interesting story -- a mother and wife who becomes addicted to prescription pain killers. But also a choppy novel because the author kept interjecting Allison's memories without warning, so the reader finds herself jumping from current day to a recollection, and back again to current day. Also, what a missed opportunity to further develop Allison's relationship with her husband and her mother. Both characters are kept on the periphery of the story.