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apasc's review against another edition
3.0
A very real look into prescription pill issues that are often ignored, but so prevalent. I really felt myself going through the emotions with the main character and could see how easily addiction can happen, even with a smart, functioning upperclass woman.
hmonkeyreads's review against another edition
3.0
I used to love Jennifer Weiner but she had been leaving me cold lately and I was somewhat reluctant to even pick this up but once I started to read I couldn't really put it down.
I thought the first section with Allison's spiral into addiction was great but once she got to rehab it started to lose me and by the final chapters I felt like it was all rushed and big chunks of the story seemed to go missing. I feel like Weiner just saw her deadline looming and threw the last third of the book together just to get it done.
I thought the first section with Allison's spiral into addiction was great but once she got to rehab it started to lose me and by the final chapters I felt like it was all rushed and big chunks of the story seemed to go missing. I feel like Weiner just saw her deadline looming and threw the last third of the book together just to get it done.
ouashlee's review against another edition
3.0
It's really like a 3.5-3.75. It held my attention, but I can't imagine I'd recommend it to anyone.
kjelu1022's review against another edition
4.0
This was a difficult book to read. At first, I did not have much sympathy for Allison. However, later in the book, you find out more about the reasons for her addiction and the struggle she went through to stay sober.
carolynaugustyn's review against another edition
3.0
I read through this book within 24 hours...and I'm not entirely sure why. I liked the story well enough, it wasn't terribly challenging, but I didn't really care for any of the characters. Allison, the main character, is an upper middle class mommy-blogger living in the burbs with her very sensory-sensitive child and her slowly distant husband. She struggles to deal with her father's worsening alzheimers and finding him a place to live once it becomes clear that her aging mother can't handle him on her own. Allison uses pain medications to smooth the struggles- a pill before visiting with her father, a pill before visiting her daughter's school, a pill to help her sleep. It quickly becomes an issue. Now, I liked the premise of the story but I realized after finishing that I really never cared what happened to the characters. Allison is very selfish and keeps thinking her 20 pill a day habit doesn't mean she needs help. Once in rehab, she looks down on the others in the treatment facility with her, which is very annoying. Her husband is a creep- training for marathons in his free hours, which literally seems like he's trying to run away. I liked the story line but felt the characters needed some work.
krystlekouture's review against another edition
4.0
Loved that the main character was a blogger. Also, thought the ending was very well done.
jflemingwickham's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
dcmr's review against another edition
4.0
Wow, this novel was unexpectedly powerful!
Years ago I read Jennifer Weiner's "Good in Bed," thought it a breezy, entertaining book, and hadn't read any more of her work since that initial chick-lit introduction. But "All Fall Down" is far from light; It is a gripping story with a quick pace, believable plot, and timely subject.
Years ago I read Jennifer Weiner's "Good in Bed," thought it a breezy, entertaining book, and hadn't read any more of her work since that initial chick-lit introduction. But "All Fall Down" is far from light; It is a gripping story with a quick pace, believable plot, and timely subject.
stucknbooks14's review against another edition
1.0
0/10 across the bored. I would prefer to select no stars. The blurb & author is what made me read it, and since I'm not a quitter I finished it. What a mess! It doesn't fall under Weiner's usual Chick Lit. I don't even know what it would fall under?? I was rooting for the MC just for the situation, but her story deserved better. This could have been more than it was.