Reviews

They All Fall Down by Rachel Howzell Hall

marleegoldshine's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, and Gaslighting

brittystardust's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

antoinettepowb's review against another edition

mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

lagnew15's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

vegchef19's review against another edition

dark

3.5

librarian_mandy's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.25

pattyjocreads's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

prettypious's review against another edition

4.0

I’m surprised by the low ratings of this book. I haven’t read the other book people mention which I guess is similar in plot but as a stand alone book, retelling or not, the author writes a good story with well developed interesting characters (the lead character is a perfect mess) to where the plot twist in the end makes perfect sense. I would read another book by this author. Sometimes I notice that when Black authors write about Black characters in no race based stories people tend to mark them lower and say their characters aren’t relatable. In this case I would say maybe they just aren’t well read or should diversify their personal circles :shrug:.

etakloknok's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

blueviolets19's review against another edition

Boring