- Paperback: 208 pages
- Publisher: Puffin Books; New edition edition (25 Oct 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0141312238
- ISBN-13: 978-0141312231
- Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 12.8 x 1.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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- #29 in Books > Children's Books > Authors & Illustrators > C > Cormier, Robert
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A house is trashed by a drunken gang, and a terrifying attack leaves a girl in a coma. The trashers think they have got away with it but they are unaware that they have been watched, by someone determined to avenge personally the crime that took place at that house.
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'By the time the trashers left the house, the tears on the cheeks of the Avenger were cold and hard, like tiny pieces of glass.'
'The house is desecrated.'
'Karen Jerome is left unconscious at the foot of the cellar steps.'
'The family are stunned by the explosion of violence in their lives.'
'The Avenger would wait, knowing when to strike.'
'I am The Avenger, he whispered to the night. And I will avenge this house and what has happened in it.'
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I have read this book twice and I think it is absolutley amazing. You can really get inside the characters feelings. Although I have never been in a situation like the Jeromes, you can understand how they feel. Cormier shows exactly how young people can be pushed into many situations by peer pressure and how this can the lives of many people and how everyone becomes a victim. The book kept my attetion throughout and surprised me at the end as the 'avenger' was a minor character until the end.
2 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
We all fall down:
I really like the book.
It's my type of book maybe this makes me so positive about it.
I had no problems with the vocabulary.
So my guess is that this book has been written in a clear English.
Also the description of the persons are very good.
I could really imagine how the story went,
just like a movie playing before my eyes, all thanks to the good description.
But not everybody was well described but I wouldn't say this is a bad point.
The fantasy in a book must be also present, so you maybe find something of yourself in it.
The only conclusion I can make is that this book is very good.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Excellent!
21 Nov 2001
Format:School & Library Binding
I really enjoyed this book by Robert Cormier. The characters and the plot display the evil in our everyday life. However, I thought that some of the events seemed rather unrealistic. Cormier took many different plots and brought them together in unexpected and surprising ways. The book teaches lessons about regret, love, and loyalty. I think this is a book for mature readers. It taught one major lesson: every action recieves a consequence. This message was bold and understandable for all readers. In conclusion, I really enjoyed this book by Robert Cormier because it contained all the elements of a good, suspenseful, yet tragic novel.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Cormier does it again
19 May 2004
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Much like the Chocolate War, We All Fall Down deals with everyday problems teens' face in school, home, and in their personal lives. I loved how Cormier made this book accessible to teens but to adults as well. Abuse of alcohol, lies, the thought of death, and the deconstructing of family are issues that this book deals with. Cormier lets the reader see how Jane and other characters deal with these issues by writing from more than one point of view. For example, the reader can see how Jane copes with the fact her sister Karen is in a coma and might not wake up. Not only does this allow teenagers to relate to these feelings and emotions; it also connects to adults as well. They were once teenagers and have gone through the same situations as Jane, Karen, and Buddy. By reading this, adults can get a sense of what life is like for teens today and understand the reasons why teens do the things they do. It is the issues the book discusses and how the characters cope with their problems that makes this book so important to society today.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
BEST BOOK EVER!!!
10 Sep 2005
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This book is one of the most emotional and real book I have ever read. It explains why we have to be careful and extremely catiuous at times. I love this author and the books he writes. I have already read I Am The Cheese, and liked the storyline. I hope other kids get to experience it also because it's magical in it's own way.
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