Before I Fall

Lauren Oliver

Mar 2010 · Sold by Harper Collins

About this ebook

Like Adam Silvera's They Both Die at the End and Colleen Hoover's It Ends with Us, Before I Fall raises thought-provoking questions about love, death, and how one person's life can affect so many others. With this stunning debut novel, New York Times bestselling author Lauren Oliver emerged as one of today's foremost authors of young adult fiction.

For popular high school senior Samantha Kingston, February 12—"Cupid Day"—should be one big party, a day of valentines and roses and the privileges that come with being at the top of the social pyramid. And it is…until she dies in a terrible accident that night.

However, she still wakes up the next morning. In fact, Sam lives the last day of her life seven times, until she realizes that by making even the slightest changes, she may hold more power than she ever imagined.

Before I Fall is now a major motion picture Zoey Deutch, Halston Sage, and Kian Lawley. Named to numerous state reading lists, the novel was also recognized as a Best Book of the Year by Amazon, Barnes & Noble, The Daily Beast, NPR, and Publishers Weekly.

Ratings and reviews

So, I read the summery and read a few reviews but it wasn't until I read her other 2 books (Pandemonium & Delirium - both deserving of 100 stars!) that I decided to give this very highly reviewed book a look. Now I know that the story line between her other series and this book are TOTALLY different, I get that, but I have to say in comparison this book fell short. Don't get me wrong, I really enjoyed this book, but it is, after all, basically a remake of Groundhog Day (she even references it in the book). That kind of took the wind out of my sails. I loved the original and this teenage take, just couldn't stand up as well. There were defiantly some chapters I liked more than others; I loved the chapter where she and Anna became "friends" and of course the chapters that included a fuller Kent character. I found the inner mono-log of her experience with Mr. D really funny - much closer to the truth than young people think. Bottom line ... read this book first, before the Pandemonium series, then I think the full potential will show as Lauren Oliver's writing skills grow! Still a good read. :)

Despite being well out of my highschool years and the message it sends to the younger audience, Before I Fall made me reflect on my own life, my decisions, mistakes and loved ones. So much it brought tears to my eyes thinking about the impact you can have on someone or something around you.

this is one of the best books I have read in my entire life😃❤. And I own it. In paperback. I am literally in love with this book. I want to read this book again and again and again until it (and I am not kidding about this)diseneigrates in my hands. I wish there were more stars to rate with. Thank you so much Lauren Oliver for wrighting this book that has changed mine and all of my friends lives for ever (in a good way though).

About the author

Lauren Oliver is the cofounder of media and content development company Glasstown Entertainment, where she serves as the President of Production. She is also the New York Times bestselling author of the YA novels Replica, Vanishing Girls, Panic, and the Delirium trilogy: Delirium, Pandemonium, and Requiem, which have been translated into more than thirty languages. The film rights to both Replica and Lauren's bestselling first novel, Before I Fall, were acquired by Awesomeness Films. Before I Fall was adapted into a major motion picture starring Zoey Deutch. It debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in 2017, garnering a wide release from Open Road Films that year.Oliver is a 2012 E. B. White Read-Aloud Award nominee for her middle-grade novel Liesl & Po, as well as author of the middle-grade fantasy novel The Spindlers and The Curiosity House series, co-written with H.C. Chester. She has written one novel for adults, Rooms.Oliver co-founded Glasstown Entertainment with poet and author Lexa Hillyer. Since 2010, the company has developed and sold more than fifty-five novels for adults, young adults, and middle-grade readers. Some of its recent titles include the New York Times bestseller Everless, by Sara Holland; the critically acclaimed Bonfire, authored by the actress Krysten Ritter; and The Hunger by Alma Katsu, which received multiple starred reviews and was praised by Stephen King as “disturbing, hard to put down” and “not recommended…after dark.” Oliver is a narrative consultant for Illumination Entertainment and is writing features and TV shows for a number of production companies and studios.Oliver received an academic scholarship to the University of Chicago, where she was elected Phi Beta Kappa. She received a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from New York University.www.laurenoliverbooks.com.