“She was angry at all the people she ever hurt because they just sat there and let her, let her run them over until there was nothing else in her way.”
This was a very important book following a girl who tried to commit suicide. The out-of-order chapters were told from the point of views of the girl’s family, friends, and the girl herself.
Zhang brilliantly emphasized just how cruel people—namely teenagers—can be, while somehow still acting human. In a way, the main character, Liz, was the villain of the story, and when she failed at trying to redeem her horrible past behavior, she drove her car off the road.
Each character was fantastically realistic and unique in their own way. This book affected me so much more than I expected; it was relatable, it made me angry, it made me sad. It’s definitely one of the best realistic fiction books I’ve come across and I appreciated how the author used it to bring awareness to suicidal teens.
Falling into Place impressed me so much. Zhang delved into the dark place of a depressed and suicidal teenage girl’s mind. The result was emotional and upsetting.
I can’t recommend this book enough. I think it will especially appeal to fans of Thirteen Reasons Why and The Truth About Alice. The ending was phenomenally moving and made me all teary eyed. I’m highly anticipating Amy Zhang’s next novel.
“It struck him that perhaps she thought just as many thoughts in a minute as he did, felt just as many emotions, inhaled and exhaled just as he did. And it was then that he began to fall in love with her for the second time, for the same reason that he had picked up his flute again: because he believed in broken things.”
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