April's Reviews > Tumble & Fall

This is kind of a weird thing to feel guilty about, but in a tide of people who really strongly disliked, maybe even hated Tumble & Fall by Alexandra Coutts, I feel so awkward admitting that hey I DID NOT HATE THIS BOOK. Like, what is wrong with me that I feel so different from the meh majority opinion. I do know that I have some pretty weird quirks or tendencies, so when something hits one of my quirks, I feel more of an affinity to it. For instance, Tumble & Fall opens with an epigraph that are song lyrics from ‘Stand By Me’ – specifically “if the sky that we look upon should tumble and fall all the mountains should crumble to the sea, I won’t cry, I won’t cry No I won’t shed a tear just as long as you stand, stand by me.” Guys, I love that song. I think we sang it in middle school chorus or something and so, when song lyrics like these trigger something in my memory, I know that I already feel that affinity connection and am going to look at the book more kindly. Also, the whole time while reading, I had the song stuck in my head which I would not consider to be a bad thing.
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Note: Review and link will work on February 5, 2014