The Little Things
August 18, 2015

All Fall Down was a random book that I saw on goodreads (I admitted my obsession of goodreads here), and I downloaded it to read during my flight to New York City in July!

All Fall Down follows the life of Allison- a woman who seems to have it all: a great job, a wonderful family, and she lives in a huge, beautiful house. Underneath the surface, however, she is deeply struggling with where her life is at. One day, which sitting in the pediatrician’s office, she takes a quiz about prescription drug use, and begins to question her pill use. She believes that taking her pills allows her to manage her life well, but begins to wonder if what she’s doing is actually a problem…

All Fall Down Book Review

Here are a few quotes that stood out to me:

“You’ve got to make time. It’s important. You know how they tell you on planes, in case of an emergency, the adults should put their oxygen masks on first? You’re not going to be any good to anyone if you’re not taking care of yourself.” <- LOVE THIS! It’s so true.

“Admitting you had a problem was the first step – everyone knew that – but admitting you had a problem also left you open to the possibility that maybe you couldn’t fix it” <-definitely scary!

“The problem was, he’d never told me what he wanted, which meant I never got to think about whether it was what I wanted, too.”

All Fall Down especially appealed to the addictions counselor in me, as it had the theme of prescription pill addiction. I enjoyed watching the process of the addiction playing out in Allison’s life. I think any reader could benefit from some of the lessons that the book holds, and I’d definitely encourage you all to check it out!

If you’re looking for other book suggestions or reviews, check out my book reviews page!

Now it’s your turn to share! What’s one of your favorite summer reads?

 

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2 responses to “All Fall Down Book Review”

  1. Kristy @Runawaybridalplanner says:
    August 18, 2015 at 12:26 pm

    Great review.
    I do love books at times that share important lessons to learn and take into our own lives.
    My favorite summer read this year, isn’t quite as inspirational. It was more of a pleasure read: Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard – I am going out on a limb on this one, but I am sure it will be a best seller and may have the same fame as the Hunger Games series, just as soon as people hear about it more:)
    Thanks for the review today!

    • littlethingscaroline@gmail.com says:
      August 18, 2015 at 4:28 pm

      Thanks so much for sharing your favorite book too! I’ll go check it out! Are you on goodreads?