Wednesday, April 8, 2015

YA - we all looked up by tommy wallach

we all looked up by tommy wallach is the modern day Breakfast Club in a pressure cooker.  An asteroid is on a collision course with Earth, and based on the science, The Jock, The Princess, The Slut, The Stoner, The Outcast and The Criminal have less than two months to live. As all of their lives begin to intersect, they realize that theirs is a "karass", bound to be together until the final moments.  How this plays out is the story.
I was speaking to a co-worker the other day about how much fun it is to write reviews filled with snark when you really dislike a book.  It just seems more fun.  This is not one of those reviews.  we all looked up is a stellar debut by tommy wallach and I wouldn't be surprised if his name becomes very familiar to us all.  This book was so much fun to read.  The chapters flip back and forth between the different character's POVs.  They're all flawed in ways that ring true - self conscious, dependent, lost, confused - especially so in high school. I highly recommend you give this book a try BEFORE it becomes the next hot title.

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