Robyn Schneider
Hardcover | Pages: 335 pages Rating: 3.76 | 50097 Users | 5627 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Beginning of Everything |
| Author | : | Robyn Schneider |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 335 pages |
| Published | : | August 27th 2013 by Katherine Tegen |
| Categories | : | Young Adult. Contemporary. Romance. Fiction |
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Robyn Schneider's The Beginning of Everything is a witty and heart-wrenching teen novel that will appeal to fans of books by John Green and Ned Vizzini, novels such as The Perks of Being a Wallflower, and classics like The Great Gatsby and The Catcher in the Rye. Varsity tennis captain Ezra Faulkner was supposed to be homecoming king, but that was before—before his girlfriend cheated on him, before a car accident shattered his leg, and before he fell in love with unpredictable new girl Cassidy Thorpe. As Kirkus Reviews said in a starred review, "Schneider takes familiar stereotypes and infuses them with plenty of depth. Here are teens who could easily trade barbs and double entendres with the characters that fill John Green's novels." Funny, smart, and including everything from flash mobs to blanket forts to a poodle who just might be the reincarnation of Jay Gatsby, The Beginning of Everything is a refreshing contemporary twist on the classic coming-of-age novel—a heart-wrenching story about how difficult it is to play the part that people expect, and how new beginnings can stem from abrupt and tragic endings.Details Books Concering The Beginning of Everything
| Original Title: | Severed Heads, Broken Hearts |
| ISBN: | 0062217135 (ISBN13: 9780062217134) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Ezra Faulkner, Cassidy Thorpe, Toby Ellicott |
| Setting: | Eastwood, California(United States) California(United States) |
| Literary Awards: | Milwaukee County Teen Book Award Nominee (2014), Lincoln Award Nominee (2015), Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Young Adult Fiction (2013) |
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Ratings: 3.76 From 50097 Users | 5627 ReviewsCriticism Regarding Books The Beginning of Everything
Theres a big difference between deciding to leave and knowing where to go. Honestly, I dont know what to feel about this book. It doesnt really make an impact for me as I expected. The story revolves when Ezra Faulkner had an accident that made his other leg disabled. From a famous tennis player and a heartthrob to a simple student now. Everything changes the day he became incapacitated, the popularity, parties, the tennis team, and even friends. Until Cassidy The Mysterious Thorpe came,"Oscar Wilde once said that to live is the rarest thing in the world, because most people just exist, and that's all. I don't know if he's right, but I do know that I spent a long time existing, and now I intend to live." - Ezra FaulknerWow. So this book surprised me. I REALLY, really enjoyed Robyn Schneider's writing. She really knows how to create really realistic, witty, amazing characters. I definitely related to most of them and loved all of the Harry Potter and Doctor Who references. If I
I pretty seriously hated this book. Loathed it actually. I really only finished it so that I could write a scathing review because I really hated it that much.The characters are barely more than cardboard cutouts made from restroom gender icons with pithy words scrawled on them in red sharpie. Not a lot of substance but indicators as to what we're supposed to think of them. I didn't think much of them, I can tell you that. They are shallow, immature, emotionally crippled and selfish with little
Find all of my reviews at: http://52bookminimum.blogspot.com/Ezra Faulkner had everything going for him prom king, tennis star, hot girlfriend, etc., etc., but a tragic accident has left him broken both physically and mentally. Without his status as a top athlete, how will he fit in with his old friends Senior year? Does he even want to? When new girl Cassidy enrolls at his high school and an old elementary school pal pops back into his life, Ezra begins to realize maybe he wasnt the person he
I think its possible for someone who didnt really look at this book too critically to be tricked into wholeheartedly liking it. Otherwise, I cant imagine someone actually thinking this is a good novel.I read a review where the writer said this is the perfect book for the average tumblr user, and that is just so completely accurate (this also makes sense when you consider the fact that in the author's biography it describes her as an internet personality).This story caters to nerds by writing a
I was really hoping to give this book five stars... but I just couldn't. The beginning of the book was amazing. Full of humor and high school problems everyone faces. Then in the middle of the book went the other direction and wasn't that exciting anymore (but I it had hope in this book... until the end). The end of the book broke my heart. I was hoping it would leave me breathless or happy at least. Instead it sort of left me hanging with a hole in my heart. I was really hoping that
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