Everything Matters

I am trying to be positive about this post, but give my personal opinion on this book as well. So here goes. I personally disliked this book! Once I was finished I reading the book, I read the back cover. Someone makes the comment, " he makes you dread turning each page at the same time you can't help turning each page." That was so me the entire time I read.

The readability was very frustrating for me. I guess the point of view if third person...not sure, but it definitely wasn't first person. I think that is what made it difficult for me. I didn't like how the chapters were broken up by the characters. I was constantly getting confused because of this and had to remind myself what character had the first point of view for each chapter.

Another part that made it hard to read, was I just didn't understand the story line. I get that he's trying to make a statement that everything matters in life...but the story line just kept jumping around. I really didn't get the whole number count down thing either until read someone else's blog. I guess this type of genre is a little over my head! Everything was too far fetched for me. I like stories that could actually happen and sound more real!

The parts that I did like of course were reading about Amy and Junior. I kept wanting them to get together. And that did finally happen at the end when he chose to go back to being sixteen again.

I guess the author is mainly trying to get across to readers that everything does matter and we need to be careful in all of the choices that we make in life. All of choices lead to something else..whether it is good or bad.