Long Way Down Unabridged Cd

3.25 stars

Maureen, JJ, Jess and Martin meet on a rooftop on New Year's Eve, where they've each planned to jump. They have nothing in common, except for this. But, this one thing is enough for them to decide to form a "gang", exchange phone numbers, and plan to meet back on the rooftop on Valentine's Day.

It was o.k., and a little bizarre. The four of them are so different. In any "normal" circumstance, they wouldn't even take note of each other, let alone talk to each other, or plan to meet up again. The book switches perspectives between all four characters, but it's easy to follow since each section is marked by whose perspective it is.

Not one of Hornby's best but funny and interesting anyway. A pretty good read, all-in-all.

This is a book about four people who decide to commit suicide on the same night, at the same place at exactly the same time. Throughout there meeting, they not only talk themselves out of jumping off the roof of the Topper House, they end up forming friendships which take them on crazy adventures on that night and in the months to come. This is a great book about rediscovering the value of human life, recognizing things to change, finding the courage to change them, and the power of conversation and new relationships. I highly recommend!

This novel was definitely interesting. It was a lot different from what I expected, though. I was prepared for a really serious, depressing novel about four suicidal people, but instead it was actually quite light and humorous. It read like a 4-way memoir, and reminded me of Mister B. Gone by Clive Barker, because rather than their stories just being told, its as though they're "speaking" directly to you.