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When the World Tips Over by Jandy Nelson
528 pages | Published by Dial Books
The Set Up: Siblings Wynton, Miles, and Dizzy Fall each meet a girl with rainbow hair who saves their lives in different ways. Through the rainbow hair girl, we learn about her childhood, and how it intertwines with the Fall family, as well as the generations long family curse plaguing them all.
This book had a bit of a slow start for me, but by the end I really loved it! The characters were so unique and they each won me over. The relationships really grounded the story in reality, even with its little touch of magical realism.
Jandy Nelson’s writing is SO distinct. Her prose is fast, a bit chaotic, and wonderfully dramatic without ever feeling too overwhelming. I really enjoyed the different mediums she used throughout the story: stories within stories, unsent emails, journal entries, and family trees.
With each piece of the puzzle revealed, I couldn’t stop turning the pages; I needed to know how everything connected. The entire reading experience was a rollercoaster.
The marketing copy really gets this one right: “With road trips, rivalries, family curses, love stories within love stories within love stories, and sorrows and joys passed from generation to generation, this is the intricate, luminous tale of a family’s complicated past and present.”
Thanks to Netgalley & the publisher for the advanced eBook!
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