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Sarah (7798 KP) rated Before the Fall in Books

Jan 30, 2018 (Updated Jan 30, 2018)  
Before the Fall
Before the Fall
Noah Hawley | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry
8
8.4 (7 Ratings)
Book Rating
An unexpectedly good read
There is a lot more to this book than it simply being the plane crash suspense thriller the description makes it out to be. Noah Hawley writes for tv, and reading Before the Fall you can really see this coming across - this would make a great tv show and much better than any other similar shows (Lost anyone?).

This is a simple premise - a plane crash with only 2 survivors - but it’s very well written and works brilliantly. It switches between the viewpoint of the survivors and the deceased prior to the crash, and this is a really good dynamic. The characters are all interesting and developed as well as they can be, all with their own flaws. There’s a lot more to this than just a basic thriller, and it delves into coincidence, the crash investigation and the media intrusion with such detail that all of this paired with the character stories really got me hooked.

My only criticism of this book would be the ending. Hundreds of pages build up to this massive ending but it winds up just being a bit of an anticlimax. It’s not a bad ending, not in the slightest, it just feels a little lacking and that it could’ve been so much more.


Despite that, this is still a fantastic and very well written book. Definitely the best I’ve read so far of Noah Hawley’s.
  
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Sarah (7798 KP) rated Tenable in Apps

Sep 11, 2018  
Tenable
Tenable
Games
9
9.0 (1 Ratings)
App Rating
Better than expected
I won an iOS App Store voucher in a Smashbomb giveaway and this is one of the apps I’ve purchased with it. I also purchased the extra film & tv question pack.

As I’ve said before, I’m a sucker for quizzes and trivia. I do enjoy watching the Tenable tv show, although not as much as other quiz shows mainly because of the horrendously cringey scripted jokes that Warwick Davis comes out with. However fortunately you can skip these whilst playing on the app. I was concerned about how the app would work, as the show is reliant on contestants knowledge on a subject, whereas the app has to offer multiple choice. I had thought the use of multiple choice would make the game ridiculously easy, but believe me it doesn’t. All of the choices given are sensible viable options, and unless you know a subject 100%, there is a lot of margin for error. Which is good, as it makes me more difficult. I’ve often played this and can’t believe that the options I’ve chosen aren’t in the top 10. The only way this makes it easier for you is when you know absolutely nothing about a subject, as you’ve at least got a chance of picking a few right options just from pure chance.

This is quite a fun and addictive game, and much better than watching the show.