Gravity

I just received Gravity a few days ago and have already finished it. This Robert's first novel, I have to say it is incredible. Coming from someone who has not always loved reading, this book was sensational. The characters are so moving and thoughtfully composed. Every single word felt thought out and important. At points throughout the book I had to stop and write some of the lines down on my phone because I felt they were that special. I would highly recommend this book to really anyone, because it transcends every societal demographic.PLEASE READ THIS

Gravity made me feel every emotion possible and was full of inspiring yet very true words to live by. I didn’t quite know what to expect at the beginning of this book but once I started reading, it was a book that I didn’t want to put down until I had finished it, until I had found out everything there was to know. I’d recommend this to anyone that’s going through a rough time or anyone that just needs some eye opening or needs things put into perspective. Gravity makes you appreciate life and everything little thing it has to offer a tad bit more when it is all said and done. If you’re reading my review I hope you don’t think twice about purchasing this. I hope you enjoy this book as much as I did and appreciate everything it has to offer. This was a book that I didn’t know I needed until I finished it, and it is definitely one that I would read again.

This book was a good read. Life changing.

Being a true fan it really got ahold of me. It was breathtaking in a personal way and a mesmerising journey to seek oneself for the readers. I think this book isn't the kind with a lot of plot going on or really likeable characters dancing around. It's just the kind of book you need to find the words you are seeking. How love comes in any forms how things seems to have or don't have answers at the same time. I think every character is very relatable and I exceptionally like the way the character is being presented. Raw and sincere. I am really looking forward to more of Robert's stories, long or short,cause from broken and damned,we have already seen how many possibilities he has in storytelling. And there will always be much more. No doubt Robert be even greater. I'll always be here to support Robert's work.

Robert drake is one of the greatest poets for romance and relationships I have ever found. Trust me, you cannot go wrong with one of his books.

This is a must-read for anyone. Very good story, sad, but good all in all. Many life lessons included. The last few chapters are incredibly powerful.

"Gravity" is Robert M. Drake's debut fictional novel. It follows Wes, Owen, and Harper, a trio of inseparable friends, as they weather all the triumphs and tragedies of growing up together...that is until the ultimate tragedy sends the survivors reeling and oh so far from what and where they used to be.For those that are sensitive to spoilers, my main opinion is that the prose makes an irksome main character a little easier to bear, and the ending makes the overt sweetness of some scenes and convenient plot points thin out enough to help it retain the realisticness an average literary fiction reader such as myself expects.WHAT I LIKED:The prose— When I flipped over to the first page of the novel and read the first paragraph, book tingles shot through my fingers. It was far above what I expected Mr. Drake was going to deliver. It seemed Wes was going to tell me a story, as if I were a friend just across the coffee table; I was sucked right in.The themes— My criticism for Mr. Drake's work in particular to his short stories in "Beautiful and Damned" was that his characters had too much wanderlust to be believable, which therefore cheapened their resolutions. Here, he went to great depths to develop why Wes as the main character and narrator was running, even though some of her lines of explication were a bit too dramatic. The focus on holding tight to family and friends throughout, even through memory, was touching to see develop as well.The first quarter of the novel— The stars and all aligned with the first quarter. The pacing, narration, characters, tone, prose, style, all were so meticulously controlled and managed that my expectations were blown out of the water. The second quarter and onwards were enjoyable but did not match up to the quality of the first 75 pages or so.The closing chapters— They were moving chapters that did what I wanted them to do for each character. Mr. Drake subverted the cliches I thought he was going to dive into by choosing to create a human ending, in which not everything is tied together in a neat little bow.WHAT I DISLIKED:Harper— She is unlikeable, unpleasant, and unreliable. Her entrance into the novel changed the trajectory of the well established and loveable friendship between Wes and Owen while also changing the focus of the novel. The second quarter of the novel and forward worked itself into a fever so it could somehow make Harper the special chord in their friendship trio, but it failed in proving her to be worthy of being a part of it in the first place. What could have been a beautiful coming-of-age novel about Owen and Wes veered into a messy, melodrama-pocked story where the "enigmatic" character is nothing more than a grey caricature in comparison to her friends.One particular scene— In which a man walks up to Wes at a night beach party and says something along the lines of: "I'm sorry, but I just wanted to tell you that you're beautiful," which kickstarts one of the most unnecessary conflicts to a steady storyline that I have ever come across in both cinema and novels. If I wanted saccharine scenes like that, I would be reaching for a Sparks novel or a Lifetime movie.The Insecure Mother Trope— I can't dive further into this because this revelation is a significant point to the plot and a few characters, but this trope was a weak one to use to explain what should have been a heavier revelation about one family's conflicts and the consequences it wrought.Repetitive Narration— Wes is the narrator, and she does well with balancing the past and present timelines in order to keep the story engaging. However, "Gravity" feels about a hundred pages too long because as the chapters progress, she repeats what we already witnessed or what we already know. For example, there are three instances where Harper falls into depression yet each time Wes lists all the proof that Harper had fallen into it as if we had not seen Harper close up before. No depression is worse than the others, but she makes it come across as if it was.CONCLUSION:Overall, "Gravity" was a satisfying read because I had one hope: that Mr. Drake would publish a novel to exceed my expectations, and "Gravity" did deliver. When I look back to how many times a paragraph or a phrase wowed me, I can see myself reaching for his debut again, but I cannot say I will be keen on passing the first hundred pages. In my perfect world this novel would have been Wes and Owen's story, but I respect the fact that Mr. Drake saw Harper as a part of their story too. There are moments where the book drags, but watching Wes and Owen come back into their own in the bittersweet resolution is worth the trudging and cringing it sometimes takes.

I have all Robert's book and each one of them have its magic but even though my heart belongs to Beautiful Chaos; Gravity has a piece of me, this novel amazed me, I found myself among the pages. By reading Gravity my point of view about love, lost, friendship has definitely change. As soon as you start reading you can't keep your eyes off the pages, it's like you want to end but at the same time you don't want to end. This is definitely one for the ages. Congratulations Robert!!! Keep doing your thing just keep doing YOU

This book is just lovely...if you want to get answers about the unpredictability of life then this is the one for you...it might not provide the answers but it will definitely guide you to the way through....so full of emotions, reality and wishes....this book is completely amazing!

Another great book to read and in great shape

“All things pass,All sadness heals,And all moments are lived once,And no matter who you are or what you have done”...

Very captivating novel! Easy to read for me which native language is Spanish. I follow the author by Instagram and that's why I was sure it was a good idea to buy this novel.

Le livre est arrivé en bon etat. je ne l'ai pas fini mais il est très interessant.