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3.51 AVERAGE
3.51 AVERAGE
An insightful look into the life of a mid-forties man whose habit of over-thinking, coupled with his narrow view, has caused him to be without a relationship. Anyone who has ever known someone with OCD behaviors,(or who have had them), will "get" this book. I listened to the audio version and enjoyed it.
Loveable characters:
Yes
A magnificent book, if you can appreciate the minutiae of everyday life and the glimpse into the most ordinary aspects of a man many would not even consider writing about. I have been a fan of Anne Tyler since high school and this work proves no different. She has a gift for tackling detail and capturing emotion in the most unexpected places.
the best part of this book was the fact that micah wasn’t brink’s dad because i would have felt so bad for him. micah is insufferable. i don’t know how i made it through a book where the main character sucks so bad.
This is a book I won in a competition, so probably would not be something I would usually pick off the shelf. It was fine, Tyler manages to make a fairly ordinary story about a slightly odd character mildly engaging but I'm struggling to see why she is apparently such a lauded author.
Enjoyed it but felt it ended abruptly and unsatisfactorily
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I always enjoy Anne Tyler's ability to conjure up a solid, believable world with quirky people in it. Micah Mortimer is the sole proprietor and only employee of the aptly named Tech Hermit. He is so set in his ways that he often doesn't even notice how weird he is. Then his longtime girlfriend breaks up with him and the son of an old girlfriend shows up at his doorstep and these small changes pull at some kind of loose thread in the knitted fabric of life, which starts to unravel. But the book stopped just when I thought it was getting going, when Micah seemed to be realizing how artificially small he has made his world. So it was only OK, not great.
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character