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brogan7's review against another edition
3.0
I loved this book, right up to the end. The plot chugged along, the characters were interesting and diverse, her universe was dangerous but you felt like she would intercede before too much horror could happen.
There were things wrong along the way but I forgave them, until the very end, last 8 or 10 pages, and then it was like--I don't know, it was like she failed the story in some way.
There were things wrong along the way but I forgave them, until the very end, last 8 or 10 pages, and then it was like--I don't know, it was like she failed the story in some way.
dameofscones's review against another edition
2.0
If someone could explain the intricacies of the ending of this book, and the (what I thought were) revelations of relationships between this motley cast of characters, I would appreciate it. And I don't mean that as a back-handed stab at the book. I'm genuinely curious, because I honestly didn't understand...
This all might stem from my confusion as to what the book was going to be about. I read the title: The Humanity Project, and assumed the book would be about that: this eccentric charity that somehow pays people to be good. I thought this was an awesome central point to ground these characters with. Lots of opportunity to grow and change your characters. Unfortunately, that's not really what the book is about.
The actual Humanity Project is a handful of scenes in a boardroom, briefly discussing a mission statement/what the word "humanity" means, and in the last few pages, a conference. And after that, I still don't know what The Humanity Project truly is/does!!. Both scenes are narrated by women who seem to genuinely not care about things happening around them.
In fact, this apathy is what made me dislike all of the characters, and by the end, the story as a whole. All of them has things they could have cared about, and professed in fact to really care about, but never acted on. I don't believe any of them were better off at the close of the story than they were in their initial, messy starts (and that initial messiness was intriguing, and I was excited to see how they sorted themselves out, but the fact is that most of them don't...)
Overall, the description of this book is great. Sound like a great impetus for a story. But the execution is lackluster. The characters don't care, and therefore, neither did this reader.
This all might stem from my confusion as to what the book was going to be about. I read the title: The Humanity Project, and assumed the book would be about that: this eccentric charity that somehow pays people to be good. I thought this was an awesome central point to ground these characters with. Lots of opportunity to grow and change your characters. Unfortunately, that's not really what the book is about.
The actual Humanity Project is a handful of scenes in a boardroom, briefly discussing a mission statement/what the word "humanity" means, and in the last few pages, a conference. And after that, I still don't know what The Humanity Project truly is/does!!. Both scenes are narrated by women who seem to genuinely not care about things happening around them.
In fact, this apathy is what made me dislike all of the characters, and by the end, the story as a whole. All of them has things they could have cared about, and professed in fact to really care about, but never acted on. I don't believe any of them were better off at the close of the story than they were in their initial, messy starts (and that initial messiness was intriguing, and I was excited to see how they sorted themselves out, but the fact is that most of them don't...)
Overall, the description of this book is great. Sound like a great impetus for a story. But the execution is lackluster. The characters don't care, and therefore, neither did this reader.
ampersandread's review against another edition
2.0
If someone could explain the intricacies of the ending of this book, and the (what I thought were) revelations of relationships between this motley cast of characters, I would appreciate it. And I don't mean that as a back-handed stab at the book. I'm genuinely curious, because I honestly didn't understand...
This all might stem from my confusion as to what the book was going to be about. I read the title: The Humanity Project, and assumed the book would be about that: this eccentric charity that somehow pays people to be good. I thought this was an awesome central point to ground these characters with. Lots of opportunity to grow and change your characters. Unfortunately, that's not really what the book is about.
The actual Humanity Project is a handful of scenes in a boardroom, briefly discussing a mission statement/what the word "humanity" means, and in the last few pages, a conference. And after that, I still don't know what The Humanity Project truly is/does!!. Both scenes are narrated by women who seem to genuinely not care about things happening around them.
In fact, this apathy is what made me dislike all of the characters, and by the end, the story as a whole. All of them has things they could have cared about, and professed in fact to really care about, but never acted on. I don't believe any of them were better off at the close of the story than they were in their initial, messy starts (and that initial messiness was intriguing, and I was excited to see how they sorted themselves out, but the fact is that most of them don't...)
Overall, the description of this book is great. Sound like a great impetus for a story. But the execution is lackluster. The characters don't care, and therefore, neither did this reader.
This all might stem from my confusion as to what the book was going to be about. I read the title: The Humanity Project, and assumed the book would be about that: this eccentric charity that somehow pays people to be good. I thought this was an awesome central point to ground these characters with. Lots of opportunity to grow and change your characters. Unfortunately, that's not really what the book is about.
The actual Humanity Project is a handful of scenes in a boardroom, briefly discussing a mission statement/what the word "humanity" means, and in the last few pages, a conference. And after that, I still don't know what The Humanity Project truly is/does!!. Both scenes are narrated by women who seem to genuinely not care about things happening around them.
In fact, this apathy is what made me dislike all of the characters, and by the end, the story as a whole. All of them has things they could have cared about, and professed in fact to really care about, but never acted on. I don't believe any of them were better off at the close of the story than they were in their initial, messy starts (and that initial messiness was intriguing, and I was excited to see how they sorted themselves out, but the fact is that most of them don't...)
Overall, the description of this book is great. Sound like a great impetus for a story. But the execution is lackluster. The characters don't care, and therefore, neither did this reader.
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