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3.39 AVERAGE
3.39 AVERAGE
DNF at 100 pages. Maybe it gets better, but after 100 pages I got the sense this book is just about woman/ teen girls that don't feel desired by men and therby struggle with their identity. I just don't need that energy in my life, nor do I need to learn how to love myself outside of a relationship/sex.
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Extraordinarily bad. It was a chore to finish. I’ve never been inspired by stories with the main crux being how different character arcs intersect. I didn’t particularly enjoy any of the protagonists, with the exception of Moose, and even toward the end he became unbearable.
Have you read Goon Squad and want more? This is a very good book, but does not rise to the same level. Still worth the effort, though, just keep your expectations in check!
A strong three-star read.
The beginning was slow and one of the characters was hard for me to be interested in for awhile. About a third of the way through the book, it really started to take off for me. Jennifer Egan creates a fascinating company that feels just a few years beyond our times, and I found myself morbidly realizing that it doesn't feel unreal at all.
The ending left something to be desired-not in action, but in central idea. A character reveals his thought-process that had led him from a promising future, to dark, depressing, disappointment-laden present, and it seems both broadly generic and slightly ambiguous; certainly not something that would have led a man to become unraveled.
It's an enjoyable read with some big-ideas.
The beginning was slow and one of the characters was hard for me to be interested in for awhile. About a third of the way through the book, it really started to take off for me. Jennifer Egan creates a fascinating company that feels just a few years beyond our times, and I found myself morbidly realizing that it doesn't feel unreal at all.
The ending left something to be desired-not in action, but in central idea. A character reveals his thought-process that had led him from a promising future, to dark, depressing, disappointment-laden present, and it seems both broadly generic and slightly ambiguous; certainly not something that would have led a man to become unraveled.
It's an enjoyable read with some big-ideas.
Totally enthralling; couldn't put it down! One of those rare finds I felt sad to have finished - so good I didn't want it to end.
It also struck me as somewhat deceptively deep...what appeared at first glance to be (granted, above-average) fluff was much cleverer and rawer than expected, captivating at every turn.
It also struck me as somewhat deceptively deep...what appeared at first glance to be (granted, above-average) fluff was much cleverer and rawer than expected, captivating at every turn.
challenging
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I'm not done with this yet...okay, okay, I'm not even 100 pages in. But it's been utterly gripping pretty much from the first page. I have a feeling it's going to take some weird and interesting plot turns, and I look forward to them.
Update. It was too long. It went weird on me, and it is seriously, seriously bleak in its social satire. Also, had a bit of a sci-fi feel to it, which I really didn't see coming. I think other people have remarked that she did manage to predict the rise of Facebook several years before...now. And I will say, her imagining of our social networking future is impressive... and sad.
Update. It was too long. It went weird on me, and it is seriously, seriously bleak in its social satire. Also, had a bit of a sci-fi feel to it, which I really didn't see coming. I think other people have remarked that she did manage to predict the rise of Facebook several years before...now. And I will say, her imagining of our social networking future is impressive... and sad.
This book was tough to get through. Until the end, there was nothing gripping or page turning about it. The only strength of it was Egan’s poetic prose, which is the only reason I made it through. However, the whole time I was waiting for it to end. Would’ve been good, if it was about 350 pages shorter.
Complicated. Uses a lot of literary devices I wouldn’t normally find hold my attention but it kept me engaged until the last page.