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3.6 AVERAGE
3.6 AVERAGE
A very fascinating concept! I loved the character growth throughout the story, and the question of who are we if no one else's watching. I also enjoyed learning about Perfection, and it really made me change my view on what it perfect. I must say that the only thing that bothered me in this book is that there was no explanation behind Hope's condition, and that's why I gave it 4 stars instead of 5.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
tense
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:
Complicated
Interesting and good read. Enjoyed and will read more from the author
I find myself unhappy with the ending. I did not run through all of this action and pain only to come to the acceptance that that is just the way it is. No questions answered, no closure.. it's beautifully written, every second of it. I read this despite adventure not being a genre I care for much, and I feel it was thoroughly worth it, it's wonderful and meaningful. I just hate tragic endings.
I wanted to like this more, but unfortunately it was about 25% too long and some of the laws of this universe frustrated me. The book was beautifully written, however.
Was haben wir alles?
Ein irreführender Titel.
Arsene Lupine
Schnitzeljagd
Etwas IT
Das wohl dezenteste + blutigste Gemetzel der Literatur.
Ein irreführender Titel.
Arsene Lupine
Schnitzeljagd
Etwas IT
Das wohl dezenteste + blutigste Gemetzel der Literatur.
I ended up liking this book way more than I would have suspected. The blurb does not describe it well.
I just can’t anymore. Too long. Too much retread ground. Don’t get me started on perfection.
I really enjoyed reading this book - I was more and more engaged as I dug in further. I found the central conceit -- a brilliant and resourceful woman that no one can remember once she's out of sight -- refreshingly different from anything I can recall, and imaginatively handled. (I don't require an exhaustive pseudo-scientific explanation for such things; magical realism is good enough for me!)
It occurred to me that the protagonist, Hope, is something of a mirror image to Gene Wolfe's Latro, who everyone could remember except himself. Really more akin to the gods and goddesses that only Latro could see, who would just seemingly appear, act, and disappear. Or, further back, Athena in the Odyssey, always pulling the levers but never recognized or remembered clearly.
No unreliable narrator here: Hope is the most reliable narrator of her own story; in fact, she's the only possible reliable narrator. And, desperate for human contact that means something, as she forces others to learn more about her she in turn becomes less reliable. Sure she's a bit of a Mary Sue, but necessarily so.
A fascinating book.
It occurred to me that the protagonist, Hope, is something of a mirror image to Gene Wolfe's Latro, who everyone could remember except himself. Really more akin to the gods and goddesses that only Latro could see, who would just seemingly appear, act, and disappear. Or, further back, Athena in the Odyssey, always pulling the levers but never recognized or remembered clearly.
No unreliable narrator here: Hope is the most reliable narrator of her own story; in fact, she's the only possible reliable narrator. And, desperate for human contact that means something, as she forces others to learn more about her she in turn becomes less reliable. Sure she's a bit of a Mary Sue, but necessarily so.
A fascinating book.
I had read the invisible life of Addie Larue and thought this seemed like pretty much the same concept and it is but it is executed in a very different way, partially thats because The Sudden Appearance of hope is set in the modern world where Addie Larue was set in the past. To be clear this book was first by about 4 years so this is not in any way a copy of that book!
I have read a few Claire North books and have enjoyed each of them. I read the First Fifteen Lives of Harry August first, then 84K, Touch and now this. One thing I have noticed is that she tends to write certain things in loops and some of those could be cut out. Its like a thought will get stuck in her head and she will repeat it several times. That can get a little old but that would be my only complaint about her books. Al of them have been very high concept and well done. If you are thinking of trying one of her books I highly recommend them. I plan on reading The End of the Day and the Pursuit of William Abbey some time in the next month or so then checking out the Gameshouse series.
I have read a few Claire North books and have enjoyed each of them. I read the First Fifteen Lives of Harry August first, then 84K, Touch and now this. One thing I have noticed is that she tends to write certain things in loops and some of those could be cut out. Its like a thought will get stuck in her head and she will repeat it several times. That can get a little old but that would be my only complaint about her books. Al of them have been very high concept and well done. If you are thinking of trying one of her books I highly recommend them. I plan on reading The End of the Day and the Pursuit of William Abbey some time in the next month or so then checking out the Gameshouse series.