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3.98 AVERAGE
3.98 AVERAGE
i know it would be misleading but i want to shelf this as lgbt+ so bad
É muito interessante como a autora aborda a questão do tempo e da imortalidade neste livro. Como a repetição faz com que a maioria dos imortais caia na indiferença ou no cinismo, como se a vida de qualquer pessoa ou os acontecimentos importassem de muito pouco para eles.
Vemos essas características em Harry August também e, de certa forma, é triste pensar que o único momento em que ele volta a se sentir “vivo” depois de ter vivido quase mil anos é quando ele solucina o problema da linha temporal. Não por respeito aos que irão nascer, não por uma moralidade e nem mesmo por um sentimento de heroísmo para com o mundo.
Mas por vingança.
Vemos essas características em Harry August também e, de certa forma, é triste pensar que o único momento em que ele volta a se sentir “vivo” depois de ter vivido quase mil anos é quando ele solucina o problema da linha temporal. Não por respeito aos que irão nascer, não por uma moralidade e nem mesmo por um sentimento de heroísmo para com o mundo.
Mas por vingança.
Maybe it was because I have read "Replay" before but this book did not go into new places with the trope for me.
The only new things were the web through the clubs and the misanthropy that comes with the condition. Both were left largely uninspected after little hints.
And I found the ending completely unsatisfying for me.
The only new things were the web through the clubs and the misanthropy that comes with the condition. Both were left largely uninspected after little hints.
And I found the ending completely unsatisfying for me.
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Outstanding. Interesting character evolutions and interactions. The book really takes advantage of the very long lives of the characters and the pattern that they live in. It's got that quality of "smart people messing with each other" that I enjoyed so much in Sherlock and Hannibal.
adventurous
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I really enjoyed this book even though it made me sad and empathetic for the main character. North is a solid writer.
I hate that you can't check in a book a second time if you re-read it. Weirdly, this was my travel book when visiting Italy in 2014 and, again, when visiting Belgium last week. This book has, both times, had a profound affect on me. I find the story so fascinating and believable. I'll probably read it again in a few years. 5 stars for the second read.
Every now and again a book comes along that makes you reflect on your life, your beliefs, and your role in the world. For me, this book was that.
It's a different genre of science fiction. It's not time travel. But in a sense it is, if you put a metaphysical twist on it. Harry August is an kalachakra, and a rare kind at that. One who is reborn again and again in the same circumstances and the same body, with a layered remembrance in each past incarnation. Because of this remembrance, his subsequesent lives -- although they always have the same beginning -- are vastly different as he chooses different careers and different paths to focus on in each life. But some things are constant despite this. And in one of his later incarnations, something is dreadfully different. The world is ending. Why? And can he stop it from happening?
I read the first few chapters of Kate Atkinson's Life After Life (and it the beginning words really reminded me of this book), but wasn't compelled to go beyond the Kindle sample. This book hooked me in from the first few pages and I couldn't put it down.
Highly recommended!
It's a different genre of science fiction. It's not time travel. But in a sense it is, if you put a metaphysical twist on it. Harry August is an kalachakra, and a rare kind at that. One who is reborn again and again in the same circumstances and the same body, with a layered remembrance in each past incarnation. Because of this remembrance, his subsequesent lives -- although they always have the same beginning -- are vastly different as he chooses different careers and different paths to focus on in each life. But some things are constant despite this. And in one of his later incarnations, something is dreadfully different. The world is ending. Why? And can he stop it from happening?
I read the first few chapters of Kate Atkinson's Life After Life (and it the beginning words really reminded me of this book), but wasn't compelled to go beyond the Kindle sample. This book hooked me in from the first few pages and I couldn't put it down.
Highly recommended!
Oh to be a kalachakra and have eternity to read and re-read all the books!
This story is all at once a science fiction, a historical fantasy, a spy novel, and a study of characters and morality. The writing was beautiful and I loved the dry humour. I will read more from this author.
This story is all at once a science fiction, a historical fantasy, a spy novel, and a study of characters and morality. The writing was beautiful and I loved the dry humour. I will read more from this author.