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angus_mckeogh's review against another edition
2.0
Moments of interesting storytelling and other moments of terrible storytelling. This is a “fix up” novel done in three parts and you can definitely tell where the original story began and then other filler was added on. The addition of the nonsensical and frankly ridiculous beginning called The Idiot was completely unnecessary in my opinion. Not one of my favorite classics (or Masterworks) by any means.
ranforingus's review
5.0
Wow!
After two days of just letting the story sink in, that's still the only thing I can come up with.
I have definitely found a new favourite author!
At first, the story was a little difficult to get into, but if you persevere.... Mind = blown.
There's not a lot that I can say about this book without spoiling it, but one thing that it does extraordinarily well is make you think... Long and hard. About topics you wouldn't normally give too much thought to.
I couldn't read this book in one sitting, there were too many implications, too many pieces of this gigantic puzzle that kept slotting into place that it was impossible NOT to ponder over it like a philosopher and bask in the awesome feeling that there's more to come and that things will get even MORE complicated.
While the actual content of the book was a lot different than what I'd expected at first, it didn't bother me at all. Instead, this story and these characters grow on you. The mystery clings to you until you finally uncover exactly what happened over the course of the story, the order in which it happened, and what the implications are for all of the characters.
I may sound like a blabbering fool, but this book tickled all the right places in my brain so I don't care. I truly hope to find more stories like these!
Over and Out!
After two days of just letting the story sink in, that's still the only thing I can come up with.
I have definitely found a new favourite author!
At first, the story was a little difficult to get into, but if you persevere.... Mind = blown.
There's not a lot that I can say about this book without spoiling it, but one thing that it does extraordinarily well is make you think... Long and hard. About topics you wouldn't normally give too much thought to.
I couldn't read this book in one sitting, there were too many implications, too many pieces of this gigantic puzzle that kept slotting into place that it was impossible NOT to ponder over it like a philosopher and bask in the awesome feeling that there's more to come and that things will get even MORE complicated.
While the actual content of the book was a lot different than what I'd expected at first, it didn't bother me at all. Instead, this story and these characters grow on you. The mystery clings to you until you finally uncover exactly what happened over the course of the story, the order in which it happened, and what the implications are for all of the characters.
I may sound like a blabbering fool, but this book tickled all the right places in my brain so I don't care. I truly hope to find more stories like these!
Over and Out!
squaternutbosch's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
jmcook's review
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
tstevens3's review
challenging
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
benchedforairbud's review against another edition
challenging
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
badseedgirl's review
4.0
Like the "gestalt man" in this novel, each part of this book would be incomplete without the other parts. I'm not sure if I agree with the authors beliefs on morality, but I greatly enjoyed this novel. More Than Human would almost be timeless, except for the some of the terms, which date it, "mongoloid" and "negroid" being the most obvious examples. But for a novel written 62 years ago, it holds up exceedingly well.
shalini_gunnasan's review against another edition
5.0
Amazing!! I really couldn't put down this book. What an interesting theory, and such a hopeful ending.
b00knrd's review
2.0
I’m not really sure what I just finished. Was not into this book at all. I felt t was all over the place. I had a difficult time understanding what in the world was happening.