3.92 AVERAGE


E se?

Talvez esse seja o mais temeroso, instigante, curioso, e reflexivo inicio de perguntas que o ser humano gosta de fazer a si mesmo.
Questionar todas essas possibilidades de rumos diferentes que nossas vidas poderiam ter tomado é praticamente uma certeza que todos passam algum dia.
A abordagem aqui se torna ainda mais densa ao claramente desenhar uma situação de depressão e tentativa de suicidio da personagem principal.
Confesso que a repetição de visitas a diferentes vidas de Nora me cansou um pouco, senti um tanto de repetições mais do que necessário pra provar o argumento.
Novos elementos são apresentados e a falta de explicação da mecânica desses elementos ajudam a acelerar o ritmo da narrativa sem tentar se justificar muito e isso torna o terço final do livro bem mais fluido que seus dois terços iniciais.
Acho que faltou uma menção mais forte e mais presente à necessidade de busca de tratamentos pro bem estar mental, devido ao forte teor do impacto inicial do livro.
Apesar disso, o livro é bem sensível às epifanias que Nora precisa passar pra dar o devido valor de volta à sua própria vida!
Devo ressaltar que por mais sensível que possa ser, o livro pode gerar gatilhos, então considero aqui um cuidado às recomendações pra essa leitura!
adventurous challenging emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The story was interesting, getting to see all of Nora’s potential lives and how they connect. As a reader in my early 20’s, it gave me a new outlook on the endless possibilities of the future. However, the writing was just okay and lacked sophisticated descriptive language. A lot of the book was just telling us what happened and how Nora felt rather than showing through illuminating details and allowing the reader to fill in the blanks.

Definitely an eye opener for me. It's like reminiscing the times my anxiety was at worst rate. You only live once, make the most out of it. :)
inspiring reflective medium-paced
inspiring reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

buchweizen's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 66%

zu depri, langweilig

Somewhere out beyond the edge of the universe there is a library that contains an infinite number of books, each one the story of another reality.
One tells the story of your life as it is, along with another book for the other life you could have lived if you had made a different choice at any point in your life. Genuinely a fun story good little roller coaster, nothing to crazy and out of the box. Nora is exactly who this books makes her out to be nothing really ground breaking but fun. All books like this have a message like this. Love your life and you can’t make shit happen if you aren’t doing anything. Good read/listen. 

I liked this. I’m fact, in a way it’s what I had hoped At the Existentialist Café would be. Bonus: it’s a lot shorter, too.
hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes