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adamrbrooks's review against another edition
5.0
Been a long time since I've read this, but I should find it again. Just realized it wasn't in my list, but it should be.
stevegreene's review against another edition
A book that defies star ratings for many reasons (not only because something that predicts the 2016 World Series is unquantifiable just by itself). Rare is the book that fully takes advantage of a multi-narrator gambit, but having one character with a knowledge of The End questions how alone he really is.
The audiobook is really shrewdly cast, with Arthur Morey giving a profound and weathered performance as John Senior that’s as good as anything you’ll hear.
This is a book that gets a little clever for its own good with little touches along the way, but good gracious is that last third the kind of wallop you savor. Similar to the feeling of reading two recent favorites whose titles would be a spoiler of sorts (take a scan through my five-star ratings from August 2019 and August 2020 and you can probably figure it out), but paired with those I wonder if I’m just an easy target for a certain subgenre filled with characters with a certain gift/curse.
Can’t make any promises, but there’s stuff in here with the *potential* to be life-changing, if you’re willing to meet it on its own terms, whether you see the means to an end as gimmicks or not.
The audiobook is really shrewdly cast, with Arthur Morey giving a profound and weathered performance as John Senior that’s as good as anything you’ll hear.
This is a book that gets a little clever for its own good with little touches along the way, but good gracious is that last third the kind of wallop you savor. Similar to the feeling of reading two recent favorites whose titles would be a spoiler of sorts (take a scan through my five-star ratings from August 2019 and August 2020 and you can probably figure it out), but paired with those I wonder if I’m just an easy target for a certain subgenre filled with characters with a certain gift/curse.
Can’t make any promises, but there’s stuff in here with the *potential* to be life-changing, if you’re willing to meet it on its own terms, whether you see the means to an end as gimmicks or not.
awkwardsnitch's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
eva_ds's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
3.5
First chapter: 5 stars
[All over the place/sad rollercoaster/implausible] stories in the middle: 2.5 stars
End: 5 stars
Or
Part one: 4 stars
Part two: 2.5 stars
Part three: 5 stars
[All over the place/sad rollercoaster/implausible] stories in the middle: 2.5 stars
End: 5 stars
Or
Part one: 4 stars
Part two: 2.5 stars
Part three: 5 stars
adinab's review against another edition
3.0
Fun homage to Vonnegut, shows a lot of potential if the author will wander away from his mentors and come up with something new.
stupidpiscesguy's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
torquenator's review against another edition
4.0
K this is a good book for anyone with a dysfunctional upbringing. You think YOUR life was screwed up? Reading it was like watching a train wreck, almost painful to watch/read but very compelling. I had a hard time putting it down.
suvata's review against another edition
4.0
What would do with the knowledge that Earth will be destroyed by a comet in 36 years? Would it change how you lived your life? Would you make different choices? Would anything really matter?