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4.14 AVERAGE
4.14 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
slow-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
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
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:
No
DNF at 50% of this 600 page doozy. A severely bloated novel. The story seems to be centered around the anatomy of a modern relationship and marriage - with some interesting concepts introduced about the placebo effect. But the flashbacks of the main characters family history completely zapped the momentum from this book.
they invented love and then uninvented it and then reinvented it AGAIN!!!
Laughed AND cried in public while reading this so really we’ve covered all our bases!
I just love Nathan Hill’s writing style and I am so happy to see that he’s not a one-hit-wonder for me. I found all of these characters so relatable (in good ways and in unflattering ways) and so many of the interpersonal dynamics are so messy and complicated and real in such a touching way. This is a book about being an artist and falling in love and middle age malaise and college age Artist Rebellion and recovering from trauma and also dads on Facebook?? This world is so big and so full and I want to eat this book.
Absolutely saw the ending coming but only because the book’s themes are so clear that it’s like of COURSE it ends this way it’s the only way it could end but it’s about the journey because really that’s how life is!! Of course the answer is that everything will always be uncertain but the only way to live is to subject yourself to that uncertainty and fully live in every moment regardless of the future or security etc etc etc (eck cetera ha ha …
Laughed AND cried in public while reading this so really we’ve covered all our bases!
I just love Nathan Hill’s writing style and I am so happy to see that he’s not a one-hit-wonder for me. I found all of these characters so relatable (in good ways and in unflattering ways) and so many of the interpersonal dynamics are so messy and complicated and real in such a touching way. This is a book about being an artist and falling in love and middle age malaise and college age Artist Rebellion and recovering from trauma and also dads on Facebook?? This world is so big and so full and I want to eat this book.
Absolutely saw the ending coming but only because the book’s themes are so clear that it’s like of COURSE it ends this way it’s the only way it could end but it’s about the journey because really that’s how life is!! Of course the answer is that everything will always be uncertain but the only way to live is to subject yourself to that uncertainty and fully live in every moment regardless of the future or security etc etc etc (eck cetera ha ha …
Impressive writing — I can definitely appreciate the authors craft. But this book just wasn’t for me.
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
emotional
reflective
relaxing
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
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was masterfully written. I loved the story and it gave me lots of things to think about.
4.5 rounded up - This book could’ve been five stars but there were definitely chunks where I struggled, especially with Jack’s story. But i loved it, and it definitely is a perfect take on modern society and it’s obsession with being well and manifestations and marriage. I just really really liked it, through and through- and would recommend it in a heartbeat for anyone who’s feeling a little lost with their own lives