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timbooksin's review against another edition
3.0
This book is super cool. The winding text and flipped pages created a unique reading experience. I'm glad I picked it up.
I didn't quite like, however, the brevity (or lack of) context provided to introduce and guide the text. Lots of different people, places, and stories were threaded throughout, but it wasn't done cohesively (likely intentional) and I had a hard time following. That said, I learned a few new things so it's a net win.
I didn't quite like, however, the brevity (or lack of) context provided to introduce and guide the text. Lots of different people, places, and stories were threaded throughout, but it wasn't done cohesively (likely intentional) and I had a hard time following. That said, I learned a few new things so it's a net win.
seanjbryan's review
2.0
The thread to follow is thin, and it’s easy to get lost trying to learn about the history of mazes as the philosophy and mythical nature of them are tossed in randomly throughout, creating a jilted reading experience.
The rotating book gimmick is fun to begin with, but when the subject matter continues to change direction more times than you rotate the book, it becomes dizzyingly frustrating.
A missed opportunity for something wonderful.
The rotating book gimmick is fun to begin with, but when the subject matter continues to change direction more times than you rotate the book, it becomes dizzyingly frustrating.
A missed opportunity for something wonderful.
literarydragons's review against another edition
4.0
This was a fun read! Full of lots of information about mazes and labyrinths. Side note, this would be a really fun book to read in public, with the way the text twists around the page.
egoenner's review
4.0
Literally, a book I got lost in. The maze thread that leads the reader throughout the book, turns and twists so that the book is sideways and upside down by turns; by the center of the book, I was looking at page numbers to see which way to turn the pages. I learned more about mazes than I knew possible, some of which I found engaging and some of which I didn't care about. This book is great for its inventiveness and history of mazes. I wanted a narrative, a story, that led me through with the thread, but I can't criticize this book for being excellently what it is.
caseys_chapters's review
3.0
Follow This Thread by Henry Eliot will teach you so much you never knew you didn’t know about mazes. It blends mythology, history, psychology, and pop culture into an incredibly unique read. It is wonderfully offbeat.
I love that it plays with formatting, turning the book into a maze itself. It created a rich reading experience.
My main critique is that the narrative is just as disjointed as the physical text. It bounces around with choppy flow, but perhaps this is an intentional parallel to how mazes turn you around and have dead ends. For me, it took too much away from the flow and sometimes affected comprehension.
I would recommend this for anyone with an interest in mazes or enjoys fun formatting in books.
I love that it plays with formatting, turning the book into a maze itself. It created a rich reading experience.
My main critique is that the narrative is just as disjointed as the physical text. It bounces around with choppy flow, but perhaps this is an intentional parallel to how mazes turn you around and have dead ends. For me, it took too much away from the flow and sometimes affected comprehension.
I would recommend this for anyone with an interest in mazes or enjoys fun formatting in books.
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