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3.72 AVERAGE
3.72 AVERAGE
Much more fleshed out than Goon Squad, and definitely a more satisfying read in its entirety. Some of the characters will stick with me for a long time, as well as the near-future tech-topia scenarios and their fallout.
challenging
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Hmm…not sure about this one. It makes sense part of the time but then I was lost during a lot of it.
Not sure I would recommend. Did not realize that it was the second book in a series.
Not sure I would recommend. Did not realize that it was the second book in a series.
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
inspiring
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
hopeful
reflective
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Really enjoyed the switch between diff POVs while maintaining subtle connectedness between characters. Overall exploration of technology’s advantages and disadvantages for humanity was interesting without being the sole focus of the book, which I liked - focusing on the humans and their stories themselves. Sometimes just felt a bit too choppy/trying to do too much without allowing us to understand as much as I would’ve liked about what’s going on outside of the one chapter in each character’s life
challenging
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
No
This book has so many characters and the plot runs back and forth through different time lines. It’s so confusing and I never really got the point the author was trying to make. Very unsatisfying Maybe just not my thing.
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I don't know how anyone can describe what this book is about... A lot takes place around uploading your memories to the cloud with some future tech, and people can access other people's memories, in addition to their own. Interesting concept. Scary to me! Privacy violation through technology is familiar, but this story takes it to a whole other level. Moral questions. How it can enhance someone's life and ruin someone else's. Reflection on how people can turn technology into something different than it's original intent.
This is not your regular novel. All of that takes place as told through several different stories, each chapter focusing on a different set of characters. I read this as a follow-up to A Visit from the Goon Squad, and enjoyed additional stories about characters from that first book. The majority of this book is being introduced to minor characters from the first one, or new characters entirely. A lot of it is the "next generation" of kids, so it can be read as a stand alone. Some characters I like and want to get to know more, and some are just horrible. But, the chapter ends and you're on to something else anyways.
This book is complicated! In addition to interweaving stories, and a ton of characters, there is a whole future world that gets described and it's hard to follow sometimes. Formats for several chapters are different as well. One chapter is pretty much told in algebra - creative, but not my thing. Those parts kind of lost me, but were mostly in the first half. Another chapter told through emails between a bunch of different people towards the end I enjoyed.
By the end though, I finally got it. "The Candy House" from Hansel & Gretel is too good to be true. Reflecting on the same thing about to internet companies, social media influences, etc.
Overall, I'm a fan of all the connections and looking back at reading this book as an experience.
This is not your regular novel. All of that takes place as told through several different stories, each chapter focusing on a different set of characters. I read this as a follow-up to A Visit from the Goon Squad, and enjoyed additional stories about characters from that first book. The majority of this book is being introduced to minor characters from the first one, or new characters entirely. A lot of it is the "next generation" of kids, so it can be read as a stand alone. Some characters I like and want to get to know more, and some are just horrible. But, the chapter ends and you're on to something else anyways.
This book is complicated! In addition to interweaving stories, and a ton of characters, there is a whole future world that gets described and it's hard to follow sometimes. Formats for several chapters are different as well. One chapter is pretty much told in algebra - creative, but not my thing. Those parts kind of lost me, but were mostly in the first half. Another chapter told through emails between a bunch of different people towards the end I enjoyed.
By the end though, I finally got it. "The Candy House" from Hansel & Gretel is too good to be true. Reflecting on the same thing about to internet companies, social media influences, etc.
Overall, I'm a fan of all the connections and looking back at reading this book as an experience.