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siki10's review
4.0
Quintessential Duchovny. Pretentious, lovely, sappy, and endearing in equal parts, but never not fun. There's a charm that comes through each page, and it's more than enough to make up for the scattered ideas. Perhaps that's the charm.
enchantressreads's review
3.0
Writing a review for this book is tough. The premise of this book and Emer’s character are great. The rest, not so much. The writing was pretentious and a bit all over the place. It wasn’t really a cohesive story. It honestly felt a bit like a manic hallucination.
The best part of this book was Emer. She was relatable, she was older (which you don’t see much in books like this), and she was written well having being written by a dude.
David Duchovny is a great actor, and I will probably try to read his other stuff as well, but this was just meh.
He can still get it though.
The best part of this book was Emer. She was relatable, she was older (which you don’t see much in books like this), and she was written well having being written by a dude.
David Duchovny is a great actor, and I will probably try to read his other stuff as well, but this was just meh.
He can still get it though.
ltanini's review
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
4.0
thesgtrekkiereads's review
4.0
3.5stars
Loved this quirky tale.. duchovny has talent.. half read and half listened.. consider doing both. Tea leoni is featured too and they have great chemistry.
Loved this quirky tale.. duchovny has talent.. half read and half listened.. consider doing both. Tea leoni is featured too and they have great chemistry.
felixritt's review
4.0
I'm pretty sure I picked this book up specifically because I saw David Duchovny's name on the cover, but it did not disappoint. The look at urban fantasy that it presented was superb, and it was funny and intelligent and pretty much everything I needed after Rosie Colored Glasses to, y'know, calm down a little bit.
I do have to note that there's one part in this book where Con quotes Ghostbusters (the famous "dogs and cats, living together... mass hysteria!" part) and then attributes it to Tootsie. SMH.
Also, strange thing: this was the first of three or four consecutive works that I read this year which mentioned the myth of Cuchulain, which I had never heard of before. Isn't it so weird when that happens? I think the year before last I got onto a similar streak with Orpheus and Eurydice.
I do have to note that there's one part in this book where Con quotes Ghostbusters (the famous "dogs and cats, living together... mass hysteria!" part) and then attributes it to Tootsie. SMH.
Also, strange thing: this was the first of three or four consecutive works that I read this year which mentioned the myth of Cuchulain, which I had never heard of before. Isn't it so weird when that happens? I think the year before last I got onto a similar streak with Orpheus and Eurydice.
jasmines_'s review
4.0
I received this from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
This review can also be found on The Reading Bee's Bookshelf and The Nerd Daily.
“Emer was troubled at how all interpretation now devolved into matters of race or gender or religion. There was no art anymore… Why wasn’t the crow female? Why was the Creator a ‘He’? Wasn’t Bald Eagle insensitive to men with hair loss? This is how we spend our time now. Yes, these were legitimate questions and deep, worthwhile historical concerns, but she was reminded of Wordsworth and how we “murder to dissect.” Everyone bending over backwards to not cross any lines, like a huge game of gender-race-neutral mental Twister.”
Disclaimer: This is one of the most peculiar and eccentric books you’ll ever encounter; it’ll flip your mind, you have been warned. Read at your own risk!
Miss Subways is inspired by the Irish Mythology of Cuchulain, a warrior who has the love of all women, but none of them is good enough for him, intellectually. Until, Emer. She challenges him that he has to earn her love and prove it. In Miss Subways, however, it doesn’t seem like that when you first start reading the book. Most of the time, I found myself asking “Why the hell does Emer want to save Con? Why does she want him back?” Her character is so much more intricate, her brains deserve a match of her own, and I honestly couldn’t find that in Con at all. Con was more of an ass than anything when he was first introduced, and yet, they clicked! Perhaps, one of the things that Dechovony was trying to convey is that love doesn’t make sense, it just happens! I’m quite certain of that because that literally happened.
Seriously though, Miss Subways is not what I had expected at all when I first read the synopsis. It’s New York City with all its leprechauns, demons, fairies and a great sense of nonsense that make sense! But when I read the synopsis, it reminded me of that movie “Sliding Doors” and I thought it was going to be a light read on a woman who is living two realities trying to save the man she loves in a mythical New York setting, you know, the usual!
While this remains true, it’s not exactly the story, because the story is so much more than that! This is a character-driven story, and the main character Emer – in my opinion- is the story herself; it was almost like an autopsy of a mind. Throughout the story, I was intrigued by Emer’s thoughts, analysis, and behavior. It was both equally natural and complex. The more you read Emer’s mind, the more you understand the meaning of being human. You don’t get a straight answer; you get an amalgamation of ideas, conflicts, emotions, and doubts that your mind starts twirling because you can’t grasp a thread of sense; of one true thing. Miss Subways is thought-provoking, intellectual and a challenging read. It makes you question reality; why we do things in certain ways and why do things happen in a certain way?!
One of the things that I really admired about the book is how bold and brave the writing is, it just proves that the book can not only be read as a modern fantasy but as a reflecting mirror of the world today. The author is honest and straightforward about giving his opinion on all things that matter; religion, politics, and social behaviors. Whether or not you agree with them, it is refreshing to put the walls down and stop censoring yourself.
Miss Subways is quite a read you don’t want to miss, coming out May 1st.
This review can also be found on The Reading Bee's Bookshelf and The Nerd Daily.
“Emer was troubled at how all interpretation now devolved into matters of race or gender or religion. There was no art anymore… Why wasn’t the crow female? Why was the Creator a ‘He’? Wasn’t Bald Eagle insensitive to men with hair loss? This is how we spend our time now. Yes, these were legitimate questions and deep, worthwhile historical concerns, but she was reminded of Wordsworth and how we “murder to dissect.” Everyone bending over backwards to not cross any lines, like a huge game of gender-race-neutral mental Twister.”
Disclaimer: This is one of the most peculiar and eccentric books you’ll ever encounter; it’ll flip your mind, you have been warned. Read at your own risk!
Miss Subways is inspired by the Irish Mythology of Cuchulain, a warrior who has the love of all women, but none of them is good enough for him, intellectually. Until, Emer. She challenges him that he has to earn her love and prove it. In Miss Subways, however, it doesn’t seem like that when you first start reading the book. Most of the time, I found myself asking “Why the hell does Emer want to save Con? Why does she want him back?” Her character is so much more intricate, her brains deserve a match of her own, and I honestly couldn’t find that in Con at all. Con was more of an ass than anything when he was first introduced, and yet, they clicked! Perhaps, one of the things that Dechovony was trying to convey is that love doesn’t make sense, it just happens! I’m quite certain of that because that literally happened.
Seriously though, Miss Subways is not what I had expected at all when I first read the synopsis. It’s New York City with all its leprechauns, demons, fairies and a great sense of nonsense that make sense! But when I read the synopsis, it reminded me of that movie “Sliding Doors” and I thought it was going to be a light read on a woman who is living two realities trying to save the man she loves in a mythical New York setting, you know, the usual!
While this remains true, it’s not exactly the story, because the story is so much more than that! This is a character-driven story, and the main character Emer – in my opinion- is the story herself; it was almost like an autopsy of a mind. Throughout the story, I was intrigued by Emer’s thoughts, analysis, and behavior. It was both equally natural and complex. The more you read Emer’s mind, the more you understand the meaning of being human. You don’t get a straight answer; you get an amalgamation of ideas, conflicts, emotions, and doubts that your mind starts twirling because you can’t grasp a thread of sense; of one true thing. Miss Subways is thought-provoking, intellectual and a challenging read. It makes you question reality; why we do things in certain ways and why do things happen in a certain way?!
One of the things that I really admired about the book is how bold and brave the writing is, it just proves that the book can not only be read as a modern fantasy but as a reflecting mirror of the world today. The author is honest and straightforward about giving his opinion on all things that matter; religion, politics, and social behaviors. Whether or not you agree with them, it is refreshing to put the walls down and stop censoring yourself.
Miss Subways is quite a read you don’t want to miss, coming out May 1st.
emilycm's review
5.0
Holy shit. I did not expect to be as gobsmacked as I was by this book. Yet, here I am. There is something about the profound way that Duchovny can bring such control but continuous magic and mystery to this narrative he paints of the old and the new, set in New York City.
I marked several instances where I was just like “what oh my god,” because where it dragged, it was rewarding in the end. It took completely a twist I didn’t expect, and I was so here for it, and taken by surprise in the direction he took.
He is a master, dare I say, at balancing a particular level of authentic and this poetic prose in his writing.
If you’re looking to get into Duchovny’s writing, please read this. I will be thinking about this for a while.
I marked several instances where I was just like “what oh my god,” because where it dragged, it was rewarding in the end. It took completely a twist I didn’t expect, and I was so here for it, and taken by surprise in the direction he took.
He is a master, dare I say, at balancing a particular level of authentic and this poetic prose in his writing.
If you’re looking to get into Duchovny’s writing, please read this. I will be thinking about this for a while.