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rachel_darling's review against another edition
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
nicovreeland's review against another edition
3.0
DNf at 25%. Today, I’m dropping all the audiobooks I’ve started but dread going back to finish.
This reads like a list of Norman reedus’s interedts, without much of a story behind it. His characters all have tattoos, they all ride motorcycles, they all have lost somebody, they all work hard, they all drink and smoke cigarettes.
It’s not a bad book, but I’m not sure it has much to say, or much for these characters to do, except exist in this world. Maybe there will be dramatic hooks later on, but I just didn’t feel compelled to keep reading
This reads like a list of Norman reedus’s interedts, without much of a story behind it. His characters all have tattoos, they all ride motorcycles, they all have lost somebody, they all work hard, they all drink and smoke cigarettes.
It’s not a bad book, but I’m not sure it has much to say, or much for these characters to do, except exist in this world. Maybe there will be dramatic hooks later on, but I just didn’t feel compelled to keep reading
heather0927's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
kelseylitsliftsanddips's review against another edition
2.75
Gritty, dirty, and creative, this debut novel holds promise for Reedus to produce a better novel in the future, IMO. This wasn’t as strong by as I hoped it would be—it was a little too disjointed and metaphor-filled for me, but still entertaining. Reedus read the audio version, and I that was definitely my favorite part. There were some solid plot points and places that I wished the MCs’ lines would’ve merged, so I saw a lot of potential. It just didn’t live up to it for me.
krytygr's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Let me begin by saying: there is no end to this book.. it is so open-ended that it feels like a sequel needs to follow it. When I finished this, I still had so many questions.. mostly about Hunter.
Secondly, I loved the philosophical details left by Hunter's father. He was a man of many secrets but he never once made Hunter feel like he wasn't loved. And he made sure to pass on some of Hunter's best qualities.
And lastly, I absolutely adore Norman Reedus.. so much so that the book my old man bought from our local bookstore is an autographed copy!! If he decides to come out with another book (sequel or not), I will most definitely read it.
Secondly, I loved the philosophical details left by Hunter's father. He was a man of many secrets but he never once made Hunter feel like he wasn't loved. And he made sure to pass on some of Hunter's best qualities.
And lastly, I absolutely adore Norman Reedus.. so much so that the book my old man bought from our local bookstore is an autographed copy!! If he decides to come out with another book (sequel or not), I will most definitely read it.
jeanshorts69's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
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
3.25
dudakc's review against another edition
I read the description for this book and was excited - it sounded exactly like my kind of thing. Then I started reading, and it was like there's a rule that every other sentence must have an unnecessary simile to describe something.
I gave up after 39 pages, shortly after reading that "He has kept them bottled and sealed like small-batch Kentucky bourbon."
I gave up after 39 pages, shortly after reading that "He has kept them bottled and sealed like small-batch Kentucky bourbon."
nitneyy_nicolee's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
I honestly just don't think I was the correct audience for this book. The overall plot idea was very interesting. I listened to the audiobook so I could do other tasks, but I know if I had tried to sit down and actually read this I would have DNF.
acpreader's review against another edition
2.0
I have very conflicted feelings about this book. I LOVE Norman reedus cause I was a huge walking dead fan and I had to grab this when I saw it at the book store. But there are three stories in this book and honestly I kept waiting for them to come together or find some kind of connection between these three characters and stories and there was just nothing. Unless I missed something, these were basically three “short” stories in one book.
So, I wanted to LOVE this book so badly but it was just ok, I wanted some more and for it all to come together and it just didn’t.
So, I wanted to LOVE this book so badly but it was just ok, I wanted some more and for it all to come together and it just didn’t.