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mollysticks's review against another edition
3.0
I think this deserves a 3.5? It was interesting enough to keep my interest but that's about it? There are some deep discussion points that are probably going to be discussed at our book club meeting so I will probably like it more after that.
cathiedalziel's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars
Interesting, funny, witty sci-fi fantasy novel about time travel, the future, the past and the really important stuff ~ family and love and connections.
Elan Mastai is a new fresh funny author who definitely thinks outside the box. This is the story of a young man, in 2016, who goes back in time to 1965, to meet his hero, but inadvertently causes the beginning of the end of the world.
I loved this author's writing style and his ability to put into words, memories and feelings that transported me to that character's world and how he saw things and experienced the world around him, as confusing and crazy as it was. This was a very good read. It was fun being in Tom, John, Vincent's head.
Mastai has ingenuity in taking the reader on a different approach in telling this story. There are some great writing tricks here that will have you re-reading whole chapters because you realize now that what you read probably reads differently under new circumstances.
Great writing doesn't have to make sense; it just has to bring you to a place where you know humaness is. This book does that.
"There is no such thing as the life you are suppose to have".
Give this one a go.
Interesting, funny, witty sci-fi fantasy novel about time travel, the future, the past and the really important stuff ~ family and love and connections.
Elan Mastai is a new fresh funny author who definitely thinks outside the box. This is the story of a young man, in 2016, who goes back in time to 1965, to meet his hero, but inadvertently causes the beginning of the end of the world.
I loved this author's writing style and his ability to put into words, memories and feelings that transported me to that character's world and how he saw things and experienced the world around him, as confusing and crazy as it was. This was a very good read. It was fun being in Tom, John, Vincent's head.
Mastai has ingenuity in taking the reader on a different approach in telling this story. There are some great writing tricks here that will have you re-reading whole chapters because you realize now that what you read probably reads differently under new circumstances.
Great writing doesn't have to make sense; it just has to bring you to a place where you know humaness is. This book does that.
"There is no such thing as the life you are suppose to have".
Give this one a go.
c_addison's review
challenging
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
ultravioletmoon's review
adventurous
tense
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
5.0
terranovanz's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars. Slow start and a confusing ending, but a brilliant middle. It's always tricky writing about time travel, but for the most part, Mastai got it right.
cwebb's review against another edition
4.0
finished it real quick, it was fun, just a little confusing, but once again the ending makes me give it less then 5/5
bunrab's review against another edition
4.0
It's got some flaws - a few of the characters and their motivations are implausible even with the willing suspension of disbelief we have in genre fiction. And, trying to avoid spoilers here, hiding some stuff that well is implausible. But I like the time travel/alternate history aspects, and the plot has a decent resolution. I particularly liked the idea of more than one type of machine.
boggremlin's review against another edition
While I like the narrator (a surprisingly capable author performance), I quit the book when I found out about the fate of basically every female character (suicide as a result of an unwanted pregnancy; rape; apparently there's more, and I am not okay with listening to that).
emeraldcitizen's review
adventurous
funny
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
i love this book so much!
the audio book (read by the author) is a masterpiece and the narration adds so much to the book.
the audio book (read by the author) is a masterpiece and the narration adds so much to the book.
cathyatratedreads's review against another edition
3.0
By the end, I liked this book pretty well. But for most of it, it seemed like a lot of narrator navel-gazing. I was almost wondering if this was a self-published book. It seemed like the writer didn't have an editor to rein him in and not just write whatever he pleased as his brain went off on all kinds of tangents and thoughts. The book is more philosophical than sci-fi, though it starts feeling more like it really gets into the nitty-gritty of what could happen with time travel by the end (and then there's a segment that's pretty out-there and circuitous and almost a bit much, but it ends up making some sense for the plot). The tone is kind of strange, too. I wasn't sure what to think for so much of it, and I somehow lack the proper words and literary comparisons to get it all across. But I appreciated what the author pulled off at the end.
*I received an advance e-copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Read my full review, including a rating for content, at RatedReads.com: https://ratedreads.com/all-our-wrong-todays-fiction-book-review/
*I received an advance e-copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Read my full review, including a rating for content, at RatedReads.com: https://ratedreads.com/all-our-wrong-todays-fiction-book-review/