3.71 AVERAGE


 Very hard to keep track of at first. Creative, Experimental, Fantastic. 
emotional funny reflective 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

Blew through this book in a day. The Powerpoint chapter in particular was shockingly strong. The chapters all tied together very well in my opinion.
emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark emotional funny hopeful sad fast-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

A bittersweet and funny tale of life as art.
dark funny reflective 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: Yes

A story following various people involved in the music industry in a non linear narrative focusing on themes of identity, mortality, purpose in life. All the pieces sound like something I would like, however it just never really hit for me. Didn’t find the characters particularly interesting or likeable, writings style didn’t really do much for me either.

That being said, I did find the ending to be fairly satisfying and glad i pushed through and finished bumping it from 2 to 3 stars for me. Although this book didn't land for myself, I could definitely see others enjoying it.
emotional reflective fast-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
dark emotional reflective fast-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

re-read (but audio this time). just as good as I remembered 
emotional reflective 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: Complicated

i really enjoyed this book. while the change in tone / style / character every chapter caught me off gaurd at first, once i leaned into it i loved seeing how all the stories were interwoven and how each character expressed themselves. got a little weird when egan veered into telling the future, but honestly as a book written 15 years ago, she got the gist of us being consumed by our devices. great stuff. 

i don’t usually rate but i think this book should have a higher rating so … be the change or whatever.