cleverkrowreads's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
jkarki's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
antoniaward's review against another edition
5.0
“This lie is one about life, that we need more of it, that we need to be more productive, produce more, that it has to be longer, that death is the enemy. It’s not true.”
This is such an excellent book: subtly creepy and genuinely unsettling. Really made me think about how frightening and isolating aging must be. A very worthwhile read.
This is such an excellent book: subtly creepy and genuinely unsettling. Really made me think about how frightening and isolating aging must be. A very worthwhile read.
shannahsmith's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
5.0
Suspenseful AND profoundly touching. This story will stick with me forever.
Some of my favorite lines:
‘I’m a mathematician,’ he says. ‘I don’t worry much. There are rules and limits and horizons even if we can’t reach them all ourselves.’
Infinity is a breathtaking mystery, or so I used to believe. Now I know it’s not. Infinity is stagnant. It doesn’t expand. It can’t. It’s just immeasurable. It’s not a mystery, it’s simply endless.
We do not all blend together. We are not ruined, helpless, a burden. … Now, still, we are unique. Distinct….We each have our own memories and experiences, even if they’ve been lost and forgotten.
Some of my favorite lines:
‘I’m a mathematician,’ he says. ‘I don’t worry much. There are rules and limits and horizons even if we can’t reach them all ourselves.’
Infinity is a breathtaking mystery, or so I used to believe. Now I know it’s not. Infinity is stagnant. It doesn’t expand. It can’t. It’s just immeasurable. It’s not a mystery, it’s simply endless.
We do not all blend together. We are not ruined, helpless, a burden. … Now, still, we are unique. Distinct….We each have our own memories and experiences, even if they’ve been lost and forgotten.
plukereads's review against another edition
4.0
4/5 ⭐
The tragedy of life isn't that the end comes. That's the gift. Without an end, there's nothing. There's no meaning. Do you see? A moment isn't a moment. A moment is an eternity. A moment should mean something. It should be everything.
Iain Reid is a master of confusing fiction. Time is all over the place, places are all over the place. This book in particular reminded me a lot of the backroom theory. Everything is wrong with time wrapped in a circle, or sprinkled all over without any reason.
The author continues to amaze me with the sense of rythm in his writing, this time though the use of chapters really amazed me. The extremely short chapters work so well when talking about a fractured mind! I love when the writing echoes the story.
Penny is a wonderful character. She's easy to connect to, absurdly real with her anxieties and shyness over her work.
Also, lately I've been reading about how scientists now are considering the process of getting old a disease that could, in the near future, be eliminated. How we could fix our cells on molecular level by fixing rogue genes. So reading this book after hearing about the aging is a disease thing hit a little different.
By finishing this book I've read all Iain Reid's fiction!
The tragedy of life isn't that the end comes. That's the gift. Without an end, there's nothing. There's no meaning. Do you see? A moment isn't a moment. A moment is an eternity. A moment should mean something. It should be everything.
Iain Reid is a master of confusing fiction. Time is all over the place, places are all over the place. This book in particular reminded me a lot of the backroom theory. Everything is wrong with time wrapped in a circle, or sprinkled all over without any reason.
The author continues to amaze me with the sense of rythm in his writing, this time though the use of chapters really amazed me. The extremely short chapters work so well when talking about a fractured mind! I love when the writing echoes the story.
Penny is a wonderful character. She's easy to connect to, absurdly real with her anxieties and shyness over her work.
Also, lately I've been reading about how scientists now are considering the process of getting old a disease that could, in the near future, be eliminated. How we could fix our cells on molecular level by fixing rogue genes. So reading this book after hearing about the aging is a disease thing hit a little different.
By finishing this book I've read all Iain Reid's fiction!
ktcarden21's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
kelveyyy's review against another edition
challenging
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0