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the_sunken_library's review
4.0
An intriguing and mesmerising tale exploring the idea of what people trapped in comas experience - where they 'go'.
I enjoyed the intertwining worlds of Danny and his father Sweeney and those of the freaks of Limbo. How each new chapter revealed a little more about each parallel world and steadily brought you closer to the dramatic conclusion.
I can't give it a 5 simply because i felt a number of characters weren't explored to the full extent that I would have wished: Alice Peck and Buzz to name but a few, but I really immersed myself in these worlds and felt a true connection to the characters.
This is the kind of book I would recommend to anyone who enjoys dark, surreal tales where you are happy to form your own conclusions.
I enjoyed the intertwining worlds of Danny and his father Sweeney and those of the freaks of Limbo. How each new chapter revealed a little more about each parallel world and steadily brought you closer to the dramatic conclusion.
I can't give it a 5 simply because i felt a number of characters weren't explored to the full extent that I would have wished: Alice Peck and Buzz to name but a few, but I really immersed myself in these worlds and felt a true connection to the characters.
This is the kind of book I would recommend to anyone who enjoys dark, surreal tales where you are happy to form your own conclusions.
burdybooks's review against another edition
1.0
It actually wasn't that long ago that I read this book, but I remember it made me feel gross. I remember somewhere around the middle I just stopped liking it all together, and against my usually drop 'em approach to books I don't like, I pushed forward to finish as quickly as possible. Something about it made me feel kind of sick. But I can't remember. Not a very fair book review, I admit. Honestly, though, I'm not very interested in revisiting this book to remind myself of why I didn't like it.
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cathyatratedreads's review against another edition
3.0
OK, here's the thing: this was a top-notch book: well-written, thought-provoking, a little trippy, would spark interesting discussion. He explores humanity and the idea of what "the mind" or "consciousness" is. But it was full of strong language and had a lot of vulgarity and crude situations and characters. It was just an assault on my sensibilities. So, good book, but I couldn't enjoy it. Others who wouldn't be bugged by all the depravity would probably really appreciate it.
Read my full review, including a rating for content, at RatedReads.com: https://ratedreads.com/resurrectionist-fiction-book-review/
Read my full review, including a rating for content, at RatedReads.com: https://ratedreads.com/resurrectionist-fiction-book-review/
megmcardle's review against another edition
4.0
I've got to mull this one over some more. Very weird premise of a father trying to connect to his comatose son through the fantasy world of his favorite comic. I wanted to love it, and I did enjoy the noir/fantasy mash-up aspects, but there were places were it didn't seem as fully realized a concept as it could have been. Still, pretty cool.
higgbemine's review against another edition
2.0
i'm not certain i got the point of this book. if your child was in a coma would you drain fluid from his shunt and shoot yourself up with a shunt juice/methamphetamine mixture to interact with him in a dream state? if so, this book is something you might be interested in.
carolynf's review against another edition
4.0
The story of a off-kilter father trying to take care of his comatose son while maintaining sanity, and the story of a band of circus "freaks," who were the subject of the son's favorite comic books and may or may not be a part of his comatose dreamscape now. At the end, I'm not really sure whether the father is seeing actual reality or a fantasy forced upon him while in a vulnerable frame of mind.
pharmdad2007's review against another edition
2.0
Very dark, macabre story about a man who goes overboard trying to help his comatose son. Kind of like Stephen King meets Haruki Murakami. Maybe an extra half star because the protagonist is a pharmacist...
ekaczmarek's review against another edition
4.0
Okay... there are a lot of things not to love about this book. There's a pervading, hypermasculine, jaded, sexually-cringey, gratuitously-violent overtone that smothered any pleasure I was getting from the storyline and characters. The characters were pretty flat and unlikable. BUT. I came out of this book liking it a lot more than I expected. I hated the biker gang initially, but as the narrative pieces coalesced with the progressive dialogue between Limbo and reality, I understood them. There are some beautiful passages. The ending was deeply satisfying, like a conversation that comes full circle. Would I recommend this book? Probably never. Did I enjoy it, in the end? Absolutely I did.
kkayleen's review against another edition
3.0
it took me two years to finish this bad boy through the birth of my son as a single mama, but i did it. i’m going to be honest, i kept coming back for the comic book world because i have a *thing* for circuses.
confused on danny’s purpose at the end, confused by the trip, unsure why they killed buzz(??) but whatever. i finished it. meh.
confused on danny’s purpose at the end, confused by the trip, unsure why they killed buzz(??) but whatever. i finished it. meh.