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3.88 AVERAGE
3.88 AVERAGE
A 2017 staff favorite recommended by Haley. Check our catalog: https://encore.cooklib.org/iii/encore/search/C__Stwelve%20lives%20of%20samuel%20hawley__Orightresult__U?lang=eng&suite=gold
I really enjoyed this. I loved the interspersing of the bullet stories with the present day and how well it related. I would recommend. Thanks to NetGalley for providing a copy in exchange for my review.
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-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
just loved it.
Maybe it even can count under my love of magical realism books. As Samuel often headed into unreal situations when suffering from a g.s.r. Thinking a random helper was his dad, thinking his daughter was his wife...
I'm going to try my best to believe the ending was happy.
I loved the rule of threes three days without food, 3 weeks without human contact.... that Samuel learned from his father.
I really loved the two scenes - Lily getting a phone call right as she contemplates a horrible move (but the caller not knowing this) and Samuel getting a phone call right as he contemplates a horrible move (but the caller not knowing this).
Maybe it even can count under my love of magical realism books. As Samuel often headed into unreal situations when suffering from a g.s.r. Thinking a random helper was his dad, thinking his daughter was his wife...
I'm going to try my best to believe the ending was happy.
I loved the rule of threes three days without food, 3 weeks without human contact.... that Samuel learned from his father.
I really loved the two scenes - Lily getting a phone call right as she contemplates a horrible move (but the caller not knowing this) and Samuel getting a phone call right as he contemplates a horrible move (but the caller not knowing this).
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
I often try not to read reviews about books until after I finish them so I can read it without any preconceptions. Unfortunately, I fell into the trap before this one and read the reviews, so I expected to be much more blown away than I was.
While this definitely was a unique and interesting read, there were portions where it meandered a bit too much, got a little too repetitive. Hawley's character is genuinely human, impossible to discern whether he is a hero or a villain in the true manner of humanity. The same goes for Loo. If nothing else, it's worth reading for those characters. On the other hand, I felt as though the outlying characters weren't developed much and could've added far more to the story.
While this definitely was a unique and interesting read, there were portions where it meandered a bit too much, got a little too repetitive. Hawley's character is genuinely human, impossible to discern whether he is a hero or a villain in the true manner of humanity. The same goes for Loo. If nothing else, it's worth reading for those characters. On the other hand, I felt as though the outlying characters weren't developed much and could've added far more to the story.
I can see how other people would really love this book but I think it’s just not quite for me. The structure is very unique and super cool and honestly the only reason I kept reading. The whole coming of age part just did not resonate with me and while I found the story of each bullet very exciting and creative, I did not become very invested in Samuel as a character. If you like thrillers/mystery/coming of age I imagine you’d love this book but idk it just didn’t do it for me.