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3.87 AVERAGE
3.87 AVERAGE
I mean...it's fine. It just took me forever to read and I couldn't really get into it. I think if you liked Geek Love you'd like this, it's quite similar.
Quirky novel about an eccentric family, the once famous Amazing Telemachus Family, that possesses remarkable psychic abilities. Teddy, the father, has no psychic skills, he is a con man, a card shark that uses tricks to make a living, his late wife, Maureen was a talented clairvoyant that could “see” things far away, their daughter Irene is the human lie detector, while Frankie can perform telekinesis (occasionally), and Buddy who can see the future (although he gets mixed up with the past). The younger generation is also gifted, Frankie’s twins can accidentally ignite things, and Matty, Irene’s son, has inherited his grandmother talent for astral projection.
It is the story of a dysfunctional family with likeable characters; it has funny, tender and tense moments. The genre of the novel is hard to define, fantasy? mystery? action? the story, told in alternating chapters with different POVs, involves mobsters, loan sharks and the foreign intelligence agency, and it is complicated to explain, but strangely, not difficult to follow.
The ending, where everything comes together, was a little too neatly packaged and fit-for-movie for me.
What I enjoy best was the writing; having previously read only another one of Daryl Gregory’s novel, [b:Afterparty|17910129|Afterparty|Daryl Gregory|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1379720402s/17910129.jpg|25095584], featuring oddball characters and peculiar situations too, I wonder if “quirky” is this author’s niche?
Eccentricity may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but if you are stuck in run-of-the mill reads and in the mood for something different, something “out there”, this could work for you.
2.5 stars rounded up.
It is the story of a dysfunctional family with likeable characters; it has funny, tender and tense moments. The genre of the novel is hard to define, fantasy? mystery? action? the story, told in alternating chapters with different POVs, involves mobsters, loan sharks and the foreign intelligence agency, and it is complicated to explain, but strangely, not difficult to follow.
The ending, where everything comes together, was a little too neatly packaged and fit-for-movie for me.
What I enjoy best was the writing; having previously read only another one of Daryl Gregory’s novel, [b:Afterparty|17910129|Afterparty|Daryl Gregory|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1379720402s/17910129.jpg|25095584], featuring oddball characters and peculiar situations too, I wonder if “quirky” is this author’s niche?
Eccentricity may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but if you are stuck in run-of-the mill reads and in the mood for something different, something “out there”, this could work for you.
2.5 stars rounded up.
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
funny
mysterious
fast-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
3.5, close to 4, a different take on the "supernatural" and how it's not necessarily all it's cracked up to be!
adventurous
emotional
funny
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
A rollicking, madcap adventure with a furious paced final 100 pages that demanded I read it in one sitting.
I already miss the Amazing Telemachuses (Telemachusi?)
I already miss the Amazing Telemachuses (Telemachusi?)
Probably more like 3.5 stars. I think what I liked most about the book was the fact that the paranormal aspects almost take a backseat to the events and you just get a story about a family. The ending was a little too much but overall I enjoyed the book.
I loved this book start to finish. I loved the little mysteries of con vs psychic and I loved the family dynamics. I listened to the audio and the narrator, Ari Fliakos, was fantastic. The writing and the narration made each character unique and lovable.