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3.69 AVERAGE
3.69 AVERAGE
I really love it! Now I see why Tom Holt is compared with Terry Pratchett. They create unique characters and funny plot.
When I saw this book I understood - it's mine. Word games, hero-loser and mysterious jar. Fascinating!
I love scenes with Maurice when he yells 'What's the hell!', 'How did they dare?!' and so on. Kinda funny reaction)
I want to read "Doughnut" too because I like Theo the most=) He is a bit self-concerned and crazish like one of those who invent great things. I think his story will be even more interesting.
Oh, of course, I learnt new thing about -ish (English is not my native language).
And I really enjoyed the reading. I love when author plays with words and makes the reader think and laugh or laugh and then think)
When I saw this book I understood - it's mine. Word games, hero-loser and mysterious jar. Fascinating!
I love scenes with Maurice when he yells 'What's the hell!', 'How did they dare?!' and so on. Kinda funny reaction)
I want to read "Doughnut" too because I like Theo the most=) He is a bit self-concerned and crazish like one of those who invent great things. I think his story will be even more interesting.
Oh, of course, I learnt new thing about -ish (English is not my native language).
And I really enjoyed the reading. I love when author plays with words and makes the reader think and laugh or laugh and then think)
When It’s a Jar continues the demented but entertaining story begun in Doughnut. Using highly inexplicable technology, Theo Bernstein not only made it possible to travel across the multiverse, but also created the multiverse in the first place in that book. Theo’s multiverse has a few problems. For one thing, no one’s really figured out the rules yet, not even Theo. Another genius, Maurice Katz, has managed to trap the creator in a jar in the laboratory of his multi-billion pound corporation. In another universe, Maurice Katz (the underachiever version) is sent on a hapless quest to free Theo...
Read the rest of my review at A Bookish Type. I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley for review consideration.
Read the rest of my review at A Bookish Type. I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley for review consideration.
adventurous
funny
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
funny
reflective
slow-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The older I get, the more I appreciate Tom Holt. His writing is dryly witty and his characters are simply marvellous. I definitely would recommend reading the first book in the YouSpace series, though, otherwise some of the 'science' will be a bit incomprehensible.
Popsugar 2017: A book from a non-human perspective.
Popsugar 2017: A book from a non-human perspective.
Bizarre. Funny in places (weird funny) but often difficult to follow. Minimal female representation, no points for LGBT/disability representation. Good if you like pseudoscience and books that make you earn your enjoyment.
Fun fantasy-ish real-world-with-a-twist stuff. I should have read Doughnut first, as it might have cleared up some "wait, what?" moments, although this one stands alone pretty well. What the heck, I'll read it next.
A bit slow but interesting I liked the way it jumped from place to place and I always believed in parallel universes so this gave even more thought to that theory!!!