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3.37 AVERAGE
3.37 AVERAGE
adventurous
reflective
medium-paced
this book is amazing. the way it's written is so beautiful and the characters are so real and the whole story is just so cute and slightly sad and just overall amazing. i just enjoyed how real the characters were and how things weren't romanticized or glossed over with cutsey couple stuff. it's refreshing to read a book with such a relatable story in every aspect.
emotional
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A good book fills the soul in the same way hot tea fills a mug. If you want a book that leaves you more empty than you were when you began it, go ahead and pick up this one.
I give it three stars, but it may deserve more... I can't really say. It had it's share of beautifully written prose, it had a unique and strong main character, but everyone and everything else around him just felt... flat. I didn't feel as though Sutter lived in a real world; or rather, everyone else existed in a world apart from his. It's like when you Photoshop a person into a different scene, but the lighting is off, and you forget to add a shadow, and the depth of field doesn't make sense-- it's quite obvious that the person doesn't belong, that there was not a focus on detail. And it made me very uneasy.
Perhaps this was the intent of the book. If so, much applause to Tim Tharp. But since I just can't seem to come to a conclusion in regards to this book... I am just going to give it a solid three stars.
I give it three stars, but it may deserve more... I can't really say. It had it's share of beautifully written prose, it had a unique and strong main character, but everyone and everything else around him just felt... flat. I didn't feel as though Sutter lived in a real world; or rather, everyone else existed in a world apart from his. It's like when you Photoshop a person into a different scene, but the lighting is off, and you forget to add a shadow, and the depth of field doesn't make sense-- it's quite obvious that the person doesn't belong, that there was not a focus on detail. And it made me very uneasy.
Perhaps this was the intent of the book. If so, much applause to Tim Tharp. But since I just can't seem to come to a conclusion in regards to this book... I am just going to give it a solid three stars.
Overall impression:
The Spectacular Now is a well-written book, with realistic characters and a realistic ending. The problem was it just wasn’t a book for me. It was way too depressing and not what I was expecting at all (which was my own fault). If you’re looking for a happy ending, or a good love story, this is not the book for you. In this case, my rating doesn’t reflect the quality of the novel but just my very subjective reaction to it.
Read the full review on Book Revels.
The Spectacular Now is a well-written book, with realistic characters and a realistic ending. The problem was it just wasn’t a book for me. It was way too depressing and not what I was expecting at all (which was my own fault). If you’re looking for a happy ending, or a good love story, this is not the book for you. In this case, my rating doesn’t reflect the quality of the novel but just my very subjective reaction to it.
Read the full review on Book Revels.
Reading this book was like meeting an old friend. What a nice throwback to one of my favorite movies.
The Spectacular Now just touches something in me, reading the book had the exact same effect on me as watching the movie back then. I love Sutter with all my heart, this kind, wild and broken boy. He's my beautiful cinnamon roll, too good for this world, too pure.
Now after reading the book I can see what a fantastic job the movie has done with the casting and the storytelling. There wasn't really anything new to the story of course, no surprises. It was very interesting to get a sight into Sutters mind though, experiencing his alcoholism and, more importantly, his constant denial of it, with him. I also experienced Aimee more intimately than in the movie and I fell in love with her all over again. The book also goes more into details about Sutters relationship with Cassidy which was something I really appreciated. That girl doesn't get enough credit! You go Cassidy.
All in all, I guess this book had its flaws and everything, but I am so very biased because I just love this story so much that it can't ever not be one of my favorites.
The Spectacular Now just touches something in me, reading the book had the exact same effect on me as watching the movie back then. I love Sutter with all my heart, this kind, wild and broken boy. He's my beautiful cinnamon roll, too good for this world, too pure.
Now after reading the book I can see what a fantastic job the movie has done with the casting and the storytelling. There wasn't really anything new to the story of course, no surprises. It was very interesting to get a sight into Sutters mind though, experiencing his alcoholism and, more importantly, his constant denial of it, with him. I also experienced Aimee more intimately than in the movie and I fell in love with her all over again. The book also goes more into details about Sutters relationship with Cassidy which was something I really appreciated. That girl doesn't get enough credit! You go Cassidy.
All in all, I guess this book had its flaws and everything, but I am so very biased because I just love this story so much that it can't ever not be one of my favorites.
At first this book was really good, the tone of the author was great and you really felt like you were inside Sutter's (the protagonist) head. For the first half of this book I was calling it the Fault in Our Stars for teenage alcoholics. But sadly the book doesn't really end; the end has no resolution so anyone looking for a book that comes full circle I do not suggest this book-the movie is no better (worse honestly). This book is insightful and humorous but never really goes any where and lacks a definitive plot which may have been the purpose of the author in establishing how spontaneous Sutter's life is.
I was torn between 3 and 4 stars. I rounded up. The characters and story aren't new. For most of us, they are all too familiar. Even still, I couldn't put the book down, and I'm not 100% sure why.