Reviews

The Candy House by Jennifer Egan

jkr07's review against another edition

4.0

It takes a whole lotta genius to write such a book.

Maybe one day I will own a paperback version of this and annotate and map the chapters all up and give this book the well deserved 5 star.

“But knowing everything is too much like knowing nothing; without a story, it’s all just information”

No 2 chapters lead you to the same destination, but somehow the book just keeps you connected.

heather_ds's review against another edition

3.75

interesting read, but hard to keep track of the characters but could have been bc I read as an audio book. Overall, loved the themes and characters. Will read the first one!

jennnulsen's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

knightthyme's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

mmf418's review against another edition

adventurous challenging fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated

4.25

blemishedhearth's review against another edition

challenging reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

hilary_weckstein's review against another edition

4.0

This really made me think! Reminded me of a Black Mirror episode

wistyallgood's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

theslozat's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

xtie's review against another edition

3.0

This was entertaining enough, with some moments of brilliance. I find the a good test of novels that use the technological (near) futures for their setting is how close the concepts / products / devices feel and sound to how we use devices and technology in this moment. Unfortunately, this didn’t pass. How Egan writes about some of the revolutionary technology and theories felt ultimately awkward and underexplained.