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tobinlopes 's review for:
How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe
by Charles Yu
DID NOT FINISH
An interesting premise begins the tale of Charles Yu (yes, the author) doing a bit of meta-writing about a Charles who time travels. Yu uses time traveling as scaffolding to discuss a sadness, reality, and perception. It's only 240ish pages but I stopped cold on p. 183 when CY (the author) lost the period key on his keyboard and wrote a sentence longer than 1.5 pages.
I read a lot of books (no duh, I'm on Goodreads) and I think I'm pretty permissible when authors pull tricks because I'm typically concerned with the character or events. The one thing I can't stand (CANNOT STAND) is not stopping when I'm reading. I need to have a period or at least a pause created by white space (or a "longshot" panel in comics). A sentence that runs on for more than 200 words is too long. I put up with it in 2666 because I was already invested. But I stopped reading this one because even after 180+ pages I don't really care that much to continue. I had already decided that I was only reading this because it was so short and not a tremendous burden to finish. But after a 200+ word sentence it is too much. He's pulled me out of the story and I don't care enough to return.
I stopped on p. 183. I doubt I'll return.
-tpl
I read a lot of books (no duh, I'm on Goodreads) and I think I'm pretty permissible when authors pull tricks because I'm typically concerned with the character or events. The one thing I can't stand (CANNOT STAND) is not stopping when I'm reading. I need to have a period or at least a pause created by white space (or a "longshot" panel in comics). A sentence that runs on for more than 200 words is too long. I put up with it in 2666 because I was already invested. But I stopped reading this one because even after 180+ pages I don't really care that much to continue. I had already decided that I was only reading this because it was so short and not a tremendous burden to finish. But after a 200+ word sentence it is too much. He's pulled me out of the story and I don't care enough to return.
I stopped on p. 183. I doubt I'll return.
-tpl