A review by stanro
Here Goes Nothing by Steve Toltz

funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I wanted something humorous after some heavy reading just past, with another soon to arrive. I’ve never read anything by Steve Toltz, so here goes nothing with his Here Goes Nothing. 

It’s breezy and told in the first person by Angus Mooney - generally called Mooney rather than Angus. 

Certainly there are some laugh out loud moments. And Toltz’s ability to string “scientificcy” stuff together has me wondering how much of THAT is within current physics. Physics is so abstruse and conceptual these days, that it’s pretty much all I know about it - that it is way more than I know about. And converges with a sort of spirituality for some physicists. 

And the book is also political. History repeating, that sort of thing. 

And there’s a gripping childbirth scene - very 21st century. I can’t imagine anyone who actually gave birth writing it. But that’s just me - another male who never gave birth. 

So this dead man Mooney, who led a far less than exemplary life, is to be our spiritual leader? Our guru? Who knows?  At 75% in I still don’t. But it’s an easy and interesting read. A bit of a Ready Player One feel. 

#areadersjourney