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A review by holdenwunders_
All This and More by Peng Shepherd
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I’ve been a fan of Peng Shepherd for a while as their use of literary fiction commingled with science fiction that isn’t necessarily explained is right up my alley.
This is basically a baby of The Bachelor and The Circle meets Bandersnatch (Black Mirror) with beautiful and intricate writing that takes us on an incredible journey. If you like reality tv this is for you, and if you don’t, this is still for you.
It’s been quite some time that I’ve thoroughly enjoyed reading a book as much as this since Invisible Monsters Remix by Chuck Palahniuk. It takes an impeccably detailed writer to pull off a tell your own story book in the way that Shepherd does. I quite literally lost sleep by choosing to continue reading this far past the time I should have.
A complaint I was hearing was that it was too long, but it ended so quickly for me that I could’ve read another 100-200 pages. Shepherd writes in a way that is exhilarating and you never want it to stop. I was completely hooked after a single page and that momentum didn’t end until the acknowledgements.
I truly cannot wait for this to release as I will immediately purchase the book so I can explore all the choices I didn’t make and see what I missed out the first time around. Utterly breathtaking and am blown away
This is basically a baby of The Bachelor and The Circle meets Bandersnatch (Black Mirror) with beautiful and intricate writing that takes us on an incredible journey. If you like reality tv this is for you, and if you don’t, this is still for you.
It’s been quite some time that I’ve thoroughly enjoyed reading a book as much as this since Invisible Monsters Remix by Chuck Palahniuk. It takes an impeccably detailed writer to pull off a tell your own story book in the way that Shepherd does. I quite literally lost sleep by choosing to continue reading this far past the time I should have.
A complaint I was hearing was that it was too long, but it ended so quickly for me that I could’ve read another 100-200 pages. Shepherd writes in a way that is exhilarating and you never want it to stop. I was completely hooked after a single page and that momentum didn’t end until the acknowledgements.
I truly cannot wait for this to release as I will immediately purchase the book so I can explore all the choices I didn’t make and see what I missed out the first time around. Utterly breathtaking and am blown away