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A review by desiderium_incarnate
Fishbowl by Bradley Somer
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
"And there was the point; there's no way to live your own life, we are all living each other's together."
This was wild! Delving into the topics of freedom, love, mortality, grief, time and relativity, family planning, work and memory, all in under 300 pages, this was a pretty impressive story. It could have easily seemed exhibitionistic or intrusive,as it was kind of funky at times, but it was just vivid and real and perceptive, at times a little weird, I have to admit, but still, nothing was judged, everyone was just portrayed in an honest way (save for the chapter titles, which I think were kind of ironic) . This leaves it to the reader to judge people if needed, but that also makes judging people's actions and if they are good, bad or something else the last thing I want to do. There are a lot more interesting things to think about with this story. I did not expect that, but I am so glad I read this book and I really like it, down to the flip book drawing of the goldfish on every other page. I can only recommend it, if you're interested in an intense, surprising and meaningful story about how no one really is alone or unnoticed - even in a famously anonymous building in a famously anonymous city. Someone is impacted by your life. As you are by theirs. Even if you don't realize it.
"It's an uncomfortable exposure to let oneself be true in the presence of another."
This was wild! Delving into the topics of freedom, love, mortality, grief, time and relativity, family planning, work and memory, all in under 300 pages, this was a pretty impressive story. It could have easily seemed exhibitionistic or intrusive,as it was kind of funky at times, but it was just vivid and real and perceptive, at times a little weird, I have to admit, but still, nothing was judged, everyone was just portrayed in an honest way (save for the chapter titles, which I think were kind of ironic) . This leaves it to the reader to judge people if needed, but that also makes judging people's actions and if they are good, bad or something else the last thing I want to do. There are a lot more interesting things to think about with this story. I did not expect that, but I am so glad I read this book and I really like it, down to the flip book drawing of the goldfish on every other page. I can only recommend it, if you're interested in an intense, surprising and meaningful story about how no one really is alone or unnoticed - even in a famously anonymous building in a famously anonymous city. Someone is impacted by your life. As you are by theirs. Even if you don't realize it.
"It's an uncomfortable exposure to let oneself be true in the presence of another."