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A review by yoteach87
Hi Five by Joe Ide
3.0
This is the fourth book of the IQ series and the only series I actively read. I love the characters that Ide creates and the dialog is always, always top shelf. I started reading this when it came out several months ago, but was dismayed that the audio book narration (which had been the best narrated books in audible) was done by someone not named Sullivan Jones. The new narrator, Zeno Robinson, was not as good as Jones so I left the book, only to pick it up months later this time without narration.
I know it sounds petty... But Sullivan Jones is just that good.
The plot is absurd and hard to follow initially, with the story's central victim being someone with five multiple personalities. She's not a likable character, and neither are her personalities. The scenes with her were frustrating. Luckily the entire book isn't about her, and every other scene was better. There's a lot of world building in "Hi-Five" that was not evident as much in the previous entries. The subplot with TK and Gloria was an unusual route to take, but not necessarily an unwelcome one.
As someone who does not read series (because I feel obligated to finish all 87 entries) I have nonetheless been enticed ever since Ide wrote IQ and have been a faithful follower to each entry since. He is a favorite author, an inspiration, and someone who, hopefully, I can be as cool as one day.
I know it sounds petty... But Sullivan Jones is just that good.
The plot is absurd and hard to follow initially, with the story's central victim being someone with five multiple personalities. She's not a likable character, and neither are her personalities. The scenes with her were frustrating. Luckily the entire book isn't about her, and every other scene was better. There's a lot of world building in "Hi-Five" that was not evident as much in the previous entries. The subplot with TK and Gloria was an unusual route to take, but not necessarily an unwelcome one.
As someone who does not read series (because I feel obligated to finish all 87 entries) I have nonetheless been enticed ever since Ide wrote IQ and have been a faithful follower to each entry since. He is a favorite author, an inspiration, and someone who, hopefully, I can be as cool as one day.