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The Wake-Up Call
by
Jonas Eriksson (Goodreads Author)
Jack is 35 years old but has never been in a serious relationship...
He's been busy building his career. He's met plenty of girls, but just not the right one.
On a well-needed trip away from his beloved New York he falls in love. With not one but TWO girls. Soon they all come together for the most awkward dinner of their lives. And it's only the start of complications...
Fin...more
He's been busy building his career. He's met plenty of girls, but just not the right one.
On a well-needed trip away from his beloved New York he falls in love. With not one but TWO girls. Soon they all come together for the most awkward dinner of their lives. And it's only the start of complications...
Fin...more
Kindle Edition, 172 pages
Published
September 6th 2011
by Jonas Eriksson
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This book came highly recommended but I'm about 1/3rd done and I'm bored out of my mind. Maybe I'll pick it up again at a later date to finish since I hate not finishing a book...
This book was a free download on Kindle. I have to admit I wasn't sure about this book from some of the reviews I saw and put off reading it for awhile. I finally decided to read it and I have to say that I as so glad I did and really enjoyed it. The best part for me in my opinion is that Jack felt like a real person. He was flawed and knew that about himself. I had no problem with the way the thought and is reactions to situations in his life. He was sad, lonely, angry, confused and real. I am...more
When I read the blurb for this book and the reviews on Amazon, I thought it'd be another reworking of Alfie, but gave it a go anyway. Wrong.
This book has a great main character whom you like and shake your head at in equal doses,engaging dialogue, great character-development and is enhanced by the irreverent and very contemporary writing style of the author. Jonas manages to make the transition of his character from outright rogue to something a little more civilsed without employing the heavy-h...more
This book has a great main character whom you like and shake your head at in equal doses,engaging dialogue, great character-development and is enhanced by the irreverent and very contemporary writing style of the author. Jonas manages to make the transition of his character from outright rogue to something a little more civilsed without employing the heavy-h...more
I think I have whiplash from the amount of times I cringed reading this book. Too many passages that tried too hard to be "literary". Too many unnecessary curses (oh hey, let's add another fuck here to truly show this is a "guys" book!). Eriksson didn't pay very good attention to details, for example...at one point his mother died of lung cancer, and there was a fairly graphic description of her bright red throat before she died...not much longer later, she died from brain cancer. Story line was...more
The book had a slow start, but once the pace picked up it was a fast read. I picked it up because I really like the cover. Would I read it again? No, most likely not. But it was a good light read for a Saturday afternoon. Like one of those movies you happen to land on while channel surfing... entertaining enough but nothing too exciting or groundbreaking. Nothing too memorable, but not terrible either - if it was, I would've given up, but it managed to keep my attention. So I say give it a try.
I honestly didn't see much of a point to the story. There wasn't a big climax or much of a conclusion. It just kept going and nothing really drove the plot. The characters weren't worth getting invested in and everything remained very superficial. I kept reading because I kept expecting it to get better and for something to happen. There were also many typos and errors. Bad editing.
Sure, he isn't Hemingway or Faulkner or McCarthy. He is Jonas Eriksson, and I'm glad about that. His writing reads real. It feels real. What I like most about the book is that behind the homour lies that certain type of seriousness that reminds me how to be human, and that I am human. Looking forward to reading the rest of his books.
I read some reviews prior to reading the book and found some not too glowing. Thought I should judge for myself. I did and want to say I thought the book was quite good. Jack, the main character, is probably quite common in this day and age. I thought the author portrayed him well and did a fine job with the story.
Not at all what I expected this book to be. in general I liked the book but something about it doesn't seem believable. I couldn't relate to the characters and didn't get even the slightlest but emotionally involved. although the ending was abrupt I liked how it ended.
Blech. I borrowed this book and thought it was supposed to be funny. It was a total downer. The main character is a complete jerk. (He's worse than that but I'm trying to be PC.) Don't bother with this. It sucked.
I found it pretty boring and methodical. The flow wasn't great and the main character made me want to punch him and walk away, but then I was bored and over it--and this book
As a self-discovery journey, it's extremely flawed, and to a certain extent, realistic. But I couldn't get past the unlikeable qualities of the main character--shallow, egotistical, selfish--when in the end, he doesn't really redeem himself. The ending was too absurd and didn't justify the journey itself.
"Haha...brilliant fun for small money! Like a mix of a male Bridget Jones and Marian Keyes tone...if you don't smile to this book, you probably never smile anyway" - Anna Colley.
3/4 of the way through and I feel like I have a hang over already. All this guy does is drink and act like a jerk--so far he has not come close to redeeming himself, and I'm getting bored and annoyed!
Entertaining. Not really believable in some parts but did have me laughing.
Jack Reynolds is a skuzz ball. His wake-up call and slow journey toward reform, make for an interesting journey.
Very promising from what I've read so far, and I love the cover.
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my free time I like to spend with my family, Lenah and Aiden, and when there's time I like to write and play tennis. We live on the mediterranean island of Malta where the sun (almost) always shines.
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In my daytime I'm the Creative Director at one of the leading online gaming companies in the world and
my free time I like to spend with my family, Lenah and Aiden, and when there's time I like to write and play tennis. We live on the mediterranean island of Malta where the sun (almost) always shines.
Here you can find a couple of free short stories and...more
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