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I am uncertain about this book! I had heard a lot of great things about it and looked forward to reading it, but I didn't love it. It is a book compiled of several stories from the major and minor characters point of view at different stages throughout their lives throughout the book and how they dealt with significant or insignificant moments in life that gave them a glimpse of reality and time (the "goon") and meaning of life! The stories came from the first hand perspective of each character
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I'm going through the list of books I've read this year and trying to write at least a short review for most of them. I'm startled to see that I gave this book 5 stars because I'm struggling right now to remember what the book was about or why I liked it so much. That's probably an indictment, but I must have enjoyed reading it at the time.
As seems to be the trend lately, this book cycles through POVs of a cast of characters linked by large or small connections. The characters were distinct and ...more
As seems to be the trend lately, this book cycles through POVs of a cast of characters linked by large or small connections. The characters were distinct and ...more
The first thing you should know if you read this book is that it *isn't* a novel. It's a series of short stories with overlapping or connected characters. It does kind of feel like a novel when you get to the end, but if you expect a novel, you may be disappointed. Egan is a strong writer. Her characters are fascinating and complex, and are certainly more than their jobs/conditions. In some of the stories, Egan exercises her creativity to imagine our world in a future in which children as young
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This got the Pulitzer Prize, so I wanted to read it. I can see why--it is written really creatively, with the tiniest random characters getting full chapters. A lot of the characters were redeemed in the end, and it came around full circle, which I loved. Be warned, though--pretty vulgar, unfortunately.
Singularly different! Loved the punk rock vibe and the variety of characters, I can see why so many people rave about this book—it has something for everyone. Listened to this on audio and I may have enjoyed it more in book form. It had many different storylines and only listening in the car on my commute meant that I went long periods between listening and that made it tricky to follow.
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I wanted to like this book more than I did. The voice artist for the audiobook edition is fantastic.
I wanted to like this book more than I did. The voice artist for the audiobook edition is fantastic.
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