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"Don’t ever surrender your right to make your own moral decisions, kid."
The story of Alex Woods, from his catastrophic beginnings of being hit with a rock to the near ending where he is making life and death decisions, the story in between is a bit convoluted, long and not terribly fascinating.
I'm sad I didn't love this one. I think the writing style, told like a letter, just kept this from being an emotional read. Which, due to the subject matter, was really the only reason I wanted to keep re ...more
The story of Alex Woods, from his catastrophic beginnings of being hit with a rock to the near ending where he is making life and death decisions, the story in between is a bit convoluted, long and not terribly fascinating.
I'm sad I didn't love this one. I think the writing style, told like a letter, just kept this from being an emotional read. Which, due to the subject matter, was really the only reason I wanted to keep re ...more
I got this book at the huge amazon ebook sale and I have to admit that I wouldn't have picked it up otherwise or rather it wouldn't have come to my attention. I'm very glad it did, though, because it's a really good book.
The narrator is Alex, who is naive and insightful at the same time. So many of his observations just hit the nail on the head and I truly enjoyed seeing things through his eyes for a while or rather hear his explanations for them. The book covers several topics which I won't all ...more
The narrator is Alex, who is naive and insightful at the same time. So many of his observations just hit the nail on the head and I truly enjoyed seeing things through his eyes for a while or rather hear his explanations for them. The book covers several topics which I won't all ...more
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