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I started this book audio, but then finished it up in paper format. The switch helped but not enough to change my impression of it. The author read the book on audio, which generally doesn't work for me, and this read was no exception.
It's unfortunate, because I think that Goldberg had all of the right elements in the book, but poorly executed them. The most interesting part of the book is about Eliza and the spelling bee, but I can see how it would be difficult to base an entire story on that t ...more
It's unfortunate, because I think that Goldberg had all of the right elements in the book, but poorly executed them. The most interesting part of the book is about Eliza and the spelling bee, but I can see how it would be difficult to base an entire story on that t ...more
before i started reading this, i thought this book was about bees, like the insect. then i thought it was about spelling bees. then all the sudden it was about jewish mysticism. i became increasingly less interested as the book progressed.
there was something about the verb tense of this book that i just found kind of annoying and pretentious. it made it seem as if nothing was ever really happening, and everything was a dream or something like that.
at the beginning i really liked the characters, ...more
there was something about the verb tense of this book that i just found kind of annoying and pretentious. it made it seem as if nothing was ever really happening, and everything was a dream or something like that.
at the beginning i really liked the characters, ...more
Not quite what I expected - when the plot took a turn towards mysticism and family dysfunction, it lost my interest. Can't say I'm feeling the hype on this one.
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