Nicole
Utterly absorbing. I read it in 24 hours and will reread it in a couple of days. (Still absorbing and mulling). The illustrations are beautiful and tough. The plot and narrative voice are terrific. My first graphic novel. I can't wait to read part 2. And I want to know what else to read in thus genre. Suggestions?
One of the most interesting sci fi books I've read in a while, with a novel and intriguing premise.
Recommended.
My second book by this multi award winning SF fantasy author. And my last. The last moment of the book, wonderful and satisfying as it was, doesn't make up for the repetitive action, dialogue, people, everything.
I'm normally a fan of the author's work ... but I didn't even finish this one. It had neither a gripping story line, nor characters that I was interested in, nor a twist on the world as we know it that made it compelling to read. It felt to me like he just churned this one out . . .
Dated but some essays are very amusing. I like his writing voice. Skip all concerning the health qualities of good and diet. And best enjoyed in small doses rather than all together.
A beautiful written, thoughtful, and deeply moving novel which deals with the most profound questions ... who are we, and how will we live our lives, as individuals and as societies?
Incidentally, I listened to this novel on Audible and the reader was superb. Recommended.
Fantastic summer read. Clever, engaging, funny, a bit thought provoking, within a science fiction (sort of) world. I listened to it on audible ... Excellent performance.
Short and utterly absorbing. Something I love in novels is when they give me access to a worldview and experience that is entirely new to me. This novel delivered in spades, with lots to think about after.
I highly recommend listening to thus book on Audible. The actor gives an extraordinary performance as Inez, who narrates this riveting story.
What a terrific and engrossing read. Wonderful plot, immersive writing, subtle character development. I plan to read more by her.
The passages discussing the Adirondacks are lovely, and at times this book reminded me a bit of Wallace Stegner. There is a wonderful, accurate, and troubling brief discussion of the undermining of the independent “yeomen and yeowomen” as the wealth gap grew in the 20s and 30s ... surely it could be written today. But the characters are too one dimensional; they almost seem like cartoons. Leftist self-indulgent & self-absorbed artist. Beautiful high strung troubled heiress. Noble Adirondack guide. Loyal and rather perfect wife. I wish they had been more nuanced so that the people part of the story would be more believable and engaging.
What a powerful book. The particulars of the Joad family are vivid and heart rending, but Steinbeck really shines in the intermittent chapters that paint the broader picture of the period.
I don't know how I haven't read this book before now. But I'm so glad to be reading it now. It was a little eerie at times – we are (again) seeing the unhealthy concentration of wealth and the poor suffering from our knowing ignorance of the needs of the earth.
Attempted to read this in translation. Lots of purple prose. The book is clumsy. I stopped roughly 1/4 of the way through. Reading should not be such work. Two stars because maybe it gets improves a lot?
