glitterbomb47's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 stars. A glorious reminder to live. A solid 4 stars until the end - as I read the ending I thought I hated it, then I decided I loved it.
Plenty of swearing; some sexual content.
Plenty of swearing; some sexual content.
nglofile's review against another edition
5.0
first read (print): October 2005
re-read (audio): February 2012
re-read (audio): February 2012
waitenathan's review against another edition
2.0
The dude can write a nicely understated sentence, and the story is engaging, but not all that great. And I didn't go for the twist at the end.
tamara_mousa's review against another edition
5.0
There is a summary about it in my blog - https://www.tamarayousefmousa.com/
dorinee97's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
gmomalley320's review against another edition
3.0
It wasn’t bad it was just slightly uneventful in some way.
spellboundbooklover's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? N/A
3.25
crystal_reading's review against another edition
3.0
Quite the bizarre book. I abandoned it, but after awhile went back to finish it. It got slow in the middle and I was tired of it.
lanica's review against another edition
2.0
What a strange book. I didn't read about the author before picking up the book, so I missed that it was taking place in Australia. I figured it was England just from some of the slang, but the accent got so think I finally realized it was Australia, then double checked with the book jacket.
The main character is strong, the secondary characters interesting, but the story was a bit of a stretch. At the end I was frustrated with the whole thing, but kept reading because I had to know what happened to the characters. I really disliked the ending. It wrapped up neatly, but without really explaining anything.
SPOILER: When the strange man said, something like 'I killed your father' in his list of all the things he had a hand in I totally lost all respect for the book. It's at that point a normal person would have stopped listening to the neat little plot wrap-up and reacted with his gut. But the line was passed over and the story finished with a fizzle. Bummer, it had marvelous potential.
The main character is strong, the secondary characters interesting, but the story was a bit of a stretch. At the end I was frustrated with the whole thing, but kept reading because I had to know what happened to the characters. I really disliked the ending. It wrapped up neatly, but without really explaining anything.
SPOILER: When the strange man said, something like 'I killed your father' in his list of all the things he had a hand in I totally lost all respect for the book. It's at that point a normal person would have stopped listening to the neat little plot wrap-up and reacted with his gut. But the line was passed over and the story finished with a fizzle. Bummer, it had marvelous potential.