nix_15's review against another edition
2.0
Did enjoy it but not as much as I hoped. The last "story" did tie everything together, but at the same time, I still felt like something was missing.
oanh_1's review against another edition
4.0
I know it is wrong to compare books, but I cannot help it: I read this in close proximity to reading [b:Things We Didn't See Coming|6348441|Things We Didn't See Coming|Steven Amsterdam|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1237595825s/6348441.jpg|6534951] and I much preferred Things. But then, I do have a soft spot for post-apocalyptic survival stories.
This was certainly very good, and Steven Amsterdam writes people and relationships very well. The voices did all seem fairly similar but the ideas were very intriguing.
Of course, reading novels about people have supernatural powers make me wonder what mine would be. What do I need most?
This was certainly very good, and Steven Amsterdam writes people and relationships very well. The voices did all seem fairly similar but the ideas were very intriguing.
Of course, reading novels about people have supernatural powers make me wonder what mine would be. What do I need most?
jocelyn_sp's review against another edition
4.0
Strange and interesting. An easier read than I expected from the reviews. Each chapter is a story of a different member of the family as they discover an ability, jumping forward through decades. I'm looking forward to reading it again, now I know the different stories of the people.
sharonfalduto's review against another edition
1.0
Interesting concept--a broad view of a family (two sisters and their spouses/exes and children) who are bless/cursed with some kind of superpower; each one unique-flight, invisibility, etc. A section of the book was told from each characters' point of view. I guess I didn't really like the book that much, though, because I didn't feel a connection between the characters, and I'm not sure it felt as though anyone went through any kind of transforming arc or anything. I mean, in the end, what is your point?
alonsonm's review against another edition
3.0
El argumento de la historia es muy interesante: gente normal dentro de una familia que descubre que tiene superpoderes, todos estos superpoderes relacionados a con situaciones emocionales que enfrentan los personajes y que tienen que ver mucho con quiénes son. No es una historia de superhéroes luchando contra el mal, es una historia de seres humanos descubriéndose y usando sus poderes para entender a quienes los rodean.
El único pero que le veo al libro es que las historias de cada personaje terminan muy a la deriva. Pero es un libro lleno de humanidad y escrito de una forma muy fácil de leer. Si tuviera que describirlo de alguna manera diría que es una especie de "Los Increíbles " de Disney pero con mucha más profundidad y emociones más adultas
El único pero que le veo al libro es que las historias de cada personaje terminan muy a la deriva. Pero es un libro lleno de humanidad y escrito de una forma muy fácil de leer. Si tuviera que describirlo de alguna manera diría que es una especie de "Los Increíbles " de Disney pero con mucha más profundidad y emociones más adultas
carka88's review against another edition
3.0
Written in short-story form, this book takes the lives of an extended family over several decades. Each one exhibits a special power, and there are unexpected twists as a result.
daffzcookie's review against another edition
3.0
There were a few things I liked a lot about this book but also a lot of things I found lacking. The way it was written in multiple stories from different points of view over 30 years was nicely done and made the book interesting. I enjoyed reading about all the different powers and how the characters used them in their day to day life.
However, I wish the consequences of those powers had been touched on more. After the chapter in which the power surfaced, they're never really mentioned again. (only briefly in the end, in Alek's chapter) Are we really supposed to believe that a flying man wouldn't make the news?
Of course, it could be said that the strange disappearance of the powers after the chapter ends was because of Alek changing reality. But I think that doesn't really make it more satisfying.
However, I wish the consequences of those powers had been touched on more. After the chapter in which the power surfaced, they're never really mentioned again. (only briefly in the end, in Alek's chapter) Are we really supposed to believe that a flying man wouldn't make the news?
Spoiler
Of course, it could be said that the strange disappearance of the powers after the chapter ends was because of Alek changing reality. But I think that doesn't really make it more satisfying.
jbamlove's review against another edition
2.0
I stopped at page 106; it was only okay, so I quit to read something more deserving of my precious reading time.