kaushravi's review against another edition
3.0
Started this book for a book club, but didnt go to the club
lisastreeter's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
danchrist's review against another edition
2.0
While well written, the story didn't engage me enough to hold my interest. I read another partial review here that said there is some kind of hook in the book, but I never got that far. Something tells me it wouldn't have been worth the time.
kneessa's review against another edition
2.0
The reviews I read before I started this book made it sound like a fun, mind bender to listen while I was road tripping. Not so much...there was really only one way the characters could have been intertwined. It seemed like lots of unnecessary forced plot development.
i_webb's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.25
sonia_reppe's review against another edition
3.0
I really wanted to see that jerk Hayden get it in the end, and I know it was implied when the Russian Mob was standing outside his hotel room door, but I wanted to see it, to make sure he died.
mendelbot's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
limdz's review against another edition
3.0
I enjoyed this one more at some times than others. Overall a satisfying weave of 3 narratives, although I thought they all could have tied together a little more smoothly.
frooblie's review against another edition
4.0
I liked the fractured pieces of identity that slowly came to overlap. Aspects of it reminded me of Gao Xingjian’s Soul Mountain, and at several points, I expected a similar reveal that some or all of the characters were all on the same journey together.
This is a rare book that I listened to, rather than read. I’m confident I would have gotten more from it if I hadn’t also been driving I-80 from Utah to Nebraska.
And a nit-pick: Glock does not make, and has never made, a revolver. Of all the brand names to have chosen, he chooses the one that is at the center of the development of the semi-automatic pistol to refer to as a revolver!
This is a rare book that I listened to, rather than read. I’m confident I would have gotten more from it if I hadn’t also been driving I-80 from Utah to Nebraska.
And a nit-pick: Glock does not make, and has never made, a revolver. Of all the brand names to have chosen, he chooses the one that is at the center of the development of the semi-automatic pistol to refer to as a revolver!
mark_lm's review against another edition
3.0
Recommended by Andy. Entertaining and disturbing. My e-book edition has an interview with the author at the end where he states that he didn't really plan the relationships in this book, they just developed. I find this disturbing as well - but I'm not sure why.