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The synopsis and the title grabbed my attention but it was all downhill after that. The formatting of conversation being in italics was confusing to know who was speaking, the plot ended up being about a guy living a very mundane life with no real climax of events. This book didn't hit the mark for me.

lbw's review

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hopeful reflective slow-paced

An unassuming story about a man living in real life.

readsfordee's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

It was fine.

victorycheers's review

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emotional funny lighthearted reflective relaxing sad fast-paced

5.0

danadays's review

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funny lighthearted medium-paced

2.0

Ummmm.... I was very interested in the topic and I LOVED the cover and the title but uhhh... it's giving me "white man who loves hearing his own thoughts and wrote a book". I don't think the writing or flow was that good and there are some lines where I can imagine somebody smugly writing thinking it's so smart, but it's really not. [Perhaps this is part of the Saul character! It just annoyed me throughout the book.]
Granted, I thought the near-future tech infused world (or maybe already here in some more tech-y companies than mine??) was cool, the evangelist concept was interesting, and the family dynamics felt very real. I just really did not care about this Saul guy who seems SO head empty and the writing was not eloquent enough for me to confidently say that some of the whack things were intentional.

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