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The amnesiac setup is good. After that it gets mediocre.
The second half of the book has a lot of attempts at witty cuteness. They weren't very witty and the cuteness juxtaposed awkwardly with the paranormal horror.
The main character is obsessed with how attractive everyone else is. Gave off vibes of a guy-writing-a-girl-character.
Blurbs about an unrelated supernatural being get tiresome when they are on every 5th page. So do …Read More
The amnesiac setup is good. After that it gets mediocre.
The second half of the book has a lot of attempts at witty cuteness. They weren't very witty and the cuteness juxtaposed awkwardly with the paranormal horror.
The main character is obsessed with how attractive everyone else is. Gave off vibes of a guy-writing-a-girl-character.
Blurbs about an unrelated supernatural being get tiresome when they are on every 5th page. So do …Read More
Witty satire about a man in love, his phantom child, a man seeking forgiveness, and a man writing the novel. Many self references and allusions to other works. Questions what's wrong with society recently, especially in America. Uses elements the fentanyl problem, pop culture, and sanity.
Witty satire about a man in love, his phantom child, a man seeking forgiveness, and a man writing the novel. Many self references and allusions to other works. Questions what's wrong with society recently, especially in America. Uses elements the fentanyl problem, pop culture, and sanity.
Mediocre writing with a throwaway plot.
The main character was left at an orphanage when he was a kid. Now some guys are after him for some reason. He has to keep his daughter safe and calls on an old friend to figure out what's happening.
For a while, the mystery of the main character's past kept me interested, but the explanation has no relation to the prior story. Plot points are picked out of a hat. There's nothing satisfy …Read More
Mediocre writing with a throwaway plot.
The main character was left at an orphanage when he was a kid. Now some guys are after him for some reason. He has to keep his daughter safe and calls on an old friend to figure out what's happening.
For a while, the mystery of the main character's past kept me interested, but the explanation has no relation to the prior story. Plot points are picked out of a hat. There's nothing satisfy …Read More
The book centers around Wang Lung, who doesn't care about anyone else. He's a farmer who gets married to a person he doesn't talk to. He has some kids that he mostly ignores. He struggles then gets rich by luck and loses his way. He is never redeemed. He never reflects on anything.
I don't understand how one can have much sympathy for Wang Lung. His wife O-Lan is more pitiable, but mostly because the focus is on Wang Lang who …Read More
The book centers around Wang Lung, who doesn't care about anyone else. He's a farmer who gets married to a person he doesn't talk to. He has some kids that he mostly ignores. He struggles then gets rich by luck and loses his way. He is never redeemed. He never reflects on anything.
I don't understand how one can have much sympathy for Wang Lung. His wife O-Lan is more pitiable, but mostly because the focus is on Wang Lang who …Read More
