This has become my year of David Mitchell, I guess. I relied upon GoodReads reviewers to lead me to this one and the recommendation was spot-on. Once again, Mitchell left me wanting to spend a lot longer with the characters. Jason Taylor is amazing kid with a poetic mind facing too many challenges; ...
I thought I wouldn't like this book, but I really did, once I got past the irritating use of contractions (they did drive me batty for a while).Jason Taylor is a pre-pubescent every-boy/kid living through some interesting experiences during 1982 in England. David Mitchell took a subject that could...
No narrative drive, thus little impetus to read. The narration by a stuttering 13 year old boy is slightly reminiscent of Haddon's "Curious Incident" (http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/23326297), but not as convincing or interesting. It mentions specific 70s brands and products too deliberately -...
I loved Cloud Atlas but I thought this was quite dreadful. Completely lacking narrative drive and self-indulgent without the mitigating brilliance of its predecessor. I couldn't finish it.
I don't like books, in general, with male protagonists. I just can't identify with what goes on in their lives. (Female brain/male brain differences provide a clear understanding of this) But this book had me from page one. I read it slowly, over about a month or more, and loved our main character, ...
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