Not quite the book I was expecting. Actually, it's quite somber and sad at times - but also filled with fantastic, mind-bending trickery of the sci-fi type. I can't say I enjoyed it, as I finished the book with a somewhat sad feeling and that's not something I enjoy but I also found it to've been ...
(Original review posted on my livejournal account: http://intoyourlungs.livejournal.com/33728.html)Why I Read It: It was the January selection for calico_reaction's Theme Park Book Club.I had no idea what to expect when I cracked open this book. I had never heard of it before, and frankly, it sounde...
I loved this one. It's both really clever and heartbreakingly sad at the same time. The plot is kind of crazy and my summary might not make sense unless you actually read the book, but I'll give it a go anyway:Charles Yu (which is the name of the protagonist, as well as the author) lives in Minor Un...
An excellent read that I imagine people will either love or be annoyed by. But, you'll know pretty quickly if that's the case for you. For me, this hit my sci-fi nerd-bones with just enough time travel stuff to satisfy without becoming overbearing. at it's core, this is a story about a son searching...
From the moment I saw this book I knew I wanted to read it. I never actually read the synopsis, I just loved the title and hoped that whatever it offered would be wonderful. I expected a fun science fiction adventure novel that would be an easy read, what I got was a super meta-fiction mindwarp but ...
This book teeters on the edge of being too clever and snarky, and then suddenly on the edge of being too earnest and depressing, and somehow manages to not fall, which makes it very, very good.I had more, but GoodReads ate it and produced nothing. Generally, this is a suprisingly smart and fun book ...
I finished this book like stepping off a roller coaster, and I’m still dizzy from the ride, and I loved it.This is what time travel is like when you can actually move back and forth through the life narrative inside your own head, because your life narrative has combined with others to form a naviga...
I finished this book like stepping off a roller coaster, and I’m still dizzy from the ride, and I loved it.This is what time travel is like when you can actually move back and forth through the life narrative inside your own head, because your life narrative has combined with others to form a naviga...
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