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Some practical tips, but a message of hopelessness

Revisado: 03-29-24

I would not recommend this book to anyone struggling with finding meaning or with the things the title offers. There are some good tips within for practical daily recentering and evaluation, but the core foundation of the book lends itself to hopelessness.

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Phenomenal story, ridiculous criticisms

Revisado: 09-30-23

Great continuation of Holly’s story. Very creative antagonist idea that makes the story compelling and the tension move along.

Any of the criticisms about the book being anti-trump are ridiculous. Don’t avoid the story because of snowflakes reactions.

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Excellent biography; the recording has issues

Revisado: 08-29-23

Fascinating book. Now I want to see the movie again with this fuller context and explanation of his life. He definitely was a complex and incredible genius.

The narrator does an excellent job. The issue is the sound mix. It went in and out at different times, sounded like it went almost mono in places. Not the narrator’s fault, he was very good.

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Nothing new under the sun

Revisado: 08-21-23

I love that this book brought change during it’s time. But though society has advanced in the last 120+ years, many of the struggles presented here are still present today. This is not merely an account of history but also the present.

I’d encourage anyone reading for the read time to stop before reading the last two chapters. Form an opinion, ponder the conditions and struggle’s presented. Then read the last two chapters.

I suggest this not to promote the ideas given in the last two chapters, but because I’d hate for anyone to dismiss everything they read up to that point because of them. I’d hope someone could disagree with those last two chapters but still see the other 95% of the book as a good account of what many people then, and in different ways now, struggle with.

This is one of those fictions books that taps into the reality of life.

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American Gods + Visit From the Goon Squad

Revisado: 08-17-23

This book is like American Gods + A Visit from the Good Squad. The fantasy elements, the American Gods like side of things is fine. However, it reminds me of how I felt after reading the Good Squad: things are so disjointed that I don't know why I'm supposed to care about the story. I lost interest halfway through, but pushed through to finish.

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One of the best modern writers

Revisado: 07-06-23

Phenomenal conclusion to this series. He proves again that he is one of the best writers of modern times.

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Needs to be marketed/presented differently

Revisado: 04-05-23

The Wikipedia page says this:
“In an interview with Salon.com's Laura Miller, Egan said she leaned toward calling the book a novel rather than a short story collection. She has also said that she considers the book to be neither a story collection nor a novel.”

That lack of direction is what weakens the experience of reading this. Needs to be marketed as “a novel of 13 stories.”

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Should be marketed as a YA novel (a bad one)

Revisado: 03-30-23

If you compare all of the movies and TV shows to all of the books, this is the “Book of Boba Fett” of the novels

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Fun read

Revisado: 03-07-23

Make sure to listen to the Afterword to hear how the book came to be. I appreciated him saying “it’s a pop song.” And in that - it’s a good one. Really funny dialogue throughout.

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Movie > Book

Revisado: 03-02-23

Slightly general spoilers to follow:

It’s impossible to know if I’d prefer the book better had I read it before seeing the movie, but my experience was seeing the movie first - and I prefer it. The author said in an interview that the he felt the movie had a darker ending. I can see his point, but I still feel the book is darker. It ends on defiance rather than hope.

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