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whole lot of nothing

Revisado: 02-27-24

after reading mark and the void, was stoked for more of Murray's books. but as much as i tried to stay optimistic, this turned out to be just a dull and repulsive slog. the proximity to each character made me feel subtly dirty. was thinking maybe they're intentionally all just gross and vapid? but didn't seem that intentional, idk. and all the mysteries that are set up, get knocked down one by one in the most bleary way possible. highly recommend a pass on this one.

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magnificent

Revisado: 02-15-24

no adequate superlative comes to mind besides the above, as close as i can get

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super fun

Revisado: 01-27-24

i sorta had misgivings going in, but this was great, highly recommend. if you're on the fence, like hmmm santa claus? just go for it it's a fantastic story, and brom has a very clear way of writing and really moves story along, never drags

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Bland

Revisado: 01-25-24

was sorta like a washed out version of that ishiguro book cant remember the name. very very washed out. it's weird how there's these almost standardized ideas of the future that perfectly align in so many visions of it, yet in each are supposedly singular and mind blowing. i dont get it

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weeks later....

Revisado: 01-19-24

it's not often i find myself thinking back on books, but this one keeps breaking back into my consciousness. it was that bad, leading me to write this warning. so self consciously un smug and down to earth that it was totally over the top smug and unrelatable. don't let it happen to you too

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righhhhhhhht

Revisado: 11-22-23

idk how i almost finished this, it's like the mental equivalent of throwing up in your mouth, that's how it makes my mind feel. the main character is such an unbearable tool, wore me down w his relentless pointless righhhhhts, and the amt of times ppl get described as having balls is just staggering. get this garbage out of my head!

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Corey vs Story

Revisado: 11-07-23

This book is tough, bc it's such a difficult balance between the noxious relentlessly lame Corey and such a compelling story. I've almost quit so many times, but I WANNA KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. Being inside this guy's head just makes me feel dirty, he's worse than any disease that could've come from the island

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One seriously bad book

Revisado: 10-27-23

I listened to The Firm right before this, and the characters are at least very consistent. Mitch and Abby are the least likeable people I've yet encountered in any book, and they stay the course thru this one. They are seriously the worst, and it's really hard to hope for anything good for either. The big difference though, is The Firm is a great plot, and actually picks up steam as it goes. This one however, wow, it's like a maybe interesting plot? That then just stumbles blindfolded off a cliff. It's like amazingly bad. I think only worth reading for how bad it is, the badness is sort of mystifying and compelling. Just wish Mitch and Abby could've been the drivers to go see that bridge..

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Oof

Revisado: 08-02-23

Had to tap out after like 20 mins, my clichemeter got maxed out. Narrator was awesome though, he almost sold it

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1st half 5* 2nd half 1*

Revisado: 07-01-23

super compelling premise and characters, then everything's just like thrown on a fire in the 2nd half, which reads more like a victory lap. totally flips the script and negates 1st half. plus incorporates all these tired passive aggressive liberal tropes, like jabbing at trump and christians, and creepy drawn out fawning over stephen colbert :/ total letdown. but up to like 6 hours, fantastic. could be edited to just that and be a great book

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