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I didn't get to read the full book, just an excerpt from the publisher.Dad is Fat is a great extension to Gaffigan's stand up. It's definitely his voice, just a bit more serious. In the bits I got to read, he wrote about the friends who started families before he did, what life is like when you consider Central Park your backyard, and a whole chapter on candy.
Anyone who enjoys his standup should give Dad is Fat a read.
Don't let the short page count fool you into thinking this is a quick read. Genesis is dense with philosophical debate. Told entirely in re-telling, Genesis is the story of a society's beginnings and their biggest anti-hero.
Easily the most shocking and intense endings I've read in a long time.
This was a hard book to read. It's not bad, don't misinterpret me. I work with mental health patients every day and the program in this book is an infuriating and heartbreaking way to deal with mental illnesses.But that's sort of the point.
Anyway.
Sloan is one of the strongest characters I've read in awhile. The world around her is going to hell and she's keeping her head down to survive, but also trying to help those around her.
I wish there was a bit more information about how the epidemic got started. I'm also curious as to how the series will play out. The Program works well as a stand-alone novel.
In my review of daynight, I wrote that Thera terrifies me. Clean Slate Complex made that fear even worse. Kira signs up for the Second Chance Institute. Alexa is thrown into it and she quickly experiences the evil and manipulation of Thera.
I hope to see Alexa, Joshua, and Adam in Arbitrate!
I recommend that you read this after daynight.
Why do I keep reading Titanic novels? They all break my heart...it's not like the ship isn't going to sink.
Cia is disappointed when she isn't chosen for The Testing at her graduation ceremony. The next day she finds out that there was a mistake, she (and several classmates) were chosen. That night, her father tells her the truth. The tests Cia endures are gruesome and terrifying, and I'm really excited to continue the series.
My only issue with the book is that the romance seemed forced. Cia and Tomas transition from rare interactions to a couple very, very quickly. I think that if the author wanted Cia to be attached to someone during the tests, Cia and Tomas should have already been a couple.
I have to admit: I only read the 1st 100 pages. This is a REALLY long book.There really isn't a plot of any sort, it's a mishmash of short stories. Cockburn may have been intelligent, but he was not concise.
After Astrid's sudden suicide, Ella and Sydney try to move on.Ella and Sydney have two very different methods of coping. Ella cries a lot and wants to talk through her feelings. Sydney emotionally shuts down and drinks more.
This book is emotional, but still fast paced and it keeps you guessing.
It's a really good study how we all grieve differently and how selfish we can be. Both Ella and Sydney have memories of noticing Astrid wasn't okay but blowing her off.
Don't read this while on breaks at work. You may tear up and then become embarrassed about being emotional at work. Not like I would know…..
This book was a lot more complex than I thought it would be. I spent a lot of time confused about the constantly changing timelines. I really, really liked the characters, but I hated that the main plot of the book was "who am I dating in this timeline? Is he my soulmate?" I mean, this girl gets into Yale and she spends the entire time complaining about boys.
And she never really seeks help for the for the whole parallel worlds issue?? She just accepts it and learns to adjust?
1. I think the characters were extremely one-dimensional. Gerry is a Mister Rogers: He's quiet, kind and honest. Which makes the wife that left him nothing but a bitch, and his son is a jerk for not being exactly like Gerry.2. There's no ending. The book ends but the plot has absolutely no resolution.
3. This book romanticizes sex trafficking. Gerry is a sweet old man looking for love so he goes and rescues poor, poor Maria and they live happily ever after the end. Click here to read more about the connection between mail order brides and trafficking: http://www.unc.edu/~birkos/mail_order_brides/trafficking.html
It's unnerving that none of the other reviewers have made similar comments.
I didn't have high hopes for this book, but I was pleasantly surprised. Seskis switches the narrator between Emily, her family, and her friends and also between the present and the past. It's a great, complex, and heart wrenching read.
I removed a star because I felt that the ending was very rushed, but overall I really enjoyed this story.
This book could be really great, but there's two major issues in it:1) The author promises no jargon. However, there's still quite a bit of it in here.
"'Let's see,' Myeng said, 'so far we've got a strategic partnership, investment plans over ten years, hedges against currency fluctuations, marketing rights for South Seas on Bodega software, possible equity participation in the future, and a subsidiary for us in Silicon Valley-'"
I may speak a bit of tech geek but a LOT of this book is from an accountant's point of view and it's often hard to follow.
2) The timeline. I really like that the plot takes the reader back and forth in time, from the beginnings of Bodega, to Sam joining the company, and to how it was all ruined. But there's no transition or indication and it often jumps more than once in a page.
I'm going to side with Jessica and suggest that this book is in need of impartial editing.
Note: I won this book in a Goodreads Giveaway.
This series is a lot like Unravel Me, it's a romance story in a dystopian setting. It's an enjoyable read but I wish the focus was more on the dystopia.
