JuanMoreStory finished reading Futuristic violence and fancy suits by David Wong
Futuristic violence and fancy suits by David Wong
"Get ready for a world in which anyone can have the powers of a god or the fame of a …
I like to read books, but as this instance describes I either procrastinate in reading them or I use it to help me procrastinate my creative writing.
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"Get ready for a world in which anyone can have the powers of a god or the fame of a …
This book's genre is a comedic science fiction. The author created a group of characters and placed them in a setting called Tabula Ra$a.
The city is said to be governed by free market capitalism. The author seems to want to leave it to the reader as whether that is a good thing or bad thing, as he depicts the wide gap between rich and poor. The main protagonist, Zoey, is briefly described as poor in the beginning but then is thrust into a position of wealth and supported by the rest of the cast to help her navigate that new world.
While there is no definitive stance of morality in such a world, the characters are fun enough to make you want to finish reading. The author does a good job of playing with expectations of a more upbeat comedy, and lands a few twists in the story to …
This book's genre is a comedic science fiction. The author created a group of characters and placed them in a setting called Tabula Ra$a.
The city is said to be governed by free market capitalism. The author seems to want to leave it to the reader as whether that is a good thing or bad thing, as he depicts the wide gap between rich and poor. The main protagonist, Zoey, is briefly described as poor in the beginning but then is thrust into a position of wealth and supported by the rest of the cast to help her navigate that new world.
While there is no definitive stance of morality in such a world, the characters are fun enough to make you want to finish reading. The author does a good job of playing with expectations of a more upbeat comedy, and lands a few twists in the story to want to read the next chapter.
The chapters are short, which I tend to like since I get to choose whether I read for a short stint or plow through chapters for a longer sit down.
I give it 3 stars for the lack of depth, which makes a longer book like this a little harder to enjoy, but the comedy and twists make it worthy of a read.
"Get ready for a world in which anyone can have the powers of a god or the fame of a …
This is an interesting book where romance is the adventure. It is not a typical romance in the sense that it follows the genre storybeats. It is romantic because love is the driving motivation for both of the characters.
Lileena's journey is to pursue a love that was lost before she runs out of time. Adam's journey is to learn what love is.
The book is rather lengthy, covering different locations around the world. Yet,the first half, or more, felt fairly repetitive with regards to the characters' own internal journeys. However, once Adam starts to have a shift in his emotional journey the story became interesting again.
This book is good for those who do not mind a slower start to reach a meaningful end.
Thich Nhat Hanh offers a Buddhist view of love along with techniques for manifesting it in our daily lives. In …
This book was compelling to read not because of any sense of mystery, of which there is some, but because I wanted to learn more about what the characters were thinking.
The author chose to have the chapters cycle through the perspective of different characters surrounding the main character, Nora. It's a story of grief, how the grief of one person spills onto the other, and how people may have done and said one thing but actually thought or felt another way.
It was a good reminder that we are all stumbling through the world trying to make the best out of the mistakes we have made.
I would recommend to anyone who enjoys seeing things from another person's perspective, but if you are looking for a straight up mystery novel, like the synopsis implies, you will be disappointed.
This book starts off with a fairly comedic feel, but it does a good job of letting the reader know there will be dramatic things coming ahead.
The author does a good job of building up from slice-of-life to a full on murder mystery. It mostly takes the first person POV of the teenage girl, Vera, but it occasionally takes on the perspective of others to great comedic or dramatic effect. The one thing that kept me from giving it 5 stars was that the main antagonist, a "rival" teenage girl, was mean without any context, and it would have been good to change to her POV to help flesh her out more.
The book touches on a some difficult subjects (alcoholism, domestic abuse, sexual exploitation, bullying) without resorting to being overly graphical. The characters' struggles to cope with all of their traumas is used to help the reader feel …
This book starts off with a fairly comedic feel, but it does a good job of letting the reader know there will be dramatic things coming ahead.
The author does a good job of building up from slice-of-life to a full on murder mystery. It mostly takes the first person POV of the teenage girl, Vera, but it occasionally takes on the perspective of others to great comedic or dramatic effect. The one thing that kept me from giving it 5 stars was that the main antagonist, a "rival" teenage girl, was mean without any context, and it would have been good to change to her POV to help flesh her out more.
The book touches on a some difficult subjects (alcoholism, domestic abuse, sexual exploitation, bullying) without resorting to being overly graphical. The characters' struggles to cope with all of their traumas is used to help the reader feel the impact.
It is a good read for those that enjoy young adult novels with a good balance of comedy, drama, and discussing some heavy subjects.