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m_is_for_awesome's review
2.0
A very poetic book. This is just the book you need when you are ready for a long, quiet, introspective read which doesn't necessarily seem to have a point. There might be one - but I got two thirds of the way through and just could not find the desire to find out how it ended.
musicalpopcorn's review against another edition
2.0
Three stories of three men in Sydney woven across time together.
This book was disappointing in that it was quite well written, but the story wasn’t worth anything. It was trying to be deep, but fell flat. The writing and the descriptions were good, but the book itself as a whole was just kind of…boring. Nothing really happens in the story. It’s just three guys doing stuff that amounts to little or nothing. The bridge as a character was also lacklustre, repetitive, and became stale quickly.
This book was disappointing in that it was quite well written, but the story wasn’t worth anything. It was trying to be deep, but fell flat. The writing and the descriptions were good, but the book itself as a whole was just kind of…boring. Nothing really happens in the story. It’s just three guys doing stuff that amounts to little or nothing. The bridge as a character was also lacklustre, repetitive, and became stale quickly.
felreads's review
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
taphophile's review
3.0
3.75 stars. Concept was intriguing, the writing was good but laboured in parts.
tspangler1970's review
4.0
This was beautiful. It's about time and connection and the stories we create and tell. It's about Australia. It's about a bridge. It includes a snippet of one of my favorite poems (A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning.) And Gulliver's Travels is significant in it, which is making me want to read that again.
aasplund's review
2.0
This book will probably be enjoyed by lots of people, but I am not one of them. There were a lot of decent parts to it, but it definitely just wasn't my type of book.
I liked the writing style of this book and the amount of detail the author included. There were so many beautifully written scenes and so many small details that were thrown in that made the story seem so much deeper and more real. I especially liked how much the author loves Sydney, Australia. That became very obvious as I got further into the book.
That being said, NOTHING HAPPENS IN THIS BOOK. I mean, obviously, things happen. But the main events were small enough and (in my mind) meaningless enough that I didn't see the point of including them or making them out to be a huge of events as they were in the book. I loved the writing, but I was constantly bored by this book. By the time I was halfway through, I knew what the big plot twist was going to be and I was eager to finish the story and get to that point. And then, it took another 160 pages to do that. For me, that was difficult to read - especially when this book happens in people's heads. The majority of the text is dedicated to the thoughts and reminiscing of characters and there simply wasn't enough action to keep me occupied and content.
Recommended for people who enjoy slow, intriguing, profound books. Definitely not meant for anyone who likes fast-paced or action-packed stories.
I liked the writing style of this book and the amount of detail the author included. There were so many beautifully written scenes and so many small details that were thrown in that made the story seem so much deeper and more real. I especially liked how much the author loves Sydney, Australia. That became very obvious as I got further into the book.
That being said, NOTHING HAPPENS IN THIS BOOK. I mean, obviously, things happen. But the main events were small enough and (in my mind) meaningless enough that I didn't see the point of including them or making them out to be a huge of events as they were in the book. I loved the writing, but I was constantly bored by this book. By the time I was halfway through, I knew what the big plot twist was going to be and I was eager to finish the story and get to that point. And then, it took another 160 pages to do that. For me, that was difficult to read - especially when this book happens in people's heads. The majority of the text is dedicated to the thoughts and reminiscing of characters and there simply wasn't enough action to keep me occupied and content.
Recommended for people who enjoy slow, intriguing, profound books. Definitely not meant for anyone who likes fast-paced or action-packed stories.
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