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ohclaire's review
3.0
As a fan of this genre & of story-telling characters, I was excited. The first half was fun.
nmirra's review
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
jamiesbookclub's review
adventurous
challenging
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
I have absolutely no idea what's going on in this book but I enjoyed reading it.
dbiggs2102's review
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
kewin's review
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
gregoryscottdilcox's review against another edition
dark
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
emckeon1002's review
4.0
This is the first Lethem novel I've read, but won't be the last. A peculiar, charming, cynical and deeply personal dystopian novel about a screenwriting fixer who happened to specialize in dystopian scripts, and accidentally becomes stranded in a utopian farm co-op on the coast of Maine. Think "Orson Welles driving a Mad Max vehicle" and you might begin to imagine the horror that stalks the tiny Maine outpost.
spinstah's review against another edition
3.0
This was...fine? One of those books where nothing much happens, but in such a way that it seems like there’s a lot going on. Except there isn’t. The story either needed to be opened up more to the world, or had the claustrophobia of the town cranked up higher. There were some great opportunities for conspiracy that were left untapped, and a lack of tension in an element that really could have used some weird Lethem tension.
over60's review
4.0
I liked this book. An event, of which we aren't fully informed, has arrested life in America, and we don't know if it has on the planet as well. It's a nice package of relationships between three main characters and the world in which they now must navigate. A nice conclusion where everyone is in their deserved places. There is a lot more to it than I state, however more than event has caused an arrest.