Reviews

New Year's: Nathaniel P. as Seen Through the Eyes of His Friend Aurit by Adelle Waldman

laila4343's review against another edition

4.0

A must-read for those who enjoyed The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P. (But do read that one first or this one won't do much for you.)

"She was kinder to him than he deserved." That pretty much sums it up.

melissakuzma's review against another edition

2.0

This short story reminded me that I didn't like the book it was spun off from all that much either...

hizzaire's review against another edition

2.0

even worse than the original

civreader's review against another edition

3.0

Interesting. Not as good as I'd hoped. Perhaps too short to make a proper assessment (an impression based on the fact that this is a prequel, of sorts, to a full-length novel).
I'm noticing a lot more eBook prequels coming out. I haven't had the greatest luck with them, though. I think the only author who has really nailed the pre- and in-between short stories medium is Brian McClellan. (Admittedly, I am making that claim on a small-ish sample.)
As a sampling of this author's work, though, this has not diminished my interest in the full-length novel.

drewsof's review against another edition

4.0

I had one glaring issue with the novelette and that was the last line - I won't spoil it, but it was a flat note pressed defiantly in the midst of an otherwise melodious tune. And, of course, this is a novella and so you can't expect it to do what a full length piece would do. But it does, rather marvelously, slide right back into the mode of Nathaniel P. and the stark social commentary that Waldman did so well that first time around. It was fun to see a little more history between Aurit and Nate, to see a girl's perspective on the whole thing, and to revisit old friends in general. I wish there were more little one-offs like this floating around...

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alittlebrittoffun's review

2.0

Nothing special, kind of unnecessary.