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usbsticky's review against another edition
2.0
I got this book from the thriller/mystery section and this is not your usual thriller/mystery book. It's definitely quirky. It's a written in a jerky first person POV and actually quite easy to read. I gamely followed along until the second part where it bizarrely changed continuity and I found it difficult to follow. It lost my interest there. I tried to follow, then skimmed and then skipped to the end where pretty much everything was explained. Overall, I would consider this a 2 star experience.
I got this as a free ARC.
Edit: I read another review which said that the second part was riveting. I tried reading that part again but I'm just not a big fan of this type of writing. I would not have given this book more than 3 stars anyway since I did not like the front part that much either.
I got this as a free ARC.
Edit: I read another review which said that the second part was riveting. I tried reading that part again but I'm just not a big fan of this type of writing. I would not have given this book more than 3 stars anyway since I did not like the front part that much either.
acraig5075's review against another edition
3.0
Short, split into two parts, the second decidedly darker than the first. Mostly spent in the main character's mind.
amymorgan's review against another edition
5.0
Thank you Edelweiss for my review copy of this book.
Nathan Lucuis is a bit of an odd fellow. He works at the local paper selling ads and spends a lot of his time drinking and not remembering much.
He lives in a flat by himself and doesn't seem to have a family other than the ones he creates by alternating pictures of old photos on his wall and assigning them roles in his 'family"
Life is muddling along for Nathan until one day his friend Madge, an older woman who owns an antique shop, asks him to kill her. Madge has cancer and she is stuck. She can't get better but she can't die.
Nathan managed to find some other odd friendships while contemplating Madge's request. His boss Sonia goes between inviting him to the bar and telling him he needs to do better at his job before he gets fired. His neighbor who he listens to masterbate through the wall seems to suddenly take a liking to Nathan also. His days alternate between these three women and Nathan's recollections of their time together.
Told in the very unique and unforgettablely odd voice of Nathan Lucuis this novel is captivating in it's exploration of the human psyche.
Nathan Lucuis is a bit of an odd fellow. He works at the local paper selling ads and spends a lot of his time drinking and not remembering much.
He lives in a flat by himself and doesn't seem to have a family other than the ones he creates by alternating pictures of old photos on his wall and assigning them roles in his 'family"
Life is muddling along for Nathan until one day his friend Madge, an older woman who owns an antique shop, asks him to kill her. Madge has cancer and she is stuck. She can't get better but she can't die.
Nathan managed to find some other odd friendships while contemplating Madge's request. His boss Sonia goes between inviting him to the bar and telling him he needs to do better at his job before he gets fired. His neighbor who he listens to masterbate through the wall seems to suddenly take a liking to Nathan also. His days alternate between these three women and Nathan's recollections of their time together.
Told in the very unique and unforgettablely odd voice of Nathan Lucuis this novel is captivating in it's exploration of the human psyche.
shelfadmirer's review against another edition
DNF.
The story starts beautifully and then gets crazy to a point of no return. I had a difficult time connecting with the characters, and the unexpectedness is disturbing. Expected better. The writing style didn't work for me either.
Thank you Edelweiss and the Publisher for the e-ARC. All opinions are my own.
The story starts beautifully and then gets crazy to a point of no return. I had a difficult time connecting with the characters, and the unexpectedness is disturbing. Expected better. The writing style didn't work for me either.
Thank you Edelweiss and the Publisher for the e-ARC. All opinions are my own.
shelfadmirer's review against another edition
DNF.
The story starts beautifully and then gets crazy to a point of no return. I had a difficult time connecting with the characters, and the unexpectedness is disturbing. Expected better. The writing style didn't work for me either.
Thank you Edelweiss and the Publisher for the e-ARC. All opinions are my own.
The story starts beautifully and then gets crazy to a point of no return. I had a difficult time connecting with the characters, and the unexpectedness is disturbing. Expected better. The writing style didn't work for me either.
Thank you Edelweiss and the Publisher for the e-ARC. All opinions are my own.
pamshenanigans's review against another edition
4.0
I got an Advance Uncopyedited Edition of this book because of National Bookstore's online contest for the Manila International Book fair 2018!
That thing we all think that we're significant, that we matter. When in reality, we're forgotten before we're born. When are footprints are so shallow they disappear long before we die. Still we believe that we mean something.... What's important is where we end up. Who we end up."
That particular quote above resonated with me, really. I'm in the stage in life where I feel like I will never amount to something; that I will never be successful; that I will not have a legacy to leave or pass unto other people; that I will never be enough. However, another part of me likes to believe - and remain optimistic - that I need not be known by the whole world; that it is enough that I've touched a few people's lives no matter how minuscule my footprints are in their lives.
My Name is Nathan Lucius plunged into issues like self-awareness and psychological disorders. The blurb didn't help me much with getting a glimpse of what the book is about (although, yes, I know someone may/may not die) which helped with my reading experience. It really wasn't what I was expecting.
To be honest, though, the beginning had some parts whose pace is so slow and had details that I didn't think were vital to the story, resulting to actually boring me at some point. I took it as a metaphor for Nathan Lucius life, how slow it might seem in his head, how monotonous his life is, and how insignificant it could be to other people.
Overall, I liked My Name is Nathan Lucius. It had so much to offer as events and facts started rolling out.
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