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A review by froydis
Bad Teeth by Dustin Long
3.0
Thanks to Netgalley.com and HMH New Harvest for early access to this title.
I didn't really enjoy this book as much as I had hoped. I found the characters to be fairly pretentious and unlikable for the most part. However, the author is a brilliant writer, and some of the philosophical discussions which permeate the book are very intriguing. I did enjoy the way the characters individual stories were woven together, and quite liked the way these various threads merged at the end. I also found myself laughing in quite a few places, both from the situations and from the writing style. However, its rare that I read a book where I can't find at least one character whom I like, and care about. I am somewhat familiar with the world these characters inhabit, having gone to a big name school for graduate in a theory-driven field. I recognized these characters, but really couldn't bring myself to care much about them and their situations. I may be worth the read for the writing style and humor alone, and because the structure is so interesting.
I didn't really enjoy this book as much as I had hoped. I found the characters to be fairly pretentious and unlikable for the most part. However, the author is a brilliant writer, and some of the philosophical discussions which permeate the book are very intriguing. I did enjoy the way the characters individual stories were woven together, and quite liked the way these various threads merged at the end. I also found myself laughing in quite a few places, both from the situations and from the writing style. However, its rare that I read a book where I can't find at least one character whom I like, and care about. I am somewhat familiar with the world these characters inhabit, having gone to a big name school for graduate in a theory-driven field. I recognized these characters, but really couldn't bring myself to care much about them and their situations. I may be worth the read for the writing style and humor alone, and because the structure is so interesting.