A great book. I had no idea what to expect when I found this at a little free library, but it is a great reading experience. Just what I needed after A great book. I had no idea what to expect when I found this at a little free library, but it is a great reading experience. Just what I needed after some sub par fiction recently....more
**spoiler alert** Three stars is me being generous. I did finish this book, and I found the plot interesting enough, but it made me realise what I hat**spoiler alert** Three stars is me being generous. I did finish this book, and I found the plot interesting enough, but it made me realise what I hate about so many novels. I really dislike when authors try to get me emotional. I just want the facts, and don't want to constantly read about how agonizing someone's heartache is. The throbbing pain... the bile rising at the thought of... Etc. There is a lot of that in this book. Also there were multiple love stories in this book based on what could only be a brief infatuation that led to lifelong obsession with the other party, and finally a reunion and, spoiler, lifelong love together. I don't recommend it, but still found it compelling....more
I keep trying his books and not liking them. I don't know why I thought I would. He just doesn't write in a way that draws me in.I keep trying his books and not liking them. I don't know why I thought I would. He just doesn't write in a way that draws me in....more
I don't know if the experience of this novel was wrecked by a bad voice actor on the audiobook, or if I wouldn't have loved it either way. Most of theI don't know if the experience of this novel was wrecked by a bad voice actor on the audiobook, or if I wouldn't have loved it either way. Most of the male characters had terrible voices, and it made their relationships hard to take seriously. Also, Eugenia was completely unlikeable. Is she supposed to be? It felt like she was supposed to be the main attraction of the book, but she was the main detraction....more
Honestly this book, eight years old, feels a bit dated, but it's certainly still full of good information. I just think we know more now, about the imHonestly this book, eight years old, feels a bit dated, but it's certainly still full of good information. I just think we know more now, about the importance of the microbiome and how our microbes affect our health....more
I read 1/3 of this before I just couldn't anymore. It's repetitive and disturbing beyond having any point.I read 1/3 of this before I just couldn't anymore. It's repetitive and disturbing beyond having any point....more
Read 1/5th, and abandoned. I just don't care about your essays on your particular family life Read 1/5th, and abandoned. I just don't care about your essays on your particular family life ...more
Amazing. It's a long one, yet I would have loved it to continue, it was so good. Like if everyone in the show Vikings was also a poet.Amazing. It's a long one, yet I would have loved it to continue, it was so good. Like if everyone in the show Vikings was also a poet....more
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