After the chapter dedicated to the author's triumph in building a tree-house (boh-ring!), I'm done. My kindle shows I've read 50% and that's a fair trAfter the chapter dedicated to the author's triumph in building a tree-house (boh-ring!), I'm done. My kindle shows I've read 50% and that's a fair trial. The book started out promising, even inspiring. It could have been an interesting tale of a closeted older man coming out after a suicide attempt. Instead the author, the son, blathers on about his FEELINGS about how it affected him. I get he was trying to be honest, struggling with his true ugly feelings but he came off unlikable. And not the good unlikable like a narrator who is untrustworthy, but interesting. Just charmless. Also at times it got too writer-ly, if you know what I mean. Writey-write-write. We get it. You can write. Bummer....more
Excellent beginning, very promising and immediately engrossing. However, for me, that fizzled after a awhile. The two central characters of course falExcellent beginning, very promising and immediately engrossing. However, for me, that fizzled after a awhile. The two central characters of course fall in love, but I'm not sure why she liked him. That part didn't work for me. But the circus stuff was great!...more
Loved it! This guy's writing is such a smooth pleasure to read. And the one-liners are beautiful.Loved it! This guy's writing is such a smooth pleasure to read. And the one-liners are beautiful....more
I totally dig this vision of how the world will end and this second book in the series creates an even more dense, believable reality for how it all gI totally dig this vision of how the world will end and this second book in the series creates an even more dense, believable reality for how it all goes down. A new enviro-religion takes center stage in this one which made me impatient when pages were dedicated to earth-loving hymns. Still, I imagine people who didn't grow up with my evangelical up-bringing might really dig it....more
Really cool. Piskor weaves a bunch of real life hacker stories into one character. For fans of con artist stories and the early days of the home compuReally cool. Piskor weaves a bunch of real life hacker stories into one character. For fans of con artist stories and the early days of the home computer and internet....more
A bizarre genre-blending trippy comic for sure. The story itself surprised me in that it was so tightly woven. A bunch of stuff that seemed weird for A bizarre genre-blending trippy comic for sure. The story itself surprised me in that it was so tightly woven. A bunch of stuff that seemed weird for weird's sake ended up being important plot points. I like....more
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