I need to start by saying that I LOVED There, There with the heat of a thousand suns. And was so bummed to not be able to get into this at all - even I need to start by saying that I LOVED There, There with the heat of a thousand suns. And was so bummed to not be able to get into this at all - even after quite a lot of the book. I DNF'ed it and will maybe try again another time. ...more
I tried twice to get beyond the first 1/4 or so of the book, but ultimately I had to DNF it because I couldn't get invested.I tried twice to get beyond the first 1/4 or so of the book, but ultimately I had to DNF it because I couldn't get invested....more
Awesome idea for a plot, and devolved into the most convoluted number of plotlines as it went on. I think that I mad is about 35o pages in and decidedAwesome idea for a plot, and devolved into the most convoluted number of plotlines as it went on. I think that I mad is about 35o pages in and decided that the 2nd half was worse than the first and decided to DNF it with another 200 pages left, so I WILL NEVER KNOW what actually happened to Robert or the immersive online game of Pondside that he created with the main character Foster's help. And I am totally okay with that.
I picked this one up because the writer lives here in town and I had heard her name. Glad I tried it, but this one is a no for me....more
Didn't finish - and was bummed at how little it held my attention for the first chapter or three. Decided I didn't care enough to keep going after thaDidn't finish - and was bummed at how little it held my attention for the first chapter or three. Decided I didn't care enough to keep going after that....more
Started it - and just couldn't get into it. Dropped it. Started it again, and had the same experience. Tried one more time. Third time was not the chaStarted it - and just couldn't get into it. Dropped it. Started it again, and had the same experience. Tried one more time. Third time was not the charm, so this is one of my DNF shelf inhabitants. I have heard that it takes a while to get into - or that you have to wait out some romance novel tropes to get to the good stuff but I couldn't make my way through even though there were definitely parts that seemed like they could reel you in eventually....more
Not sure why, but this book of short stories just did not engage me AT ALL and after multiple tries (even skipping around a bit to different stories) Not sure why, but this book of short stories just did not engage me AT ALL and after multiple tries (even skipping around a bit to different stories) I decided to abandon it. I have loved many Murakami books, so not sure what felt different here....more
After trying and discarding and trying again, I am setting it aside for good. There are definitely moments of interest but overall I am just bored andAfter trying and discarding and trying again, I am setting it aside for good. There are definitely moments of interest but overall I am just bored and so totally underwhelmed that I am not willing to waste anymore of my time....more
So not a fan of him, his writing, or the way he tried to tell the story of his near death and slow recovery. I made it through the first 65 pages and So not a fan of him, his writing, or the way he tried to tell the story of his near death and slow recovery. I made it through the first 65 pages and could not bring myself to finish. Nothing about the book made me want to finish it....more
I guess I should have known from the title, but I was definitely willing to give it a try because it really could have gone either way. I stuck with iI guess I should have known from the title, but I was definitely willing to give it a try because it really could have gone either way. I stuck with it for the first 100 pages or so and now am putting it on my did-not-finish shelf and moving right along. ...more
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