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Liked It3 of 3 members found this review helpful “This was one of the most fun and best written and original novels I have ever read. From page one it kept me gripped and I did little else but read last weekend. The concepts are intriguing and the mild sci-fi connection should not drive away people who hate sci-fi. I am recommending this book to...” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “I was hoping for a really good, engrossing summer read, and stumbled upon this (that'll teach me to troll the bargain bin). It's only OK -- it takes itself too seriously, and is obviously indebted to the Matrix and Richard Dawkins' "The Selfish Meme." |
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“This book was so good and intricate and unique its coming in a very close second to my favorite book i've ever read. It's brilliantly explained even though the world we enter through the "Raw Shark Texts" is completely fictional.”
Alex S wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I thought it was an interesting novel with some curious uses of text as illustrations. Vonnegut did it decades ago, although in hand-drawn images. Philip K. Dick did a lot of these paranoia and alternate reality in his career and did them better. This book is good, but over hyped. ”
Edward F wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“hang in there until the end”
Henry Yellow wrote this review Sunday, October 18 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Excellent - creative, innovative, and interesting. Some dialogue was awkward (clearly not Hall's strong point), and other parts were unclear or felt like they were missing details. With this book, though, that might have been the point.”
Nels wrote this review Tuesday, October 13 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I will forever be looking over my shoulder, walking down the street and in dreams, for fear of conceptual fish.”
A. Liz wrote this review Sunday, October 11 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Very original story and the author has a good writing style. Looking forward to see what this author does next.”
Colton K wrote this review Tuesday, October 6 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Don't bother.”
Kate wrote this review Sunday, October 4 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I almost want to call it House of Leaves - lite... but this book has an appeal all it's own from things entirely different. Very interesting and decently paced book that kept me coming back for more. ”
Karley wrote this review Wednesday, September 16 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“When I bought the book, I initially set it down after the first 50 or so pages thinking it was too slow of a read. Later, as I re-read it, I found out the story picks up just a few pages from where I left off. As a fan of nearly any book published out of traditional format (House of Leaves, graphic novels, etc.), I was drawn to the text illustrations representing the conceptual fish. I've read many reviews that say it is a hard book to follow but for me that isn't the case. The book was purely original and unique (minus the retelling of Jaws in the last few pages) and an instant favorite.”
Zach wrote this review Sunday, September 13 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
