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Liked It “Friggin' awesome. Klosterman is at the end of my reading rainbow, lame pun intended. Ending crapped out, but in a good way. Kind of.” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “This was my first Klosterman novel. I really didn't like the writing from several different people's view points, or the fact that it was pretty much just a piece of time from their perspectives...there really wasn't an over-arching theme, other than small-town life in North Dakota and...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“Friggin' awesome. Klosterman is at the end of my reading rainbow, lame pun intended. Ending crapped out, but in a good way. Kind of. ”
Raquel V wrote this review 4 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Great storytelling through the interweaving of different characters. I found the ending incomplete and missed the classic Klosterman rants.”
Alex J. Mann wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No0 of 65535 members found this review helpful“I listened to this as a book on cd on my drive home to PA last spring. It was entertaining for the drive, but nothing really happened. It was decent at character development.”
Lauren S wrote this review Sunday, November 22 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This book really isn't anything great, but it's easy to read and the characters are well developed and fairly interesting. It's sort of philosophy 101 level insightful, but written in a way more entertaining way than any philosophy textbook. Let's put it this way: I was in an airport, there was a limited selection, and I knew that if nothing else I would be entertained by Klosterman's writing style. If you're in that type of situation, give it a go. If not, you might want to try something else.”
Ed wrote this review Saturday, November 21 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No1 of 1 members found this review helpful“This was my first Klosterman novel. I really didn't like the writing from several different people's view points, or the fact that it was pretty much just a piece of time from their perspectives...there really wasn't an over-arching theme, other than small-town life in North Dakota and randomness. Although I know many people love this kind of read, I need more from a writer.”
Kyle W wrote this review Saturday, November 21 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
0 of 1 members found this review helpful“Love, love, loved this book until the end! I want to read his other books now! ”
Miss Smith wrote this review Monday, November 2 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
0 of 1 members found this review helpful“I grew up in North Dakota and lived in a small town that easily could have been Owl. So much of what Chuck wrote is true to life.
Joe A wrote this review Saturday, October 24 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Yeah, the ending is kind of rough. Nearly everyone here knows someone who died from carbon monoxide poisoning in a vehicle. It's especially dangerous in that the victim feels sleepy, loses consciousness and dies. That said, I was looking for a different ending.”
0 of 1 members found this review helpful“ending killed me”
pakishman wrote this review Friday, October 16 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
1 of 1 members found this review helpful“I love Klosterman's work, and couldn't wait to read this. His first ever novel turns out to be a mixed bag. While it's not a bad story, by any stretch of the imagination (there are several really good passages, and I was never bored), I can't say it left me with any lasting impressions. But there's enough good stuff here that I could recommend it in good faith, and to hope he writes another novel. Klosterman has a way of always finding an interesting perspective on anything that I'm always eager to see what he comes up with.”
Kai P wrote this review Thursday, October 15 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
