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Liked It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “Beautiful and haunting.” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “I just finished this book and must say that I was not impressed. I had to force my self to finish it.....I mistakenly assumed it would get better. I am rather shocked that this won the National Book Award.” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“This is a fantastic book that delves deep into the minds of several people. It's fascinating to learn how the brain works in this novel, which uses down to earth terms so that even I can figure it out. It's so interesting to see how relationships can change. It also brought me to the revelation that it is strange that even as our appearances stay the same, our personalities change, yet the brain still recognizes the other person. ”
Kristen B wrote this review Tuesday, October 13 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“A downer!”
Tamra H wrote this review Monday, September 28 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Worse book ever read...I hated it...goobly gop.. waste of time....kept waiting for it to get better...only got worse..yuch ”
Marianne C wrote this review Thursday, September 10 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“It's disappointing. Very clinical and I was expecting more of a mystery type story line.”
Rita H wrote this review Thursday, September 10 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Quite interesting.”
Mama Red wrote this review Wednesday, September 2 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Really liked it!”
Lana F wrote this review Sunday, August 30 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Haunting, melancholy exploration of brain function, memory, identify, and perception of self. And cranes. ”
Peggy H wrote this review Tuesday, August 4 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“The group's opinions were also divided on this book. Some of us loved it while others hated it! The discussion was held during our holiday party, so I didn't hear what everyone thought. My table, except for one, found the book to be vague and the main character irritating, but I believe the other table had almost the complete opposite response.
Bedford Bookworms wrote this review Monday, July 20 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Pros: interesting premise
Cons: main character unbelievable
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“This is a wonderful story, part mystery, part just plain beautifully written prose. It is told from the differing perspectives of the characters, including a man in a coma (fascinating!) and a flock of birds (also fascinating!).”
Susan K wrote this review Sunday, July 12 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Horrid. Whaaaa? This book won awards? It was so terrible. I took this to the beach, too. This is about a guy who crashes and results in a brain injury, but the stuff about the birds who witnessed the crash that night...witnessed foul-play ? We never really find out. Only the birds who were there saw what happened. Ugh. Don't toy with your readers Richard Powers. Way too much drivel and blather about birds and their mysterious ways, and not enough concise narration, clever dialogue, or a satisfying resolution. Three weeks of my life that I will never get back.”
Mar W wrote this review Saturday, July 11 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
