Twice Five Mileshttp://booklikes.com/photo/crop/50/50/upload/avatar/2/d/azure_2d335bf591a8ba89c54305f1fedfb1a1.pngtwicefivemileshttp://twicefivemiles.booklikes.com2024-03-29T01:56:06+00:00http://twicefivemiles.booklikes.com/rssreview: Space between Trees2013-08-08T00:00:00+01:002013-08-08T00:00:00+01:00http://twicefivemiles.booklikes.com/post/555053/space-between-treestwicefivemileshttp://twicefivemiles.booklikes.comreview2013-08-04T00:00:00+01:002013-08-04T00:00:00+01:00http://twicefivemiles.booklikes.com/post/555062/posttwicefivemileshttp://twicefivemiles.booklikes.com I know the point of the book wasn't about the science, but there was a real opportunity to explore the actual concepts of predestination and the illusion of free will but instead we got a feel good line about destiny and paths and blah, blah, blah.
I had no huge issues with the MC but I still feel I would have been much more engaged if the genius friend had been the protagonist instead.
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review2013-07-21T00:00:00+01:002013-07-21T00:00:00+01:00http://twicefivemiles.booklikes.com/post/555063/posttwicefivemileshttp://twicefivemiles.booklikes.comreview2013-05-10T00:00:00+01:002013-05-10T00:00:00+01:00http://twicefivemiles.booklikes.com/post/555068/posttwicefivemileshttp://twicefivemiles.booklikes.com For me, everything sort of unraveled interest-wise around the big reveal. Before that the tension and action and fear was really working for me and afterward it just seemed like a run-of-the-mill survival novel.
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review2013-05-07T00:00:00+01:002013-05-07T00:00:00+01:00http://twicefivemiles.booklikes.com/post/555069/posttwicefivemileshttp://twicefivemiles.booklikes.comreview2013-04-25T00:00:00+01:002013-04-25T00:00:00+01:00http://twicefivemiles.booklikes.com/post/555070/posttwicefivemileshttp://twicefivemiles.booklikes.com That said, I did enjoy it. It hints enough to make you curious about the rest of this mythos if you aren't already familiar. I spent a good deal of time after reading looking up illustrations - it just stays with you.
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review2013-04-18T00:00:00+01:002013-04-18T00:00:00+01:00http://twicefivemiles.booklikes.com/post/555064/posttwicefivemileshttp://twicefivemiles.booklikes.comreview2013-02-05T00:00:00+00:002013-02-05T00:00:00+00:00http://twicefivemiles.booklikes.com/post/555071/posttwicefivemileshttp://twicefivemiles.booklikes.comreview2012-08-16T00:00:00+01:002012-08-16T00:00:00+01:00http://twicefivemiles.booklikes.com/post/555072/posttwicefivemileshttp://twicefivemiles.booklikes.com And oh my god did it sometimes feel forced.
The characters weren't great so it must just have been the nostalgia. But if that's what you want in a novel (and you're a Gen Xer), I would suggest Douglas Coupland's Generation X or Shampoo Planet. These novels were actually published in the time period they're set in but it's still a better experience.
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review2012-08-14T00:00:00+01:002012-08-14T00:00:00+01:00http://twicefivemiles.booklikes.com/post/555073/posttwicefivemileshttp://twicefivemiles.booklikes.comreview2012-08-13T00:00:00+01:002012-08-13T00:00:00+01:00http://twicefivemiles.booklikes.com/post/555065/posttwicefivemileshttp://twicefivemiles.booklikes.com Never mind the stilted, boring prose, I could handle that. But Julian? If I had to read one more sentence about the main character fearing his advances but letting him touch her anyway, I was going to scream.
Sorry, author. The premise is fascinating but the characters and narrative couldn't keep me invested enough to read about the world.
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review2012-08-05T00:00:00+01:002012-08-05T00:00:00+01:00http://twicefivemiles.booklikes.com/post/555066/posttwicefivemileshttp://twicefivemiles.booklikes.comreview2012-01-18T00:00:00+00:002012-01-18T00:00:00+00:00http://twicefivemiles.booklikes.com/post/555067/posttwicefivemileshttp://twicefivemiles.booklikes.com The idea is interesting but I cannot stick out the amateurish writing style (it reads as awkward as anything, really) and infuriating typical characters to find out what is going on.
I've recently stopped forcing myself to finish books that do not hook me and this one does even less than that - it actively turns me off the story. I would have liked to read more for a more fair review but if I can't even get three chapters in, I think that says enough.
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