Susan Nussbaum's debut novel, winner of the PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction, is, as Rosellen Brown says, "a celebration of...
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Embarking on this book (at least for the 1st third), I wasn't sure WHAT I had got myself into! Confusing? Yes... A little hard to "hang" with the concepts? Yes... But pushing on a bit into the book, I was indeed rewarded. Confusion faded and conceptually things came into my grasp. Best of all with the wonderful plot and creative might of Yu's storytelling, I was hooked! This book is like a flower bud opening into full bloom. It rewards the diligent reader with a thought-provoking story which will stay with you long after you have you consume the very last word. Excellent!
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How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe by Charles Yu
babychaya, September 7, 2011
Embarking on this book (at least for the 1st third), I wasn't sure WHAT I had got myself into! Confusing? Yes... A little hard to "hang" with the concepts? Yes... But pushing on a bit into the book, I was indeed rewarded. Confusion faded and conceptually things came into my grasp. Best of all with the wonderful plot and creative might of Yu's storytelling, I was hooked! This book is like a flower bud opening into full bloom. It rewards the diligent reader with a thought-provoking story which will stay with you long after you have you consume the very last word. Excellent!(1 of 2 readers found this comment helpful)