Miguel

Genuinely poor.

Whichever pair of good ideas existed within were lost in a sea of poor grammar, syntax, and astoundingly lacklustre dialogue.

I so wanted this book to be good.

A Pulitzery Pulitzer, four manuscripts at different stages of completion on a character analysis of the influence of wealth, and its pursuit, set in a bygone yet echoed America.

While it shines on exposing greed and blind ambition, it falls short, despite actively attempting, to make a similar comment on human relationships and - particularly - intimacy.

A fitting end to my Pulitzer journey.

This will not fade any time soon.

The last 20 pages is where it's at.

Open mouth, insert popcorn. Rinse and repeat.

It's probably me.

Pew pew.

Your brain works in wondrous ways, Michael.
It was a genuine pleasure to spend some time with you.

At least one the author managed to therapeutically purge out some of their inner demons. Hope they found found their catharsis.

Good for them.

One day, John will write a serious book.
That day will be glorious.

I see what Max was going for, but I don't think filling a checklist a good book maketh.

Talented author, though.

I love every single character Colson writes.

Stellar.

Matt consistently delivers the best weird fiction modern literature has to offer.

Entertaining, yet shallower than general review consensus seems to project.

Does that mean all of Paul's books share the same Hardingverse (TM)?

Poor.

Loads of fun.

Ray is steadily establishing himself as one of the core voices in contemporary Science Fiction, and deservedly so. Tusks is entrancing, imaginative, and fearlessly crosses the borders of what we expect from the modern genre.

Shocking how this is man is not a Nobel laureate.
“How to write dialogue”, elite class of 2022.

I'm clearly not the intended audience.

This was way more fun than it had any business being.

Looking through a lens at people looking at our planet through a lens. Who needs a plot?

Surprisingly insightful.
Was expecting an astronaut experience log, ended up with an engaging real-life character study.
A genuine pleasure.