Milz
Had high hopes, but sadly doesn't hold a candle to the original. Found the narrator really brash and rude for the majority of the book; worse kind than any of the ‘serious people' on the different asteroids in The Little Prince. I would have walked rather than holding a conversation with him. The religious element also felt really out of place for me.
Quick to skim over. I felt like the “Tao” part is unfounded. Reads a bit too corporate for my tastes.
I wish every man active on dating apps would read this. The book is a gorgeous serenade to the beautiful things that can happen on dating apps if you don't play stupid games and just be your (best) self.
Have just finished reading this as part of a book project. While I can appreciate the writing style, it was not for me. I found all the different story lines very jagged (a bit like GoT, where you suddenly find yourself without the main character you hung all your hopes of a fluid storyline to) and the things deliberately left unsaid had me scurrying back through the chapters to figure out what had happened. I'm sure it's filled with clever metaphors, allegories and whatnot, but it did not sit right with me. That said, I found the Bee King an extremely interesting and likeable person - it's just a shame he appears so late in the story.
An enjoyable read. I thought the style was a unique and interesting take on near-illiteracy. The characters were pretty well developed, especially given the style of the limited dialogue/descriptions. I really loved Mary's simple and stoic take on the world around her. Sad for grandpa's living conditions though.
Feel it should be an essential read for all companies and should especially feature in the conversation about setting values for a startup. It makes you think about why we do what we do, the purpose of work and life, hard work and dedication. A “children's book” that just develops new meanings for adults.
Found it compelling for the first 3/4s. Barely finished though, as did not keep my interest at all.
The narrator's voice is so earnest, it's difficult not to care about even the most mundane of tasks he tries to accomplish. A really simple and (relatively, to other accounts) very positive description of coping with depression.
It was fun enough, but I didn't feel like any characters (perhaps with the exception of Mickey) had much grit. Entertaining, but not fantastic.
Really quirky and fun. “Similar in look and feel to Amélie” is a fair appraisal.
Playful and simple to read, but if you stop to think about it, it really covers some pretty deep topics. I must have read Guylain's monologue at the doctor's five times before finally accepting that he's not completely oblivious to the nature of his reality, having spent the rest of the book under the assumption he was deferent to the inevitability of the static, unfulfilled nature of his life.
Difficult to create a bond with any of the characters. Nora is a completely failed juxtaposition of confused-child and liberated-feminist, stripping her of both relatability and being pitied.