After having read The Martian, I was really excited for this. I really REALLY wanted to like this book but I just didn't.
The main character is not likeable at all. She's a foul mouthed, slutty and self centred character. I don't feel like writing a woman's perspective is Andy's strong point. Even as a guy, I felt offended for women at the way Jazz is portrayed.
The plot of the book was ok I guess. Some exciting moments but I can't help but feel like you could have chopped most of the story out and ended up with the same outcome.
I feel like literally everyone should read this book! Reading this book totally revolutionised the way I look at spending my time. Gone are the days where I waste hours scrolling endlessly on my phone for no reason.
I actually feel like I've regained a lot of control over my life after reading this book and also look far more differently at how I spend time with my wife and kids. The book highlights the many issues we're now faced with as a rapidly expanding, increasingly online world. I feel like more people would make far more responsible choices if they paid heed to the words in this book. Nothing I can say will do it justice, read/listen to it!
Fantastic book and much more upto speed with King's normal works. It's a much easier book to move onto after having read The Gunslinger and the character development is excellent. I found myself cringing, holding my breath and my palms sweating at points for each of the characters.
Well worth a read!
Was quite surprised that this was a King book. The writing style is completely different and it's taken 3 attempts for me to actually finish it. Large portions of the book make zero sense (which I've been assured is rectified by reading the others in the Tower series).
An extremely tough read with an unsatifying “ending” if you can call it that.