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I'm giving this one a four, as the bulk of the book was really enjoyable, with a surprisingly sweet love story at its heart. The writing was, for the most part, exceptionally good (but there were a few bone-jarring sentences here and there).

I even enjoyed the 2008/2007/2006 format of the narrative quite a bit.

My problem is with the ending. And, unfortunately, it's my problem with most mind-bending story endings.

I find that an author can set up a scenario that's quite cool (I'm looking at you, Raw Shark Texts and Area X trilogy), and the suspense builds and builds until the author actually takes you to that world...and it then always seems to come down to one of two things...

1 - it's essentially just our world with some minor changes (lame), or...
2 - it's fairly different, but the author decides not to explain it, so you don't know what the fuck they're on about.

This one kind of covers both aspects, making it even more frustrating. Much of what happens is not explained at the end, and the world over there is basically our world, for the most part.

And then there's a central point that simply doesn't make any sense to me whatsoever... but it's spoiler territory, so I'll hide it behind the Spoiler Wall...

If Grace has found a way to move over to subjective time, that is, to finally be completely alone... how the fuck do both John and Grace's younger brother (the narrator) get there? And why is NO ONE ELSE there, except Officer 2510, who seems to just show up to move the plot along?

Makes no sense. Wouldn't they all ultimately end up inhabiting their own individual subjective time worlds?

Also, what the hell is with the dirt from the dead end near John's and why is it so special and how does he know this? And what did he dig up?

Far too many unanswered questions.



So, in the end, five stars for the lead up, but only three for the ending.
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TobinElliott | 6 andre anmeldelser | Sep 3, 2021 |
I really really really wanted to like this story. But I didn't. I was able to follow along for the most part but there were times when I really felt like I missed the point. This book had an interesting idea but I think it failed when it came to execution. There was really nothing I loved about this novel - other than the reference to different places in Toronto, of course. I didn't like any of the characters. They fell flat and had a one dimensional personality that was hard to love. I simply had no connection and that led me to not care about the story at all. There were times when the story was moving along but I had no clue what was going on; it made me wish the author would explain his thoughts a bit more so that I could follow along. It was slow-paced and not much really happened in the novel. Unfortunately, this story left me feeling quite disappointed. Unless you are really into space and time paradoxes, I wouldn't recommend this novel.

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veeshee | 6 andre anmeldelser | Jan 29, 2018 |
After spending many years drifting between school and go-nowhere jobs, a young man is drawn back to the city where he grew up which is where his older sister, Grace, is living. Grace is a promising graduate student in psychophysics, she has a boyfriend who absolutely adores her and a small group of caring friends - friends that welcome "Little Brother" with open arms. Not long after arriving in the city it becomes clear that something is off with his sister. She flies into sudden rages, usually directed at her boyfriend who also happens to be her fellow researcher. When Grace disappears and her boyfriend shortly afterwards, the narrator makes a discovery while cleaning out their apartment - a box big enough to crawl inside, a lab rat, and a note that reads 'this is the only way back for us.' He then embarks on a quest to find out what happened to his sister, a pursuit that forces him to question both time and space.

Honestly, I'm not sure how to put in words what I felt about this book. It's complex, it's interesting and it will bend your mind into a pretzel. Not a whole lot happens in the book, but it was still a page-turner. The characters felt real. I especially loved Buddy and now want a pet rat. And I loved the setting- Toronto!
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jenn88 | 6 andre anmeldelser | Apr 25, 2017 |
I liked the way the author constructed the the story. It kept me going til the end.
 
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