Doug Harris (1)
Autor(a) de You Comma Idiot
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About the Author
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Conhecimento Comum
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- Canada
- Locais de residência
- Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Ocupação
- video producer
Membros
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ShelfMonkey | outras 12 resenhas | Sep 29, 2011 | Esta resenha foi escrita no âmbito dos Primeiros Resenhistas do LibraryThing.
It took me a long time and several attempts to get into this book. The first chapter is very choppy and disconnected, but unlike my initial fear, the style doesn't continue in such a staccato rhythm for the rest of the book.
I found myself getting drawn into the story of the characters as they unfolded, despite the backdrop of drugs that I don't relate to. I'm not quite finished yet, but I'm excited to see how the underlying "mystery" unfolds.
I just finished and I have to admit I had trouble putting this book down. While there were elements of the story that were very one dimensional and far fetched (I'm thinking of his "bank"), they were out weighed by moments that completely captured me. It's been a while since reading a passage and actually feeling like the moment was totally authentic. There were many elements that I thought completely captured the characters feelings.
Despite my initial hesitation to getting into this book, once I did I was completely hooked!… (mais)
I found myself getting drawn into the story of the characters as they unfolded, despite the backdrop of drugs that I don't relate to. I'm not quite finished yet, but I'm excited to see how the underlying "mystery" unfolds.
I just finished and I have to admit I had trouble putting this book down. While there were elements of the story that were very one dimensional and far fetched (I'm thinking of his "bank"), they were out weighed by moments that completely captured me. It's been a while since reading a passage and actually feeling like the moment was totally authentic. There were many elements that I thought completely captured the characters feelings.
Despite my initial hesitation to getting into this book, once I did I was completely hooked!… (mais)
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jdarling29 | outras 12 resenhas | May 11, 2011 | Esta resenha foi escrita no âmbito dos Primeiros Resenhistas do LibraryThing.
Full review:
http://readingthroughlife.ca/you-comma-idiot-review/
Short excerpt:
Now, I'm not exactly saying that this is a high-energy, action-packed adventure story (because it's not), but I found myself more and more engrossed in the story the farther along I got. Harris writes with just enough of that "Canadian" feel for me to enjoy reading about his characters and what they go through, but it also has a bit of a darker, more contemporary feel.… (mais)
http://readingthroughlife.ca/you-comma-idiot-review/
Short excerpt:
Now, I'm not exactly saying that this is a high-energy, action-packed adventure story (because it's not), but I found myself more and more engrossed in the story the farther along I got. Harris writes with just enough of that "Canadian" feel for me to enjoy reading about his characters and what they go through, but it also has a bit of a darker, more contemporary feel.… (mais)
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readingthroughlife | outras 12 resenhas | Feb 10, 2011 | Although not my usual style of novel, I quite enjoyed YOU comma IDIOT. Usually I’d summarize the book in my own words here, but the blurb from the back of the book does a pretty good job of describing the plot. The story is very much Lee’s life. Told from a first person POV that utilizes ‘you’ instead of ‘I’, the reader is sucked in to the ins and outs of Lee’s slowly wasting away adulthood. And Lee himself? What a character. A genuine normal guy (albeit one who sells drugs, is a handyman in a renovated warehouse turned apartment and sleeps with his best friend’s girl), Lee has a very pragmatic and sometimes cynical outlook on life. He’s incredibly harsh on himself, doesn’t always make the right decisions and skirts the law, but he’s a good guy.
While I may not have completely loved the book (though it’s a good story), I did love Doug Harris’ writing style. I can tell you right now, it was his prose and writing style that kept me sucked in and reading. It’s an incredibly well written novel, with smooth prose (even with some shorter sentences), good description, emotion and pacing, and has a very real and raw feel about it. The mystery surrounding Henry and the missing girl was done wonderfully, Lee’s emotions about Honey – his best friend’s girl – and his decisions regarding selling drugs and maybe getting a job come across loud and clear. YOU comma IDIOT is a book about life choices, events and the hassles of bad decisions.… (mais)
While I may not have completely loved the book (though it’s a good story), I did love Doug Harris’ writing style. I can tell you right now, it was his prose and writing style that kept me sucked in and reading. It’s an incredibly well written novel, with smooth prose (even with some shorter sentences), good description, emotion and pacing, and has a very real and raw feel about it. The mystery surrounding Henry and the missing girl was done wonderfully, Lee’s emotions about Honey – his best friend’s girl – and his decisions regarding selling drugs and maybe getting a job come across loud and clear. YOU comma IDIOT is a book about life choices, events and the hassles of bad decisions.… (mais)
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thekams | outras 12 resenhas | Nov 22, 2010 | Prêmios
Estatísticas
- Obras
- 1
- Membros
- 45
- Popularidade
- #340,917
- Avaliação
- ½ 3.6
- Resenhas
- 13
- ISBNs
- 12
- Idiomas
- 1
Read the full review here.… (mais)