Patrick O'Leary

So this was pretty original but really strange and confusing. There was some poignant writing going on about alcoholism, divorce, love etc... and some of that was REALLY dark, especially if you've been through a divorce, and/or maybe if you're an alcoholic (I haven't experienced that so can't really comment).

The biggest problem I had with this book was the lack of dialogue tags. There's a LOT of dialogue in this book. There are a couple of "action" scenes but otherwise it's just two guys show more talking, and one guy telling stories. I often couldn't tell who was saying what. There was even a time when one character says "That's where the nickname 'Nuke' came from." But he was talking about himself, BUT he wasn't Nuke. So I was totally lost and thought it must just be a typo or something.

The frustrating confusion about who was talking and what was going on, was evenly balanced with some "deep" and imaginative writing. Hence the 3 stars. If it would have been another 50 pages it would have been too long and gotten 2. show less

Even though we all know everything will end, sometimes we wish things would last forever. But what if that wish were actually granted, would we be happy with the results? This complex and amazing book examines that idea by telling the story of two brothers and space aliens. While that might sound like a silly premise, the insights the author is able to convey are profound. I found the book to be thought provoking and an interesting read, mostly because there are many great plot twists that show more keep the pace up. show less

A science fiction story about imaginary friends being real creatures. It is written as a person telling another person stories of their life. This makes it a largely flash back book, with the stories jumping all over the place. It made the story disjointed. The idea of the story is interesting, but I'm not a fan of flashbacks, so this just wasn't a book for me.

A journey into the dark and mysterious where perspective changes everything. Really a beautiful and sophisticated work. Excellent detail and development, throughly enjoyable and complete for a book of this short a length.