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Homens, Mulheres & Filhos (2011)

by Chad Kultgen(Favorite Author)

3.55 of 5 Votes: 3

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English

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Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction

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review 1: This book was well written and thought provoking but I was not sure I wanted my thoughts provoked in such a way. The characters were well developed and interesting but the context was overly dramatic with no sense of closure. Personally, I found it to be the most soul sucking thing I've ever read ,and I would never read it again unless my goal was to be come thoroughly depressed just like the main character. There was absolutely no comic relief and only a very small degree of warmth coming from the character, Kent who is also the only character in the book who I found likeable. For the rest of the characters, I felt nothing but pity and in some cases contempt. The plot was interesting in a disturbing way, which compelled me to read but I gained no satisfaction whatsoe... morever from finishing it which I believe was the author's intent.
review 2: Chad Kultgen's novel focuses on the way the internet, social media and texting has altered relationships - familial, friends and partners. None of it in a good way. Fathers and mothers start extra-marital affairs with ease via dating and sex websites; friends are developed online but with no context or meaning; partners express their love and urges to each other via text but find it difficult to talk to each other when face to face. Because of this whole new world of communication, people have lost the art of telling people how they really feel except online where no-one can see them or interact in an emotional way. This is cleverly conveyed by all the real life conversations carried out with the word "said" - there is no adjective that conveys emotion and lets you or the other characters know how they are feeling.There is a lot of sex in the book but very little love. The characters are constantly thinking about sex or having sex - the only diversion being an ongoing side story about the American High School's football matches. The depressing thing seemed to be that even the sex made most of the characters unhappy - performance worries; incompatible urges; familarity with partners. It seemed that people were happiest when they were doing it on their own or fantasising about someone other than their partner. less

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