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The Infinite Tides (2012)

by Christian Kiefer(Favorite Author)

3.66 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1608198103 (ISBN13: 9781608198108)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Bloomsbury USA

review 1: This was a great book. It took me awhile to finish it because I got lost in the language multiple times. Not that it was confusing, but it was so beautifully written, I would read it more for the poetry than the plot, get 30 pages in and realize I didn't know what was going on. I especially liked every part in space, as Kiefer wrote about it so well, it's as if he's actually been there. It was a great read that rewards patience.
review 2: This book caught my eye at a bookstore in Hamilton, and I picked it up on a whim. I liked the premise, and the writing was beautiful. Though the author did a nice job, I think he would be hard pressed to convince most editors why, for his first novel, he chose a plot so slow and uneventful. I didn't mind reading about the p... morerotagonist's rich inner life of mathematics and emotional difficulty, but after 200 pages, I was pretty ready for a little more than a brief romantic encounter. I did find the exploration of synesthesia to be neat, though. I'm sure that part of it is that I was simply in the mood for something a little more interesting, instead of a meditation on mathematics, language and the poetry of the conflicts of relationship.To the author: keep up the good work - you are smart, so next time don't try to be. Write us something you would want to read, and I'll have another look. less

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