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Hummingbirds (2009)

by Joshua Gaylord(Favorite Author)

3.21 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0061769010 (ISBN13: 9780061769016)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Harper

review 1: I think JG is a better writer than this is a book, and I would recommend it to someone who can enjoy a book for its prose even if they aren't really enthusiastic about the characters or plot. I do think it works well as a character study of a man who is dealing with growing up (as an adult), identity and jealousy -- but the circumstances are a bit contrived and it's never a total delight to read a book with no character you can just outright love. Not a strong recommendation, but I'd borrow it or buy it at a sale price and give it a try if you can sympathize with a rather neurotic and intelligent 30-something main character and if you generally care more about prose than plot.
review 2: I have mixed feelings about this book. I would probably have given this o... morene star, but there were some things in here that really made me think and a few sections that I genuinely liked. The main problem I had with this novel was that I just didn't care about the characters, they were all so fully of apathy that I couldn't bring myself to care either. I think if they had focused on just one, or the author had chosen to narrate it differently, I could have enjoyed it more. I guess I just don't like this author's style, or his characters. There were a few moments I enjoyed but mostly I found myself counting down the pages until I was done. less

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