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25 Perfect Days (2013)

by Mark Tullius(Favorite Author)

3.64 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1938475038 (ISBN13: 9781938475030)

languge

English

genre

Science Fiction

publisher

Vincere Press

review 1: I can't remember why I originally requested this. I think I was originally drawn by the idea of the twenty-five interlocking stories. There's plenty of dystopia out there, but this seemed like it could be a new way of looking at the idea -- new by way of a different structure, if not in terms of ideas. In the end, it didn't come together for me: the eARC I downloaded was badly formatted, which didn't help, but editing seemed weak and the writing wasn't anything special.I'm normally pretty demanding of short stories, so perhaps it's not particularly surprising that ultimately I was unimpressed. It lacked polish, really, and that combined with the fact that there was nothing particularly unique in these stories meant I struggled to finish it, even skimming it. I still like t... morehe idea of the structure, but it didn't work here.
review 2: I started and finished this book on the same day. A few hours after, I picked it back up and read through it again - from the beginning. It went beyond my expectations, and I was pleasantly surprised at how neatly the chapters tied in together, especially after I had already read it once. Your view as the reader into the characters' lives feels intimate and brief, and the plotline was sincere and believable enough to be scary. I recommend this book, and I'm going to read it again. less

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