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Idiopathie (2013)

by Sam Byers(Favorite Author)

3.14 of 5 Votes: 3

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Klett-Cotta

review 1: The story is based around three thirty-somethings, Daniel and Katherine, who used to go out, and Nathan, their friend. The story flits between the different character's viewpoints, and starts with a series of events that happen after Daniel and Katherine have been broken up for a few years, Nathan has been in a mental hospital, and is released, catalysing a meet up between the three characters. Although the writing was engaging, all the characters were so horrific, it was quite hard to enjoy this book without wanting to slap some of them in exasperation, especially Katherine, who is one of the most miserable, self destructive characters that I've come across in a long time. I also felt that the ending was a little too neat and I'm not sure that any of these characters real... morely deserved much of a happy ending.
review 2: I have nothing good to say about this book. I keep thinking the plot will hit me upside the head and I'll have an epiphany...I'm still waiting. Once I start reading a book, I have an asinine rule about not finishing it but god help me I wished I could break that rule. Honestly, I was browsing the shelves at the library and thought the cover looked interesting. I read the reviews on the back and was fully convinced when one of the reviewers said it was gut-busting funny. Let me be clear, there is nothing remotely laughable about this book. The characters are surprisingly one dimensional even with all the excessive use of adjectives. There are whole tedious chapters simply devoted to every word said in past arguments. I get that Mr. Byers was being facetious about the narcissism of the current generation. However, he failed to wrap it all up in a big red bow and present the whole package. A purpose would have been nice. In summary, I just don't get it and for that, I'm pretty sure, I'm grateful. less

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