This is a gripping sci-fi thriller that reminded me of the TV show Sliders throughout. The character development, exploration of personalities, and plot all came together in a satisfying story.
This was riveting, and I couldn't figure out how the end would go even up to the last minutes. There are murders in this, but I don't think they get, you know, lurid or whatever - but fair warning given. And I think the psychology of the murderer is pretty spot-on, if a little oversimplified.
This was riveting, and I couldn't figure out how the end would go even up to the last minutes. There are murders in this, but I don't think they get, you know, lurid or whatever - but fair warning given. And I think the psychology of the murderer is pretty spot-on, if a little oversimplified.
Review of 'The 22 Murders of Madison May' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
I fist encountered Max Barry with Jennifer Government and his satirical novels.
I'm glad to say that I also enjoy his more conventional sci-fi.
As with his satirical novels, there is something wrong with the world, something dark and malevolent and the system or government isn't going to fix it. It's up to his characters to do their best.
I fist encountered Max Barry with Jennifer Government and his satirical novels.
I'm glad to say that I also enjoy his more conventional sci-fi.
As with his satirical novels, there is something wrong with the world, something dark and malevolent and the system or government isn't going to fix it. It's up to his characters to do their best.
It took me a while to get into this book. Around the halfway mark I felt like it was coming into its own, and I got sucked in. (Definitely helped that it stopped being depictions of Madison May dying over and over again.)
It took me a while to get into this book. Around the halfway mark I felt like it was coming into its own, and I got sucked in. (Definitely helped that it stopped being depictions of Madison May dying over and over again.)
Review of '22 Murders of Madison May' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
Em teoria, esse livro era pra ser muito bom. A história segue a protagonista Maddie, que é assassinada 22 vezes por um cara amargurado que foi rejeitado por ela, então ele viaja entre várias linhas do tempo pra achar uma versão dela que vai amar ele. Quando ele é rejeitado, ele mata ela.
Pensa num filme com uma temática foda mas com um diretor bosta, um script meia boca e um elenco nada carismático ou que te puxe pra dentro da história. É esse livro. E o final é o final mais 'meh' que já vi.
Ah, o que contribuiu com a nota meia boca foi o fato de que eu sou muito fã de Sci-Fi e quando encontro um livro que não trabalha nem o mínimo do mínimo essa parte, isso me incomoda muito.
Em teoria, esse livro era pra ser muito bom. A história segue a protagonista Maddie, que é assassinada 22 vezes por um cara amargurado que foi rejeitado por ela, então ele viaja entre várias linhas do tempo pra achar uma versão dela que vai amar ele. Quando ele é rejeitado, ele mata ela.
Pensa num filme com uma temática foda mas com um diretor bosta, um script meia boca e um elenco nada carismático ou que te puxe pra dentro da história. É esse livro. E o final é o final mais 'meh' que já vi.
Ah, o que contribuiu com a nota meia boca foi o fato de que eu sou muito fã de Sci-Fi e quando encontro um livro que não trabalha nem o mínimo do mínimo essa parte, isso me incomoda muito.
This is a great sci-fi murder mystery – which doesn’t quite fulfil its potential. It’s “Sliders” – where the gang are chasing an obsessed murder who keep leaping from life to life, putting things right, that once went wrong world to world, killing the same woman over and over again.
It’s a fun ride. Less preachy than Barry’s previous book “Jennifer Government” – but a good deal more grisly. The characters are occasionally aware of the metanarrative surrounding their actions, which makes their decisions particularly entertaining.
The exposition in the middle is a little clunky. Our heroine literally walks up to a professor and says “tell me how multiple world works. Oh, and do you know anyone who has done it?” Which is a bit too convenient for my liking. And yet, at the same time, the mechanism for shifting between worlds is never really explored in detail. There are …
This is a great sci-fi murder mystery – which doesn’t quite fulfil its potential. It’s “Sliders” – where the gang are chasing an obsessed murder who keep leaping from life to life, putting things right, that once went wrong world to world, killing the same woman over and over again.
It’s a fun ride. Less preachy than Barry’s previous book “Jennifer Government” – but a good deal more grisly. The characters are occasionally aware of the metanarrative surrounding their actions, which makes their decisions particularly entertaining.
The exposition in the middle is a little clunky. Our heroine literally walks up to a professor and says “tell me how multiple world works. Oh, and do you know anyone who has done it?” Which is a bit too convenient for my liking. And yet, at the same time, the mechanism for shifting between worlds is never really explored in detail. There are some fabulous hints about what’s really going on – and how long it has been going on for – but it seems to peter out. Perhaps something to be explored in a sequel?
It compares favourably to “The Shining Girls” by Lauren Beukes – at least in this book the protagonists actually understand the “supernatural” mechanism which is facilitating the murders.
If you like your sci-fi to be Earth-bound and a bit stabby – this is the book for you!