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The Wave Theory of Angels by Alison MacLeod

shyvi09's review against another edition

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3.0

I have mixed feelings about this book. It is very confusing at times because it keeps jumping from character to character as well as from timeline to timeline. I do find the concept of entanglement very interesting however, I think it could have executed a lot better. I almost didn't finish this book because of how confusing it was, especially in the beginning. One thing that was intriguing is how the novel interacted with the reader and included us in the story as an observer of the events because that is really what we are in this story.

timgreenard's review

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The complex structure often made it hard to engage with the characters and events. No-one felt alive. Perhaps the character that felt closest to having depth was Giles Carver.

I sometimes found the prose poetic but at other times it felt overwrought and not nearly as beautiful as I imagined the author thought it was.

I enjoyed reading it but am not sure it benefitted from the unconventional structure. I will hopefully try one of her more recent books.

jannie_mtl's review against another edition

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3.0

I have long been intrigued by quantum physics and the possibilities that it engenders in everyday experience. I loved the writing in this novel, and I think I understand what the author was trying to do, but I'm not sure that she was completely successful. Suffice to say that we are linked in what would have been considered inexplicable prior to this deeper understanding of the power of particles.

shyviolet09's review against another edition

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3.0

I have mixed feelings about this book. It is very confusing at times because it keeps jumping from character to character as well as from timeline to timeline. I do find the concept of entanglement very interesting however, I think it could have executed a lot better. I almost didn't finish this book because of how confusing it was, especially in the beginning. One thing that was intriguing is how the novel interacted with the reader and included us in the story as an observer of the events because that is really what we are in this story.

minsies's review against another edition

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1.0

(Dug review out of the depths of LiveJournal.)

A thing I sometimes do: pick a book based on its title. A thing I should stop doing: picking a book based on its title.

This is the author's everything and the kitchen sink (she even says so on the back cover) and the book really suffers for the weight of all the extra crap that has no place in this story that could have been interesting and woven together in a really interesting way and instead is a giant mess.