The Measure

A Novel

De: Nikki Erlick

Narrado por: Julia Whelan

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liked it

I liked the book, didn't love. It kinda dragged in some places. I didn't like the amount of politics in it. I do like the back fourth between characters.

Lots to Think About

First of all, there is no better narrator than Julia Whelan. Just outstanding. Every time.

This book is incredibly relevant. The responses to the boxes/strings are so believable, after a point you forget to wonder where they came from.

How do we make decisions about our lives when so much is beyond our control? The question rings true for the book and for our lives outside the book. Very provocative. Great character development. An excellent read.

Oh…So missed the mark.

Such a great premise. Such a mediocre manifestation. Liked the general set up with characters having their own chapters, but really didn’t like the characters! Was “forced” to skip the through the last hour because it was just too tiring listening to the final chapters. Could have cut out a lot of boring conversations and drawn out traumas. Like a lot of reviews, the political part of the story was almost too cliché-ish. This is the writers first book?… deserves a “good job and congratulations”! Great beginning, very flat middle, most of the end can be skipped, slight elevation last 10 minutes.

Great premise, weak delivery

The first half of the book drew me in. So many parallels to today’s world. But it turned into a romance novel with a very uninspiring conclusion.

I really wanted this to be great

I felt no connection with the characters. The premise could have become a great story but all storylines were just anticlimactic. I barely got through it.