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Lädt ... The Possibilities: A Novelvon Yael Goldstein Love
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. A novel of scary parallel universes, spawned by suspense writer and new mom Hannah's coping with her own mother's unexplained disappearance during her childhood. She and her kind and loving husband Adam have a son, Jack, who needed to be revived at birth due to breathing problems, but happily survives. Or not. And Hannah and Jack's comfortable marriage doesn't survive the stress of being parents. Or does it? Things keep "flickering"; Jack appears and disappears, based on metaphysical waves and vibrations. I liked the story, especially the camaraderie of Hannah's mothers group, and the ending. It reminded me of the novels of Rebecca Newberger Goldstein, who is acknowledged in the closing. Zeige 2 von 2 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
"Hannah is having a bad day. A bad month. A bad year? That feels terrible to admit, since it's been eight months since her son, Jack, was born, and she loves Jack more than anything. But ever since his harrowing birth, she can't shake the feeling that it could have gone the other way. That her baby might not have made it. As her cozy, claustrophobic days with Jack begin unraveling, Hannah can't tell whether the strange things happening are just new mom anxiety or if something truly weird and sinister is afoot. What if Hannah really did see something she wasn't supposed to during childbirth? Did she somehow get a glimpse of another path her life could have taken? When Hannah's worst nightmare comes true and Jack disappears from his crib, she discovers that her reeling mind has extraordinary powers that she must tap into in in order to save her child: she has the ability to enter the multiverse-and she must visit different versions of her life while holding onto what is most important to her in this one, in order to bring her child back home"-- Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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I really liked Hannah, she was a well-written character. I loved that she only wanted what's best for her son and my heart broke for her when the "alternate universe people" told her she didn't have a son. However, there were quite a few characters to keep track of, especially when there were different universe versions of the same character.
I also struggled a bit with the pacing; I found the story to be a little slow for my liking, it did pick up at certain points but then it would slow down again when there would be a long explanation of what science-y parts were happening.
I do wish the world-building was slightly better. Whenever Hannah would enter a different reality, I found myself flipping back to see if I missed reading if she was back in her world or another's.
Although I didn't quite love this one, I did find it to be an original alternate universe science fiction story. I'd recommend checking it out if you're looking for a clever sci-fi story.
Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for the gifted copy. ( )