Rabbits

Read this like 5 times on kindle, finally got a physical copy just because why not :D

The author is smart, witty and the story captures you

Full disclosure - I'm not into gaming and I've never listened to the Rabbits podcast. With all the hype about this book, I decided I needed to buy and read it. I'm glad I did.This book is a bit of a mind bender. Rabbits is a game unlike any other. I won't even try to explain the details because it's rather involved. The general gist is that something in the game has been altered and if it isn't corrected, it will cause the end of the world. K, the main character, and his friend Chloe are tasked with literally saving the world.It took me quite awhile to get through this book. It touches upon so many subjects (known and unknown) to me. At times, I would have to reread passages and would still end up wondering what the hell I just read. Certain parts dealing with things like quantum physics went right over my head. There were also plenty of times I found myself googling things like Steely Dan albums, Linklater films, the Fremont Troll and more. I truly enjoyed that. I learned some pretty cool stuff along the way on this read.At times, it did seem the narrative was a bit long winded and some pages could have been shaved off. The story itself was really intriguing and kept me turning the pages. I teetered between 3 and 4 stars but I loved the ending and that swayed me to 4.Definitely would recommend this book to others, especially those who like the idea of alternate realities, the influence of ley lines, etc. with a dose of pop culture thrown in the mix as well.

I love this podcast and all of the podcasts by this artist/author. So excited to read this book!!!

This was an OK book for readers that liked the story line.I got the book as part of an effort to broaden my reading base.I put the book down quite a bit. I took me awhile to figure out why. The author does not do "show, don't tell". I had been looking for good examples of "show, don't tell". This book made me realize most of the authors I read employ the technique so well that I needed this book as an example of not doing it.There were several places in the book including one defining segment were the author switched between "god" mode and 3rd person, "so we told her this. She told her that". This significantly detracted from the story and the readability.So now I appreciate "show, don't tell" because I've an example of its absence.Maybe I will come back to this author some day. Writing the book was to the author's credit. Its something most people (myself included) haven't done. That said, I'll read something else.