Chris
Hilarious at first but the charm and humor stop about a quarter in, and then the book becomes more of a self-help book which the author had previously admonished. Good advice speckled throughout and I can see this being a good book to reference every now and then to ground someone. I disagree with the parting message around “leaving a legacy” but agree with the sentiment of trying to leave the world better off than before.
One star for the concept. This could've been 5 pages instead of 90. It's the same idea repeated over and over with numerous quotes from historical figures and stats from historical sporting events used as justification that make up half of the book. The other half is made up of examples of how you could put this into practice.
You will only be able to read so many books in your lifetime. Do not waste one of those books on this.
The Last Unicorn contains an abundance of metaphors and similes, many of which don't make sense. I don't know what is meant by “Beyond King Haggard's castle a burning brightness was rising, breaking into the night like a great shoulder.” Nor do I know how to visualize “His horns were as pale as scars.” There are so many of them and they got old really quickly; it felt like these weird sayings were on every page.
The pacing of the book is fast. One paragraph people are enemies and then next they suddenly become good friends with barely any conversation. One chapter will end and then, without describing the journey, the main characters are in an entirely new place at the start of the next chapter. And each chapter something inorganically dramatic happen.
There are also odd moments of violence mixed with humor. They don't fit well. The humor in this book didn't resonate with me.
I had a hard time visualizing much of the book and understanding what was even going on and why. The scenes aren't very descriptive and even when they are, the nonsensical metaphors and similes make it difficult to visualize. The pacing is all over the place.
There are occasional moments of symbolism but they provided very little meaning. I didn't find this book to be insightful.
I encourage you to pick up something else.
This story is actually an advertisement for a car company. I'm not joking. I found it odd that the name of the vehicle was used dozens of times throughout the story instead of referring to it was “the car”, but now it makes sense.
The story is weak, the main character is boring and unlikeable, and the dialogue is unnatural. I lost my interest halfway through and never found it again.
Also, I listed to the audio version available on Audible. The narrator sounds as if he's trying to seduce the listener the entire time. It's annoying.
Everything about this is bad and should be avoided.