The Procrastinators Book Club discussion

Welcome to the Game Changer Buddy Read Discussion thread! This thread officially opens on February 23rd and anyone can join at any time. Please keep in mind that spoilers are allowed in this thread but only up to the group's current reading place. Do not spoil the book if you've read further than the group. Any extra days can be used to catch up!

Each day we will be reading by chapters or page numbers. Page numbers are an approximation based on the hardcover or paperback that is the default on Goodreads. The suggested Buddy Read discussion schedule is as follows:

Week of 02/23
February 23: 100 pages
February 24: 100 pages
February 25: 100 pages
February 26: 100 pages

PARTICIPANTS
~ Alex
~ Emily

I'm going to start this tomorrow! Excited for another BR with you!

I think I’m gonna be taking a bit longer to get through this cause it’s not really gripping me so far

Don't hate me, but I just finished the book. It was...interesting. It was a sincere and well-intended idea, but the execution just ended up falling flat. I'm tired and I don't know if I can word it right again, but here's my review 😂 :

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Hahaha no worries at least I can take my time with the book.

Speaking of execution, I've loved the discussions the author includes in his book but in this one it leans on the heavy-handedness of highlighting those themes of diversity and equality that it feels really forced. Which is why I'm having a hard time getting into it. I'm about 25% in and it's pretty flat for me because I loved all his pervious works.

Just read your review and I'm kinda nervous cause I love Scythe and Unwind.... tbh his writing is a bit different in a sense that the messages are being shoved down your throat than being blended with the narrative.

So it’s kinda weird seeing Covid in a book especially since this is fiction. Also the whole discussion on racism in the US is really heavy handed in a sense that the main character really wants to be a decent guy who is not discriminatory but sometimes his thoughts seem really performative. I swear the messages are just being slapped on my face that it feels like I’m getting a race and privilege in America lecture and I don’t even live there. I’m really hoping that we’ll get more sci-fi components soon.

Yes! I actually really enjoyed the sci-fi elements of the story and I loved seeing all the alternate realities (especially the last couple), but the messages are annoying. I really don't need that right now.

Okay don’t hate me but I think I might just DNF it for now and come back to it in the future 🙈 I just don’t want to get into a reading slump and I feel like this book might get me into one.

That's okay! I totally get that. There were some good elements at the end, but I had to slog through a LOT to get to them.