A Fraction of the Whole Audiobook

" This book is heavy! "

" A shaggy dog story with great observations and very funny in parts. But... it is far too long, maybe twice as long as it needed to be; and the last section feels less well considered than the rest of the book, like the author just wanted to finish it. That's how I felt by the end. "

" This is my favorite book of all time! "

" Absolutely loved this "

" Read this book! It is a little longer than it needs to be, but is hilarious. "

" Now absolutely one of my favorite books.... "

" Wouldn't know where to start in describing this book - just read it! "

" I can hardly believe this is Steve Toltz' first book. It is amazing. Funny, weird, philosophical, quirky. It's so much more and one I'll be reading again. Highly recommend. "

" truly an adventure. "

" It started well and I was intrigued by the father and son relationship but I just got bored. Someone, the editor, ought to have been more ruthless and cut whole chunks of waffle (no, the writer's ideas are old and hackneyed and not worth extolling) out of this nice little read. "

" Enjoyed this, had some really comic moments, but it did tend to ramble on in places "

" A story of an Australian man who has a son. Told from the viewpoint of the son, the story of the mans crazy family unfolds slowly throughout the book. It was pretty interesting, but there were a couple spots in this book that just flatlined for me and it took a lot of will power to get through them. "

" Best thing I read this year. My favorite kind of book. Characters and stories as bizzare as Irving and Dickens. Set in amazing locales, each brilliantly described. scenes burned into your brain. read, read, read this guy "

" impressive, especially considering it's his first novel. he relies on the simile a bit too much for my liking, but the original, funny narrative makes up for it. "

" A fantastic read!!! Moving, amusing, thought-provoking!!! There is action and emotion in equal measure. Wonderfully moving philosophical statements of life. So pleased to have read it. "

" I loved these psycho flawed characters so much. "

" I liked it so much that I think they should make tv series with all their adventures. It is one of these books that you enjoy so much that after is hard to find something interesting to read. If I am not wrong almost every page have something deep to think about it . Highly recommended. "

" Funny book re: the youth & lives of eccentric Australian brothers "

" Enjoyed this, had some really comic moments, but it did tend to ramble on in places "

" This was definitely worth reading . . . some great "surprises". "

" I couldn't finish this - the voices were too indistinct and at times it was just a mess of a story. "

" One of the most intelligently written, moving, and funny books I've ever read.... ever... "

" I think every sentence in this book should be captured in a frame and stuck around for random thought. Amazing, amazing book. I challenge anyone to read the first sentence and NOT read the complete book. "

" Unbelievable.Hurry up and write a new novel! :) "

" So far a great rollercoaster of a book. "