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Mixed feeling...The concept behind this book fascinated me and being a resident in the Seattle area for over a decade made me very interested in reading it. The story was slow to start and I almost gave up after a while. Reading this was like reading a train wreck in slow motion so I am not sure I really liked the story line. However, given it was written by 36 different people, it was surprisingly coherent.
Coming of age. This was the most interesting book in years. The eclectic and creative genius of each writer chapter by chapter made this book unique and enjoyable. What a brilliant idea to use stand-up comedy improve and transfer it to a story well worth ready. It changed my view on young street kids of Seattle. Alexis is a heroine in her growth their tragedy, loss of family and awakening. Brilliant does not do this book justice. Thank you. JM
This is the story of Alexis Austin a 14 year old girl who is facing some considerable challenges in her unusual chaotic life in the Hotel Angeline. There are 35 chapters in this book, each written by different Pacific Northwest author(s), like Elizabeth George and Erik Larson. Alexis lives in Seattle, so there are lots of references to familiar landmarks. This book would probably be of more interest to a young adult reader.
I don't even remember how I came across this book, but I'm really glad I did. This is a fundraiser done by a Seattle writers' group, the Seattle7 (now 40). They did this over 6 days, each writer having 2 hour blocks for their chapter. The continuity is amazing! I really enjoyed the story, with all it's twists and turns, and ultimately a happy ending. Alexis is fierce and a strong role model on this International Women's Day.
I mean, it's a novel written by 36 authors in six days in front of an audience so no, it's not the greatest thing ever written. But it's a fun concept and an easy read so I think it's worth checking out. But I'm not going to rate it.
Written by 36 different authors, it is not, as you may be thinking, a collection of short stories but a surprisingly coherent novel written live on stage!Yes you read that right. Hotel Angeline: A Novel In 36 Voices is the product of The Novel: Live! Each writer wrote a chapter in two hours and the whole novel was completed in just six days! Now I'll forgive you for thinking, that's great entertainment but surely the book is a bit hit and miss? No, no, no. It turned out a wonderful story about a...
Unfortunately, my favorite part of this potentially fascinating novel was the forward and introduction. A fascinating mix of performance art and literary experiment, this novel was born out of a brainstorm to raise awareness about Seattle's literary scene. A basic outline was created and the authors given free reign to interpret and move the story along as they saw fit. Totally neat and super exciting.From the start, I didn't connect with the story or characters. Alexis is an interesting enough
I found this randomly in the library, and truth be told I wasn't expecting to like it very much but how could I resist seeing how in the world 36 different people write one novel?I actually enjoyed this way more than I thought I was going to. Some chapters are better than others, of course. Some chapters seamlessly fade into each other while some jar you with the remembrance that "Oh yes, this is not the same author."One reason I was drawn to this book was the word "hotel" in the title. (And tha...
Alexis is taking care of the Hotel Angeline and its quirky tenants all by herself. She is 14, her mom died and no one realizes she is missing. This book has 36 chapters, each one written by a different author. Each author had two hours to write a chapter picking up the story where the last author left off. I read this on my kindle so I couldn't read chapter 11, the graphic novel chapter - it was too small to see. Sometimes the story felt like a dream where things seem to be connected but when yo...
Hotel Angeline: A Novel in 36 Voices is unique in that it is one complete novel written by 36 distinct authors. Each chapter represents the work of one author. The novel was originally written in front of a live audience during an event was called The Novel: Live!. You can read more about the original concept here. Given the parameters of the original event, the outcome is pretty incredible.Hotel Angeline centers around fourteen-year-old Alexis Austin, who lives in a former mortuary turned h
The idea behind Hotel Angeline: A Novel in 36 Voices, brainchild of Garth Stein and Jennie Shortridge of Seattle7Writers, is as fascinating as the book promises to be: a cadre of 36 well-known writers gathering in Seattle in October of 2010 to write a complete novel in six days. Before a live audience. Each writer completing one chapter in two hours.How cool is that?As an experiment in literary creation, the book accomplishes three very ambitious goals: first, the rendering of a (mostly) cohesiv...
I was very intrigued about the concept of this book. 36 local authors coming together and creating a story, each one with their own chapter. I like reading local authors and fell upon this book because I was down an Erik Larson rabbit hole. I'm happy to own a book with a list of other authors to look into - being able to re-read their chapter and find something I might be more in the mood for at any given time. The story was also interesting, although I found myself losing investment toward the
