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The Hike A Novel Drew Magary Books

I would never have picked this book to read personally but I'm glad it got chosen for book club. It's a strange story with monsters and weird happenings but what a page turner. Most of the time I couldn't decide if I was enjoying it or just captivated by the nightmarish goings on. Well written, great characters and a wonderful ending. Thoroughly recommend.


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The Hike A Novel Drew Magary Books Reviews

I was genuinely blown away by this book. Drew Magary really sends you on an excellent ride. A story with scares, adventure, fantasy that also deals with notions of age and memory and family so deftly. They always say it's bad form to make comparisons of this plus that, but The Hike is like a combination of middle period Christopher Moore, and late period Kurt Vonnegut to me.
Ok, I don't know how to write a review here because this isn't really an easy book to review. I can't imagine how he sold the dang thing.

It's, um, about a surreal journey, right?

And there's a crab.

It's a really messed up story.

I loved it. The characters are awesome. Like, absolutely awesome.

Man. Ok. Um... It's just good. Real good.
I love this book. I originally got this book from the library and read it in a few days and then purchased it for a friend because I needed them to experience it as well.
As far as the story, it's so insane, and the book starts immediately. There's not pages and pages of set up, it jumps into the craziness right from the get go. There are parts that seem to go on a little bit about half way through the book but it's definitely not unbearable just a difference from the crazy speed of the story from early parts.
I thought the first twist would be the only one, but right up to the end it's like riding on a train with no tracks. Just read it.
If you liked this I would read John Dies at the End and the rest of the book (heck, just start with that one and read the author's entire collection).
I heard very little about this book before I bought it, but what I heard made me think this was going to be an awesome read. I was correct!!! I loved this book. I spent the entire book thinking "how can this end?" and that made the pages keep turning! I stayed up way too late reading the book, but I had to know how it ended. I am going to look to read more from Drew Magary. I so hope I am as thrilled with all his books!
When I was a kid I used to think about the universe and my own consciousness and quickly get a shiver. It happens more rarely now, but Magary searches for that spot. That goal ties Postmortal and The Hike together. Even better, he does it with a moral we must *work* to find that spot, where the fact we are here, today, in this life with people we love is the miracle. Then the rest is gravy. I've been reading Magary for a long time and he's the people's DFW. He is uber sensitive to the daily indignities and challenges of even the most nerfy life, but fights against that to find the sacred. This is water. With whatever he writing, whatever the subject, he embraces the spectrum from the profane to the sacred.
A twist, so astronomically improbable as to be absurd, awaits you at the end of this book... it's a light read, mouthing complex. Bubblegum fiction. Kinda hard to get into, feels like it peaks midway into the story then fades like an aging prize fighter does in the 9th round...

That fighter tries desperately to K.O. the opponent in the final seconds of the 10th round but only feels air against his gloves as he's clawing for breath and remembering better days...

If this book is free via prime give it a go and see what you think but I can't recommend paying any amount for it
The Hike is somewhat imaginative, but poorly executed. The story is poorly structured which made it impossible to get into for me.

First problem. It drops its protagonist onto this strange path from the start. No setup. No character development. You don't know why he is on this path, nor do you care.

Second problem. The story is very linear. Follow the path, occasionally battle some boss, repeat.

Its like someone took an old, bad video game and tried to convert it into a novel. It does not work.
I would never have picked this book to read personally but I'm glad it got chosen for book club. It's a strange story with monsters and weird happenings but what a page turner. Most of the time I couldn't decide if I was enjoying it or just captivated by the nightmarish goings on. Well written, great characters and a wonderful ending. Thoroughly recommend.