Zoe Adams's Reviews > Isaac and the Egg

I've really struggled to rate this book. It's like the literary equivalent of spending all your money on the finest, highest quality ingredients, and then asking the chef from McDonald's to cook them for you. There are some beautiful ideas, insight and concepts here, and the makings of an absolutely phenomenal book, but it's just not been put together right. I think this has to be the fault of the Editor; it reads like an excellent first draft which hasn't been worked up properly. Aspects haven't been fully developed, certain bits don't fit together, and what could have been beautiful metaphors, just turned out plain weird. Thus, while I've given it two stars, it's more a combination of 5 star potential, and 1-2 star execution.