Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

SPOILERS ahead: I bought the kindle version the same day after seeing the trailer for M Night Shyamalan's upcoming movie (it was a captivating trailer, I guess). Wish I had just waited a few months to watch the movie. The movie will last longer! The concept of rapid aging is intriguing. It's a smart way of getting people to pay to read/watch your work. Because of that I couldn't put my phone down. Read it cover to cover in about 60 minutes. That said, I really hate the idea that I spent a little over $15 for something that's over in an hour! You don't even get the satisfaction of an explanation, which is the only reason most people will buy the book to begin with. It's not explained what killed the young lady that was skinny dipping- it wasn't old age like the rest. It's not explained why the writer and his family could enter the cove later than the other families but the police (that they were waiting on) couldn't. What's happening in the outside world at this time? Obviously, the rapid aging wasn't explained. Very frustrating. According to the grown up 3-year old, someone was watching them through binoculars in the distance, no explanation. Someone was shooting at a secondary character, then the unseen shooter and secondary character disappeared. Again, no answers. The water seems to take life (skinny dipping lady; couple committing suicide by simply walking into the sea with no weights), but with no discernible pattern. Everybody else swam and were in and out of the water, yet those three didn't last 10 seconds. Don't bother waiting for an explanation on that one either. In my opinion, it is a very CHEAP way of writing. To offer amazing concepts, to captivate an audience, then don't deliver at the end but charge them for the pleasure. Also, a warning: there's child nudity. That's going to create some cultural barriers. I admit it made me uncomfortable, and will make most non-europeans uncomfortable. What did I like? The message of the book: Live life now. Don't worry about death, don't worry about future time. The time is now. It's a great reminder of what we all intrinsically know but often forget. Not worth the money though, nothing is answered. It's cheaper... FREE... to look up a quote about life on Google, than spend $15-$18 buying this kindle edition/book.