I fear this book was not for me. The story telling was all over the place so I couldn’t get into it and it is weird. One of those things on their own would be fine, I love a weird book, but I couldn’t do both together. This will be the book for someone, but that someone is not me.

I had a grad time with the is book and ended up DNFing it. It may be possible that I’m just not used to this writing style. There was a lot of information to work through and it felt like I was pushing through a lot. Will probably pick it up again. I did get halfway through it.

I had a really hard time getting in to this. Probably should have known that before I started so I really don't think it the book's fault. There is definitely an audience for this but it just wasn't for me.

This one? Truly a wild experiment. The idea of an immortal warrior (yes, literally the “B” from BRZRKR) desperate to die is so compelling, and I loved how violent, poetic, and bizarre it all gets. Miéville’s writing is dense and unpredictable—in a good way if you're in the mood for mind-warping literary sci-fi⚡. But wow, it’s a demanding read—jumping timelines, meta stuff, and weird surreal insertions can feel like puzzle pieces left half‑assembled. Definitely rewarding if you lean into the chaos, but not your go-to beach read.

All the weird body horror and unnerving horror of China Mieville with the added allure of Keanu Reeves. It was a little tough to discern where the Mieville influence ended but I was not a previous fan of BRZRKR so perhaps that was lost on me. I really enjoyed the maudlin ageless, timeless, god-creature trying to just get through a day. Pretty entertaining.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing an advance copy in exchange for honest feedback.

As much as I enjoyed the BRZRKR comics, this book was just confusing and boring. It was genuinely hard to follow the story because it jumped around in time and place every chapter. I honestly feel like this would have done better as a comic because at least the art would have been something enjoyable to engage with.

Thank you Del Rey for the ARC!

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for granting me free access to the advanced digital copy of this book.

I'm happy I gave this book a try because it's a little bit out of my usual element. Plus, I was curious to see a book written by Keanu Reeves. I've read Miéville before so I think I was expecting that style with a different twist, and that's not exactly what you get here. I can see this book being very polarizing so you'll have people who love it and people who hate it.

I found it to be somewhat difficult to read. The writing style itself didn't work for me even though I really enjoyed the concepts and the world building. I ended up putting the book down and picking it back up later. It does get better than the opening scenes, but not enough so for me to highly recommend it.

Thanks to Random House/NetGalley for the eARC!

I wish I could have been the perfect reader for this book, but sadly it's just not my cup of tea.
As someone who is new to China and Keanu and the entire story of B, I should have done a bit more study before I requested this ARC. The topics were a bit scattered for me, with the story jumping back and forth so much, and I just couldn't really get pulled into the stor enough to finish it. Sadly, I DNF'd at 38%.

This book was very stylistically different. While it took me some time to get into the groove of things, I really appreciated the wild places this story went. I would recommend it to someone who wants to challenge their brain and is looking for something out of the ordinary.

DNF at 27%

It isn't the book, it is me. I may eventually come back to this when my brain isn't mush, but this is too cerebral. I respect what they are trying to do, and the writing is lovely, but I don't have it in my to finish. So many of my friends loved this though, and I definitely want to give it a try when I have the patience and brain capacity to handle it.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for a gifted copy in exchange for an honest review.

Wasn't for me, I made it about 10% in or so before losing interest. My mind was very much picturing John Wick during that time, but I found myself gravitating toward other books instead. It was well-written, and I enjoyed the mysteriousness of the world — I just wasn't pulled into learning more.

Like a lot of other people, I picked this book up because I was curious about the type of book Keanu Reeves would write. And like other reviewers, I quickly realized this book was not for me. This book IS for bezerkers who also read. If you like the game and also enjoy books about omnipotent immortal men who are going through an existential crisis, then have at it, and bless your heart. Thank you NetGalley and DelRey for an advanced copy of this ebook.

I delayed giving feedback because I wanted to love this so much but just couldn't get into it enough to even finish, no matter how many times I tried.

Did not finish this one. It took too much effort to try to read. I am well-educated and well-read but the writing felt pretentious to me. Books should be enjoyable, not a chore.

I was thrilled to be offered the opportunity to read an advance copy of The Book of Elsewhere. But I couldn't get in the right mindset to start it, kept putting it off, finally opened it.... and it just didn't work for me. Flat and confusing. I like weird, but not boring weird.

My thanks to NetGalley and Del Rey for the Advance Reader Copy.

Wow an unexpected experience. Took a bit of time to get use to the writing style but at the same time a fascinating tale that I couldn’t put down. Or when I did I’d find myself thinking of this book.

Oh, Keanu. I love you but this book was not for me. I also really loved Perdido Street Station!

But this one was so hard for me to read. It was too much on every level and so hard to get even the slightest grasp of the narrative. I have a hard time with sci-fi as it is, but there was nothing to hold onto to try and make this enjoyable for me. I just tried to go along with the ride.

I bet this would make a killer movie, though.

Thank you to Random House and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book.

Ultimately, I'm not certain what I wanted out of this book, but what I knew was that I was curious. The book didn't necessarily do much for me. It was fun, but I wanted less and more at the same time. By which I mean there was a lot here but it didn't give me what I wanted. A more streamlined concept/narrative would have served the whole more. If that makes sense.