Review: Worth the wait
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 17, 2012
Before I get into what i thought of the book, I want to thank Nick Spalding for the trouble he took to make sure I got it. I ordered the paperbook version, and it took much longer than expected. He actually sent me an e-copy of it to make up for this. So I now have 2 versions of it and I am one happy customer.So after all this trouble, it could have been a disappointing flop. After all, it is a bit of a risky concept anyway. Writing a book in one sitting, about various subjects, some trivial and some serious. It could have been a load of rubbish. I am very glad to be able to say it was definitely worth the wait.I really found myself entering into the spirit of the thing. I was talking back to him as if he could hear me. (under my breath of course - i'm not stupid!). Not that it was all sweetness and light though. At several points I was, let's say, a bit uncomplimentary about what he had written, and its a good thing he couldn't hear me. Other bits were very funny and some bits got a 'Yeah, me too!' But isn't that what a conversation is all about? I did think about writing a few answers to him, but the moment has passed now, and I'm not that good a writer.I liked that he put some real-life sections into it, instead of just making it frothy entertaining bits. Thats what made it a real conversation (if a bit one-sided). It reminded me of a couple of lines of a song written years ago by a friend of mine: 'Running through the winter snow, in just your socks and shades/ rewind the video, of all your best mistakes.' Some things keep on haunting you, and writing them in a book is as good a way as any of taking away some of the sting.