Review: Excellent Follow Up to The Village Idiot Reviews
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 19, 2013
This book, like it's predecessor The Village Idiot Reviews (A Laugh Out Loud Comedy), also takes the form of reviews of products available on Amazon.Although the reviews are meant to be tongue-in-cheek, they all have a link to the relevant Amazon product page, and the review appears there. The product reviews are used to bring the narrative along, and the use to which each product is put is explained by the character reviewing it.The reviews themselves are hilarious. Laugh Out Loud? YES!A very original concept. The reviews are not repetitive, as Pete Sortwell creates a number of characters to assess each item. These characters themselves are the real stars: Bishop Desmond, Denny, Father Frederick and Ethel to name a few amongst a host of others, all bring their unique 'insight' into everyday products. All of them are barking mad though each character firmly believes that what they do is acceptable behavior!I found this a light read, with lots of 'Oh My God!' moments - and, yes, I couldn't resist clicking the link to a number of these products to see if the review was *really* there. They always were.5 stars for this original concept.