Review: The ability to self publish does not a writer make.
Rating: 1 out of 5
Date: 04 12, 2013
It is very rare for me to give a poor review to a product I read. Firstly, I am particular about what I chose to read and review and secondly, if it is that poor I stop reading and delete it from my Kindle. But in this case I couldn't stop reading. I had to finish the 20 or so pages just to convince myself that someone actually published this third grade level short story, advertised as adult reading, in the hopes of building an "Anna Angel" club, which the author encouraged readers to do.I should have known it would be less than stellar when I read the description where "threw" instead of "through" is used. But we all make mistakes and I was willing to give it a try just to see what the author felt was so important and earthshaking about the story. I was to be very disappointed. The writing is childish, the story is less than interesting and the characters lack any depth or dimension. In fact, it barely makes any sense at all.Usually I can find something encouraging to say to an author about a story but in this case I really do "have nothing" to put it in contemporary vernacular. I cannot even see a glimmer of talent, craftsmanship or future ability. The only place I can see for this is as an exercise in how not to write.Karen Bryant DoeringParents' Little Black BookMistBlueEeyore@gmail.com