Review: A Good "Pick it Up for a Minute and Put it Back Down" Kind of Read
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 7, 2012
Terry Ravenscroft is a funny writer, there is no doubt about that, and this is a funny read.  The premise is a simple one: write an odd letter of complaint or compliment to a company about one of their products, and let the humor take its course.  The author is British, and the distinctly British tone of Ravenscroft's letters and the replies to them adds to the fun for me.Most of the responses the author received were variations on form letters or were written in highly restricted language, as I am sure the corporate employees who sent them were required to use.  As a result, the correspondences were not a "fair fight". Ravenscroft was outrageous, the respondents had no choice but to be professional and courteous.  While this was very funny at first, it got old.Dear Coca Cola is definitely worth checking out, but I found it more the type of book I would pick up and read briefly for a few minutes and put back down again, returning to it later for a bit more.  It was not a primary read that would consume me for extended periods. If you approach it with that kind of expectation, you will enjoy it a lot.