Review: Pass/Fail definitely fails
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 02 1, 2013
Not only was this book plagued with spelling, grammatical, and format errors, but the plot had more holes than Swiss cheese. From page one, the book was entirely predictable, nonetheless, entertaining. Until the end. Or rather, the lack thereof. The final page presented itself as if the author wasn't sure how to wrap up the glaring loose threads of a plot and truncated the story with a pseudo "choose your own" ending. While I appreciate the inexpensive price, as I'm sure this was self-published, I can't help but think how better off the product would have been, had it gone through the right hands, given it would get that far.The protagonist, Jake, is given problems to solve, based on a pass/fail basis (hence the title), but all of these "projects" were borrowed from middle school word problems. One project was almost word for word a copy of a scenario from the late 80s movie The Labyrinth. At one point, Jake is presented with a problem of weighing several balls to find the heavier of the lot and shoots down his initial idea on how to solve the problem, stating it wouldn't work, when in fact, it would have worked, and was probably the easiest way to find the answer.As another reviewer stated, it clearly isn't the worst piece of fiction I've ever read, seeing as I finished it, but after the conclusion, or non-conclusion, I was left with a bad taste in my mouth. I felt like I had read a high school students' rushed English class project. Not a complete waste of my time, but I see the potential in it, if only it had the ending it deserved.