Review: 2.5 Stars... Perhaps?
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 06 6, 2011
Like the other reviewers, possibly, I downloaded this when it was free... although it is not exactly pricey now.I'm not sure what I expected, maybe some interesting or funny quotes, a clever use of words, something literary.Well, to be fair, the way the author twists the language is amusing at times. There are a few wry jokes and several one-liners that leave you saying, "Huh?"Maybe you like that kind of thing.Personally, I don't tend to read humour for the sake of it, and I can't tell jokes, but I think someone who is good with delivery could make a few of these work.There was even one that made me laugh out loud....... but just the one.Let's face it, I've seen many comedians deliver a lot worse than this...So, on to my rating: why the two and a half stars?After reading a page or two on my Kindle, I stopped in astonishment, "What was this?" I looked at the Book Description and was surprised to find such bad reviews.That just made me try harder.Short and veering from bland to sweet and sour, to downright sarcastic, the book is not Badly written, exactly.And the fact that it made me think quite hard about what constitutes a successful book is worth the extra half star.I think it might be worth a peek on the way to work or over lunch, if humor's your thing. In fact, it is easy to see how these could work as tweets, individually.I was interested to note that this author has published two other books, both of which have a twisted premise.I'm a little curious now, to see how someone who has provoked such a reaction would handle a book length format...Hmm.. thinks... Big reading pile, one pair of eyes... We'll see.