Review: Fine as a Freebie
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 09 1, 2013
I picked this up as a Kindle freebie. It's fine for a quick look through, especially because more than half of the book consists of promotional samples for recommended books.The listing of award winners is from 2010, which makes it fairly dated. The award lists are brief, without long listings. The recommended-by-our-authors section is brief and unexceptional, although the featured authors, (Nora Ephron, Carl Hiaasen), are more interesting than usual.I was not aware of David Eagleman's "Sum", which is a whimsical description of various interestingly conceived afterlifes, and was happy to be made aware of it, so even if you follow books there might be a treat like that in store for you in this book.So, while you could put together this info on your own without much effort, if you like lists or collections of samples, or if you're always looking for a surprise book, this is certainly a fine diversion.