Review: "He's gone, but he's not forgotten"
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 29, 2012
Not being familiar with author Nick Hornby's writing, I had no idea what to expect with his new Kindle Single "Everyone's Reading Bastard." But the story was funny, in a sometimes painful sort of way. Having gone through a divorce many years ago, I know how rancorous and messy they can be. Charlie and Elaine's divorce looked like it might be fairly clean, but then Elaine capitalized on her writing ability to eviscerate defenseless Charlie in her weekly newspaper column, "Bastard." Suddenly, Charlie was a notorious, reviled celebrity - even his own mother turned on him after reading Elaine's revelations.Eventually, Elaine crossed the line with some of her disclosures about Charlie, and it seemed like the public was turning against her. But knowing human nature, Elaine recovered quickly and continued her tirade against hapless Charlie. Charlie knew it was bad when Twitter was "trending" him!"Everyone's Reading Bastard" is a great example of the Kindle Singles format. I can imagine the story being expanded into a novel-length work, but keeping the story short kept it crisp and fast-paced and very funny.