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what a fabulous opening paragraph and I mean of your review, by the way, not of the novel
Thank you, Mark! On LibraryThing, that para got me a lot of comments, though few as pleasant to read as yours was.
Oh, it's not a new read, Stasia, I'm getting around to posting my LT reviews over here. I'm finishing "The Other Wes Moore" review and reading "The Made-Up Man" which is a kind of "Faust"-meets-"Freaky Friday" tale.
I never had a copy of this....of my own...the Liberry copy wasn't in-house for long...good riddance to mediocre rubbish, i say/said
;-}
The "oh yeah" follicle and Torontoid were memorable. The review has confirmed my feeling that I don't want to read this book. Thanks.
Jane wrote: "The "oh yeah" follicle and Torontoid were memorable. The review has confirmed my feeling that I don't want to read this book. Thanks."
A wise, wise decision. What are the Torontoid called, if not that?
Richard wrote: "srsly Evan, go look at the trailer and tell me I'm wrong!"
Yeah...you'll get no argument from me:
I read this review at work and I was literally laughing out loud.
Ok, now I feel less guilty to not have completed reading it after treading through some 35 initial pages. It just didn't click. Thanks for the review...:)
Ian wrote: "But why two full stars?"
Because it has several lovely sentences and one I even added to my quotes. In fairness, I can't call that a one-star read.
Much as I'd like to.
Jeannie wrote: "I haven't read this book, I don't think I will now, and Richard you make me laugh too!"
So glad, Jeannie! It's a treat to know I amuse.
Rakhi wrote: "Ok, now I feel less guilty to not have completed reading it after treading through some 35 initial pages. It just didn't click. Thanks for the review...:)"
Most welcome, of course. The only click I heard was the safety of the gun I had pointed at the book snicking off. Bad bad bad book.
Richard wrote: "Ian wrote: "But why two full stars?"
Because it has several lovely sentences and one I even added to my quotes. In fairness, I can't call that a one-star read.
Much as I'd like to."
Fair enough. That works for me.
They might have been lovely sentences, but I care more about the story when I am outside of an English class. He could have portrayed his feelings about first being on the boat by saying, "The one memory I have of those first hours on the lifeboat are of flies incessantly buzzing around it." I get the point, let's move on.
Lately I've wondered why I haven't read this, but I see it's a winner of the "man booker prize", which is a clear indication that I would hate it.
I pretty much hate the Booker winners too, Tanja. I'm sure I've liked a few, statistically I must have, but not many and not recently.
I know! I wonder how long the film will be? I've heard that the book does have a deep moral at the end, so I would hope the movie could bring that out, but be more succinct in doing it.
Richard wrote: "What horrifies me, Terri, is that someone has made a movie of the damn thing. Yikes!"
That's what I had feared, Richard. I would torture myself through the book and then discover, "Wow. That was SO not worth it. Now I must bang my head against the wall!" :-)
I read the book over 3 years ago after a strong recommendation from a guy I briefly dated. The only reason I finished the book was that I "knew" it had to get better. Well, for me, it didn't and I'm glad to know that I'm not alone in my "two star" feelings. Thank you for helping me determine two things: 1. It's okay to abandon a book that's just not working for you. 2. Be skeptical of Booker winners.
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what a fabulous opening paragraph and I mean of your review, by the way, not of the novel
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Thank you, Mark! On LibraryThing, that para got me a lot of comments, though few as pleasant to read as yours was.
I am sorry you did not enjoy the book more, Richard. Hopefully your next read will be more suited to your taste :)
Oh, it's not a new read, Stasia, I'm getting around to posting my LT reviews over here. I'm finishing "The Other Wes Moore" review and reading "The Made-Up Man" which is a kind of "Faust"-meets-"Freaky Friday" tale.
I never had a copy of this....of my own...the Liberry copy wasn't in-house for long...good riddance to mediocre rubbish, i say/said;-}
#4: Ah, OK. I still need to get to 'The Other Wes Moore' one of these centuries, but not right now while my reading is in a tailspin.
The "oh yeah" follicle and Torontoid were memorable. The review has confirmed my feeling that I don't want to read this book. Thanks.
Jane wrote: "The "oh yeah" follicle and Torontoid were memorable. The review has confirmed my feeling that I don't want to read this book. Thanks."A wise, wise decision. What are the Torontoid called, if not that?
Richard wrote: "srsly Evan, go look at the trailer and tell me I'm wrong!"Yeah...you'll get no argument from me:
I read this review at work and I was literally laughing out loud.
Ok, now I feel less guilty to not have completed reading it after treading through some 35 initial pages. It just didn't click. Thanks for the review...:)
Ian wrote: "But why two full stars?"Because it has several lovely sentences and one I even added to my quotes. In fairness, I can't call that a one-star read.
Much as I'd like to.
Jeannie wrote: "I haven't read this book, I don't think I will now, and Richard you make me laugh too!"So glad, Jeannie! It's a treat to know I amuse.
Rakhi wrote: "Ok, now I feel less guilty to not have completed reading it after treading through some 35 initial pages. It just didn't click. Thanks for the review...:)"Most welcome, of course. The only click I heard was the safety of the gun I had pointed at the book snicking off. Bad bad bad book.
Richard wrote: "Ian wrote: "But why two full stars?"Because it has several lovely sentences and one I even added to my quotes. In fairness, I can't call that a one-star read.
Much as I'd like to."
Fair enough. That works for me.
They might have been lovely sentences, but I care more about the story when I am outside of an English class. He could have portrayed his feelings about first being on the boat by saying, "The one memory I have of those first hours on the lifeboat are of flies incessantly buzzing around it." I get the point, let's move on.
Lately I've wondered why I haven't read this, but I see it's a winner of the "man booker prize", which is a clear indication that I would hate it.
I pretty much hate the Booker winners too, Tanja. I'm sure I've liked a few, statistically I must have, but not many and not recently.
I know! I wonder how long the film will be? I've heard that the book does have a deep moral at the end, so I would hope the movie could bring that out, but be more succinct in doing it.Richard wrote: "What horrifies me, Terri, is that someone has made a movie of the damn thing. Yikes!"
That's what I had feared, Richard. I would torture myself through the book and then discover, "Wow. That was SO not worth it. Now I must bang my head against the wall!" :-)
I read the book over 3 years ago after a strong recommendation from a guy I briefly dated. The only reason I finished the book was that I "knew" it had to get better. Well, for me, it didn't and I'm glad to know that I'm not alone in my "two star" feelings. Thank you for helping me determine two things: 1. It's okay to abandon a book that's just not working for you. 2. Be skeptical of Booker winners.
