Micah

Narrator and punctuation

Revisado: 06-05-21

This book is great; really interesting and engaging. I found myself pausing what was just said to process the idea. So what is my problem? The narrator has a nasty habit of running over full stops. That sounds petty - I'm sorry. Full stops (periods) are an important part of writing, speech, storytelling and yes, narration. The brilliant work that Andy Norman has done writing this book is severely hampered by this rookie mistake. Following is my review with the punctuation removed...

This book is great really interesting and engaging I found myself pausing what was just said to process the idea so what is my problem the narrator has a nasty habit of running over full stops that sounds petty I'm sorry full stops (periods) are an important part of writing speech storytelling and yes narration the brilliant work that Andy Norman has done writing this book is severely hampered by this rookie mistake following is my review with the punctuation removed

Annoying right?

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Booooring!

Revisado: 04-10-20

Like Little House on the Prarie but with fewer, less interesting characters. To say that the author didn't really milk the whole pandemic thing is the understatement of the year. Most of the reader's time is taken up with stories of finding a lost dog.... Deciding which house would be better for winter.... Young teenagers going fishing and remaining extremely innocent. All very heart-warming stuff if that is your thing, but I found it BOOOORING!!!

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B Grade

Revisado: 01-26-20

If this were a movie, it would have gone straight to VCR. Yes, video. Not recommended.

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Sawyer's Dud?

Revisado: 04-03-19

I love Robert J Sawyer so I got this book despite some bad reviews. It was a dud.
I think Sawyer was - valiantly - trying out a new genre, to which he is not well suited. The protagonist is a tough guy who carries a gun but is sloppy, dumb and clumsy in what spy novels might call tradecraft. The story wandered around aimlessly for most of the book and then to top it off, the narrator's timing was awful.
RJS is such a great writer. I just don't understand why his publishers would let him put this out there. Why not just shelve it if it's not very good?

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Great idea, well executed.

Revisado: 10-29-18

Very well put together and a great read full of good ideas. Thanks! By all means, read the full book but this is a brilliant summary.

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Adolescent all American rubbish

Revisado: 05-23-18

I got this book because I enjoyed another title by the same author. This must have been written at the start of his career - maybe when he was a sixteen year old boy with a gun fetish?
If this was a movie, it would have gone straight to VCR, Blockbuster would reluctantly buy one copy and then go out of business.

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Bible Stories

Revisado: 05-20-18

This book has been written by a Christian, for other Christians. It offers advice using Bible stories as a framework. This needs to be made clear in the title or blurb as the material is irrelevant for non Christians - that is, most people.
I will be seeking a refund.

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More like a report than a story.

Revisado: 12-16-17

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Flat characters with no back story. The author gave me no reason what ever to care about these 'people'. So many times I was left thinking, this is a military report. Very little depth or character development. Well, to be honest this bad review is only relevant for the first half of the book. I gave up in frustration and will seek a refund.

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Boring and poorly written.

Revisado: 08-16-17

I have no idea why people rated this book so highly. It was terrible. Boring and silly.

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Tiresome

Revisado: 11-16-15

Like one of those long winded jokes with a huge build up, then a disappointing pun for a punchline. Clearly written by committee.
I won't be reading any more of this series.

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