Why send out emails to people who live OS about free shipping when the details include this: “Applies to U.S. delivery addresses in the 50 states only, including Alaska and Hawaii.”
Highly recommended, especially if you’re a fan of the early Heinlein. Not afraid to imagine the fantastic, use coincidences nicely, but well written so it doesn’t become ridiculous like some books I’ve talked about here.
This is Larry Kahn’s first book - hopefully it’s his last.
It has all the subtlety of a two-year-old’s fingerpainting, and appears to have been written to a minimum word-limit, given the extraordinary amount of padding it exhibits. More like a junior prom than a book.
Despite the fact that the author is a lawyer, the legal ideas in it are laughable, but having said that, they’re better than the moronic plot.
It is also entirely clear that the author has exactly no idea about the internet, despite using as a main plank of the book, and knows even less about women.
It’s one of those books that you just shake your head at and wonder how on earth it got past editors, publishers, etc. Only possible solution is that the author paid to have it published.
The ‘Midwest Book Review’ wrote: “A first rate novel that ranks with John Grisham and Frederick Forsyth.” My guess is that they didn’t actually read the book, they simply … well, I don’t know, but I do suspect hard drugs were involved.
Overall, I’m advising that you don’t bother with it… I give it -4 out of 5, and that may still be a little on the lenient side.
Let me say at the outset that I am inclusive. I embrace the idea that anyone, irrespective of their education, background, training or mother tongue, should be allowed to write a book.
However, they shouldn’t necessarily be allowed to get the book published. And if it is, a proof-reader and/or editor who does have more than a passing knowledge of English is a must.
In this book, none of the above applies. The book is amateurish in the extreme - the ‘plot’ is ludicrous, the proof-reading non-existent, and the editing apparently missing as well. The melodrama is enough to rival Neighbours. Men don’t shout, they cry out. Etc, etc.
Needless to say, I won’t be reading anything by Walter J. Boyne (best-selling author of ‘The Wild Blue’) who apparently described this abysmal piece of rubbish thus: “The Fourth War is a masterpiece, one that sets new techno-thriller standards.”
Indeed it does - I’m astounded that something with its complete lack of redeeming features could get read, let alone published.
This book has recently overtaken ‘The Da Vinci Code” as the most poorly-written book I’ve ever had the misfortune to lay eyes on.
The premise was interesting, which is why I grabbed it at the library, but the actual plot is beyond terrible, and the writing is considerably worse than the plot. (I finished it because I wanted to see how he resolved things at the end - But just like TDVC, the author found it easier to ignore all the holes and just treat the readers like idiots.)
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Why send out emails to people who live OS about free shipping when the details include this: “Applies to U.S. delivery addresses in the 50 states only, including Alaska and Hawaii.”
Stupid Amazon.
Just finished “Red Thunder” by John Varley.
Highly recommended, especially if you’re a fan of the early Heinlein. Not afraid to imagine the fantastic, use coincidences nicely, but well written so it doesn’t become ridiculous like some books I’ve talked about here.
Simon would like this one, I reckon.
Just got the following email after reserving a book on the ‘net a couple of weeks ago.
This is Larry Kahn’s first book - hopefully it’s his last.
It has all the subtlety of a two-year-old’s fingerpainting, and appears to have been written to a minimum word-limit, given the extraordinary amount of padding it exhibits. More like a junior prom than a book.
Despite the fact that the author is a lawyer, the legal ideas in it are laughable, but having said that, they’re better than the moronic plot.
It is also entirely clear that the author has exactly no idea about the internet, despite using as a main plank of the book, and knows even less about women.
It’s one of those books that you just shake your head at and wonder how on earth it got past editors, publishers, etc. Only possible solution is that the author paid to have it published.
The ‘Midwest Book Review’ wrote: “A first rate novel that ranks with John Grisham and Frederick Forsyth.” My guess is that they didn’t actually read the book, they simply … well, I don’t know, but I do suspect hard drugs were involved.
Overall, I’m advising that you don’t bother with it… I give it -4 out of 5, and that may still be a little on the lenient side.
Let me say at the outset that I am inclusive. I embrace the idea that anyone, irrespective of their education, background, training or mother tongue, should be allowed to write a book.
However, they shouldn’t necessarily be allowed to get the book published. And if it is, a proof-reader and/or editor who does have more than a passing knowledge of English is a must.
In this book, none of the above applies. The book is amateurish in the extreme - the ‘plot’ is ludicrous, the proof-reading non-existent, and the editing apparently missing as well. The melodrama is enough to rival Neighbours. Men don’t shout, they cry out. Etc, etc.
Needless to say, I won’t be reading anything by Walter J. Boyne (best-selling author of ‘The Wild Blue’) who apparently described this abysmal piece of rubbish thus: “The Fourth War is a masterpiece, one that sets new techno-thriller standards.”
Indeed it does - I’m astounded that something with its complete lack of redeeming features could get read, let alone published.
Andrew Neiderman: “Amnesia”
This book has recently overtaken ‘The Da Vinci Code” as the most poorly-written book I’ve ever had the misfortune to lay eyes on.
The premise was interesting, which is why I grabbed it at the library, but the actual plot is beyond terrible, and the writing is considerably worse than the plot. (I finished it because I wanted to see how he resolved things at the end - But just like TDVC, the author found it easier to ignore all the holes and just treat the readers like idiots.)
How this ever got published is beyond me.