First, I’m not a book critic. I don’t have a degree in English. My English language and writing styles are limited to what I learned in school and college.  I don’t use terms like Kafkaesque because 1. I’ve never read Franz Kafka (yet), and 2. I’m not sure what that means.  I enjoy an excellent narrative that allows me to forget what is going on in the real world, taking me away for the hour, or so I give the author each day. Sometimes, I get so lost in the story; I devour it in a day. Although, that doesn’t happen too often. In this spirit, I’m not a book critic. I write my reviews and will always write them if you asked me how I felt about the book. My reviews are what I would say. Naturally, this is just my taste, and my taste only.  What I may find as a wonderful book, you the reader may find very dull.  So, unless we have the same tastes, it is without saying to take my views with a grain of salt.

Why do I write these?  I enjoy telling how I feel about the book after I finish it.  When I first started, that was the feeling I wanted to express.  With the 50+ reviews I’ve written so far, that desire hasn’t diminished. It’s grown as I evolve my style of reviews. 

So please, grab a good cup of coffee, sit back, and enjoy a good book!

Lopaka

Greatest book ever! The Holy Grail. Jump up and down to say hallelujah! Put it down? Never! I couldn’t stop thinking about reading this book while I was away from it. My desire to devour each and every word was a great pain inside! I would be proud to hand this to someone and say, I highly recommend this! This is my instant Classic.

My goodness, that was a good book, and I enjoyed every minute of it! I couldn’t put it down. I definitely would recommend it. Maybe my top 5 for the author. Top 50 for my list. It doesn’t rate 5 cups because of some minor factor. Perhaps I was not too fond of the way the author diatribe, or sometimes I looked to see how many pages I had left or checked the time I had left reading because I knew I didn’t want to put it down. However, the rant was boring me.  Still, the next day would be with fresh eyes. 

Not bad. Not amazing. A fun read, and I enjoyed it. It wouldn’t be the first I recommend from the author. 

My goodness, does spelling count?  This novel was brutal to get through.  A good editor would have helped, or shredding the manuscript and starting over might have been better.  It will go down as a never-read again.  I wouldn’t recommend this unless you are a sadist for your brain, then enjoy!    

No! Why bother?  Please watch a movie; at least it would be more entertaining. Why read this?  Paint drying is more exciting!  How in the world did the POS get published?  Avoid like the plague