Dear reader – you’ve come to know that I like to talk about books I really enjoy. In fact, if I don’t like a book, I privately tell the author that it wasn’t for me and give him/her my review but don’t publish it. I want my blog to be about celebrating really awesome books to read.
There now has come a time when I have read a book so awful that I feel that I need to warn others not to buy it.
So why didn’t I like this book?
First off there is NO plot. I couldn’t figure out what was going on. From the title I thought it was going to be a story about being lost in the wilderness – kind of a My Side of the Mountain book, but as I started reading I was totally confused.
On the first page we meet the main character – Ariens, he’s a lumberjack. The reader is told he is dangerous and could potentially cause death. So now I am figuring it’s not a My Side of the Mountain book but more of a Goosebumps eerie – creepy tale.
Well as I read on, I learn practically nothing new about Ariens other than he needs to be stabilized -okay I get it, he’s a crazy dangerous lumberjack. Through the rest of the story, he really doesn’t do ANYTHING. I don’t even think he ever leaves his garage.
I suppose it should get points for being multilingual; it comes in French and Spanish.
I seriously had to choke down the rest of the book.
So as a service to you, kind reader; I warn you:
DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK!
APRIL FOOLS!
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Now that was a good laugh 🙂
Thank you! 🙂
Ha!
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You’re so clever! Thanks for the laugh!
Thank you! It was fun thinking up! 🙂
Good one, Erick!
Thank you Ms. Brisson! 🙂
Genius! 😀
Thank you! I’m glad you think so! 🙂
That was very funny!! You get the prize for the best April Fools joke this year!!!
Thank you! Do they celebrate April Fools day the same way in Spain?
At first I was identifying with you, then it hit me, it’s April Fools day. You almost got me.
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I LOVE your sense of humor. At first I was shocked; your book reviews are so right-on, but I never expected you to diss a book, only not put it on your list of books to recommend. I must admit, I was relieved when I got to the end…and the joke. 🙂 You got me good.
Haha! Thank you! I have found that because (and I’m not bragging, just being realistic) I am a generally intelligent person, playing a doofus creates a bit of humor. 🙂
Hey, a lot of women have played that game. :-0
Wait. So…that means that all of you girls are actually geniuses then?! Oh no.
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Hey! Guys! We’ve been under attack these past millenia, and didn’t even realize it!
I just want to apologize, because I was going through my comments, and came across the ones where I replied to you. In retrospect, I realized that the last two ended up sounding sexist and petty while the intent was to just joke around. I’m sorry if I ended up putting you off and/or offending you with those comments.
Erik
No! We were both kidding with each other. It was all in fun. Thank you, Erik.
Thank you! 🙂
Brilliant, Erik. You almost had me. Happy April Fool’s Day.
Thank you! 🙂
Happy April Fool’s Day to you.
Thank you! You too! 🙂
oh my gosh, Erik! I am reading this late in the day when April Fool’s Day joking is gone by, so … You got me! I am so mad at you! haha Smarty.
Thank you!…I think. 😉 I’m glad you liked it! 🙂
Ha! You got me!
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Hahaha! This was brilliant! You really had me going, Erik! 😀
Thank you Ms. Stinnett! 🙂
Brilliant! And the cover was just far enough down the page you couldn’t see it till you’d already been taken in. Perfect 🙂
Thank you Ms. Pett! 🙂
I really think you owe Ariens an apology for not emailing them your review first and allowing them to learn from their experience to write a better book!
Aww! But Mr. Edmund! Do I have to? 😉 Thank you for stopping by!
You got me. The cover was too far down to catch on soon enough to . . . well, to dish the blog!–nah, could never do that. Nice joke. You got me. Much better than my accidentally telling a publisher their book would be reviewed in 2018, in an email marked April 1, 2017 (actually did this, by accident).
Thank you! I like this kind of thing. Did the publisher take it well? 🙂
Just seeing this now, and didn’t realize the date of the post…you totally got me!
Ha! Happy Belated April Fools Day! 🙂
You, young man, are hilarious! You got me, hook, line, and sinker. Well done!
Thank you Ms. Hoffman! 😀