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The Schadenfreude Review
As a reviewer I find the hardest reviews to write are of books which just strike you as ‘meh.’ The okay books which you neither love nor hate are difficult to get a handle on. You often wind up describing … Continue reading
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Tagged albert, bad writing, book, death penalty, executioner, pierrepoint, review
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Review: The Dice Man
The Dice Man by Luke Rhinehart: Author too in love with his own concept to see the gaping blindspots.
This is a novel which was recommended to me by friends as “if you liked Fight Club you’ll love this.” Though I can see the comparison, it really does fall short. Fight Club was taut and lean, this was bloated and outdated – like some lecherous late middle-aged guy you run in to at a party, who proceeds to trap you in a conversation you’d rather not be in. Continue reading
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Tagged being mean, book, dice man, feminism, luke Rhinehart, misogyny, review
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