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review 2018-03-23 07:22
The Book Worm
The Book Worm - Mitch Silver

I was riveted during the prologue, but the author almost lost me completely on pages 7 and 8; anyone inclined to read this book should skip those pages.  Nothing of consequence happens, and you'll be left with a mental image you'll never be able to unsee.  

 

So given all that love and nausea happening before page 10, I was unsure of what the rest of the book was going to bring.  Fortunately, the story evened out for the better.  I went back to being lost in what is a fabulously decadent 'what if' fantasy of old school East vs. West.  There are a lot of names dropped in this tale: Noël Coward, Marlene Dietrich, the Kennedys, even Ian Flemming.  It was pure, escapist fun. 

 

Unfortunately, Silver didn't quite stick the landing.  He created an intensely intricate plot, but didn't give himself (or the publisher didn't give him) the pages to fully realise it.  The result is a somewhat rushed and muddy climax that falls a little flat for lack of, and I can't believe I'm saying this, drama.  I love what he wanted to do with it, but given more time and attention it could have been a breath-taking scene and that scene deserved the extra time and attention.  Instead, it ended up being not much more than someone yelling "Fire" in a theatre.  Finally, the last half dozen lines in the book should have been deleted. They were ridiculous, and of all the unrealistic things that happen in this book, they are by far, the most implausible.  

 

This author is not without talent; I was enthralled for 75% of this book and it was, in spite of its shortcomings, a fun and entertaining read.

 

 

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text 2018-03-22 08:21
Reading progress update: I've read 36 out of 291 pages.
The Book Worm - Mitch Silver

I don't know about this one; I was 100% sucked in at the prologue, but Silver's choice to mold his fictional president along the lines of the current orange wonder idiot, and a scene that involved... *ahem*, a renewal of his mile-high-club membership in Air Force One, damn near had me DNFing the book and left me with a dangerous impulse to gargle bleach.

 

Nobody of any political affiliation wants a mental image of that flabby, saggy, nasty mess getting it on stuck in their head.  That's just not o.k.  

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review 2014-03-21 00:00
Early Birdy Gets the Worm: A PictureReading Book for Young Children
Early Birdy Gets the Worm: A PictureReading Book for Young Children - Bruce Lansky,Bill Bolton Early Birdy Gets the Worm: A Picture Reading Book for Young Children
Illustrated very colorful children's book about a bird and his morning. There is only one page of words. The story is told in the pictures of the book.
Good book for a child to speak what they are seeing on the pages as the story goes along.
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review 2013-12-11 08:04
BEST LOWLY WORM BOOK EVER by Richard Scarry - REVIEW
Best Lowly Worm Book Ever - Richard Scarry

Lowly is a busy little worm. In this never-before published story by Richard Scarry we get to follow Lowly on a busy day.  We see his morning routine, his day at school, and finish up with his Good Night routine. In between we get to see Lowly play hide and seek, practice counting, and work with different community members.

 

This is definitely a book that you'll want to read more than once. There is so much to see on each page.

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review 1970-01-01 00:00
Banshee Worm King: Book Five of the Oz C... Banshee Worm King: Book Five of the Oz Chronicles (Oz Chronicles, #5 - R.W. Ridley The gang is travelling through the forest when they meet up with a man named Bostic. He tells them about these massive man-eating shark-toothed worms called Banshees that are underground and brings them all up to his home in the trees. He feeds them and gives them a place to rest. Nice guy, right? Not so much. As it turns out, he's using them as worm bait. He wants the worms near to entice the Myrmidons who absolutely love eating Banshees and Bostic wants the Myrmadons near as he loves eating them. Gotta love the food chain in this new world. Anyhow, it all works out for the gang in the end (obviously, since there is another book in the series) but they lose Lou. She left on her own knowing they would never get back to the real world with her around.

I'm loving this series. It will be sad for it to end. The characters are so well developed I really feel like I know them. Well, it's time to end this review....I already have the next book and I just have to start reading it!!
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