Three profoundly annoying American expatriates wander around Saharan Africa as, to our great delight, increasingly horrible things happen to them. Exhibit A in the case in favor of my Time Zone Rule, which posits that you should never leave the Eastern Time Zone of the United States.
This is a big time cult novel. Folks babble incoherently about how the
desert & a "culture other than their own" force the characters to confront
their inner selves. Yeah right.
(Reviewed:)
Grade: (D)
I found reading this book to be a painfully dull experience. I considered stopping, but I kept thinking it would get better. I was wrong. It didn't.
- Kelly
- Feb-05-2007, 13:31
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I'd just like to support the sentiments of the two previous posters. I can only assume it was meant to come across as clever and cynical...maybe a few teenagers would agree, but that's probably doing a disservice to most thirteen-to-nineteen-year-olds.
- Reuben
- Sep-19-2006, 18:01
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Reading your "review" of this book was helpful in one respect - it demonstrated that any further perusal of your web site would be a waste of my time. Thanks!
- P. Felton Childsworth
- Jan-17-2006, 20:43
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Wow, this is by far the most superficial and unintelligent book review I have ever read. I wasn't a huge fan of the book either, but I at least got more out of it than "don't leave the eastern time zone." Congratulations, you missed the point completely, and in doing so, you are a fine example of exactly what the book is, at least in part, about.
You're absolutely amazing. The book isn't too bad, either.
- dave
- Apr-02-2005, 15:03
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