Monday, November 2, 2009

The Reviewer's Burden...

I read a Dan Brown Novel.

I wish I hadn't.

Go and read the review, and bask in your good fortune at not having to read the book yourself.
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11 comments:

  1. Michael barnesNovember 2, 2009 at 11:37 PM

    Okay I will

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  2. Dr YobboNovember 3, 2009 at 12:15 AM

    'gagged like a first-time porn starlet with a throatful of John Holmes'

    Start as you mean to continue. That's epically stellar. And cheers for taking one for the team.

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  3. MickHNovember 3, 2009 at 3:14 AM

    hahaha
    nice!
    And true!
    and hi! by the way :)

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  4. MickHNovember 3, 2009 at 10:51 AM

    other plot holes:

    Hasn't the guy heard of torches? Didn't see the point of all the darkness crap in the lab

    He says at one point that the lab is totally RF shielded but her mobile works? go figure?

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  5. YsambartNovember 3, 2009 at 2:00 PM

    (Couldn't comment from work on their blog.) The McDonalds analogy was very apt. The nearly inedible for the insufferable V The nearly unreadable for the illiterate.

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  6. SkarburnNovember 3, 2009 at 2:46 PM

    That's the most entertaining thing I've read this week. Cheers Dirk

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  7. FlinthartNovember 3, 2009 at 3:11 PM

    Thanks, folks. And 'Hi' to you too, MickH. The task of the reviewer is occasionally a painful one, so it's nice to know some good comes of it...

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  8. Havock21November 3, 2009 at 11:59 PM

    mate..posted a comment at Cool shite, now either I crossed some line that I'm not aware of or i screwed up with ENTERING THE POST!...? Cheers.

    OH BTW..I pissed myself laughing..wicked review

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  9. Natalia the Russian SpyNovember 4, 2009 at 2:03 PM

    Incredible! I adore your ability to skewer with grace.

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  10. FlinthartNovember 5, 2009 at 3:14 PM

    I don't think that any review which references 'gagging on a throatful of John Holmes' could really qualify as 'graceful'... but I'll agree there's a certain style to the piece. Mind you, given that many words to play with, it's possible to do quite a lot. I like reviewing online.

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  11. hughesyNovember 10, 2009 at 10:48 PM

    Bwahahahahahaha

    I use snippets of Brown as exercises for writing students on what not to do, evar.

    I can;t belive you found that many words to even criticise it - 'Shite' is plenty!

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