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First Time Ever Returning An Item To Amazon
In all my years as a customer at Amazon, I have never ever returned an item--not a physical item, not a book, not anything. There is a first time for everything. Let me start by saying that I am absolutely positive that the vast majority of the 284 (current) reviews for this book are planted. First of all, I have never seen 284 reviews that are almost all 5 star, with not one single 1-star review (mine is the first). Second, look at the names of the reviewers--extremely generic first and last names. Whereas, many "real" Amazon reviewers do not use their real names, but some variation or their name or a completely made up alias. Amazon needs to look into this issue and address it. Next, I urge anyone considering this book to first get a sample to avoid the hassle of requesting a refund. Actually, go ahead and get a sample for the pure entertainment value. Run on sentences, misplaced commas, misused words.... You'll see it all in the first few chapters. Not to mention that the scenes and the dialogue read like a terrible daytime soap opera. I kid you not that the following are direct quotes from Chapter 2 (and I was careful to quote this precisely as it appears in the book): "Recognizing his friend's attempts to calm him Alex, mulled over Oleg's words for a few long seconds and then replied, 'Will Mother Russia thank me Oleg? Will it thank me for working out a way to take a human brain, a brain that you have learnt to grow so well and turn it into an abomination?'" "Oleg pulled his arm away from Alex's grip and pulled the door, as it swung back into the cubicle Oleg moved his body to one side to let it pass." This is the poorest quality of writing I have ever come across in a book on Amazon.
November 2011 · Kindle Store · verified purchase
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