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A travesty of language
I have given this book one star because the Amazon system doesn't allow for zero stars or even minus ratings. I bought the book because the outline plot seemed interesting but I had not read very far into it before I realised that I had never read a book whose author had such an appalling ignorance of the English language. I was very tempted to abandon the book when one third through but I became fascinated by the dreadfully inappropriate use of words and so persevered while marking copious passages to refer to if reviewing the book. So, here goes: (a) 'the smell of Febreeze, which purged from the sofa' - did he mean' surged? (b) 'Lee's mood and the ambiance of the room gradually increased' - how does and ambiance increase? Did he mean that it intensified? (c) 'Joseph watched her sludge across the road' - did he mean 'trudge' or had he forgotten to tell us that the road was knee deep in mud? (d) 'Whilst sharing another hefty meal he divulged deeper into the big man's past' - surely he 'delved' deeper. (e)'The sun in the sky sat on a clear blue bed. Its ferocious rays stalked the world with an intense heat.' - perhaps this meant to be a poetic description but it is clumsy, banal and almost laughable. (f) 'Instantly a sensation of sedation swamped through his legs' - I take it he meant that his legs felt wobbly. (g) 'You', he looked at Lee, 'should have been implemented in the murder'. - I assume he meant 'implicated'.
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December 2014 · Unknown · verified purchase