1* Novel Reviews

Kitten · 21-07-2010, 22:52

The following is a list of 1* Amazon.com reviews books from Time’s list of the 100 best novels from 1923 to the present day. It's an old post, but there are some gems in there:

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Such as:

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The Grapes of Wrath (1939)
Author: John Steinbeck

“While the story did have a great moral to go along with it, it was about dirt! Dirt and migrating. Dirt and migrating and more dirt.”

The Sound and the Fury (1929)
Author: William Faulkner

“This book is like an ungrateful girlfriend. You do your best to understand her and get nothing back in return.”

Mrs. Dalloway (1925)
Author: Virginia Woolf

“The only good thing to say about this “literary” drivel is that the person responsible, Virginia Woolf, has been dead for quite some time now. Let us pray to God she stays that way.”

Del Lardo · 21-07-2010, 22:55

linky no worky. clicky is bad, mkay

Kitten · 21-07-2010, 22:58

Should work now.

Fayshun · 21-07-2010, 23:15

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Catch-22 (1961)
Author: Joseph Heller

“Obviously, a lot people were smoking a lot of weed in the ‘60s to think this thing is worth reading.”

I could have written this one, I've never got C22.

Nutcase · 22-07-2010, 07:06

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Originally Posted by Fayshun

I could have written this one, I've never got C22.

Nor me!

Pumpkinstew · 22-07-2010, 15:44

Quote:

The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe (1950)
Author: C.S. Lewis

“I bought these books to have something nice to read to my grandkids. I had to stop, however, because the books are nothing more than advertisements for “Turkish Delight,” a candy popular in the U.K. The whole point of buying books for my grandkids was to give them a break from advertising, and here (throughout) are ads for this “Turkish Delight”! How much money is this Mr. Lewis getting from the Cadbury’s chocolate company anyway? This man must be laughing to the bank.”

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA... <deep breath>.... AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

Everyone knows Turkish Delight is Frys!

Pumpkinstew · 22-07-2010, 15:47

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Originally Posted by Fayshun

I could have written this one, I've never got C22.

That's the WW2 one with Yosarian in right?
I thought is was really patchy but the ending saved it for me. It's clearly not as inflammatory as when it was first written.

Feek · 22-07-2010, 17:38

I one starred a book on Amazon once. It was something like 'naked tank girls' and didn't even deserve the one star!

Del Lardo · 22-07-2010, 17:47

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Originally Posted by Feek

I one starred a book on Amazon once. It was something like 'naked tank girls' and didn't even deserve the one star!

Surely the name deserves 1*

Garp · 22-07-2010, 18:00

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Originally Posted by Pumpkinstew

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA... <deep breath>.... AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

Everyone knows Turkish Delight is Frys!

Yes, and just who do you think it is that owns / makes Frys products?

21-07-2010, 22:58	#3
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