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This book seems to be more controversial than I had assumed. Thanks for your honest review.
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Vidhi Adhikari wrote: 22 Jan 2022, 01:25 This is a nice way to look at the current gloomy events of the world. Great job on the review.
It's an interesting way to look at it. I'm not sure I'd call it nice. Thanks.
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Like other comments have remarked, it does resemble a children's book. It really puts into question the message of the book when the outside appearance is so different. I love your review, it was perfectly worded and was a breeze to finish. Great job!
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Wesusa wrote: 24 Jan 2022, 19:33 Like other comments have remarked, it does resemble a children's book. It really puts into question the message of the book when the outside appearance is so different. I love your review, it was perfectly worded and was a breeze to finish. Great job!
Thanks for the compliment. It's an interesting concept. I understand what the author was trying to do. It's just not quite there yet.
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Great review that is self explanatory. From the outlook I thought it was a children's book just to realize the content is for teenagers and young adults. Of impact is the story created on the Pandemic we are facing today.
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Janelydia Mwangi wrote: 24 Jan 2022, 20:41 Great review that is self explanatory. From the outlook I thought it was a children's book just to realize the content is for teenagers and young adults. Of impact is the story created on the Pandemic we are facing today.
Yes, the author wrote it for her grandchildren, but it's not really a children's story. It is relevant, though. Thanks.
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I thought it was interesting at first, but after the last paragraphs I may reconsider it :eusa-think:
Maybe this needs some additional work. Thank you so much for the review!
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marba wrote: 29 Jan 2022, 04:45 I thought it was interesting at first, but after the last paragraphs I may reconsider it :eusa-think:
Maybe this needs some additional work. Thank you so much for the review!
It is interesting. It's just not as good as it could be. If you go in expecting more of an essay that is allegorical rather than an actual story, you'll probably be fine. Thanks.
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I also had an impression that it was a children's book. Well, it's not my cup of tea, but I believe it finds its readers :) Thank you very much for this insightful and honest review!
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Oh-Uh! I think I got that the book is not for me at the point you mentioned that the author thinks that masks should be voluntary. Though I found the concept hilarious at the start, I can't help but feel that it incorporates some kind of hatred and bias. Thanks for the great review!
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Ellylion wrote: 06 Feb 2022, 04:58 I also had an impression that it was a children's book. Well, it's not my cup of tea, but I believe it finds its readers :) Thank you very much for this insightful and honest review!
I understand. It's not for everyone. Thanks for commenting.
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Ruchi Raina wrote: 06 Feb 2022, 06:35 Oh-Uh! I think I got that the book is not for me at the point you mentioned that the author thinks that masks should be voluntary. Though I found the concept hilarious at the start, I can't help but feel that it incorporates some kind of hatred and bias. Thanks for the great review!
There's no hatred here. But, it is a very divisive topic. It could have been presented better. Thanks.
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I really thought that this is a children's book. But, the happenings today are very confusing, I think kids aged 9 to 12 would understand their surroundings better if they would read this. Thank you for the lovely review!
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Hyacinth Bella wrote: 08 Feb 2022, 20:21 I really thought that this is a children's book. But, the happenings today are very confusing, I think kids aged 9 to 12 would understand their surroundings better if they would read this. Thank you for the lovely review!
I'm pretty sure that the references to modern figures would go over kids heads. I don't know many 9 year olds who know who Bill Gates is.
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I love being open minded while reading because an author may say contrary to what you have known. Thanks for the review.
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