Official Review: The Sex Offender

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I was so intrigued by your great summary of the book. Hopefully, the author can get an editor and then maybe I will check it out!
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Yikes, this sounds so complicated! The pen name stuff makes absolutely no sense to me. Also, I completely get why his character distanced you. Referring to women like that makes my skin crawl... even if that's how he was in reality, it doesn't make it a good way to portray him in book-form, especially when he's innocent of the crime that he's been accused of.
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abigailray1013 wrote: 06 Aug 2018, 11:03 I was so intrigued by your great summary of the book. Hopefully, the author can get an editor and then maybe I will check it out!
Thank you, Abigail. :coffee3-smiley:
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It is possible that he only flirted with the girl because he knows that he is so good-looking. Then again it is the duty of the court to prove whether he is guilty or not. I am so sorry about the confusing and abrupt ending. Thank you for your honest review.
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OrlaCarty wrote: 06 Aug 2018, 11:17 Yikes, this sounds so complicated! The pen name stuff makes absolutely no sense to me. Also, I completely get why his character distanced you. Referring to women like that makes my skin crawl... even if that's how he was in reality, it doesn't make it a good way to portray him in book-form, especially when he's innocent of the crime that he's been accused of.
Agreed! It's one thing when an author portrays a fictional character with such an inflated ego, but so much worse when the character is supposed to be based on him. Thanks for your comment.
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crediblereading2 wrote: 06 Aug 2018, 11:46 It is possible that he only flirted with the girl because he knows that he is so good-looking. Then again it is the duty of the court to prove whether he is guilty or not. I am so sorry about the confusing and abrupt ending. Thank you for your honest review.
Thank you for your kind comment.
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Post by KCWolf »

Thank you for this insightful interview. I love crime thrillers, but from what you have said about the protagonist and the editing issues revealed that this is one is really not for me. Sounds like he might have needed an objective ghostwriter to help distance himself from the story.

Keep up the great reviews, they really do help.
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Misspelled words and errors on every page are unlikely to attract any kind of readership. Inconsistencies and oddities-intentional or not-are not looked upon favorably by readers. Thank you for a great review :)
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Kcrum12 wrote: 06 Aug 2018, 13:45 Thank you for this insightful interview. I love crime thrillers, but from what you have said about the protagonist and the editing issues revealed that this is one is really not for me. Sounds like he might have needed an objective ghostwriter to help distance himself from the story.

Keep up the great reviews, they really do help.

You're welcome. I agree. Thank you for stopping by and for your kind comments.
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SABRADLEY wrote: 07 Aug 2018, 00:01 Misspelled words and errors on every page are unlikely to attract any kind of readership. Inconsistencies and oddities-intentional or not-are not looked upon favorably by readers. Thank you for a great review :)
So true! Thank you.
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The premise definitely sounds interesting, but when sensitive topics like sexual assault (especially one committed by an authority figure) are being discussed, one can't help but be highly sceptical of its veracity when the protagonist seems to think that he's God's gift to women. This book is definitely a huge turn-off for me; however, thank you for the lovely review!
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gen_g wrote: 07 Aug 2018, 09:57 The premise definitely sounds interesting, but when sensitive topics like sexual assault (especially one committed by an authority figure) are being discussed, one can't help but be highly sceptical of its veracity when the protagonist seems to think that he's God's gift to women. This book is definitely a huge turn-off for me; however, thank you for the lovely review!
I couldn't agree more! Thanks for stopping by and for your comment.
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I'm with all the other confused readers. All I really need to know is there are errors on every page. That is unacceptable. Mr. What's He Called needs to clear things up a bit, like who he wants to be.
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kfwilson6 wrote: 07 Aug 2018, 21:16 I'm with all the other confused readers. All I really need to know is there are errors on every page. That is unacceptable. Mr. What's He Called needs to clear things up a bit, like who he wants to be.
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Post by Manang Muyang »

If he talks that way to women, I wouldn't wonder why he was accused. This whole idea of a pen name that sounds too much like the name of the main character who seems to be the author himself is confusingly offensive to me. The accused/author/whoever-he-is may not be a sex offender, but he is definitely guilty of writing a bad book.

I admire your finesse in writing this review.
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