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It has been quite a long time since I reviewed a non-fiction book. So for a change, I decided to review a non-fiction book, and I chose the only available one, There and Back There Again by Andrew Alsup. I began the reading very enthusiastically, but unfortunately it lasted through only a few pages. I would like to begin my review by giving my rating for this book, 1 out of 4 stars, and then I will justify my rating and share my reading experience with you.
It was quite a small book which had only 156 pages. It was divided into several sections as well as several chapters. But the way that the book was organized made it difficult to understand the actual demarcations in between those sections and chapters.
The book was not written under a single topic or a theme. It was an assortment of various topics that belonged to various themes. Amongst those, the mainly highlighted theme was ‘privacy’. The author has described his experiences regarding his auditory hallucinations, and he has described how difficult it is to bear up when one’s privacy is violated. But apparently his ultimate goal was to attract some more people to support his attempt to add the 28th amendment to the US constitution, which is regarding the citizens being able to resist any violation to their privacy by government institutions. This amendment is an internet rumor and the author is trying to give it some publicity. In addition to that there were some other writings under the themes like, religion, law, sex, mathematics, etc.
Though it was very hard to notice any, I would like to start with some good things about the book for the sake of constructive criticism. The author has used the language in a gross manner to express his ideas. Though some may feel uncomfortable with that, I think it has done its part in delivering the exact message in the exact intensity as the author wanted it. Some nice photographs and drawings were included as well. Somehow, the proofreading and editing was done exceptionally well. Though it was a book with a large number of complex sentences and difficult words, I found only a handful of mistakes.
When considering the bad things about the book, the most annoying feature was repeating the same thing again and again. The author has repeatedly explained the importance of ‘privacy’, and it made the reading experience really boring. I was counting the pages wishing it to end soon. In addition to that, there was no proper organization of the book. The facts were mentioned here and there. Not only that, but the sentences were too long and combined with commas, making them really complex. Altogether, this made the reading very difficult.
I do not recommend this to anybody. Maybe someone who is really interested in adding an amendment to the US constitution may find it interesting.
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