am suprised that jsweetburn could not understand who was saying what!!! it was actually quite clear. anyway, it was interesting, entertaining to be exact.
I couldn't really understand who's saying what, when....I mean besides the over the top swearing (I can usually get past that as I'm a bit of a potty mouth myself, but JEEZ!) I couldn't get into it.
Humorous and clever, and definitely worth reading. It's a short-story, so the author doesn't have time to hold your hand and walk you through everything--you'll have to use your imagination some, and actually do some thinking. I could see how that would bother people.
this was just horrible. The author over used the word arse and it becomes distracting and obnoxious. The story is stupid and I could care less about the characters in the story. DONT READ THIS STORY!
Despite the author's unique style and admittedly interesting premise, I was unable to enjoy this story. The characters seemed underdeveloped even at the end of the tale, and I never had a sense of the motivations of any of the characters. Prosaically, it is a good effort in my opinion, and I would certainly welcome the opportunity to read more from this author.
I'm going to be real honest. I downloaded it into my kindle and did not think I would like the style of writing so I deleted it pretty quickly. Then I decided to download it again for some reason and it was such an entertaining, well-written, and unique story! This story is an example of why I love my kindle!!
Dead(ish) is a quick read, written in a playful, conversational style that shifts between several characters’ first-person points-of-view. What makes it special is the way that it crackles with exuberant creative energy from start to finish, never dragging or dwelling on the kind of inconsequential minutiae that tends to trip up less-assured, more pretentious authors. Part mystery, part ghost story, part revenge fantasy, Naomi’s work stampedes over genre conventions and thumbs her nose at… (more)
Dead(ish) is a quick read, written in a playful, conversational style that shifts between several characters’ first-person points-of-view. What makes it special is the way that it crackles with exuberant creative energy from start to finish, never dragging or dwelling on the kind of inconsequential minutiae that tends to trip up less-assured, more pretentious authors. Part mystery, part ghost story, part revenge fantasy, Naomi’s work stampedes over genre conventions and thumbs her nose at outdated notions of literary propriety. She doesn’t care if it’s a sentence fragment or not, she’s not worried if her potty-mouth offends you, she’s just telling the story she wants to tell, the way she wants to tell it.
I love this story! The title and the description drew me in and the story captivated me. Read the story in one sitting and hated saying bye to the characters when it was done. Maybe there will be a sequel?
I got all caught up in the hunt for Linda's body. Poor thing, it would suck to wake up dead.
I enjoyed the dark humor immensely.
I also really liked the shifting point-of-view. It was fun to get one character's side of things and then get a different character's take on the events as well as… (more)
I love this story! The title and the description drew me in and the story captivated me. Read the story in one sitting and hated saying bye to the characters when it was done. Maybe there will be a sequel?
I got all caught up in the hunt for Linda's body. Poor thing, it would suck to wake up dead.
I enjoyed the dark humor immensely.
I also really liked the shifting point-of-view. It was fun to get one character's side of things and then get a different character's take on the events as well as his/her opinions on the other characters.
I think the author must've had a lot of fun writing this, and that carried over to the reading experience. I know I had some laugh-out-loud moments.
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Wed, 25 May 2011 14:47:46 +0200
am suprised that jsweetburn could not understand who was saying what!!! it was actually quite clear. anyway, it was interesting, entertaining to be exact.
Sat, 26 Feb 2011 00:44:40 +0100
I couldn't really understand who's saying what, when....I mean besides the over the top swearing (I can usually get past that as I'm a bit of a potty mouth myself, but JEEZ!) I couldn't get into it.
Fri, 22 Oct 2010 00:59:22 +0200
lm so new l cant download none of the book to my sony reader anyone willing to help a newbe,,my email is mmoreau1484@rogers.com
name neon
Mon, 27 Sep 2010 20:05:17 +0200
A little rough around the edges, but entertaining. Plenty of 4 letter words and sex, so if that bothers you, then look elsewhere. Worth reading.
Mon, 12 Jul 2010 01:50:14 +0200
Humorous and clever, and definitely worth reading. It's a short-story, so the author doesn't have time to hold your hand and walk you through everything--you'll have to use your imagination some, and actually do some thinking. I could see how that would bother people.
Sun, 04 Apr 2010 00:17:40 +0200
this was just horrible. The author over used the word arse and it becomes distracting and obnoxious. The story is stupid and I could care less about the characters in the story. DONT READ THIS STORY!
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 22:01:17 +0100
I didn't expect literary genius. What I did get was a good chuckle.
Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:32:37 +0100
Despite the author's unique style and admittedly interesting premise, I was unable to enjoy this story. The characters seemed underdeveloped even at the end of the tale, and I never had a sense of the motivations of any of the characters. Prosaically, it is a good effort in my opinion, and I would certainly welcome the opportunity to read more from this author.
Tue, 05 Jan 2010 04:25:23 +0100
I'm going to be real honest. I downloaded it into my kindle and did not think I would like the style of writing so I deleted it pretty quickly. Then I decided to download it again for some reason and it was such an entertaining, well-written, and unique story! This story is an example of why I love my kindle!!
Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:13:25 +0100
Dead(ish) is a quick read, written in a playful, conversational style that shifts between several characters’ first-person points-of-view. What makes it special is the way that it crackles with exuberant creative energy from start to finish, never dragging or dwelling on the kind of inconsequential minutiae that tends to trip up less-assured, more pretentious authors. Part mystery, part ghost story, part revenge fantasy, Naomi’s work stampedes over genre conventions and thumbs her nose at… (more)
Dead(ish) is a quick read, written in a playful, conversational style that shifts between several characters’ first-person points-of-view. What makes it special is the way that it crackles with exuberant creative energy from start to finish, never dragging or dwelling on the kind of inconsequential minutiae that tends to trip up less-assured, more pretentious authors. Part mystery, part ghost story, part revenge fantasy, Naomi’s work stampedes over genre conventions and thumbs her nose at outdated notions of literary propriety. She doesn’t care if it’s a sentence fragment or not, she’s not worried if her potty-mouth offends you, she’s just telling the story she wants to tell, the way she wants to tell it.
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I love this story! The title and the description drew me in and the story captivated me. Read the story in one sitting and hated saying bye to the characters when it was done. Maybe there will be a sequel?
I got all caught up in the hunt for Linda's body. Poor thing, it would suck to wake up dead.
I enjoyed the dark humor immensely.
I also really liked the shifting point-of-view. It was fun to get one character's side of things and then get a different character's take on the events as well as… (more)
I love this story! The title and the description drew me in and the story captivated me. Read the story in one sitting and hated saying bye to the characters when it was done. Maybe there will be a sequel?
I got all caught up in the hunt for Linda's body. Poor thing, it would suck to wake up dead.
I enjoyed the dark humor immensely.
I also really liked the shifting point-of-view. It was fun to get one character's side of things and then get a different character's take on the events as well as his/her opinions on the other characters.
I think the author must've had a lot of fun writing this, and that carried over to the reading experience. I know I had some laugh-out-loud moments.
Nomesque, consider me your newest fan.
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