ARA Review by dublinwriter of In It Together

[dublinwriter]

[Following is an OnlineBookClub.org ARA Review of the book, In It Together.]

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1 out of 5 stars

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I’ve read this book in its entirety and have not liked the experience. The author seemed to be initially seeking honest reviews but then in private emails was pushing for five star reviews. He wanted the review posted to a certain place on his site but when I informed him that the review wouldn’t be a five star one, far from it, in fact, he gave new instructions as to where it could be posted.

The author, a pen name for Scott Hughes of online book club.org, is very wordy in this supposed psychological work and it is that wordiness that prevents me giving this work two stars or higher. On the plus side the author seems to have done adequate research to expound on his theories but I for one didn’t like his theories or his conclusions.

I have read psychological books prior to this that have delivered in terms of context, books by Paul Coelho for instance. This book does not deliver in a similar manner. I get the impression that some of the book was written by a junior hand especially at certain points when the writer goes; “just kidding”. Why the writer wants to put himself into the story like that is beyond me?

The book is a lot of drivel and lacks pace. From the very beginning, Hughes uses people like Voltaire and Dr. Martin Luther King to reinforce his views and it just doesn’t wash. The next part of the book covers a “multitude of problems”, to paraphrase the author’s own words. The author deviates from the starvation of children to space travel and to drug problems, and then attempts to take us down a spiritual path. It doesn’t work on many different levels.

The author then seems to suggest we can’t change the world due to the way we view food and crack cocaine. Is he for real? He then goes on to expound his views on temptation and the search for “inner peace”. That kind of peace will not be found by reading this stuff. It’s like trying to wade through treacle. The following Chapter should have God capitalized (respect please) and is the way I was always taught to spell the word. The book continues talking in equal measure about evil and fate, and then concludes with a number of wordy suggestions meant to improve our lot.

In conclusion, I can’t in all honesty recommend this book but I’ll leave it to readers to draw their own conclusions. {b} 1 out of five[/b]

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