Official Review: Symposer’s Dream by Mehdi Taifi

Connie Otwani · Post by **Connie Otwani** » 03 May 2019, 15:13

Rather than allowing the characters to interact and letting me infer the motivations behind their actions, the author explains them to me.

Ugh! It's so annoying doesn't give you credit to figure some things out! I have mixed feelings about this book - even without the errors! Thanks for the great review!

Fazzier · Post by **Fazzier** » 03 May 2019, 16:51

The book seems promising, but the writing style though! Thank you for giving us an overview of the book.

Manang Muyang · Post by **Manang Muyang** » 03 May 2019, 23:06

It seems the main character is aptly named. He is confused and tries to unconfuse himself. Unfortunately, he confuses the reader. But the author remedies that.

Now I'm confused. LOL!

sarahmarlowe randomeducator · 04 May 2019, 17:39

Oh, no. The premise of this book is so promising! I am sad to see that the author didn't deliver. Thanks for the great review!

Meg98 · Post by **Meg98** » 04 May 2019, 22:14

It does sound like a unique story, but not for me... Shame about the editing; it really does make a difference in the readers experience! Thank you for your thorough and informative review. It is very well written!

Mbrooks2518 · Post by **Mbrooks2518** » 05 May 2019, 09:32

I'll have to skip this one because of the inconsistent writing style. Thanks for the thorough review!

unamilagra · Post by **unamilagra** » 05 May 2019, 15:24

danielleamy wrote: ↑03 May 2019, 14:32 I'm not sure about this writing style, it sounds quite confusing! It's a shame about the punctuation errors too. Thanks for the review!

Thanks for your comment. Yes, the writing style wasn't my favorite.

Cotwani wrote: ↑03 May 2019, 15:13 Ugh! It's so annoying doesn't give you credit to figure some things out! I have mixed feelings about this book - even without the errors! Thanks for the great review!

Yes, it was a bit annoying to have everything explained to me. Thanks for commenting!

Fazzier wrote: ↑03 May 2019, 16:51 The book seems promising, but the writing style though! Thank you for giving us an overview of the book.

Thanks for your comment!

Miriam Molina wrote: ↑03 May 2019, 23:06 It seems the main character is aptly named. He is confused and tries to unconfuse himself. Unfortunately, he confuses the reader. But the author remedies that.

Now I'm confused. LOL!

LOL! You put it much more succinctly than I did!

sarahmarlowe wrote: ↑04 May 2019, 17:39 Oh, no. The premise of this book is so promising! I am sad to see that the author didn't deliver. Thanks for the great review!

Thanks for commenting! I actually am glad I read it as I enjoyed it, but there were too many problems for it to get a good rating, unfortunately.

Meg98 wrote: ↑04 May 2019, 22:14 It does sound like a unique story, but not for me... Shame about the editing; it really does make a difference in the readers experience! Thank you for your thorough and informative review. It is very well written!

Thanks for your comment!

Dentarthurdent · Post by **Dentarthurdent** » 06 May 2019, 04:57

unamilagra wrote: ↑27 Apr 2019, 21:29
For the most part, I really enjoyed the story and was eager to keep reading it. I found myself caring about what happened to Eddy and excited about his philosophical breakthroughs. The only other quibble I have about the book is that at times it goes too far in clarifying things to me as the reader. Rather than allowing the characters to interact and letting me infer the motivations behind their actions, the author explains them to me. At the end of the book, the meanings of Eddy’s dreams and discoveries are directly spelled out, which denies the reader the opportunity to continue pondering the book after finishing it.

It's such a shame the author pretty much takes away the reader's chance to have a perspective on the occurrences. I'm sure the intention was to assist the reader get the right message from the narrative. Unfortunately, this 'spoon-feeding' does take away from the experience.
This is quite a unique observation, and I'm glad I have read your review.

Dawud Adaviruku · Post by **Dawud Adaviruku** » 06 May 2019, 09:03

I easily understood why you rated the book with 2 stars. I don't like books where the storyline and characters seems boring at some point. Your review were very detailed and informative too. Thank you for the wonderful review.

unamilagra · Post by **unamilagra** » 07 May 2019, 10:44

Dentarthurdent wrote: ↑06 May 2019, 04:57
It's such a shame the author pretty much takes away the reader's chance to have a perspective on the occurrences. I'm sure the intention was to assist the reader get the right message from the narrative. Unfortunately, this 'spoon-feeding' does take away from the experience.
This is quite a unique observation, and I'm glad I have read your review.

Yes, I agree. Thanks for commenting!

daviddawud wrote: ↑06 May 2019, 09:03 I easily understood why you rated the book with 2 stars. I don't like books where the storyline and characters seems boring at some point. Your review were very detailed and informative too. Thank you for the wonderful review.

Thanks for commenting!