Official Review: Spawn of my error by Griff D. Johnson

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Re: Official Review: Spawn of my error by Griff D. Johnson

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Not a book for me. The way Eve acts would put me off, let alone the errors. I'm also not one to enjoy religious themes. Thank you for reviewing!
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All dialogue, terrible editing and religious themes are definitely enough to put me off reading this. Well done for getting through the book at least! Thanks for the review, I know this one isn't for me
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danielleamy wrote: 10 Jun 2019, 14:47 All dialogue, terrible editing and religious themes are definitely enough to put me off reading this. Well done for getting through the book at least! Thanks for the review, I know this one isn't for me
It seems the book hit all your X (as in "avoid by all means") factors. But thanks for visiting and commenting. I appreciate it.
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Letora wrote: 09 Jun 2019, 14:28 Not a book for me. The way Eve acts would put me off, let alone the errors. I'm also not one to enjoy religious themes. Thank you for reviewing!
Thanks for reading and leaving a comment, despite not being interested to read the book. You are much appreciated.
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I usually like fiction based on Biblical themes, especially if they are a bit sacrilegious. That said, this one sounds like a mess. I always love your humorous tone in your reviews, great job!
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unamilagra wrote: 10 Jun 2019, 15:53 I usually like fiction based on Biblical themes, especially if they are a bit sacrilegious. That said, this one sounds like a mess. I always love your humorous tone in your reviews, great job!
Let's not call it a mess, but a miss. (Does that sound any better?) Thanks for the sweet words!
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Awesome review Miriam...the book sounds atrocious, but your review is lit. Thanks for sharing.
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Jaime Lync wrote: 10 Jun 2019, 21:41 Awesome review Miriam...the book sounds atrocious, but your review is lit. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for the sweet words, brother!
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Sounds like an interesting story, but the awful editing and confusing dialogue mean I'll definitely skip it. Thanks for the thorough review!
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Miriam Molina wrote: 27 May 2019, 02:28 One fine evening, Eve apprises him, “Dude, I have an interview with News One Southern California. It’s time to tell all.” It’s apparently time to reveal why God allowed the first couple to fall.
For some reason, this really made me laugh. If this is a true sample of the dialogue in the book, then it sounds amusing. However, I'm struggling with the initial premise that the main character is Christian but doesn't believe in the veracity of the story of Genesis and Eden. I don't think I could read it but thanks for the review.
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Nisha Ward wrote: 12 Jun 2019, 03:18
Miriam Molina wrote: 27 May 2019, 02:28 One fine evening, Eve apprises him, “Dude, I have an interview with News One Southern California. It’s time to tell all.” It’s apparently time to reveal why God allowed the first couple to fall.
For some reason, this really made me laugh. If this is a true sample of the dialogue in the book, then it sounds amusing. However, I'm struggling with the initial premise that the main character is Christian but doesn't believe in the veracity of the story of Genesis and Eden. I don't think I could read it but thanks for the review.
Yep, the conversations take on that casual tone. Dude and Eve have a lot of pet names for each other. They're kinda close.
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Mbrooks2518 wrote: 12 Jun 2019, 00:50 Sounds like an interesting story, but the awful editing and confusing dialogue mean I'll definitely skip it. Thanks for the thorough review!
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This book sounds like it had great potential. It's unfortunate that it was so full of errors. And, I'm not a big fan of huge blocks of dialogue, either. Thanks for your thorough review!
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sarahmarlowe wrote: 13 Jun 2019, 13:48 This book sounds like it had great potential. It's unfortunate that it was so full of errors. And, I'm not a big fan of huge blocks of dialogue, either. Thanks for your thorough review!
Perhaps the author wanted to be unique, thus the structure of the book. It complicated things, though.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
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Post by Erin Painter Baker »

Definitely seems like an interesting comment, but the inability to tell who is talking combined with all the missing punctuation? I don't know that the concept is interesting enough for me to spend my time puzzling through all that just to understand the book.
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