Review of M.A.D
Posted: 19 Nov 2023, 03:25
[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "M.A.D" by Marlon cole.]
Lando is rich, and he is not afraid to show it off. Whether it is a flash house, a flash car, or a flash watch, he will buy them all and make sure that other people see that he has bought them. Yet for Lando, money does not buy happiness.
For all of the money Lando has, he can't seem to keep people in his life. In the end, everyone leaves him. When he has nothing left, he hears the sound of crying. By following it, he is able to uncover the source of his problems and advise others who are struggling with similar issues on how to handle them.
M.A.D by Marlon Cole is a cross between a work of fiction and a self-help book. Lando’s story is used to show lessons to readers about his problems and how to tackle them. By using Lando’s story like this, Cole is able to make his advice more understandable and drive his message home in a way that you wouldn't in a normal self-help book.
While I did not agree with all of the advice in the book, it did present some interesting messages in an unusual way that I hadn't seen before.
The book could do with some further editing. There are some very long sentences at points, which would be easier to read if broken down into individual sentences. I found quite a few errors in the book.
The book pitched itself as partly a science fiction novel, but the part of the book that feels most like science fiction is relatively short and felt a little bit out of place.
Overall, I rate M.A.D 4 out of 5 stars. I tossed up whether to give this book 3 or 4 stars because there are some issues with it, but I decided to give it four stars largely on the basis of originality. There are some really interesting concepts covered in this book.
I would recommend this book to those who are struggling in their relationships with others and who want to find a way through that.
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M.A.D
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Lando is rich, and he is not afraid to show it off. Whether it is a flash house, a flash car, or a flash watch, he will buy them all and make sure that other people see that he has bought them. Yet for Lando, money does not buy happiness.
For all of the money Lando has, he can't seem to keep people in his life. In the end, everyone leaves him. When he has nothing left, he hears the sound of crying. By following it, he is able to uncover the source of his problems and advise others who are struggling with similar issues on how to handle them.
M.A.D by Marlon Cole is a cross between a work of fiction and a self-help book. Lando’s story is used to show lessons to readers about his problems and how to tackle them. By using Lando’s story like this, Cole is able to make his advice more understandable and drive his message home in a way that you wouldn't in a normal self-help book.
While I did not agree with all of the advice in the book, it did present some interesting messages in an unusual way that I hadn't seen before.
The book could do with some further editing. There are some very long sentences at points, which would be easier to read if broken down into individual sentences. I found quite a few errors in the book.
The book pitched itself as partly a science fiction novel, but the part of the book that feels most like science fiction is relatively short and felt a little bit out of place.
Overall, I rate M.A.D 4 out of 5 stars. I tossed up whether to give this book 3 or 4 stars because there are some issues with it, but I decided to give it four stars largely on the basis of originality. There are some really interesting concepts covered in this book.
I would recommend this book to those who are struggling in their relationships with others and who want to find a way through that.
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M.A.D
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon
). Those are good points about past hurts and how they affect behavior. I love your description of the way he mixed the science fiction component (quantum tunneling)—very cool idea!