Review of Mister Manners
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Review of Mister Manners
A Florida vigilante named Mister Manners has been raiding anyone he terms as discourteous. He goes after those who make noise in theaters, receive phone calls in silent zones, those who avoid using doggie bags, others who do not utilize turn signals, etc. News of him attracts headlines when he attacks a wealthy author’s Lexus sedan.
Now, Alexander Strange is a news reporter who goes after, as his name suggests, strange and daring reports. With these uneventful happenings in Florida, Strange is hell-bent on uncovering the mysterious identity of Mister Manners. Through his blogs, Alexander consistently invites the vigilante to chat with him to discover the motivation behind his doings and more. Who’s this Mister Manners? Why did he choose to be a discourtesy punisher?
The humor in the story blew my brains off. Alexander has plastic toys all over his home. He is hilarious when he talks about them, so I could not help but laugh out loud. I enjoyed how the author employed vulgarity in the tale. At one point, wealthy Kitty Karlucci finds an upside-down cart on the roof of her sleek, expensive Lexus sedan. She is furious, so she uses profanity to demand the police to expose the offender who did such an unfathomable deed. There’s much more of the characters’ selection of words that’ll keep your mouth smiling.
I did not like it when the book mentioned wearing masks and social distancing. It is okay to do so, but I mean, I wanted to be fully immersed in a world of crime, mystery, and hunting down Mister Manners. Instead, when the author mentioned masks and breaking social distancing rules, I was brought back to the contemporary world with an ongoing pandemic.
The first few pages had me underestimating the spellbinding nature of the story. But phew! Thankfully, I am an avid reader, so I pursued on. The book dazzled me with the characters’ humor, the daring personality of Alexander, engaging dialogues, among others. The strange doings of Mister Manners and a knotty plot of disclosing his identity had me glued on the book until I found answers to my quizzes. I award Mister Manners by J.C. Bruce 4 out of 4 stars. Besides, we have an exceptionally well-edited book, as there are no flaws.
When the self-appointed vigilante attacked the nosy, loquacious Kitty Karlucci, he didn’t think she would remain silent after such a heinous act, did he? I recommend it to audiences who enjoy books with plots of mystery, crime, journalism, and drama— save for kids because of the profanity and adult insinuations.
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