Official Review: Vacation To Graceland by Phillip Cornell

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Re: Official Review: Vacation To Graceland by Phillip Cornel

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A family trip to Memphis Tennessee from St. Louis for a family reunion looks like an interesting read here. Congrats on being the BOTD. :)
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A book with no suspense sounds strange but since it is funny I think I can dig it. Great review.
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This seems like an interesting and humorous read. However, I usually don't read books like this one so I'll pass on this book. Great job on the review!
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It's always nice to stay with one's family
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Great review. I love a good laugh and when a book makes you laugh out loud it is a good recommendation for me. I will definitely be checking this one out. Thanks so much for sharing.
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What makes this book interesting is the degree of tolerance that could exist if at all it does, between family members with different personal issues and conflicting characters, especially when only the protagonist's sister is the only normal person with respect to good character and personal attributes. A book that gets readers interests in my opinion, especially with the promised humor with the attitudes of the characters.
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Thanks for the review. It sounds like this is a great book for those who really like humor. It is a shame though that the book indicated a bonding that didn't happen for those who were looking for that type of ending.
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Great review where reviewer obviously enjoyed his task. Maybe not for me as I can sense too much noise (family arguments) coming out of the book.
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I enjoy books that have strong and abnormal characters. Going to have to check this one out!
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Post by g-cosentino »

Somehow the excerpt of the book Vacation to Graceland that I read bears little resemblance to the review. I found grammatical errors, and not much humor. It seems more like What I Did On My Family Trip than a story written to entertain the average reader. I hope it improves as it continues. I'd give two stars for the effort it takes to write this story.
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Great review. I like suspense and a little thrill in the books I read so this book doesn't sound like one I would be interested in.
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I agree that the writer definitely has a flair for humor. I liked the excerpt and would definitely be interested in reading this book.
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Vacation to Graceland by Philip cornell is a book which made me laugh and the writer described it very nicely I suggest these book to those who are depressed it makes us feel refreshed.
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After reading this review I can conclude that this is not the kind of book I would enjoy. Although I prefer a humorous book
to a thriller I think the plot is not very interesting - six family members in a five- seater sedan - doesn't sound very exciting to me. But this only my opinion and I am sure there will be others that will love it.
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Yeah, it might be a good idea for the story to go along with the synopsis. This sounds like a funny read...and reminds me a bit of our family trips when I was a kid. Thanks for your insightful review!
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