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Thank you for the review! You had me by the second sentence. I'm so curious about what the Eleventh Commandment is. We always feel a sense of relief when bad things happen to bad people; karma always comes through at some point. I can't wait to read this book. You've really peaked my interest!
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I’m very intrigued by this book after reading the sample and review. The author seems to have a great sense of humor and I’d love to read the whole book soon.
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Wow! I would like to explore the various events that occurred to Dr. David in the medical or clinical field. I hope the murder of the bothersome person would create a lot of twists and turns in the narrative. The three words that Teresa taught Dr. David should have been exposed to readers.
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Very good review! As I read the beginning and the sample, it had me laughing too. What a wonderful sense of humor for an 87-year-old man! Thanks for tying all the pieces together in the review.
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Once agin an inappropriate rating. A book should not get a perfect score if the text is not perfect. Also I don’t see what is “fortune” about knowing which events happened and which are fabricated. When reading a book I like to climb in a believe everything that is happening or happened.
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Interesting review. The whole bad things happen to bad people is not particularly interesting though. I am really not sure what is meant by coming to grips with the bad stuff that happens to bad people. However, based on the review there seems to be more here. Wish the review was not so vague! But it does seem like a worthwhile read. Thanks for a great review!
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As a young boy of 6 years, David was curious about his parents’ reaction to the murder of a man and learning that bad things happen to bad people made him came up with the eleventh commandment. Now, author is 87 years, imagine the in-depth of knowledge embedded in this book. Wow! Can't wait to read this to book to what is the commandment. Great review
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I read and enjoyed the sample portion of the book on Amazon, and I am glad that I have also read this review because I had no idea how the rest of the book was going to proceed. The review describes it very well, and I am sure that the rest of it somehow manages to describe and relate unpleasant incidents with a touch of humor, yet an amazing amount of frankness. The period of time which the author has lived through must be one of the most interesting of times in history. The review describes the book very well, and I enjoyed reading it and comparing notes from the small sample that I also enjoyed.
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Gods Monkey wrote: 24 Mar 2019, 13:18 Once agin an inappropriate rating. A book should not get a perfect score if the text is not perfect. Also I don’t see what is “fortune” about knowing which events happened and which are fabricated. When reading a book I like to climb in a believe everything that is happening or happened.
Didn't the review state that there was only 1 error in the text? There are plenty of books out there that are professionally edited that have typos (Stephen King comes to mind, I have found typos in many of his books). Having a couple mistakes does not instantly bring a score down a whole star.
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Post by felix20-onkangi »

Bad things happen to bad people,I think they is more than this the humour will make the story even more interesting since it seems to be more of being factual,a good review thumbs up for your work.
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This is so well written, it is super easy to get drawn into his life. He paints the picture so you feel as if you were witnessing it as well.
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Sprinkiling humour in a book of such a serious content is a testimony to the author's great writing style.

Thank you for the great review.
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I'll admit that between your review and the sample chapters, it was difficult to determine whether I would buy and read. Sadly, I think I'll pass.
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Post by Ellie Gatillo »

I'm curious what the author wrote as the eleventh commandment as well as the three words that Mother Theresa told him. You persuaded me with your review, so I added this in my to-read list.
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The Eleventh Commandment by David Florence has a quirky beginning, but from the first two paragraphs it grabs you so I you want to know more about Dr. Trucker's life. When I read the sample some of the happenings mentioned brought back memories for me (not necessarily good, but memories all the same). From the short sample I've already read I would definitely recommend reading this book, it's a keeper.
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