Official Review: Things Are Never Quite What They Seem
Posted: 06 Aug 2020, 12:40
[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Things Are Never Quite What They Seem" by Roy Glover.]
Things Are Never Quite What They Seem by Roy Glover is an autobiography that describes the story of a man who lived a fulfilled life. Roy was born in England, he signed up to the Royal Marine, worked in different countries, such as Guyana and Malawi, and lived fascinating experiences. The author starts the book narrating his childhood, his relationship with his family, and historical aspects of the period, for example, World War II. After that, he discusses some of his business with drinks, adventures, dangers, his strong bond with Patsy, his wife, and his friends.
In this non-fiction book, the chapters are in chronological order, but a lot of the stories appear as the writer remembers them. The author comments about his perspective and what he saw in other countries, making the book more dynamic. Also, he brings a distinct view comparing to the one other people might have. Therefore, in the introduction, Glover already tells that he didn’t intend to smooth the story of any countries’ situation, describing the events from his point of view at the time.
Besides, the biography contains black and white photographs that show some of his life adventures and experiences. I enjoyed all the pictures, but the one I appreciated the most was the image of Patsy, Glover’s wife, and their son John as a baby.
My favorite parts of the book were the author’s extraordinary anecdotes. For instance, when he was going to Guyana, he talked about the personality of Captain Cook, a man who hated Coke and loved alcohol. Roy tells about his thoughts that Cook might think if the soda spilled, it could dissolve the ship and sink it. Some of these brief episodes are funny, but some of them are deep and bring life lessons, such as when the author regrets he didn’t appreciate his parent enough.
There’s nothing that I disliked in this book. However, there were a few detailed descriptions of Glover’s business in some chapters that can make the reader get lost since they are extensive. It could be more concise, but since there weren’t many of those passages, I won’t take a star off my rating. Also, the book seems professionally edited, and I found only minor errors that didn’t interrupt my reading.
Therefore, I rate this book 4 out of 4 stars. It’s an innovative autobiography with funny anecdotes about the author’s experiences. I recommend this book to people who enjoy non-fiction books and want to know some curiosities about other countries with humorous stories. But I don’t recommend it to readers who don’t appreciate references to alcohol and don’t enjoy non-fiction books since it might bother them.
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Things Are Never Quite What They Seem
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Things Are Never Quite What They Seem by Roy Glover is an autobiography that describes the story of a man who lived a fulfilled life. Roy was born in England, he signed up to the Royal Marine, worked in different countries, such as Guyana and Malawi, and lived fascinating experiences. The author starts the book narrating his childhood, his relationship with his family, and historical aspects of the period, for example, World War II. After that, he discusses some of his business with drinks, adventures, dangers, his strong bond with Patsy, his wife, and his friends.
In this non-fiction book, the chapters are in chronological order, but a lot of the stories appear as the writer remembers them. The author comments about his perspective and what he saw in other countries, making the book more dynamic. Also, he brings a distinct view comparing to the one other people might have. Therefore, in the introduction, Glover already tells that he didn’t intend to smooth the story of any countries’ situation, describing the events from his point of view at the time.
Besides, the biography contains black and white photographs that show some of his life adventures and experiences. I enjoyed all the pictures, but the one I appreciated the most was the image of Patsy, Glover’s wife, and their son John as a baby.
My favorite parts of the book were the author’s extraordinary anecdotes. For instance, when he was going to Guyana, he talked about the personality of Captain Cook, a man who hated Coke and loved alcohol. Roy tells about his thoughts that Cook might think if the soda spilled, it could dissolve the ship and sink it. Some of these brief episodes are funny, but some of them are deep and bring life lessons, such as when the author regrets he didn’t appreciate his parent enough.
There’s nothing that I disliked in this book. However, there were a few detailed descriptions of Glover’s business in some chapters that can make the reader get lost since they are extensive. It could be more concise, but since there weren’t many of those passages, I won’t take a star off my rating. Also, the book seems professionally edited, and I found only minor errors that didn’t interrupt my reading.
Therefore, I rate this book 4 out of 4 stars. It’s an innovative autobiography with funny anecdotes about the author’s experiences. I recommend this book to people who enjoy non-fiction books and want to know some curiosities about other countries with humorous stories. But I don’t recommend it to readers who don’t appreciate references to alcohol and don’t enjoy non-fiction books since it might bother them.
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Things Are Never Quite What They Seem
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon
