Review of Classics

[Akshi Porwal]

[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Classics" by Adonis Dewhard.]

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1 out of 4 stars

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Classics by Adonis Dewhard follows two people who get involved in the world of drug dealing and crime. It follows a girl named Pinky and a guy named Anton as they grow up in the crime world and their tries to rise to the top of it. The book is a suspenseful thriller based on real life. The book contains action, drama and a lot of sexual activity.

The book claims to be as close a representation of these real stories as possible. It provides a very surreal feeling to the reader. The stories mentioned in this book are pretty bizarre and sound like they are straight out of a Hollywood movie. Knowing that these events are based on real-life provides a very thriller outlook for the reader. The book title and cover are pretty fascinating. These are what attracted me to the book in the first place.

Unfortunately, the positives of this book are limited to these. The most prominent feature of Dewhard’s writing is that the whole book is written in slang, and the writing is challenging to read. There is no descriptive quality given to the book, and it is written like just a telling of events happening. The author often keeps repeating ‘he says’ and ‘she says’ to denote dialogues. The book is riddled with grammatical errors, typos and just factual inaccuracies. There are times when a person’s name is changed suddenly, and the book keeps shifting from past to present tense. The book is filled with plotholes.

The book contains a lot of homophobia, racism, sexual violence, and physical violence. The book, at many times, tries to justify and normalize these. All the characters in the book keep on stereotyping characteristics of different races, the concept of consent is completely ignored, and violence of all kinds are generalized. This is especially dangerous to a young and impressionable audience.

I would give this book 1 out of 4 stars. Writing is the most crucial element of a good story. The author needs to work on making his writing style more readable and using less slang. The book does not seem to be professionally edited. It is full of grammatical errors.

I would not suggest this book to a lot of people. I would only recommend this book to someone well versed in slang and interested in reading about the drug and crime world of the 1980s to 2000s. Young people should avoid Classics, as it contains a lot of sexual content.

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[Manas Ranjan Mishra]

Thanks a lot for the honest review. I don't think I will like the content of the book. Appreciate the fact that you didn't sugar coated the facts.

[Ogechi Orlumeni]

A very honest and detailed review. I wonder who the intended audience of the author is, doesn’t seem like a book many would enjoy.

[Aisha Yakub]

Thanks for the honest feedback. I hope a round of editing is done to the book.

[Blessing O 2]

Thanks for the honest review. I hope the author polishes the book.

[Amenrodion]

Great and honest criticism of the book. Great review

[Nwadinso Michael]

There are a lot of things within this book, and it involves racism, drug deals etc. The book seems to me, a clear representation of reality and I think there are lessons to learn from it. Although there are flaws within the book, I think the author did a good job. Thanks for your review.

[NetMassimo]

From your description, this seems more like a discrimination manual than a novel. Certainly, slang and errors don't help. Thank you for your honest review!

[Amy Luman]

I usually like a C/T/M/H book especially one based on real events. This, though, sounds like just a retelling of the facts, and not a good one. It seems that Pinky and Antonare the only redeeming qualities. Thanks for the review!