Review of In a Small Quiet Village (Where Nothing Much Ever Happens)

[Sam Ibeh]

[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "In a Small Quiet Village (Where Nothing Much Ever Happens)" by Ian A. Hollis.]

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1 out of 4 stars

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A series of unfortunate events descended on a small, peaceful village (where nothing much always happened) after it welcomed Adam, its first visitor in a long time. Was he the cause of the village's misfortunes, or was it simply natural?

In a Small, Quiet Village (Where Nothing Much Ever Happens) was a simple children's story of the normal day-to-day activities of a small, quiet village and various interactions among the residents. I found this book boring, even though it was meant for a much younger audience. The characters were bulky and uninteresting, and many of them were not adequately described. For example, a character called Benji was described as the tallest girl in the community. I believed this entailed a poor picture of Benji, which would make it unattractive to readers. I felt the target readers would also find this book uncompelling to read due to the stagnated or boring storyline. Many of the chapters were deemed unnecessary and excessive.

Ian A. Hollis did a terrible job on the overall purpose of the story or story structure. Most of its plot lacked cohesion with the intended storyline. I found the overall message or lesson of the book a bit difficult to comprehend, as this was an essential element required for a good children's book.

The book had more potential that could have been explored. The addition of fantasy figments was not judiciously utilized. The writer was not creative, as the conversation in the story lacked humor or any sense of education in any form.

The editing would have been the only positive aspect of this book. However, an inconsistency in a particular character's name would confuse children. Knowing that this book was targeted at very young readers, any confusion or ambiguity should have been avoided. I also detected a profane word that should have been absent from a children's book.

All in all, this book isn't ready to satisfy the target audience yet. Therefore, I rate it a 1 out of 4. When this book gets worked on properly, I can recommend it to children between 8 and 15. In its current state, this book isn't fit for consumption.

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[wmeki510]

Your review is thorough and down-to-earth. I hope the author works on this book, especially on vivid description of characters and clear and unambiguous themes/lessons.

[Patty Allread]

I appreciate your review, Sam, and it sounds like your rating was fair.

[Sarah Sonbol]

It's sadening to find that a children's book fails to attract children. I hope that the author works on it to create a better version. Thanks for the informative review.

[Gnex_09]

Thank you for a honest review. The author needs to looks into the many lapses of this book

[Christopherio]

The book has a lot of work to do. Thanks for the honest review.

[Akinola John]

Hollis must put more effort into rewriting this book. Thanks for being honest with your review.

[GNerd]

The review was honest and I loved the line and tone of your criticism. It didn't outrightly condemn the work. Good job.

[Sopulu Ezidimma]

Thanks for your honest review, i feel the author should go back and work on the book. Because i really can see a potential interesting story.

[Joyce Nwaogazie]

This would have been an interesting book to read had it been the author worked on the book properly, to me, the title and graphics of the book caught my attention. Thanks for the honest review.

[Austin Debby]

Children's books should be given the time and craft it deserves. Your review was honest, and I loved that.