Comments on: Unfinished: Shadow Government by Grant R. Jeffrey

By: Answering your questions « Word Lily

Answering your questions « Word Lily — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 22:34:59 +0000

[...] LEAST in the last six months? Of ones I actually finished, or do abandoned books count? If they do, Shadow Government. If not (if I have to pick from books I’ve made it all the way through): The [...]

By: End of 2009 meme « Word Lily

End of 2009 meme « Word Lily — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 18:16:53 +0000

[...] Shadow Government by Grant R. Jeffrey and Blonde Roots by Bernardine Evaristo — Looks like I never got around to posting about Blonde Roots, but it’s just as well. Thinking about it (and Shadow Government) just makes me angry, anyway. I had such negative responses to Shadow Government. Wow. [...]

By: Margot at Joyfully Retired

Margot at Joyfully Retired — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:22:26 +0000

Too bad about this book. I recently did my first post of a book I didn’t finish and it felt odd to do that. I felt like some how I had failed. That idea is ridiculous. I finally concluded it just didn’t suit ME.

By: bermudaonion

bermudaonion — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:15:33 +0000

I never know what to think of those reviews on Amazon, especially when there are only a few on there. I think I’ll skip this book. Thanks for your review.

By: Jen - Devourer of Books

Jen - Devourer of Books — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:51:06 +0000

This sounds like one of those books with an interesting premise but an absurd follow-through. Thanks for letting us know to avoid it!

By: Beth F

Beth F — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:29:21 +0000

So glad the format worked for you. I really like knowing why a book didn’t work for someone — even the ones that we couldn’t finish. I don’t like being told what I think, so I bet I wouldn’t get too far in this one either.

By: Ronnica

Ronnica — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:51:37 +0000

I skim/read this book, and I totally agree. A couple times I wanted to say, “You’re kidding me, right?” I guess his attempt to scare (at least that’s what it seemed he was attempting) didn’t work on either of us.