[A Dark Path]

It's sitting at 791 on Amazon UK, which is actually quite bizarre given the (alleged) subject matter. Still, at least one of its many reviews is a verified purchase, so I guess that explains its lofty ranking.

 

[katrina46]

It is kind of hilarious, and I can see why people would pay money for a joke book like this (in that the book itself is the joke), but it's also kind of insulting to pretty much all the writers who spend the time to come up with actual words. Although it may be that the annoyance is more of the "why didn't I think of that?" variety, since you can't fault them for wanting to make money. Although if they got a push from someone with a substantial audience, then at least that would go to show that not just any of us could have done it (assuming that most people, like me, don't have any famous friends to push our jokey book).

I kind of want to buy it. I could really see it as a good gag present, like something you'd buy at Spencer's.

 

[SC]

no, it came out Feb 8th.

Oh, my bad. I was reading too fast. Still, 1,500 reviews in a little over a month is a lot, so I think my point still stands.

 

[WriterSongwriter]

I think it's a good joke. I remember when Frank Sinatra would sing songs outside of his repertoire and people would be all uptight. "It's a waste of such a great voice!" Yes, but he is also human and he wants to do something that's fun. Let him. He's not hurting anybody.

 

[Mackay Bell]

This has been done before. I think the last one was called 'Everything a man knows about a woman' or something like that.

Back in the late 60's (or early 70's) there was a blank book called "The Wit and Wisdom of Spiro Agnew."

 

[Becca Mills]

Kind of like the haribo sugar free gummy bear reviews.

Which are EPIC.

 

[Raul Sanchez]

I just saw the book in Amazon and what surprises me is that it says the material inside has copyright - so if white pages are copyrighted leads me to think that we all should pay for using blank pages to write on ...

 

[Becca Mills]

I have to read those at least twice a year. Hysterical.

Totally. They will never stop making me happy.

 

[Sonya Bateman]

Yeah, when something like this comes out, people flock to the reviews and comments section. Kind of like the haribo sugar free gummy bear reviews.

And the other Amazon products with epic reviews to rival Haribo

Three Wolf Moon T-Shirt https://www.amazon.com/Mountain-Mens-Three-T-Shirt-Black/dp/B00UWWCCFC/
Tuscan Whole Milk https://www.amazon.com/Tuscan-Dairy-Whole-Vitamin-Gallon/dp/B00032G1S0/
How to Avoid Huge Ships (book) https://www.amazon.com/Avoid-Huge-Ships-John-Trimmer/dp/0870334336/

Hours of reading pleasure right there.

ETA: Have just found another!

Hutzler Banana Slicer https://www.amazon.com/Hutzler-571-Banana-Slicer/dp/B0047E0EII/

 

[katrina46]

There's a video on youtube of his interviews that explains why he "wrote" it, or rather why he didn't, but since it's political I can't post it. It's interesting, not for political views, but just how he's marketing this sucker. He's an ivy league graduate.

 

[BellaJames]

There's a video on youtube of his interviews that explains why he "wrote" it, or rather why he didn't, but since it's political I can't post it. It's interesting, not for political views, but just how he's marketing this sucker. He's an ivy league graduate.

Just watched it. Interesting little interview. He could have at least added a few lines in the book, basically what he talked about in that interview.