This was NOT a NOVEL.
354699
This did not qualify as a novel as there was absolutely NO PLOT. NONE! It could more aptly be called a character sketch of several citizens in Greenwich, CT over a twenty-four hour period of time. Intriguing set up, but it went no where, FAST. (PUN INTENDED.)Even with that said, it was abysmal. Having never read a Fast novel before, I looked forward to this one. I grabbed it from the town dump's book hut;leave,take one. I am leaving this one right back there this weekend! Do not ever plan to pick up another novel by this author.
220015
this is not a very long , hard, and interesting to read
I would not consider it to read this book
3060449
BEWARE! This is not a Novel!! Tediously written in the (confusingly) present tense while 300+ pages of historical play by play of the various skirmishes of this battle. No dialogue, no characters, simply a triptych rehash of the lead up to and final Battle.
4784240
This s no love story.  Had it been written about two consenting adults I would have been ok with it.  It was not.  This book did not depict romance, but rather an incestuous relationship between a forty-year old man and his sixteen-year old daughter.  To have the author use the book being banned to further add publicity to it is just wrong.  Some things should just be left unwritten.
1663272
The writing was acceptable.  A well worn subject of husband cheats on wife; regrets infidelity and sets out to win wife back. I became weary of the ministrations of the husband. This is not a book that makes one think; and it is not a book to be remembered.
2659012
It's NOT a "memoir," as he plainly states, at the very, very end:  It is a work of fiction.  One telltale sign is that there is no index and there are no reference notes (for further research and use by historians and writers) whatsoever.  (I had some questions and wanted to find his sources for historical claims.)

I felt cheated.  I really wish the author had not chosen to do this book, this way.  His own personal story would have been immensely more valuable.  Apparently, he wanted to combine it all into one book, with his 1978 travels, retracing the key islands on which he did NOT serve in WWII.  It came across as a marginal, less-than-honest, way to do it.  Or even inappropriate, with this material and personal experience.  A book title that is a lie?

Why didn't he write a real memoir, as a nonfiction record?  While I have the highest respect for any man who shipped out to the Pacific and put himself in harm's way during WWII, other sources recount that Manchester was in fact a corporal (instead of "sergeant" throughout the book) until he got promoted (in hospital?) after being wounded and evacuated; that is, after all the main events of the book were in the past.  Manchester was, apparently, only on Okinawa itself -- in actual combat, as a company runner, after a training period on already-conquered Guadalcanal -- so all the material on Guadalcanal, Saipan, Guam, Philippines, and Iwo Jima are re-creations from a writer's research and fictions, without any reference source notes whatsoever.
193931
At 150 pages, this is a novella, not a novel. Other than the protagonist, there is little in common between this sequel and the initial Murderbot book. Two more books in this series are scheduled for 2018. Series is the key word here, as the feel of this book is more like a product than the result of any notion of creative writing. Im a discerning reader and with this sense that this more of a product than an actual story, I cant imagine purchasing any future books in this series.
I was actually looking forward to this second book and was deeply disappointed.
2726850
Amazon! For heaven sake, this is not a literary anthology!
4162315
There are books that are what I call page turners that keep a person's interest. This is not one of them. It was an easy read,
3039560
This is not really a book. It didn't read as if a writer actually wrote it.  I did not find it any more humorous than the recounting of any pet owners' stories that I hear at work for free.
3017735
The publisher admits this is revisionist history, but it gives it too much credit to even use the term "history." It is fiction. This would be a novel if the writing was up to par. This was written by an "independent scholar," which can be translated as "non-expert." It is easy for a casual reader to be mislead by this work. Don't bother buying it.
3059621
This is not an academic work. The book is somewhat lazily written, with infrequent citations of sources.  Given that sarcastic tone, though, I suspect that it was not written for an academic audience.
1312981
This was listed under been genre. Not where it belongs. This is MM read. I can't review it because I didn't read it.
260745
As the title says, this is not a photography book.  It should be listed in religion, not photography.  I was very disappointed.
4393692
Not exactly a story, more a collection of loosely associated paragraphs about a similar subject. No continuity, no character development.
4611785
This was not a fairy tale.  A fairy tale doesn't have the heroine end up with a sicko sex maniac.
2049201
Calling this a book is an error. It is a short story or possibly an intro to a series. But, it is not a book. I should have paid more attention before downloading it. Mea Culpa.