Terribly written book
349521
Terribly written book.  First part about Kempner's papers and women a little interesting, but I didn't feel  any of the author's deep emotions about Rosenberg's extreme,abominable ugliness and hatred of people....and his insanely psychologically  need to eliminate them.  Only read half of the book...not going into  my library.
387016
This is the worst written book I have EVER read. It is very obviously self-published as there are a myriad of typos. There are commas where there shouldn't be, misspelled words, wrong words and the information contained seems very generic and not breed specific. I couldn't even get past about page 20 because it was so poorly written! It was hard to read and the tips were not helpful. I would never recommend this book to anyone.
468577
This book is a brief and cursory review of the history of the Secret Service (330+ pages simply cannot do this agency justice), but that's not what I'm choosing to focus on with this review.  Instead, I'd like to comment on the absolutely terrible writing and editing of this book.  I found it nearly impossible to read at times, due to overly complex grammatical choices by the author, absolutely terrible editing, and even some sections where the same sentences and paragraphs have been cut and pasted into multiple pages.  The author overuses quotes, referencing them multiple times in completely different chapters, relating them to entirely different topics.  The last chapter is a commentary and set of recommendations for the Service which (in my opinion) has no place in a historical re-telling of the Service's history.  Who appointed the author to the head of the Secret Service restructuring committee?

Although you may (like me) be interested in learning more about the Secret Service, please, do yourself a favor and skip this book.  There are far better texts on the topic, and frankly, this one is a waste of your time and money.  It certainly was mine.
3626968
I'm about 10% in and I know there is no way I can finish this book...the writing is ridiculously bad.  The author writes like a high school student.  The sentences are stilted and the characters sound stiff, overly formal and just plain dull.  No idea who is leaving the glowing reviews but there are hundreds, if not thousands of better reading options out there.
3497675
Terrible writing. If you like typos, stilted dialogue one dimensional characters and a formulaic plot twist then this is the book for you.  The female character has no depth. The plot is ridiculous and the male character would know a good adjective if it bit him in the ass. The same goes for the writer.  This book is so bad I recommend you don't read it even if it is free. It's it just terrible writing, terrible characterization, zero editing. It's just stupid. Save yourself some time and read something else.
3405199
If I could give this zero stars, I would.  It's terribly written, with poor punctuation and misused words throughout. I'm glad that I only paid $.99 for it, yet still irked that I paid even that much for this drivel.  It's so bad that I just couldn't bear the thought of even trying to finish it, and I cannot comprehend how any sane person could compare this to Patrick Rothfuss (who is a genius).  Don't waste your time or money on this book.
735068
If you like reading something that was just thrown together, you'll probably enjoy this. I had planned to read this to the end just because I needed to know what happened, but I can't even get halfway through let alone to the end. This book is awful. It's as if the author wrote it in one sitting and never went back through it to make sure there were no discrepancies (there are many). Occasionally, the language seems to be modern when the setting is clearly not. Profanities are tossed in infrequently (thank goodness) but almost as though the author suddenly remembered that she wanted some in there. I love to read, especially fantasy. But, this is terrible!!
1382189
Wow, what a terribly written book. If I could give 0 stars, I would. It appears that this person Isaac Sharpe, felt a sudden need to write a book and so sat down one day and in an inspired flurry, wrote down everything he could remember from the seminar he just took. Or something equivalent to that, because for example, there are so many typos and so many grammar mistakes that it is obvious no one read it a 2nd time before going to the printer. Even worse, there does not appear to be a Technical Editor involved at all. So nobody to fact-check or even double check some of Isaac's reasoning. For example, open the back cover to the headline, something akin to "Free Video on YouTube shoe this tactic," or something like that. He wants to "shoe" it to us? Obviously they meant "show" it to us, but when you're too lazy to even correct that, you know the rest of the book is worthless.
2628009
This book was by far the worst book I have ever read. The writing style was choppy and difficult to follow. The entire book was cheesy and cliche. The main character Macy is obnoxious and annoying and I found it hard to get through the book. I would not wish this book on my worst enemy. Please, save yourself time and avoid this book at all cost. Also this should be marketed as a Christian book as it is filled with cheesy references to the religion.
2111848
DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK!!!  I struggled through 3 pages of the worst written book I have ever had the displeasure of reading. The only use one can get out of this book would be to practice editing skills.  Not only was the grammar absolutely horrible, but the information ranges from nonsensical to misleading, there are numerous spelling mistakes and word omissions, and the language is substandard.  If my middle-school student handed in this piece of writing, she would receive an F!
758004
Written as a tribute from a son to a father, I hesitated on writing this review, but I have to be honest - it is poorly written and horribly researched.  The writing style is that of a 6th grader - people don't use other's names every time they say something to them as an example.  It makes reading the book far more difficult and annoying.

Writing style aside, what really kills the book for me are the countless errors throughout the book.  I know the book is "based on" stories his Dad told him, but there still should be some fact-checking involved.  An example, on Page 175:
"The cab pulled up to the hospital at the base of the Verrazano Bridge..."
This scene takes place in 1945 - construction on the Verrazano Bridge didn't even start for another 14 years! There are many other errors in geography, names, items, the list goes on.  Quite frankly I am shocked that Penguin Books allowed this to see print.

The idea behind this book is a nice, sweet one.  The execution is horrible.
779785
This book is so badly written that I almost thought I was reading a parody. The story is corny, maudlin, preachy, predictable, and awkward. The characters are one dimensional, and the story can be a little too sweet at times. Anyone over 8 years old should find this book insulting. It is a fast read but halfway thru the book, I stopped reading it since it was so painful. Don't waste your valuable time reading this mess.
1995751
Terrible sentence construction and horrific dialogue are just the beginning. The author gives its Bill Gates character the name of Will Bates, the Palin character becomes Whelan, and the reader is lost in one of the worst books written in the past few years. I'm so happy I didn't have to pay for it. I kept going back to it, hoping that something of interest would happen; unfortunately that didn't occur and I finally had to give up. I tried to give this author every possible chance but just could not get past the very very poor writing. I'm curious about the author's other books but can't make myself pay to find out.
2533669
This had fantastic information, but it is terribly written.  Don't read this one in bed, you'll never make it through.
1518102
I ordered this book because my grandson loves horses and is having trouble with reading.  I thought this would be a great book for him to practice his reading.  I was so disappointed when the book arrived. The packaging was fine but the text was terrible.  The stories were disjointed and made no sense.  I would not recommend this book to anyone.  I could have returned the book for a refund but chose to keep it and use it as an example of the worst writing I have ever read in a published book.
2669998
Truly terribly written book. More of a compilation of press clips.
2430018
Worst book I have read. Its as if the author had to write this in a big hurry.
- Disorganized
- Very little actual information beyond abbreviations. Some of the terms are never defined.
- Jumps from one topic to another with as little as a sentence on each topic. No in-depth analysis of anything. Skimming the surface on all topics.
- Some topics are mentioned but never covered.
- Just plain bad English (really awful use of the language, very distracting)