I should have been paid to read this
342362
This is more or less unreadable. After reading the first chapter I checked online to see what language this was so poorly translated from. Unfortunately it wasn't translated at all. Or even written by a poorly functioning AI. It is just plain horrible writing. I don't even think an editor could help this mess of barely literate, incomprehensibly strung together word patterns. I am not a writer myself, but maybe the author should try reading his stuff out loud first. I'm sure his mouth would cramp around line after line of clumsily turned phrase.
254697
If I had, maybe the last decade would have been better for me, but the  future is brighter now that I have read this book. This book could have  been written about me,it hit so close to home. It has helped me move beyond  being bound by the pain of this dysfunctional relationship and view the  pathos between us subjectively. Thanks to this book, I will actually have a  future without being terrorized by my avenger mother type. Thank you so  much, and gals, trust me, you need this book!!!!!
3845411
I grabbed this &  the other three volumes when it was free, but I will gladly pay if the author writes any more. The format of presenting several questions before revealing any answers gives me more time to think about them. I did have a few forehead slapping 'oh I should have got that' moments. I noticed a few typos, but not enough to be distracting.
4701806
I like the idea for this book, the premise behind the book.  The narrative I could completely do without.  I feel like this should have just been presented with the information only, not the cheesy story line.
2302782
When I found this book laying next to me while waiting to get my blood drawn during sick call I thought I'd hit the jack pot.  A book about the Gulf War, I was there, this would be great. It should have been a dead give away that it looked brand new.  I looked around, the other six soldiers sitting there were attached to their cell phones completely oblivious to anything around them.  In retrospect one out of the six might have recognized the book for what it was and actually had a slight notion of what to do with it.  The closest guy to the book, was sitting two chairs away.  By the look of him he was barely twenty, which means he wasn't even a glimmer in his daddy's eye while I was dodging SCUD missiles in King Kalif Military City, somewhere in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.  Just to make sure I got him to drag his attention away, from what I assume was a variation of Fruit Ninja or some other silliness. "Hey is this yours?"  After the initial confusion cleared from his eyes, his glance first went to the stripes on my chest then to the book I was waving back and forth in front of his face.  "No, sergeant, not mine."  "Carry on."  It was time to give blood, pocketing the book I moved out. Had I been more perceptive I would have noticed that only the first five or so pages had been crimped.  Besides that no one leaves a good book.  The book spent several days in the back seat of my car.  I was just finishing off a biography written by an old drill sergeant of mine who finally got around to writing a book about his time in Vietnam.  Reaching into my back seat for my Kevlar I notice the book, "The pearl of Kuwait", a story of the Gulf War.  I recalled the back cover mentioning marines, but what the hell, one team one fight, right?  I was still a little hesitant.  When I start a book, I have to finish it.  I had never heard of Tom Paine.  No risk no fun.  This was a decision I would regret for the next 300 or so pages.  Wasting hours of my life I would never get back.  The story is completely unrealistic, the stories more fantasy then anything else.  The writing style is confusing for someone that was both in the War and the military, every word, sentence or page made me cringe.  After forcing myself to read page after page of this drivel, constantly hoping it would somehow turn around, it finally came to an end.  Even the ending was bad, what happened?  You were left there hanging on a cliff, well more like a real shallow sand dune. I felt like I had been robbed.  I had been violating myself for days, forcing myself to continue reading this garbage. The least the aurthor could do is give me an ending I could live with.  He didn't even have the courtesy to do that.  I have been around the block, grew up when reading was the only form of entertainment, well that and Misty Roe on Hee Haw.  In all those years this is the worst book I have ever had the misfortune to pick up.
2910492
I did not read 'E Squared'.
If I had, I wouldn't have read this selection.

This book should have been everything a certain type of person embraces with a full heart and inquisitive soul. A person like me, one that finds magic and miracles in every day, and practices manifestation through spiritual focus and intent. Already sold on the philosophy of the book because I already reap the rewards of using that philosophy.

The lighthearted silliness might suit some folks just fine, but the author's manic delivery was like nails on a chalkboard for this reviewer.

With chapters titled 'Spanx for the Memory', 'Well Duh', etc., this book was an overdose of cutesy-pootsy.
Three solid stars for a solid message of how the Universe is here for you, two missing for the 'stand up comic trying to get a laugh' feel of the book.
1488743
All I can say is I should have read the preview of this book better. I didn't really know the contents of the book and well, I now know what M/M means (lol). Anyways I read the book because I paid for it and it was OK.
3030453
A great read,  I was glued to it, and was worth re- reading
3015056
I wish I could have read this years ago. I would be well on my way to retirement.
3139321
In 1972 I read this, took a 3 month leave of absence from my engineering job, and lived in a VW bus in Colorado and New Mexico. Wish I had kept a diaryso I could have written the book this trip deserved
2888629
I should have submitted my own story. Makes me feel connected knowing that there are other women out there just like me.
1395385
I wish this had been finished, but nevertheless a great read.
1182225
As an English professor who has just taken on the task of department chair, I was definitely outside of my expertise with finances. I definitely feel a bit more situated having read this text.
278012
It would have been nice to know this book was a 15 minute read from cover to cover.  I would not have wasted my money
3057151
I should have known better. Listening to this (audio)book at work wasn't a good idea. I couldn't control my laughter, and it's not just cute giggles either. It's like good make your sides ache belly laughing. My coworkers are backing away slowly, but just the same, I finished the book and remember thinking wow. I needed that. She's hilarious as always of course, but every now and then she throws an ice cold bucket of reality on you--reminding us all that mental illness is HARD. Still, this woman...god blessed us all with her, clearly. And (I know this is the POINT of it all) I had several moments when I just sat there thinking "me, too!"
895800
I wasn't sure what to expect when I started reading this story. I guess I had hoped it would show Alex (who has a less than average length sex organ), that he isn't any less a man. I would have liked it if he had been treated with kindness and learned to be happy with himself. I know that sexually humiliating a person turns on some people. I'm definitely not one of them. If that is your thing, then you may enjoy this story. I didn't find any fault with the author's writing. It's really my fault for reading a story about a subject matter I don't like.
4499435
It's a shame I have to go to work all the time, because I think my time would have been much better spent sitting at home reading this.  Ah well, such is life.

The prologue grabbed me right off.  I loved it, and the writing was beautiful (something I noticed throughout the novel).  I adored some of the metaphors used.  I thought the story was fascinating and well-told, and the characters were likeable.  There was even the obligatory character I have a crush on (D'tanesse, maybe partially because I love his name, but mostly just because I really like him).

I found myself rushing through it at times because I wanted to know what happened, and I think sometime in the future I'll have to read it again, take my time, and just savor some beautiful story telling.