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Meg (MEG, #1)
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A to Z Project, Book 11
Wow, I know that thrillers are for fun and excitement, but this book is just so relentlessly dumb that I couldn't suspend disbelief for a minute.
I'm not sure if it's the he-man/author stand-in lead character, the comically cardboard villains, the tsunami of cliches, or the ridiculous contortions that the author goes through to put all of his characters in exactly the right place in ALL OF THE PACIFIC OCEAN for his unbelievable big shark to attack them as opposed to all of the other creatures and people in the sea. Also, the author obviously has a problem with women.
The only upside is that it is very short, with big print and tiny little chapters, and it's bad in a funny way, so like me, you'll probably finish it despite how jaw-droppingly dumb it is. I won't give away the ending, but you should read the whole book just for it, as it has to be one of the stupidest scenarios ever committed to the page.
Wow, I know that thrillers are for fun and excitement, but this book is just so relentlessly dumb that I couldn't suspend disbelief for a minute.
I'm not sure if it's the he-man/author stand-in lead character, the comically cardboard villains, the tsunami of cliches, or the ridiculous contortions that the author goes through to put all of his characters in exactly the right place in ALL OF THE PACIFIC OCEAN for his unbelievable big shark to attack them as opposed to all of the other creatures and people in the sea. Also, the author obviously has a problem with women.
The only upside is that it is very short, with big print and tiny little chapters, and it's bad in a funny way, so like me, you'll probably finish it despite how jaw-droppingly dumb it is. I won't give away the ending, but you should read the whole book just for it, as it has to be one of the stupidest scenarios ever committed to the page.
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October 17, 2009
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Started Reading
October 21, 2009
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Finished Reading
May 23, 2012
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a-to-z-project
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Apr 28, 2013 04:28PM
Neil Hollands write "Also, the author obviously has a problem with women". Could you explain this, please? Thanks.
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well for one thing, the part where the triple crossing slutty, haughty bitch of a wife gets chewed on by the Meg and slowly dies screaming. either the guy has some issues with females or he's just deliberately going way over board for some reason..
Presmach you're right. Some readers can't see below the surface. Every female in the book is either a cheating harlot, shark fodder or an irrational independent woman who throws it all aside to swear her love to the protagonist.
I agree about the author having a problem with women. I'm less than 100 pages in, and there have already been three references to D cups, multiple other references to large breasts, off-color jokes, and women used as sex toys. I want to like the book and read a little further, but I'm afraid its primary audience is 14-year-old boys.
To clarify my above comment, my library edition included Meg:Origins as the prequel.
