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Jul 01, 2013 11:55PM
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"I enjoyed reading Rise of the Zyfoids and look forward to reading the next installation. I can't wait to see what happens next during the Zyfoid assimilation. I wish I had a Zyfoid to clean my house now."
The series is very politically focused but the first book is basically back story that leads up to that. I'm hoping that this person enjoys the second and third books as well...
Got my most recent review back in June after a recent drought..."This has to be one of the strangest books I've ever read. I'm not really a big fan of comedy in books. I love it when books I'm reading have funny elements, but for some reason, books that are only categorised under 'comedy' do not appeal to me. However, I decided to read The Super Spud Trilogy anyway because I was so intrigued by the book description and I thought my love of potatoes would carry me through it.
I experienced many laugh-out-loud moments whilst reading this. The spuds go off and have so many adventures in the strangest places and the story is just continuous action and humour. I must commend the author for his brilliant imagination because he has created such a strange and unique world that no one else could've possibly thought of.
This book is completely bizarre and you never know what's coming next which keeps you turning pages like crazy. This is a really well written book that's easy to read. It's the sort of book that you could easily flip through in one sitting, but it's also the type of book that you can put down for a while and then pick up again right where you left off.
There's not much point in getting attached to characters in this book because most of them aren't around for very long. It can be a little tiring trying to keep up with who's who and what they're doing because there are just so many different flavours of crisps and characters to keep track of, but I suppose that's all part of the fun.
Whilst this book may seem like a bundle of laughs, not all of the plot strands are happy and frivolous. They are some pretty shocking and heartbreaking ends to some of the spuds and underlying the story of potatoes galavanting across the globe there is also the tale of love and friendship which is a nice touch.
This book is, without a doubt, one of a kind. I've never seen or heard of a book like this before so if you're looking for a funny and refreshing read then this is the book for you. The story may sound like the strangest thing ever, but that's because it is - in a good way. I'd recommend this to anyone who's up for a good, hard laugh."
Just hope the reviewer knows there is Book 4 out :)
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"Now, this book was honestly even better than the first! The story line just keeps getting better and better. It's a book that from page 1, you will be pulled in and kept on edge. The characters of the story, from the first book, continue on into the second one and are extremely likable. Not only was the story line amazing, but the accuracy dealing with all the future dates and everything matched up perfectly. I highly recommend the Rise of the Zyfoids series so far."
I got a very good four star review for my recently released novel Fraudulent -http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
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Personally, I haven't seen any direct correlation between reviews and sales with my books. Has anyone else noticed an effect on sales with good reviews/bad reviews?
Just curious what everyone else's experience is with it.
I recently reviewed an Javier Bonafont's collection of short stories 'Tales of Love and Parasites, following his request on his group. http://lukeotley.com/2013/07/15/revie...
