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A book about alien kitties on a mission to infiltrate Earth, this is a must read for anyone who likes felines.
From the back jacket
Meet Smiley, Alien Feline Second Lieutenant and Earth’s Self proclaimed ruler. Leader of Qwuedeviv Crew 52, Smiley has been sent to infiltrate Earth. There’s just one little problem; due to some poor planning and a possible lack of breakfast prior to launch, Smiley crash lands its drop pod and finds itself separated from its crew. With no way to contact Headquarters and a minor (very, very minor of course) fear of being caught, Smiley sets out to conquer the planet on its own. But with Ice Shooting Land Serpents protecting every yard and Earthian Media taunting a soldier’s very best resolve, how is one fuzzy invader supposed to complete it’s mission? Follow Smiley in one of its many crazy adventures of world conquest filled with laughs and the very best of kitty logic.
My Thoughts so far – From the back jacket I assumed this was going to be a fun book to read. The playful illustration on the front instantly speaks to anyone that has ever owned a cat, furry or otherwise, and it looks like a book I would give my mother to read with no reservations, even though she’s a dog person. With an eye catching cover, a playful title, and a fun indication of a story to come, this is a book you will want to read more than once!
Overall:
I liked this book. A lot. A universal thumbs up is not easy to get from me, and this book gets it. It spoke to my sense of humor, which is somewhat quirky, and being both a cat myself (among other things) and having owned one for several years, this is the book you read when you don’t know what to read. It’s funny, it’s whimsical, and it absolutely keeps you flipping pages, if only because you can’t stop wondering what goes through an alien cat’s mind when he’s being attacked by the deadly cactus. Add in the illustrations that add the right amount of flavor to the book, and I’d be furious if there wasn’t a sequel in the works. Well done.
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From the back jacket
Meet Smiley, Alien Feline Second Lieutenant and Earth’s Self proclaimed ruler. Leader of Qwuedeviv Crew 52, Smiley has been sent to infiltrate Earth. There’s just one little problem; due to some poor planning and a possible lack of breakfast prior to launch, Smiley crash lands its drop pod and finds itself separated from its crew. With no way to contact Headquarters and a minor (very, very minor of course) fear of being caught, Smiley sets out to conquer the planet on its own. But with Ice Shooting Land Serpents protecting every yard and Earthian Media taunting a soldier’s very best resolve, how is one fuzzy invader supposed to complete it’s mission? Follow Smiley in one of its many crazy adventures of world conquest filled with laughs and the very best of kitty logic.
My Thoughts so far – From the back jacket I assumed this was going to be a fun book to read. The playful illustration on the front instantly speaks to anyone that has ever owned a cat, furry or otherwise, and it looks like a book I would give my mother to read with no reservations, even though she’s a dog person. With an eye catching cover, a playful title, and a fun indication of a story to come, this is a book you will want to read more than once!
Overall:
I liked this book. A lot. A universal thumbs up is not easy to get from me, and this book gets it. It spoke to my sense of humor, which is somewhat quirky, and being both a cat myself (among other things) and having owned one for several years, this is the book you read when you don’t know what to read. It’s funny, it’s whimsical, and it absolutely keeps you flipping pages, if only because you can’t stop wondering what goes through an alien cat’s mind when he’s being attacked by the deadly cactus. Add in the illustrations that add the right amount of flavor to the book, and I’d be furious if there wasn’t a sequel in the works. Well done.
Book by
LtSmileyPurchase here:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/14.....UTF8&psc=1
Category Story / General Furry Art
Species Housecat
Size 73 x 120px
File Size 26 kB
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This isn't a book I would probably read (I am not into cats and I'm not into comedy books), but I wanted to tell you that I think it's great you're not just doing free stories, but also ones that are for sale. If I were into this type of story, I would have probably bought this not just because of your review, but also because you brought it to my attention. In the current market, it's hard for stories to get noticed, so you doing reviews helps authors trying to make a living.
It's my goal to generally do books that are 'for sale', because after all, the for fun stuff isn't subject to the same criteria and a lot of folks don't necessarily want an evaluation on work just put together for enjoyment. Not only that, but work not at least submitted to an objective party is often of lower quality, due to both lack of experience and other factors.
However, if one is selling their work (even self published) that protection is no longer valid, and your work is then subject to fair evaluation. It's my desire to promote quality writing, and caution readers against authors whose work falls below fanfiction level standards. I know it's just my opinion, but I'm a frequent reader, I've had work published myself, and I have a fair knowledge of the ins and outs of writing. I put what I think out there, and folks are free to take it or leave it. I think I'm fair, as I said I don't insult a writers work, but if your main character is an NPC I won't not say it.
Stories are my passion, and quality should be rewarded.
However, if one is selling their work (even self published) that protection is no longer valid, and your work is then subject to fair evaluation. It's my desire to promote quality writing, and caution readers against authors whose work falls below fanfiction level standards. I know it's just my opinion, but I'm a frequent reader, I've had work published myself, and I have a fair knowledge of the ins and outs of writing. I put what I think out there, and folks are free to take it or leave it. I think I'm fair, as I said I don't insult a writers work, but if your main character is an NPC I won't not say it.
Stories are my passion, and quality should be rewarded.
That's a great thing to be doing for people. For many, there is no good way to break into the writing business, they just have to try to teach themselves the skills they need in order to get something published. This can backfire when they start making the classic mistakes that most writers make. Right now, it's easy for someone to publish their own story, which also means that if they start making those mistakes, they're easily buried under stories that don't. So, I agree with you in that you should be more harsh on them since the business is very aggressive and those without the ability to take criticism won't get anywhere in it.
I'm trying to be as fair as I can, even in cases where the book just rubs all of my buttons. There's no right answer and not everyone will agree. These reviews are my opinions based on what I feel reading the book at the time, what my own standards are, and I know I'm not an expert or a literary professor, but I am a reader and semi writer.
I try not to nitpick, but there are some things that just... To me anyway, create issues. I'm at an impasse right now because I've gotten opposite opinions on their format. One said it was in depth, while another feels I'm only scratching the surface basing my thoughts on preconceived expectations rather than letting the work speak for itself.
My plan is for these to be for anyone looking for what to read, like a customer review on amazon.
I try not to nitpick, but there are some things that just... To me anyway, create issues. I'm at an impasse right now because I've gotten opposite opinions on their format. One said it was in depth, while another feels I'm only scratching the surface basing my thoughts on preconceived expectations rather than letting the work speak for itself.
My plan is for these to be for anyone looking for what to read, like a customer review on amazon.
In my opinion, you cannot fairly evaluate a book in a vacuum, because each book we read colors the next one we read. If you try to get rid of your history, then that misses out on part of what makes stories so great: they build on other works. Humans have a great capacity for memory, which is why, before books, stories could be passed down verbally from one generation to the next. These basic stories are then built upon by the next generation to make new stories, and those too are passed down. Without the stories from the previous generation, there would be no way for people to make these new stories.
As an example, take Harry Potter, you can try reviewing it on its own, but it borrows heavily from other stories in that same genre. Unless this is your first book, which is impressive since you must have skipped picture books, you're going to have some expectations from the series already. One case is that witches and wizards live in castles and wear robes with pointy hats, not to mention they also use wands to perform magic. Another is that spells are spoken in a different language than the reader, and that the words are important to how the spell is cast. All of these ideas would seem strange if coming in without any knowledge, but because you already expect this, you already have some familiarity and its easier to suspend your disbelief.
So, I think you should let your experiences with other stories color the story at hand, and you should draw comparisons between stories. That may not seem fair to some writers, but it is how people read, and it is how stories are written, so it's fair to expect a review to do this too. That's just my opinion, though, based on my experiences.
As an example, take Harry Potter, you can try reviewing it on its own, but it borrows heavily from other stories in that same genre. Unless this is your first book, which is impressive since you must have skipped picture books, you're going to have some expectations from the series already. One case is that witches and wizards live in castles and wear robes with pointy hats, not to mention they also use wands to perform magic. Another is that spells are spoken in a different language than the reader, and that the words are important to how the spell is cast. All of these ideas would seem strange if coming in without any knowledge, but because you already expect this, you already have some familiarity and its easier to suspend your disbelief.
So, I think you should let your experiences with other stories color the story at hand, and you should draw comparisons between stories. That may not seem fair to some writers, but it is how people read, and it is how stories are written, so it's fair to expect a review to do this too. That's just my opinion, though, based on my experiences.
I agree. Reading books gives you a baseline, and a review is designed to be like, compared to this, this is what I thought.
Harry Potter, I know that I would note a lot of things in that series that for me, make it 'eh'. It's decent, for a kids book series, but I just don't like universes where magic is literally used for EVERYTHING. They won't let you turn a student into a ferret, but you are allowed to turn a mouse into a goblet? For what? The teaching staff regularly rewards Harry for breaking the rules, and he never really to my memory solves a problem without magic. What are it's limits? It's source? I'd have to say Harry Potter for me, is not a good series.
I appreciate it, you've said it better than I did. I'm fairly convinced now that perhaps the author just was not satisfied with the fact that I did not understand their book, and thusly did not enjoy it myself.
Harry Potter, I know that I would note a lot of things in that series that for me, make it 'eh'. It's decent, for a kids book series, but I just don't like universes where magic is literally used for EVERYTHING. They won't let you turn a student into a ferret, but you are allowed to turn a mouse into a goblet? For what? The teaching staff regularly rewards Harry for breaking the rules, and he never really to my memory solves a problem without magic. What are it's limits? It's source? I'd have to say Harry Potter for me, is not a good series.
I appreciate it, you've said it better than I did. I'm fairly convinced now that perhaps the author just was not satisfied with the fact that I did not understand their book, and thusly did not enjoy it myself.
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