Official Review: Cross Drains by Gunalan Suppiah
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Re: Official Review: Cross Drains by Gunalan Suppiah
Great review.
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To be honest I actually find the bit about the drainage quite funny at the beginning. However, it just started becoming weirder and weirder as the story goes along. I understand if you want to pass, I can't recommend this to anyone after all with all the errors and the convoluted plot. Thanks for reading my reviewcpru68 wrote: ↑03 May 2018, 19:16 I don’t think the book sounds fit for anyone. Your review probably was the best thing that could happen with it if the author decides to take you seriously. I cringed during the parts you described as the drainages tasting the various things dumped down them. It just all sounds odd and not entertaining for anyone. I will pass. Thank you for this review.
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Thanks for reading my review I think there are around 20 sentences per page. And the sentences were mostly simple sentences, and the type of sentences you'd use for children's books. A rather basic English. Even the font style is quite large, typical for children's books. This is why I'm confused what age bracket the author is trying to target since the topics discussed in the book are not really for children. The characters also tend to swear a lot. The book does have illustrations. And thank you for reminding me. I actually forgot to add that in the review. The illustrations were actually good, although there were only a few of them, so they couldn't really cover for the errors in the narrative.cristinaro wrote: ↑04 May 2018, 03:23 I would be curious to know more about the length of this book and the narrative itself. Does it have illustrations too? You said that the narrative is rather simplistic. Are there only a few lines per page or more? Is it supposed to target children?
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Haha Thank you for reading this review. Oh boy, a part 2 ... But who knows. Maybe the author will actually try getting an editor this time. *fingers crossedHelen_Combe wrote: ↑04 May 2018, 03:39 Wow, sounds like a book with an identity crisis. I see it’s ‘part 1’, I bet you’re looking forward to ‘part2’... Not
Great review.
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Thanks. In other words, a children's book which is not exactly a children's book. I guess the author will benefit from your comments and the other reviewers' replies.jvez wrote: ↑04 May 2018, 04:39Thanks for reading my review I think there are around 20 sentences per page. And the sentences were mostly simple sentences, and the type of sentences you'd use for children's books. A rather basic English. Even the font style is quite large, typical for children's books. This is why I'm confused what age bracket the author is trying to target since the topics discussed in the book are not really for children. The characters also tend to swear a lot. The book does have illustrations. And thank you for reminding me. I actually forgot to add that in the review. The illustrations were actually good, although there were only a few of them, so they couldn't really cover for the errors in the narrative.cristinaro wrote: ↑04 May 2018, 03:23 I would be curious to know more about the length of this book and the narrative itself. Does it have illustrations too? You said that the narrative is rather simplistic. Are there only a few lines per page or more? Is it supposed to target children?
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Yes. I guess that's the best way to put it I hope the author does find my review helpful though, considering they're planning a Part 2 book and all.cristinaro wrote: ↑04 May 2018, 04:52Thanks. In other words, a children's book which is not exactly a children's book. I guess the author will benefit from your comments and the other reviewers' replies.jvez wrote: ↑04 May 2018, 04:39Thanks for reading my review I think there are around 20 sentences per page. And the sentences were mostly simple sentences, and the type of sentences you'd use for children's books. A rather basic English. Even the font style is quite large, typical for children's books. This is why I'm confused what age bracket the author is trying to target since the topics discussed in the book are not really for children. The characters also tend to swear a lot. The book does have illustrations. And thank you for reminding me. I actually forgot to add that in the review. The illustrations were actually good, although there were only a few of them, so they couldn't really cover for the errors in the narrative.cristinaro wrote: ↑04 May 2018, 03:23 I would be curious to know more about the length of this book and the narrative itself. Does it have illustrations too? You said that the narrative is rather simplistic. Are there only a few lines per page or more? Is it supposed to target children?
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I think the concepts in the book are too adult to appeal to children. Then the writing is too poor to appeal to adults. I'm afraid the author has to go back to the drawing board. I hope his/her efforts don't go down the drain.
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Thank you for reading this review. There are actually some parts of the book that were really funny and all. I think the author just failed to have an organized narrative which made all the concepts jumbled.
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Indeed that author needs to rethink how to restructure the entire book. I do hope he consults an editor as well before he goes on to publish his Part 2.Miriam Molina wrote: ↑04 May 2018, 06:07 Murder in a children's book? Even the English language was murdered!
I think the concepts in the book are too adult to appeal to children. Then the writing is too poor to appeal to adults. I'm afraid the author has to go back to the drawing board. I hope his/her efforts don't go down the drain.
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As others noted, I would never have guessed about ESL. Your review is well written.