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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Self published rubbish, 25 May 2007
This is self published rubbish. You need to understand that CrowSwing books is Sean Wright. So are the five star reviewers.
The writing in the book is so bad, it is almost funny. Peurile fantasy with some x rated scenes that you'd have to subscribe to special TV channels to watch. And apparently this is for kids.
Well, it certainly isn't for me.
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16 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Uggggh-ly, 26 Feb 2006
This so does not rock. Sean Wright should ignore the bad press he gets via the JJ books (well, ‘accurate’, I should say) and concentrate on the creative writing classes. This is a dreadful. Typical of Wight it is chocka with errors and sub-standard prose. In fact, so bored with writing does he appear that a description of one character (the for da kidz referenced ‘Mathers’, oh dear) is repeated, word-for-word, on page 55 and on page 94. This an error you’d trip over in the JJ book, if you bothered to read them, which you shouldn’t.There’s a real need for an editor here, but as Wright is a self-published (that’s “vanity” to real people) author then the only editor is Wright. And he’s no editor. He’s no author either, of course. This is supposed to be for young adults, like me. Well, a few pointers then: 1) get an editor 2) that squiggly red line under the words? It means there’s a typo, go back and correct them 3) that squiggly green line under the words? It means there’s a grammar suggestion. Your PC screen must glow like the Emerald City 4) I don’t need profanities and drug references to be entertained, Mr Wright. There’s relatively few in Jane Eyre, do try and remember that.
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8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Jaaring., 13 April 2006
Everyone wants to come across a new His Dark Materials, or a Harry Potter, this is just so not it! Truly the worst pile of rubbish I have ever forced myself to finish. Why is there no zero star option? This deserves minus four stars as a warning to future generations. I nearly stopped reading after a couple of pages as it seemed like the first book attempt of a 14 year old. Reading it was like picking at a huge scab, painful and oozing (In a REALLY bad way). You know you shouldn't, but you do, you just cant help yourself, no matter how bad it gets. When you're done you get an immense feeling of relief, but are left with a lump of crusty gooeyness (in this case the book) which makes you feel sick.
What's worse is, just like picking off a scab, the open sore that's left behind. Memories of dialog that sound like the overambitious pretensions of an angsty teenager who thinks they are hugely talented when they are clearly hugely average, or perhaps even sub-average. Then, you realise this book has been written by an adult, and a teacher at that!
It fails on so many levels. There are pointless drug and sex references in a desparate attempt to be "with it". Remember when William Hague went round with a baseball cap on? This is the same effect. Truly pathetic. The plot & characters are laughable and poorly realised. The author appears to have a grasp on the grammar, spelling and subtleties of the English language that would make a mollusc blush (if you are going to try and impress us by using long, complicated and impressive sounding words, please, please, please, invest in a dictionary so that you are able to use them in an even remotely relevant context). The dialog, well I laughed all the way through, but not because the dialog was funny. You are left with a jaaring feeling of having wasted your time. The reason it's self published? Because it's total garbage!
Don't waste your time or your money.
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