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Title: Adios Butch and Marlene Review: This is the second book not written by Michael Gruber, and I was unable to get through it. The wonderful, deep, three-dimentional characters so beautifully developed through the first 15 of the series have been compressed into cardboard cut outs and are as dead as Julius Caesar. I barely got through the previous "Hoax" (what an appropriate title), but the buck stops here folks. Mr. Tannenbaum, or whoever is doing his writing for him these days, has mistaken depth of character with gory, vivid detail that will give any woman nightmares. Avoid this book. I cannot recomment highly enought the Karp/Ciampi books by the real author Michael Gruber but stop when you get to "Resolved." Then start on Michael Grubers new series which are terrific. Is the review positive or negative?
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Negative


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Title: Animal Lover Review: As an Animal Lover books like this one are thought provoking. If you like this book you should check out Kelly Oliver's "Animal Lessons: How They Teach Us to Be HumanAnimal Lessons" Is the review positive or negative?
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Positive


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Title: Recycled Clips, Sloppy Editing Review: I looked forward to reading this book from the moment last fall that I learned it was due out in April. To say it was a letdown would be to put it mildly. Although Nachman lists the dozens of interviews he himself conducted for the book, the text is overwhelmed with quotes from old bios, fan magazines, newspaper reviews, etc. And Nachman has an annoying habit of skipping around in such a haphazard, non-chronological manner, that the reader is easily confused. He's also sloppy when attempting to place certain events in historical context -- for instance, he lists "All in the Family," The Jeffersons," "Sanford and Son" and "Different Strokes" as "late-60's" TV series,when in fact they were early-to-mid 70's. There are several more such sloppy mistakes. His earlier work, "Raised on Radio," is far superior -- and it's obvious he enjoyed writing it a whole lot more than he did "Seriously Funny." Is the review positive or negative?
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