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Title: Average and Under
Review: The book has a few genuinely amusing scenes, but overall it falls short of parody: it's neither biting nor insightful. The premise is awe-inspiring, but the execution could have been so much better in abler hands.This is another example of Hype over Substance, which is unfortunate.... the book might have been a better read if it had been given a slow word-of-mouth buildup. As it stands, you can't separate the book from the publicity, which makes the author's average writing ability seem worse than merely average.
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