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Title: In need of an editor
Review: One star may be a little low, but I get the feeling the other reviews came from the author's relatives. Since I bought the book based on the five star rating, I feel the need to balance them out.First off, the book has an appeal. If you've ever been in high pressure sales- insurance, auto, etc.- you'll love the way this author captures the pressure of these jobs. The first of the novel is great in this regard and the story itself has a good premise.But I was unable to finish the book because of the writing itself. I get the feeling that the book was vanity published by a rich business man. The writing itself gets very redundant and is shot through with cliches. It also occasionaly switches from active to passive tense. In some books this works. In this case it pulled me out of the story.As much as I respect the author for doing it on his own, I must say that he should've sprung for a good editor as well as the publishing.
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