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Title: Clever but empty
Review: This one was phoned in: he came up with a "cute" but not insightful setup, then injected a bunch of clever comments and relatively predictable narration. I laughed out loud a few times, but I do not feel the time spent reading this book was a fair trade, as it is somewhere between good and bad that creates no change in the reader's life. There is nothing to learn, no triumph, no realization from the story, only some time killed in reading amusing tripe. It's like drinking soda as a kid: it doesn't kill you, but it isn't as satisfying as a glass of milk with your cookies, and someday you might wish you had the calcium!
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