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Michael K. (monkeejedi) - Reviews

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Between the Bridge and the River
Between the Bridge and the River
Author: Craig Ferguson
Book Type: Hardcover
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 2/15/2010


F-bomb alert! Rated R.

If you're offended by the fluid use of profanity and stories that frequently refer to the male and female tenders and the usage thereof, this work of interconnected short anecdotes is not for you. I can usually get through the occasional offensive word and situation in order to appreciate the creative art and value of the story, but I found the liberal use of f-bombs distracting and I couldn't get past more than 50 pages.

The stories I did get through were amusing and written with Craig's wit, (I am a fan of his late night show), and seemed like they could've been biographical in some nature, perhaps written about people he knew, if not about himself.


Prayers for the Assassin (Assassin, Bk 1)
Prayers for the Assassin (Assassin, Bk 1)
Author: Robert Ferrigno
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 2/16/2010


Rated R.
Not an overly liberal use of profanity, but f-bombs are not the only bombs dropped. Some juvenile descriptions of bedroom liaisons as well. If you can avoid being offended by the occasional f-bomb, and not overly explicit "undercover" meetings, Ferrigno conjures up an interesting and fun alternate universe as a backdrop for the action and plot.

In one sense, the possibility of an Islamic America may be utter fantasy, but if you take a serious look around perhaps not completely unbelievable. It may not be the gaping maw of a cliff, but a slightly inclined, undetectable slippery slope.
- The influence of pop culture and an extremely liberal anti-traditional America media.
- The ignorance of what Islam actually means and teaches.
- Relativism of truth
- Tolerance (it's not the gun that kills, but the one who wields the gun)

What most impressed me, was the loss of what America stands for: Freedom.


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