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I'm still not quite sure what I read. The poems are very ... erm... stream of consciousness. They are entertaining to read, but I am not sure I will revisit them in the future.

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Very entertaining and fun poetry collection! Some of the poems were not totally to my liking but this did not dampen my enjoyment of the collection as a whole.

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Sadly, the whole format in this book was kind of funky, which made it nearly impossible to read. The parts that I did read were very nice though..

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This is not the kind of book that I use to read,, but I have to say that I found it interesting and I am sure that It can find many readers that will enjoy it.

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Crash, bang, wallop

This is one for an older audience. It's refreshing to see something written by someone who is a more mature character voice for an older audience which is witty and uplifting.

It's written in an autobiographical style with madcap anecdotes by a 70 year old. They are all extremely witty and amusing but would perhaps not appeal to a younger audience in their 20s unless they had a similar grandparent or relative who told them stories from their own past.

I am sure we will all read and find one of the stories resonates with our own recollections.

This is a compilation of short stories which you can dip into with no chronological order which may appeal to a reluctant reader of any age.

I know at least a few relatives who would enjoy this and laugh out loud.

I received a free copy from net galley.com for my fair and honest review.

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I loved this one pretty much. Once I opened up the very first page, I thought that it would be my kind of book to read, and yess. it was.

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I came to this book with no pre-conceptions which was just as well as, had I known that it had a religious bent, I would probably not have been so keen to read it. Thank goodness that was the case.

McTaggart's writing is superb, weaving the message into a story which holds together, styled as a modern piece of poetry. Whether you want the Christian message or not, this is incredibly readable and makes you think about life, living and dying with a huge dose of humour. The imagery created from the start allows you to picture the "narrator" and then that is built on throughout. Never losing its style I commend this book to anyone who enjoys thinking a little about what they are reading.

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This reminded me of some of the long poems that I read for my advanced studies in modern poetry class. While it was not for me, and I didn't understand most of it, from my experiences in that class I know that many people like this kind of writing.

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