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1.0 out of 5 stars
Ignore the Fake Reviews with 5 Stars ... Don't Buy!, April 23, 2010
Based on the 50 5-star ratings of this book, I selected it for my book club. I went out on a limb by nominating an erotic novel for a book club, and I thought I could tap into the wisdom of crowds by selecting a well-rated book. What a mistake that turned out to be.
This book is, without a doubt, the most poorly written published novel I have ever read. To put it bluntly: it reads like it is an unedited first draft of a story that has little or no potential for improvement.
Normally I wouldn't come Amazon to pillory a book (in fact, this is the first book review I've ever written for Amazon) but I found the deceptive high-star review scam more than just a little bit offensive, and I feel it is my obligation to attempt to add some 'real' reviews to the existing mix. All of these 5-star reviews, as far as I can tell, were written by the author. Why do I say that? Because each and every one of the 5-star reviews are rife with the exact same horrible spelling, punctuation, peculiar syntax and awkward grammar that permeates the book. In fact, the first review is lifted verbatim from the introduction of the book.
I'd like to go into an actual critique of the "story," but I can't really do that because there isn't one. I suppose, in the loosest sense of the term, yes, there is a story, because there are characters with names (though often misspelled or misidentified) that go to places and do things, but I'm not going to waste time on that because, well, it's an erotic novel. I don't think people who are thinking to buy this book are looking for a story, really, just some plausible setups that can allow for the naughty action parts to proceed. I can say that this book's setups are pretty lame (even when compared to other trashy novels) and again, the quality of the writing is so abysmal that any critique in that area would be a waste of time.
But still, you might be wondering about the sexy parts. First, let me preface this by saying that I am not a prude, and I'm not unfamiliar with the genre. But I really must wonder if the author has ever had sex herself, or has even seen a drawing of a naked person. Her descriptions of sex were not only riddled with odd and off-putting terms, but the grammatical structure of the encounters was so badly assembled that it was frequently difficult to understand what was going on. The descriptions of the sex were not only totally implausible (and not in the way that pornography typically exaggerates things) but they read as though they were written by a person without a clear understanding of the actual mechanics of sex. Many of the readers in my book club had a hard time believing the author was even a woman. I can't answer that question, but I don't think it matters ... a good writer should be able to fool you either way.
In short, if you're looking for a book with the slightest bit of redeeming value, erotic or not, look elsewhere.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
poor book, suspicious reviews, April 23, 2010
One of our book club members picked this book for our book club based on the genre and the great reviews. After even the most cursory glance, suspicion grew among all of us about the book itself as well as the veracity and provenance of these reviews. Thus I've been moved to write a review to counterbalance some of the apparent ballot-box-stuffing going on here.
The Hooker and the Nun is poorly written, riddled with typos and errors, filled with oddly offputting phrasing, and not terribly arousing. Erotica is always a crapshoot given how taste-specific the subject matter can be, but in this case the writer's personal taste and word choice got in the way of any appreciation for the work for me. If you like incredibly, run-like-a-river wet girls or weirdo anachronistic phrases like "the hornies" or "cum-offs", this is for you as the Hooker and the Nun has plenty of the above.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Depends on what you are into, February 2, 2009
I personally had no need for some of the "racy" parts. Young girls are turned on by the older male and female sexual predators in the convent. The character of Diana seems to be turned on by her mother having sex and uses her mother's sex toys. These types of scenes are woven throughout the book. If that is something you like or don't mind, then be prepared for lots of "dripping honeypots" (all of the "honeypots" "gush", "drip", etc.).
And, as other reviews have noted, there are various typos and what not.
I would give this book 2 1/2 stars because I think it is middle of the road. Not good, not bad if you are into what it details in the book.
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