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Reviews-STD LEX
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Reviews on STD LEX (published December 2002)
So, where are the reviews?
Instead of presenting book reviews, we believe there's a better way... posting the first two chapters so you can judge for yourself. Actually, no 'professional' reviews are ever sought by us. For one thing, to pay or seduce a professional book reviewer into reviewing one's book seems rather unethical. It is obvious, it is a corruptible system often corrupted. We've all noticed too... reviewers don't write bad reviews. Even if a reviewer did, never again would it see the light of day. Paid for or not, no author would mention a bad review. If however, book reviewing was a honest profession, or even free, we still wouldn't submit our books for review. We understand all too well how much 'conformity' rules in society and the original style of our books do not conform. Therefore, in consideration of the conformist mindset, practically universal, most would either misinterpret the text or find issue with it (being metaphysical). Simply put, we believe it would be a waste of time trying to get a fair and representative review. A traditional book reviewer would also frown on the fact fiction and non-fiction would be in the same book. Even though our books separate and distinguish the two from each other, it makes no difference to the industry... it's still inappropriate (in their opinion). The reason we feature a fictional account is to help the reader relate to the subject matter, otherwise non-fiction. We also believe the public would find these serial-type fictional accounts, sporadically injected, not only enlightening but entertaining as well. As confirmed recently on national television, A.O. Kime is not alone... a handful of other authors are doing it today as well (mixing fiction with non-fiction) because the results can be awesome. It won't work for all books but a fictional account can breathe life into the subject matter, making it easier to relate to and can really clarify points. It also provides an occasional refreshing break. However, the fictional account should be based on the contents of the book and be clearly distinguishable from the non-fiction. It is not the first idea to 'cross the line' however... 'fiction' based on true stories was largely a 20th century idea. However, for those of you who'd like a quick review anyway, we think you'll find the following by A.O. Kime (the author) quite candid. Concerning the book STD LEX:
See PRESS RELEASE (distributed January 2003)
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