Review: David Masiel, The Western Limit of the W

Subject: Review: David Masiel, The Western Limit of the W
From: GUEST
Date: 29 Apr 06 - 10:13 PM

Hey everybody! I'm new here and just wanted to suggest a book we all shouldn't read, OK? The book is by author David Masiel and it's called "The Western Limit of the World." It's a "sea adventure" without any adventure at all, about a chemical tanker. Well, it tanked all right. Caveat emptor, people! This review by Michael Leone tells you everything you need to know.

http://www.nypress.com/18/52/books/books1.cfm

Subject: RE: Review: David Masiel, The Western Limit of the W
From: Little Hawk
Date: 30 Apr 06 - 12:12 AM

LOL! Pretty funny review. Here's a brief excerpt:

"As I struggled through the novel, waiting for some plot illumination, some important revelation of character, I found myself increasingly frustrated. The lack of plot forced me to pay attention to Mr. Masiel's teeth-gnashing prose. He writes English like a man learning it for the first time."

The book may be a complete waste of time to read, but the review is entertaining.

It's kind of sad to think of its author, toiling for months, perhaps years, only to be savaged like this by the reviewers. Well, maybe Hollywood will make it into a dumb movie. It sounds perfect for that.

Subject: RE: Review: David Masiel, The Western Limit of the
From: Dave Hanson
Date: 30 Apr 06 - 04:10 AM

Guest David Masiel I expect.

eric

Subject: RE: Review: David Masiel, The Western Limit of the
From: GUEST
Date: 02 May 06 - 06:04 PM

why would he post a negative review about himself? Maybe he's a masochist?

Subject: RE: Review: David Masiel, The Western Limit of the W
From: fretless
Date: 03 May 06 - 04:38 PM

Hmmm. I went to high school with a David Maisel, decades ago in Brooklyn. Don't think this is the same fellow, though. The review is pretty harsh; but if you really want to read a killer review, take a look at Mark Twain's A Cure for the Blues, which is perhaps the funniest slash and burn review ever written.