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Summary: Change the Title so More People Will Buy The Book
Review: A delightfully silly little book this one is. It is a bit juvenile, but does fulfill on its promise to shock the reader into a new appreciation of what's really important in life. Also, the origin of the F-Word is interesting (if it is historically correct, I'm not sure because the book was Sooo out there).
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Summary: Change the Title so More People Will Buy The Book
Review: A delightfully silly little book this one is. It is a bit juvenile, but does fulfill on its promise to shock the reader into a new appreciation of what's really important in life. Also, the origin of the F-Word is interesting (if it is historically correct, I'm not sure because the book was Sooo out there).
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Summary: Text-book psych and philosophy disguised in a vulgar novel
Review: I picked up "Yes" out of recommendation from one of my friend who, unfortunately, lost his copy. I have managed to pick up a used copy years later.
"Yes" does have a certain graphic aspect, which will turn off most people, citing it as immoral. The joy of reading it, however, comes from the depth in which the Reverend depicts his characters. It is not very difficult to see, that each chracter symbolises a certain philosophical psychological principle. The three sisters, for instance, make an uncanny resemblence of Siegmund Freud's id, ego, and superego. Without giving too much details, one of them went missing.
This is not to say, that the characters in "Yes" are one-dimensional. Their interactions, and the plots that go with them, are much more engaging, and self-evolving, than what the title would lead the reader to believe. Of course, one can easily get off with the rudimentary humour, but it is the layering of the plot, characters, and symbolism that gives "Yes" a definite appeal.
While I highly doubt the events in the novel actually took place, it is a very enjoyable read, as long as you keep an open mind.
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Summary: Read it, Re-read it, and will probably read it again
Review: I read this book once years ago and couldnot put it down. I found it in a an old box of books the other day and re-read it, and again could not put it down. This is truly the most fun book I have ever read. It's a great theory, and even better when you live it through the characters in the book. This is one book I would recomend to anybody looking to lighten up!
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Summary: this book is sweet
Review: It overdoes the whole "message" the book puts forth, so reading the second half of it won't compare to how good reading the first half is, but all in all I love it. I'd give it 5 stars if the last 100 pages was just cut off, which would leave a little for the imagination as well.
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Summary: this book is sweet
Review: It overdoes the whole "message" the book puts forth, so reading the second half of it won't compare to how good reading the first half is, but all in all I love it. I'd give it 5 stars if the last 100 pages was just cut off, which would leave a little for the imagination as well.
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Summary: is this a good book? do you know the answer?
Review: the answer to life's every question is in this book.the word has been spoken. lamb-burger, anyone?
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Summary: Wing F. Fing's Adolescent Rebellion
Review: This book has some funny parts, but the author/narrator's level of humor never rises above that of his choice of pseudonym (F. Fing, get it?) The character who is suppposed to exemplify detachment and liberation is a mean-spirited user. He is like a teenager who thinks that he is being a regular Braveheart by making it so his mom has to clean up his room because he refuses to. If you want a few laughs this book is ok. If you want anything more, go read Vonnegut, Robbins or Carrie Fisher.
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Summary: Excellent satire
Review: This book is absolutely great. It doesn't matter if Fing Wing is Tom Robbins or not. The guy who wrote the bad review has his jock on too tight and a head full fuck no.
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Summary: Incredibly exquisite, superb and great, nothing but optimism
Review: This book is for every single person, as said in the book, Rev. Wing speaks every ones language. his outlook on life through the eyes of Yes, are incredible, the most remarkable book I have ever read, saying Yes to things helped me so much, it also helped the thirty people I bought the book for. This book is far from only applying yes to everything, but also entertaining and fun, from clarinets, to zucchini and cantaloupe, to a gay bar and self-cleaning ash trays. Phenomenal book.
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