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A review by kyatic
As They Slept: The comical tales of a London commuter by
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Not going to lie, I only read this because I was 3 books behind on my 2015 Reading Challenge and it was free on Amazon, and at 192 pages, it's a pretty short read. I'd like to say that it was a good decision on my part, but unfortunately, that would be a lie.
The premise of the book is quite interesting; as someone who likes to make the most of my commute by completing the 2015 Reading Challenge (to little success, seeing as my commute is only about 15 minutes) it appealed. In a nutshell, a dude decides to prove that a commute can be productive by writing a book solely in the time he spends on trains.
However, the execution is really lacking. Simply put, this guy hasn't really written a book on his commutes. He's just written a diary. There's no plot, no theme - nothing. Just 'today I did this' and 'here's what I think about London!' Any poor sod could do it if they spend two hours a day on trains, which this chap does.
There were a couple of good lines, and I did laugh out loud on a few occasions, but I can't for the life of me remember why. That's probably the main drawback of this book. Nothing about it is memorable. I can't even remember the name of the author.
Good idea, Andy Leeks (thank god his name is just up there) but if you want to write a book on your commutes, could you at least make it a good one?
The premise of the book is quite interesting; as someone who likes to make the most of my commute by completing the 2015 Reading Challenge (to little success, seeing as my commute is only about 15 minutes) it appealed. In a nutshell, a dude decides to prove that a commute can be productive by writing a book solely in the time he spends on trains.
However, the execution is really lacking. Simply put, this guy hasn't really written a book on his commutes. He's just written a diary. There's no plot, no theme - nothing. Just 'today I did this' and 'here's what I think about London!' Any poor sod could do it if they spend two hours a day on trains, which this chap does.
There were a couple of good lines, and I did laugh out loud on a few occasions, but I can't for the life of me remember why. That's probably the main drawback of this book. Nothing about it is memorable. I can't even remember the name of the author.
Good idea, Andy Leeks (thank god his name is just up there) but if you want to write a book on your commutes, could you at least make it a good one?