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A review by willkay
My Name is Will by Jess Winfield
1.0
My name is Will, and that is also the name of this book - coincidence? I don't think so. Someone, somewhere, thought it would be "amusing" to get me a book that's title is something I might say. Even betterer [sic:] the "friend" also got the book signed and dedicated by the author - dedicated to me! The author has written inside the book: "Your name is Will". The whole concept is genius! Shame I can't say the same for the book.
I hate to say bad things about a book, especially when I don't finish it. Who knows, maybe after the first 100 pages the whole thing takes off. Maybe the telling of two stories, one of the [b:William Shakespeare|18135|Romeo and Juliet|William Shakespeare|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51XTDJ3P4XL._SL75_.jpg|3349450] the other of a Will Shakespeare, is a brilliant idea, and the two stories intertwine arriving at a brilliant and amazing conclusion. Unfortunately, I am old and have come to the opinion that I don't have too much time left on this earth - well, not enough time to read all the good books that are out there. And so, if the book doesn't bite in 100 pages then it is time to quit and move on. This book didn't "bite", in fact, as the kids are saying on the streets (so I hear), this book just bites. Bites and sucks. Both. At the same time.
Eighty four pages and I decided that "enough was enough". Enough about future Will and his hunt for drugs, his disastrous family, and his desire to get laid. Enough about real Will and his terrible puns, his disastrous family, and his desire to get laid. Enough.
I hate to say bad things about a book, especially when I don't finish it. Who knows, maybe after the first 100 pages the whole thing takes off. Maybe the telling of two stories, one of the [b:William Shakespeare|18135|Romeo and Juliet|William Shakespeare|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51XTDJ3P4XL._SL75_.jpg|3349450] the other of a Will Shakespeare, is a brilliant idea, and the two stories intertwine arriving at a brilliant and amazing conclusion. Unfortunately, I am old and have come to the opinion that I don't have too much time left on this earth - well, not enough time to read all the good books that are out there. And so, if the book doesn't bite in 100 pages then it is time to quit and move on. This book didn't "bite", in fact, as the kids are saying on the streets (so I hear), this book just bites. Bites and sucks. Both. At the same time.
Eighty four pages and I decided that "enough was enough". Enough about future Will and his hunt for drugs, his disastrous family, and his desire to get laid. Enough about real Will and his terrible puns, his disastrous family, and his desire to get laid. Enough.