Reviewed
by: BigAl
Genre:
Adult Picture Book/Humor
Approximate
word count: Less than
1,000.
Availability
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Author:
Rolf
Margenau “has been a scrub nurse in an operating room, a
professional photographer, a sergeant during the Korean War, a
correspondent for the Pacific Stars and Stripes, an attorney
specializing in international corporate law, a volunteer executive
running a not-for-profit dedicated to housing the homeless, a manager
of large and small businesses and, lately, an author and Master
Gardener.”
Margenau
has three novels and a poetry/picture book available in addition to
this volume.
Description:
“An
interactive photo book that exposes the innermost thoughts of
animals, birds, bugs, butterflies, and frogs. Designed to induce
laughter and thwart constipation. No commode should be without a
copy.”
Appraisal:
If
you've ever had a friend post a humorous looking picture on Facebook
and ask his or her friends to provide a caption, you'll have a good
idea of what to expect with The
Commode Companion. The
origins of the name should be apparent. It's the perfect book for
those times when you're looking for entertainment in bite-sized bits.
The just shy of 100 pictures and Margenau's suggested captions should
do the trick for a few visits to the room down the hall. How many
will depend on how regular you are. I found the captions humorous and
amusing. For the Kindle edition, the book works fine on an eink based
ereader, but the pictures are much better in color. Use your tablet
computer or smartphone for best results.
The
book description calls this book “interactive.” What this is
getting at, explained more fully in the book's introduction, is the
author invites readers to propose alternative captions. The intent is
to update the book from time to time based on these suggestions.
FYI:
Some
mildly adult content.
Format/Typo
Issues:
No
significant issues except for several instances of hyphens in the
middle of words where they don't belong. I suspect these were
hard-coded for the print edition and incorrectly left in the Kindle
version.
Rating:
**** Four Stars
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