
Hello again,
Just in case you're not sure about reviews...here's an example: one of the thousands from Amazon.com on The Secret:
From Publishers Weekly: Supporters will hail this New Age self-help book on the law of attraction as a groundbreaking and life-changing work, finding validation in its thesis that one's positive thoughts are powerful magnets that attract wealth, health, happiness... and did we mention wealth? Detractors will be appalled by this as well as when the book argues that fleeting negative thoughts are powerful enough to create terminal illness, poverty and even widespread disasters. The audio version of this controversial book, read by Byrne and contributing authors such as John Gray and Neale Donald Walsch, is uneven at best. The cheesy, obvious sound effects will not do much to add intellectual respectability to a work that has been widely denounced as pseudoscience. Mostly, this audio is hampered by its confusing and disjointed organization—techniques that worked reasonably well in the print version and the movie, such as cutting every few seconds from one enthusiastic expert to another, make for a choppy and somewhat bewildering listening experience. The gentle cadences of Rhonda Byrne's breathy, Aussie-infused voice are certainly the best part of the audio, but her material is scarce and provides mostly connective tissue between the testimonials. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc.
It's shorter than the 750 words you have to do for me on the AWM.
Does it express an opinion? Is it right for the audience? Is the writing memorable? When will I stop with the questions?
See you next week.
1 comment:
Well -- I healed myself from several chronic illnesses and chronic pain using The Secret and other Law of Attraction materials -- so I would argue that you didn't "get it". Whatever helps people get better -- so be it! I am using the LoA currently to help people heal themselves. It is possible and I am 100% better and healthier than I have been in 10 years although the drs. said I would be in a wheelchair and suffering for the rest of my lives. They were very happy to keep the Rx coming and not deal with healing me at all. Visit my site for more "PROOF". http://www.icanbewhatiwilltobe.com
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