What the back of the book really means...

[DaddyHoggy]

I got these from a friend:

Enchanting: - There’s a dog in it.

Heart-warming: - A dog and a child.

Heart-rending: - They die.

Thoughtful: - Tedious.

Thought provoking: - Tedious and hectoring.

Haunting: - Set in the past.

Exotic: - Set abroad.

Prize-winning: - Set in India.

Perceptive: - Set in NW3.

Epic: - Editor cowed by author’s reputation.

From the pen of a master: - Same old same old.

In the tradition of: - Shamelessly derivative.

Provocative: - Irritating.

Spare and taut: - Under-researched.

Richly detailed: - Over-researched.

[Disembodied]

[Steve]

A bit like the lonely-hearts ads...

Likes pubs: - Alcoholic

Likes long walks in the countryside: - Boring

Bubbly: - Annoying

Cuddly: - Fat