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J. G. Clay – Peace and Quiet. Time and Space. | Review

Title: Peace and Quiet. Time and Space.

Author: J. G. Clay

Type: Fiction

Page Count/Review Word Count: 224

Rating: 4*/5

J. G. Clay – Peace and Quiet. Time and Space.

Disclaimer: J. G. Clay is an indie writer friend of mine. While I aim to be unbiased, the relationship should be disclosed.

This one’s a hard one for me to review, because I enjoyed it but it wasn’t perfect. There were quite a few typos dotted throughout, and I often found it difficult to tell what exactly was happening. That latter issue, though, is due to the fact that Clay has created such a dynamic world that I felt like a visitor in a foreign land, like when you’re on holiday and can’t understand what you’re looking at or what strangers are saying as they walk past you.

I couldn’t decide whether to give this a three or a four, but bear in mind that a three is average. It’s an above average book, but it could do with an extra round of proofreading. I also preferred Clay’s first book – Tales of Blood and Sulphur – but I think that’s because I was able to see more of the different backdrops that exist inside his head.

Overall, though, this is a pretty good read, especially for a book from an indie press. Worth reading for horror fans.

J. G. Clay

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David Wethey – Mote: The Super Meeting | Review

Title: Mote: The Super Meeting

Author: David Wethey

Type: Non-Fiction

Page Count/Review Word Count: 272

Rating: 7/10

David Wethey – Mote: The Super Meeting

Disclaimer: While I aim to be unbiased, I received a copy of this for free to review.

Mote is something of a paradox, because whilst I do agree with the problem that the author highlights, and whilst to some extent I did agree with the principles that he wrote about, I still don’t feel as though the techniques that Wethey talked about will be particularly useful in my day-to-day life. That said, I suppose I have had a dearth of meetings lately, and particularly the dynamic ones that he talks abut and which the Mote principle is most useful for.

That said, I often feel with books like these that some people will find them more useful than others, and it’s true that it’s reasonably well-written and well thought out. My main criticism would be that too much of the book felt like a set of notes, which made it difficult to get into reading it. It felt kind of jumpy, and also as though it could have been a lot shorter and still had the same impact.

Overall, though, I think this is a good book to read if you’re an executive who spends a lot of their time in meetings – if you’re like me though, and you don’t have the authority to implement change, then there are little things here and there that you can pick up to improve your own performance, but good luck trying to convince the rest of your company to take up the Mote mentality.