Sometimes you've got to wonder ....

Everyone loves a freebie, right?

Yeah, of course they do; everyone loves something for nothing. It’s human nature.

So imagine my delight when I see someone I follow offering one of their short stories (maybe a novelette, it would really depend on your definition) for free, for Kindle, for a limited time. I won’t tell you who it was, but suffice to say he has something of a following .

Naturally, I took to the link and downloaded it. I didn’t read it straight away; I had other books (both physical and electronic) I wanted to get through first, so I let it mellow for a while.

Needless-to-say I finally got around to reading it with some expectation considering his following, and what I found was a story that I could barely bring myself to read. Oh, I know how it sounds and all, and I really don’t mean to be bitchy, but, man, that thing was awful.

I’ve had it open on my Kindle now for the last three days, and I still can’t bring myself to get any further in. I just don’t want to do it. But I do want to know what makes him so appealing, even if I can’t immediately see it for myself from the first couple of pages.

What I’m hoping to realize is that I may have missed something, somewhere, along the way and that his best is yet to come (this guy has quite a few books out there), but right now I’m doubtful.

I will finish it though, eventually.

I just hope in the meantime I don’t discover reading the telephone book more of an enthralling read.