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I'm giving four stars for this book not because I find it particularly good or because this is "the new master piece of the century". I'm giving it four stars for only one reason: it was a fun book. Just like a beautifully fried strip of bacon before dinner: it won't satiate your hunger, but you enjoy it nevertheless, thinking that the awesome flavor could last for longer. But it doesn't. It eventually ends and when it ends, you're still hungry and feeling that something is amiss.

The good thing about the book is that it uses relatively modern references, which makes you feel like you actually belong to the story. You may even eventually find yourself sharing the same interests with the main character. And the other characters are... well, perfectly normal. They almost felt like my own friends.
What left me craving for more is that the development of the story goes by too fast. You can barely taste the book, because when the "Textual Healing" begins, the story ends. I think that the idea of the Textual Healing group could have been given more attention. The romance between Ace and Hannah gets sappy after a while (but at least the story doesn't drag you back).

Still, it was a cute book, in its own bizarre way. If you like romantic comedies, then sure, go ahead and pick this book, it's definitely worth reading!


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Textual Healing Eric Smith 9781452062457 Books Reviews

How do you describe a book about a once-famous author who owns a failing used bookshop, with characters such as a haiku-speaking ninja, a maniacal sugarglider, and a group of authors who can no longer write?

In one word hysterical.

Eric Smith's first work of fiction, Textual Healing, features just that and more. Dumped by his girlfriend, author Andrew Connor never expects life will change. His one rousing success, which was made into a feature film, bring him nothing but painful reminders that he has not written anything since. Anyone who does recognize him drive that point home by assuming that they thought he died.

The only excitement in his life is the daily stealth visits from Brave Orchid, a flower shop owner/ninja who enters, delivers a haiku, then leaves with a ninja battle against an invisible enemy in the street. That is, until he's introduced to Hannah, a beautiful backpacking woman who keeps him on his toes and helps him see what he's missing out on in life.

I absolutely loved and adored this book. It's not only one of my favorites for the year, but of all time. This feel good romantic comedy had me laughing out loud. I don't mean one of those anemic puffs of air that come out of your nose as you suppress a mild chuckle. No, these are out loud, hold my ribs, dog looks at me funny kind of laughs.

I sincerely hope Eric Smith will write more--he has a life-long fan now! I would love to see this as a movie (even though, as we all know, the book will always be infinitely better). His style of writing is engaging, witty, and he is an all-around great storyteller.

I loved the book so much that when it was over (I hate it when that happens) I sniffled and clutched the book to my chest. That is a sign of true love for me, at least where books are concerned. I've insisted my husband and daughter read it as well.

I give this five stars/
And hope you read this Rom-Com/
It is that awesome.

(Sorry Brave Orchid. I tried.)
Use your best birth control when you read this book, otherwise you'll be very tempted to let the book get you pregnant.

Why not just fly bareback and let the powers of the writing gods have their way with you? One, because that is slutty. Two, because this is only Eric Smith's first novel and mama always said, don't let the first man that comes along plow your corn field.

Think this review is hilarious? Well, it's not nearly as interesting or funny as this book. Buy it, nerd.
This book is full of typos and continuity problems. Characters are unlikeable and story development is weak. Read it for my book club and no one liked it.
Amusing read. Very enjoyable.
The characters have no depth and don't seem real at all. The plot is boring and things that happen in it are so unrealistic. I got really bored.
Is it that I find romantic comedies contrived and predictable? Could it be I read critically when I shouldn't? Maybe it's that I just don't like wasting my time on books I could have written myself. In any case, I can promise you the moment any author of any kind tries to serve me even one cliché I will snap that book shut faster than a chick's knees on a cheap date. Luckily for us, Eric Smith transcended those formulaic foibles and gave us good story in his book, Textual Healing.

Smith's creativity held my attention throughout, a rather significant feat for any work with "quirky" in its description. An unexpected and nice surprise, Textual Healing offered a few near-shudder moments where it seemed the story was speeding toward the precipice of indulgent gush, thankfully to be saved at the last second by Smith's deft redirection to somewhere interesting.

As for the guts of it, Smith developed his characters into people with personalities, so I cared about them. He did descriptive justice to the places where he set his scenes. I know both sides of the Hudson well. I felt I was there. And if there is anything to be said about the specifics without giving away too much, any story in which exotic-pet feces can be elegantly woven is definitely worth a read.
Between the strikingly vibrant characters, endless nerdy pop culture references and made for the-big-screen ending, it's hard to decide which part of Eric's Smith's "Textual Healing" I love more.

Set in trendy artistic neighborhoods in Hoboken and New York, the story unfolds as the classic boy-meets-girl, girl-turns-world-upside-down narrative.

But Smith plays with romantic comedy cliches to his own advantage; he recognizes the cheesiness in a romantic midnight stroll through the park and makes the situation fresh (and hilarious) instead.

I bought three copies of this book; one for me, two for friends. I suggest you do the same.
I'm giving four stars for this book not because I find it particularly good or because this is "the new master piece of the century". I'm giving it four stars for only one reason it was a fun book. Just like a beautifully fried strip of bacon before dinner it won't satiate your hunger, but you enjoy it nevertheless, thinking that the awesome flavor could last for longer. But it doesn't. It eventually ends and when it ends, you're still hungry and feeling that something is amiss.

The good thing about the book is that it uses relatively modern references, which makes you feel like you actually belong to the story. You may even eventually find yourself sharing the same interests with the main character. And the other characters are... well, perfectly normal. They almost felt like my own friends.
What left me craving for more is that the development of the story goes by too fast. You can barely taste the book, because when the "Textual Healing" begins, the story ends. I think that the idea of the Textual Healing group could have been given more attention. The romance between Ace and Hannah gets sappy after a while (but at least the story doesn't drag you back).

Still, it was a cute book, in its own bizarre way. If you like romantic comedies, then sure, go ahead and pick this book, it's definitely worth reading!