Care of Wooden Floors: A Novel Audiobook

" Audiobook..........Theater of the absurd in a first person narrative.....did not enjoy this at any level. "

" I really hate to leave a book started but unfinished. I hardly ever do so. I liked the idea of this novel -- of a housesitter whose best laid plans of care go horribly awry, but it just didn't work for me. The writing was so dry, so...dull, as to be almost sedating. I have to confess I made it no further than the first 100 pages or so. The only interesting parts were the cats and the absent owner and there just weren't enough of them to keep the book moving. "

" A few gripes on a potentially really great book. The vocabulary of the narrator and his constant, absolutely constant use of metaphor and simile grates. Also I hate the use of bad language...in this case a small explosion of it that doesn't seem in any way justified by the setting. Although I could kind of relate to encountering someone in another country communicating to me in English, my first language and their second, and hearing it completely peppered with F-words. As if someone once told them....look, all you've got to do to sound like a native when speaking English is use this in place of any word you forget. And there's a lack of closure on the whole cleaning woman fiasco. "

" This book probably accomplishes just what the author intended : what happens when our obsessive natures get the better of us. Unfortuneately, the antiseptic environment and situations Wiles creates, while well written, marred the humor for me. Good, not terrific. "

" Very original premise. The floor is a metaphor. "

" A funny story in a car-crash sort of way; over-written for my taste; I admit I sped through a lot in the middle. I did enjoy it though. "

" Started well but withered away as it was essentially one joke, which wore thin long before the end. "

" For me the reality didn't live up to the hype on this one and I wouldn't recommend it. "

" Really 4.5! "

" The humor in this book isn't for me a laugh out loud type, but still a satisfying, can't-stop-reaching-for-this book type. The ending is satisfying too! "

" A strange book. How did the author ever think of this? It's not my normal type of book as there are large sections where very little happens but the dry humour kept me interested. The end comes with a rush of disasters and some final thoughts which I enjoyed. "

" I thought this story had a lot of promise. I like the writers style, but not the content of his story. Felt like the main characters was a slouch and a drunk. It could have been quite a commical story, but instead just ended up being flat. "

" This is one of the strangest books I've ever read. Oddly suspenseful and funny. "