This book though not yet published has been reviewed.
Here are a few comments from the reviews of Michael D. W. Smith's new novel
THE IRRELEVANCE OF HOPE
"This is a very bad book. It should never have been written. Michael D. W. Smith is not known for writing novels. This should have remained the case." (Dec. 18th, 2016)
Dr. Emelda 'Ngozi' Prime, Professor Emerita, The Literary Journal, University of the West Indies
http://jouvayinstitute.blogspot.com/2015/10/professor-emerita-emelda-prime.html
"THE IRRELEVANCE OF HOPE does nothing for mankind. The nausea starts with the sordid title, ripped off from another writer (a female writer at that) and from there the novel proceeds to become another terrible scar on the universe from the patriarchy."
Ulf Vendra Iqbal, Literary Critic, The Aleppo Times (Jan. 4th, 2017)
"Michael D. W. Smith is at best a very mediocre poet and should stop writing novels immediately. He has absolutely no talent and must be stopped from using the form to peddle his obsessions. In my view Mr. Smith should have remained a police man."
Taras Bulba, The Editor, The Cossack Daily Chronicle (Dec. 27th, 2016)
"I am not one for burning books, but if I did turn to it, this book would be the first item on my list.
Anonymous, a comment from a reader of The Berliner Literary Review. (Jan. 10th, 2017)
"This is not an easy book to understand. The illusion that is hope cannot be accepted for what it is by most people because we never learn how to prevent illusion from building up. It is a grave challenge."
Tony Hall, Playwright, an essayist at the Caribbean National Reporter. (Jan. 18th 2017)
"Michael Smith's work is a peculiar form of torture, a unique brand of terrorism. He is not able to brighten dark times."
Simon Y. Delany (Syd), The Guardian of The British Isles (Jan. 13th, 2017)
"We don't want to hear this. Do we need this?"
Filipe Patrick Gutierrez, The Bogota Newsday, (Dec. 30th, 2016)
"This is a very bad book. It should never have been written. Michael D. W. Smith is not known for writing novels. This should have remained the case." (Dec. 18th, 2016)
Dr. Emelda 'Ngozi' Prime, Professor Emerita, The Literary Journal, University of the West Indies
http://jouvayinstitute.blogspot.com/2015/10/professor-emerita-emelda-prime.html
"THE IRRELEVANCE OF HOPE does nothing for mankind. The nausea starts with the sordid title, ripped off from another writer (a female writer at that) and from there the novel proceeds to become another terrible scar on the universe from the patriarchy."
Ulf Vendra Iqbal, Literary Critic, The Aleppo Times (Jan. 4th, 2017)
"Michael D. W. Smith is at best a very mediocre poet and should stop writing novels immediately. He has absolutely no talent and must be stopped from using the form to peddle his obsessions. In my view Mr. Smith should have remained a police man."
Taras Bulba, The Editor, The Cossack Daily Chronicle (Dec. 27th, 2016)
"I am not one for burning books, but if I did turn to it, this book would be the first item on my list.
Anonymous, a comment from a reader of The Berliner Literary Review. (Jan. 10th, 2017)
"This is not an easy book to understand. The illusion that is hope cannot be accepted for what it is by most people because we never learn how to prevent illusion from building up. It is a grave challenge."
Tony Hall, Playwright, an essayist at the Caribbean National Reporter. (Jan. 18th 2017)
"Michael Smith's work is a peculiar form of torture, a unique brand of terrorism. He is not able to brighten dark times."
Simon Y. Delany (Syd), The Guardian of The British Isles (Jan. 13th, 2017)
"We don't want to hear this. Do we need this?"
Filipe Patrick Gutierrez, The Bogota Newsday, (Dec. 30th, 2016)
