The Geraldine Hughes' book is a COMPLETE waste of money. She brings nothing to light, especially if you've read
Michael Jackson Conspiracy by Aphrodite Jones. If you only have $20 for a book and want to know about the history of what went on with the molestation charges/accusations, go with "Conspiracy". It is 1000% better than Hughes' book, which is nothing but Hughes' observations of a bad boss. :rolleyes2:
Hughes was also TOO CHEAP to hire someone to properly edit the book, so there are grammatical errors THROUGHOUT IT. There are problems with extra words being thrown in there, and constant syntax problems. Because of these problems, it made it harder to read, and certainly less enjoyable.
Here are a few examples from just quickly flipping through it:
Page 33:
"If, however, you
walked behind the scenes of Mr. Rothman's office, you
will find a different person altogether."
(Past tense mixed with present tense. :doh: It SHOULD BE either, "you
walk behind the scenes of Mr. Rothman's office, you
will find a..." OR "If, however, you
walked behind the scenes of Mr. Rothman's office, you
would find a..." It's like a friggin' idiot wrote it. And this person is supposed to be a LEGAL SECRETARY? She can't even put decent sentences together! :doh: )
Page 34:
"Mr. Rothman had no respect for the attorneys
that worked for him."
(Um, it's... "the attorneys
WHO worked for him".)
Page 37:
"He needed someone
that did not mind bending and/or breaking the rules."
(It
should be "He needed someone
WHO..." I can't even tell you how many times she got the "that/who" thing wrong, because it was
all throughout the book. :doh: You expect to see this kind of mistake
on a message board, NOT in a BOOK put out for publication, which should've been properly and/or
professionally edited.)
Page 35:
"Mr. Rothman's
mannerism was often intimidating and physically threatening."
(It's either "Mr. Rothman's
manner was often..." or else, "Mr. Rothman's
mannerisms were often..." Seriously,
all through the book it sounds like a complete
idiot wrote it. )
Page 84:
"Everything was going according to a certain plan that
it wasn't just his. :doh: And that once
that he made a phone call, that guy (Rothman) was going to destroy everybody in sight..."
(The words "
it" and "
that" are both extra words. This kind of thing is
throughout the whole book.)
I could go on and on, literally, but I don't have the time now. I will tell you that...
This was one of the most POORLY WRITTEN books I have ever read, and certainly THE MOST ANNOYING BOOK I'VE EVER READ.
But hey, if you like that kind of writing, be my guest.
Just remember, there is NOTHING in the book but speculation by Hughes' and her personal opinions. TOTAL waste of money.
Oh, almost forgot, she COMPARES MICHAEL TO
OJ SIMPSON, SAYING THAT OJ WAS INNOCENT TOO, :doh: and saying that OJ was only arrested because he was a BLACK MAN. :doh: (One of the dumbest things I've ever seen in a book!)
