The No Asshole Rule has had many, many reviews by now, most positive, and a few negative. And I have by this point seen all sorts of weird reactions, and have learned to laugh about them. One just went up at Amazon this is especially weird -- and funny -- because it provides not even a hint that the reviewer read the book. I guess that having such a strong title provokes this kind of thing, but most people who write a negative review of a book usually actually say something about he content of the book! I guess he didn't like the title. Here it is:
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A**HO** survive due to bigger A*ES, May 5, 2009
My personal experience is when ever there is an ahole who seems to
survive no matter what damage he does, it is because this ahole licks a
bigger ahole, his boss. Then this ahole boss does same to his ahole
boss. Even if one normal person exists in hierarchy - the ahole chain
breaks and aholes are gone. I guess being an aggressive person I never
had anyone intimidate or threaten me. But my rule of thumb is simple -
If someone bothers me, I talk to them right away - privately, then
immediately to the HR and immediately to their boss. This happens
mainly though email for a record. Then when that horrible colleague
comes backs at me, I humiliate it publicly. Even if the ahole boss
wants to fire you, you have a record. Worse they will move you in a
different team. We all only live once, it's something we owe to
ourselves, then if someone acts like an ahole, put them in their place.
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Bet he hasn't read the book. Just need to have a look at his previous reviews to see what kind of person he is > Rambo Knife etc....
That's the issue with some assholes, they don't even realise they are like that.
Posted by: Steven Correy | May 14, 2009 at 05:22 AM
I agree, it's very likely that this reviewer is the asshole in the room. And considering that, it makes me wonder if he could have read the book, but absorbed nothing and used it only to reinforce his own grandiose ideas.
This is, of course, something assholes can be pathologically good at. You don't get to discuss things with an asshole, they are just sitting there waiting for you to stop talking so they can explain why they're always right.
Posted by: ellabell | May 07, 2009 at 03:17 PM
Folks...perhaps you should check out what else Kaleem has reviewed on Amazon. The Rambo knife, and machette being dead giveaways.
But to answer your question, I suspect that he hasn't read the book, just like he hasn't read all those books he gives one star ratings to.
Posted by: Paul Gribbon | May 07, 2009 at 02:23 AM
>I guess being an aggressive person I never had anyone intimidate or threaten me.
I bet the reviewer is himself an asshole!!!
Posted by: trailblazer | May 06, 2009 at 09:31 PM
No, he didn't read the book! Send him your arse tool - the rating self-exam - and maybe he will see for himself that he is a certified asshole!
Posted by: Mary M. | May 06, 2009 at 09:13 AM