Judith Collins' attempt at writing full sentences

[thephoenix]

do you fink ardern will ever write a book? or even finish colouring one in

Rhetorical, or not, yes, I believe the Prime Minister will write a book in a few years time. Some politicians write well, some don't. Paula Bennett, for instance, is mentioned in the review (which you no doubt read) as a strong writer so one would expect that she'd put out a strong book.

Collins, veers more to the one-liner, Twitter-ish style of comment so a well-written piece of literature was never going to be likely. If you ever seen her interviewed, she doesn't exactly come across as a raconteur. Snide comments do not a politician make. Her effort falls into the large group of poorly written, overly dictated books - a category overrun with sports autobiographies. You know the ones, they're littered with sentences like "I didn't think we would win the race - but we did! I was overcome with emotion." - they read like a 9-year old's write-up of their school's Athletics Day for the weekly newsletter.

Are you reading any books at the moment? Would be good to have a chat about the written word at some point.