My 11 year old son bought this book (Madam & Eve Unplugged by Stephen Francis & Rico) for my birthday this year.
Madan and Eve Unplugged
It is published by a company (Rapid Phase). The book (cartoon collection) itself is great. For a review by the Citizen, follow this link.
However, I do have a complaint. I do realise that in South Africa, it is very uncool and un-PC to be critical of icons like Madam & Eve but I could not hold myself back on this one.
The quality of the binding in this book just sucks.
As you read the book for the first time, the book literally crumbles in your hands as the pages get completely loose. This is not a quality product and does not do the Madam & Eve brand any good. I own a few other Madam and Eve books, but have never had this problem before.
I don’t know who is responsible for the binding quality of the book. I do know that the other books that I have have different publishers. However, whatever the case is, books in South Africa are relatively expensive and should not fall apart at first use. I also don’t like seeing the disappointment in my son’s eyes. He worked hard to save up for this book, and was very proud that he could buy such a nice and expensive present for his dad. Books are treated as precious comodities in our house and he expected us to be using this present for many years to come. To see it fall apart like this is definately a huge disappointment.
No cool guys, really not cool.
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