If you are an author promoting yourself on social media, chances are you have had to trade reviews with other authors, and that means you’ve had to write a few mandatory five-star reviews. I know I have. So, occasionally, I let off steam through satire, as I am now.

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Go For It! by Imran Ebolo-Five Stars

I have to admit, I don’t often read inspirational/self-help books. Guess I’m just a self-motivated person. That being said, I can’t imagine a more effective motivational book than “Go For It!” by Imran Ebolo. You open the first page, and the book tells you right up front to “Go For It! Reach for your Dreams!” That’s all the first page says. It’s also all the second page says. And the 150th page. Indeed, that’s all the book is. The same quote “Go For It! Reach for your Dreams!” for 150 pages.

Now, I don’t want to give you the wrong idea about the formatting or just how repetitive this is. It’s only once per page, and it’s in the center. As a matter of fact, it’s really the same page 150 times in a row. Jack Torrence in the Overlook this is not.

It’s also not less inspiring than other “inspirational” books. I mean, I’ve had to read a couple of these as I’ve waded my way through the world of self-published books in an attempt to promote Beer Run, available here:

And from what I can tell, this book isn’t less effective at motivating people than any other self-help book I’ve found. I mean, the author online has openly admitted he speaks English as a second language, that and he’s actually an AI bot, so I judge him on a curve. Why kick a hardworking immigrant algorithm when he’s down?

Besides, what else do you really need to hear to be motivated? I mean, if you have dreams, and you aren’t following them, I seriously doubt there’s much a random person on the internet could say to you that would convince you to start now. Besides, some people’s dreams aren’t worth following. What if it’s your dream to become history’s most famous serial killer or having the world’s most diverse collection of venereal diseases? Probably better that this book isn’t that inspiring. Somewhere out there is the world’s next Jeffrey Dahmer, and the last thing he needs is motivation.

So, it’s actually good that this book had so little effort put into it and really does nothing other than waste your time and money. I don’t know if I’d want anyone to be really motivated. Come to think of it, reader, don’t reach for your dream. Sit on the couch. Eat potato chips. Watch some more television. Gooooooodddddd………..