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D J Colbert ...has a marvelous sense of humor and a sharp and clever wit ...his writing is original and filled with a variety of new ways to look at the world and the people in it ...a fascinating and hilarious story ...exceptional - Don S & TeamGolfwell (Goodreads)

This clever and sprightly tale ...gallops along ...zig-zagging gaily from past to present ...The writing is crisp ...and Colbert has a nice turn of phrase for the ridiculous. He wraps it up in a final chapter that's unexpectedly thoughtful, but which brings the joyride to an emotionally satisfying conclusion. - LyndaInOregon (LibraryThing)

Are you looking for a hilarious book to read? "If That Was Lunch, We've Had It" by D J Colbert is perfect for you! I really enjoyed this book and found the writer to be exceptionally creative and funny. I highly recommend this book ... - Robin Ginther-Venneri (Robin's Review)

A quick, fun read with quirky, likeable, whimsical, yet somehow true-to-life characters ...We definitely need more of this kind of story. Highly, highly recommended! - Nooiniin (LibraryThing)

Irreverent and hilarious. "If That Was Lunch, We've Had It" lives up to its name. I laughed so much reading this book. I hope DJ Colbert makes "squillions" off it! - Deb (Kobo)

And the Author's favorite - "not worth the time" - AnnieKMD (LibraryThing)/Amazon Customer

This clever and sprightly tale announces right out of the box that it’s going to take a cockeyed look at the world, by opening with Chapter 42. (Douglas Adams fans will understand immediately; others may take a while to catch up.)

On the surface, it’s the tale of a couple of New Zealand slackers in the bad old pre-internet days, trying to figure out how to “make a squillion dollars” without working at it, and coming up with the brilliant idea that the shortest path to riches is to write a best-selling book. Unfortunately, neither of them knows much about writing, cares less about books in general, or is inclined to actually sit down and put words on paper – except for a first page full of fabricated personal histories and a jaw-cracking title – The Protestant Work Ethic: How to Live With It and How to Live Without It.

Colbert’s book, however, gallops along nicely without assistance from the incompleted masterpiece, zig-zagging gaily from past to present and back again with numerous side trips through the adventures of Will, Rodney, and their buddy Bryan as they manage to keep body and soul together by working (variously) as hospital orderly, sheep station roustabout, youth camp advisor, and merchant mariner. From time to time, Will and Rodney check in with one another to see how the book is going, but since neither of them ever actually does any writing, progress is slow. Meanwhile, they continue to “do irrelevance with a passion.”

Underneath, it’s also the story of finding one’s place in a world that is reeling from its own excesses, and about how voices crying out the early warnings of ecological disaster were marginalized, ridiculed, and ignored.

The writing is crisp, the characters are people you’d like to hang out with, and Colbert has a nice turn of phrase for the ridiculous. He wraps it up in a final chapter that’s unexpectedly thoughtful, but which brings the joyride to an emotionally satisfying conclusion.

I enjoyed reading "If That Was Lunch, We've Had It” by D J Colbert, who in my opinion has a marvelous sense of humor and a sharp and clever wit. I also liked the pace of this story and found myself laughing out loud and enjoying it more and more as the pages turned.

Writing humorous stories is difficult for many authors to do but in my view, the author is gifted and just has a natural way with words. He writes clearly and concisely saying a lot with little words which all adds to the fun nature of the story. To show you what I mean, here is a brief and small excerpt,

“Later that year, Rodney’s summer university holidays were spent hitchhiking around Australia. A friend of his, a nurse, had suggested that he and she throw caution to the wind and point their combined thumbs up the kangaroo highway, platonically of course. Rodney needed little convincing, it was better than working, and after all, she was a nurse, and platonic may not necessarily have meant platonic. I wasn’t invited. Three into two doesn’t go. But I didn’t have to get on the plane, I could live the experience vicariously, just as, through Rodney, I had dated vicariously. I knew that when he returned, Rodney would regale me and Bryan with the story of his journey as many times as he could before we raised our hands to prevent further damage to our sanity.”

Robert Frost once said, “If we couldn’t laugh, we’d all go insane.” Sometimes, this world we live in can be crazy and troublesome and a good laugh seems to clear and refresh the mind. That’s what this story did for me, and I thank this highly intelligent and talented author for writing this very enjoyable story.

I also felt he is very creative, and his writing is original and filled with a variety of new ways to look at the world and the people in it. He also, in my view, ingeniously uses similes and metaphors exceptionally well.

All in all, I felt this was a fascinating and hilarious story and I liked the ending.

Highly recommended and very well done!

It was my pleasure to receive a copy of this book and that does not in any way affect my opinion of this exceptional book.

A quick, fun read with quirky, likable, whimsical, yet somehow true-to-life characters.

Follow Will's journey from boy to manhood, from New Zealand to England to Dubai, all over the world, adventuring, meeting people from all walks of life and generally following alternative ways of life off the beaten tracks. While part of myself envied him this freedom of thought, another part was divided between cringing at his predicaments and laughing out loud at his follies.

The author's creativity and wittyness yet allowed him to slip in tiny bits of wisdom and sound advice without preaching. We definitely need more of this kind of stories. Highly, highly recommended!

Will suggests that he and Rodney write a book and become successful authors. However, they discover they struggle to write down what they remember, a skill they are very good at since they are young. The story focuses more on their lives over a period of sixty years and less on the attempt to write a book. The writing style is clever, but the characters initially seem 2D with forced dialogue. Nonetheless, over time their character arcs grow.

I received a free copy and am leaving a review voluntarily.
Thank you to Hidden Gems Books and author.

Are you looking for a hilarious book to read? "If That Was Lunch, We've Had It" by D J Colbert is perfect for you! I really enjoyed this book and found the writer to be exceptionally creative and funny. I highly recommend this book to anyone looking for a lighthearted and fun read.

It was my pleasure to receive a free copy of this book, but that does not in any way affect my opinions in this review of this entertaining story.

A good entertaining book. I was given an arc and I choose to give an honest review

Funny. Fast paced

This was a great story and I have genuinely laughed out loud more than a few time reading about Dave, Rodney and some of his companions at sea. If you don't get a smile out of this then........

Irreverent and hilarious. "If That Was Lunch, We've Had It" lives up to its name. I laughed so much reading this book. I hope DJ Colbert makes "squillions" off it!