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From the moment I picked your book up until I put it down I was convulsed with laughter. Some day I intend reading it.
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The first sentence sounds like enthusiastic praise for a book’s humour. The second reveals that none of the laughter depended on reading it. That reversal withdraws the apparent compliment and leaves the author facing a joke at the book’s expense instead of a recommendation.
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