365 tiles on the floor

A book review by Cecil P. Pantz
February 24, 2015

I heard through the grapevine that Anthony Wlock had written a new book. Well, actually it is his first book, so therefore it is new!

I managed to catch up with him while he was gassing up his car at the Shell Gasoline Station in St. Boniface on Provencher Boulevard, right across from the Belgium Club.

Here is our conversation:

“Hello, Anthony…. Sorry to disturb you when you are holding that huge nozzle in your hand, but I’d love to hear about this new book you have written: 365 Tiles on the Floor.”

“Well, I actually haven’t written the book yet.”

“What do you mean? What’s with that artwork of the book cover all about then?”

“Well, I thought I would design the book cover first and then write the book later….”

“But, traditionally, a writer writes his or her novel, then they hire someone to create the artwork for the book cover!”

“I realize that, but I thought I would take an untraditional approach to my new novel by creating the cover artwork first.”

“I notice on the cover that there are ‘tiles’. Are there 365 of them?”

“No, there are only 36 and a half of them. If you want 365 you have to multiply by a number: You do the Math!”

“Well then, I don’t know what to say… It’s hard to write a book review on a book that hasn’t been written yet.”

“Use your imagination and extrapolate.”

I left Anthony fumbling with his Air Miles card at the cashier, and I wished him exactly what the cashier told him: “Have a nice day!”

Sometimes writing a book review can be easier than it sounds.

(Cecil P. Pantz is a noted reviewer of literary productions. He is currently hiding in the British Columbia interior.)