Books like Exercises in Style

MetaFrom what point of view should I review the book? Evidently: from all possible points of view.SnobbishNeedless to say, I am reading the original French edition. I can hardly believe that his delicate linguistic irony would survive translation into English. Quelle horreur!VulgarI laughed until I wet myself. Well, I should know better than to read this kind of book in the bathroom.PedanticIf nothing else, very educational. I have already learned the names of two figures of speech I didn't previously know.AnxiousWait... maybe someone else has already done this joke? Let me check the reviews. Oh, thank GoodReads, they haven't!PessimisticThe idea is certainly amusing at first. But I doubt he'll be able to keep it up for 99 different versions.GrudgingAlright... this isn't as easy as one first thinks. I'm not even up to double figures, and I'm already running out of ideas. He was a smart guy.MinimalistUnique.Conscience-strickenI'm doing this? I should be working! But he is quite inspiring.PracticalI will put the book on the coffee table, and read a couple of pages every now and then. I don't think you're meant to go cover-to-cover. Also, living in Cambridge as we do, I am sure that at least half our visitors will enjoy leafing through it.