One person's opinion of The Villages
 

Please check out www.andrewblechman/leisurville to see what some people think about America's Friendliest Hometown.

This is mostly fiction and that is just my opinion.

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who said what they said has to be true.

A collection of isloated (maybe) incidents, hearsay and just plain old fabrication.

What ever it takes to sell a book.

How did we make it to over 100,000?

How did all the national brand companies decide to invest in a presence here?

Reality and the facts put the book in its rightful place......trashcan.

btk

I'll admit I never read the book and I won't.

From what I have read on this forum, in general, Mr. Blechman did not have a very flattering opinion of TV.

I wouldn't let someone who has to sell books to make a living influence, my opinion. I love it here and I will be staying here until I croack. Rivet.

Billethkid said it best. The book belongs in the trash can.

So glad you are finally here!:coolsmiley:

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I read it and instead of discouraging me, it encouraged me to come. The author is at a different point in his life. What's important to him at his age is much less so at mine. Some of the things he discussed as negatives, I actually found to be positives.

He had his 15 minutes of fame..........................

Before our preview we read the book
 

My husband wanted to get pointers from Mr. Midnight!

Trash, after living here for 18 months I realize that now, it is so much BETTER than we ever imagined...

If I remember correctly, at the end of the book he talked about how nice it was to be back home....with people his OWN age! Umm, isn't that one of the many things we love about TV, that we are with people that we share common experiences and memories with? His wanting to be with his peers seems so hypocritical when he talks about Villagers being selfish.

I have read the book a couple of times and found it a good read. Andrew has his opinion and I have mine. After a few emails, he understands where I am coming from in my desire to live in The Villages. He seems like a decent enough guy to me.

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Great!
 

There's more than 100,000 people who live here and understand this place. Almost all of them wouldn't trade it for anywhere else.

Then there's a few who don't live here who, in the interest of either selling their publication or simply drawing attention to themselves, opine on things they really have no experience with and don't understand. If they don't want to live here...great! I hope they discover some other place that they like better.