It leaves me completely perplexed concerning its effectiveness…

The poor punctuation and strange spacing confused me.

He stared at it for a long time, apparently baffled.

Shocked by this strange new environment that doesn't operate on ...

I’m somewhat dumbfounded by the recent developments.

Of course I responded "No," though I was thoroughly weirded out.

The American elite, even the Republican part of it, is baffled.

However, I cannot agree with the oversimplification of the writer.

I was also often put off by the writing style itself.

The first few pages of this book definitely turned me off.

In fact, what I find I am fearing more is being without Him.

She looked at me, somewhat taken aback by my response.

Shocked by this strange new environment that doesn't operate...

I am still angry, but I am going to continue reading.

Shocked by this strange new environment that doesn't operate...