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2 | bad | I'm sorry to say this, but TLC really let themselves down with this one. There is hardly any Left Eye, and most of the songs are just some standard R&B garbage (not to say I don't like some standard R&B garbage, but I'm expecting something a little different from TLC). It's nice that Chilli had some more lead singing, but most of the songs it seemed like hardly anyone from the group was there except the lead one singing. Basically, this CD is boring. That's the basic thing. Yes, No Scrubs and Unpretty are good, but really that's about all. Some, like Come On Down, are sort of pretty to listen to for a while, but they are not enough to hold the whole thing up. TLC's first two albums were awesome, and I can't help but agree with Left Eye's disagreements with the group. They started out great, so wwhy did they want to regress to mediocre? They don't even sound like a group anymore on this CD. I hope they get it together better next time. Well, that's it for this diatribe. Buy something else though. | 1,010 | [
"I'm sorry to say this, but TLC really let themselves down with this one.",
"There is hardly any Left Eye, and most of the songs are just some standard R&B garbage (not to say I don't like some standard R&B garbage, but I'm expecting something a little different from TLC).",
"It's nice that Chilli had some more lead singing, but most of the songs it seemed like hardly anyone from the group was there except the lead one singing.",
"Basically, this CD is boring.",
"That's the basic thing.",
"Yes, No Scrubs and Unpretty are good, but really that's about all.",
"Some, like Come On Down, are sort of pretty to listen to for a while, but they are not enough to hold the whole thing up.",
"TLC's first two albums were awesome, and I can't help but agree with Left Eye's disagreements with the group.",
"They started out great, so wwhy did they want to regress to mediocre?",
"They don't even sound like a group anymore on this CD.",
"I hope they get it together better next time.",
"Well, that's it for this diatribe.",
"Buy something else though."
] |
2 | ... | Flint's Fuse - I loved Flint, he was the perfect character, except he stupidly falls for a typical spoiled, blond, manipulating slut. I hated her immediately. 2 stars. I gave an extra one for the sexy dialogue Flint uses during intimate scenes.Love's Prisoner - The beginning was funny, very realistic female character. Until she starts getting really bitchy. I loved Michael though. Also, the whole "rapist" thing destroyed the mood. 1.5 stars.The Education of Miss Felicity Wells - This story was my favorite, as I love regencies, and this was written so erotically. I loved both characters so much, and was cheering for them at the end. 4 stars. I took off a star because there were some inaccuracies with the setting.A Candidate for the Kiss - First of all, I think I'm getting sick of Angela Knight. The plot here was stupid, the main character Dana was an idiot, in fact, I'd swear she was the other Dana's twin sister, from Flint's Fuse. Typical platinum blond brat. 1 star.Not my favorite Secrets book. | 1,010 | [
"Flint's Fuse - I loved Flint, he was the perfect character, except he stupidly falls for a typical spoiled, blond, manipulating slut.",
"I hated her immediately.",
"2 stars.",
"I gave an extra one for the sexy dialogue Flint uses during intimate scenes.Love's Prisoner - The beginning was funny, very realistic female character.",
"Until she starts getting really bitchy.",
"I loved Michael though.",
"Also, the whole \"rapist\" thing destroyed the mood.",
"1.5 stars.The Education of Miss Felicity Wells - This story was my favorite, as I love regencies, and this was written so erotically.",
"I loved both characters so much, and was cheering for them at the end.",
"4 stars.",
"I took off a star because there were some inaccuracies with the setting.A Candidate for the Kiss - First of all, I think I'm getting sick of Angela Knight.",
"The plot here was stupid, the main character Dana was an idiot, in fact, I'd swear she was the other Dana's twin sister, from Flint's Fuse.",
"Typical platinum blond brat.",
"1 star.Not my favorite Secrets book."
] |
2 | ehh | ehh this cd has alot of hype but not to much game. there are about for songs on this cd that are realy standout. but there are about 8 tHAT ARE JUST GIONG TO POSER town. first off i will say that the epilogue and proplogue are pethetic. "open the book that goes along with this cd to realy complete your experiance". what is that c'mon this is a cd we want to hears song not some ladie with myctical music found in a wizard video game. people theres no "experiance with this cd" half the time you dont even no what the vocals mean.al though alot of this cd sucks a little bit is excellent. such as the everglow, someone else's arms and ready and waiting to fall. i think the everglow sounds alot like the smashing pumkins old lead singer on the melie collie and the infanent sadness cd. now that cd is a good mysticle beutiful cd. this one is just trying to make them sound realy beautiful. And this is sad because destination beutiful was a sweet cd. i dont know just not that good, better luck next time mae | 1,009 | [
"ehh this cd has alot of hype but not to much game.",
"there are about for songs on this cd that are realy standout.",
"but there are about 8 tHAT ARE JUST GIONG TO POSER town.",
"first off i will say that the epilogue and proplogue are pethetic.",
"\"open the book that goes along with this cd to realy complete your experiance\".",
"what is that c'mon this is a cd we want to hears song not some ladie with myctical music found in a wizard video game.",
"people theres no \"experiance with this cd\" half the time you dont even no what the vocals mean.al though alot of this cd sucks a little bit is excellent.",
"such as the everglow, someone else's arms and ready and waiting to fall.",
"i think the everglow sounds alot like the smashing pumkins old lead singer on the melie collie and the infanent sadness cd.",
"now that cd is a good mysticle beutiful cd.",
"this one is just trying to make them sound realy beautiful.",
"And this is sad because destination beutiful was a sweet cd.",
"i dont know just not that good, better luck next time mae"
] |
2 | Junk | Originally had a Cuisinart thermal, 12 cup. This coffee maker was $100 and I went through three of them in two years. The thermos was great but the coffee pot is designed terrible. I figured "how could I go wrong with a Mr. Coffee?" They were the first and should be reliable. I bought their Thermal Pot for about $60 and it lasted two months. One pot of coffee took almost thirty minutes to complete. The steam that came out of the top was unreal! The clock stopped working due to the excessive moisture and I took it back and got another one from Walmart. The second one worked great for two weeks and then started with the excessive steam problem again, although not as bad as the first pot. The beeper is almost too quiet. Some reviewers have said it is too loud. Not mine! I am really disappoint that Mr. Coffee would sell a product that is this inconsistent in performace. Their marketing director must have been a castaway from Microsoft. Apparently it is a good pot if you get one that works properly. | 1,009 | [
"Originally had a Cuisinart thermal, 12 cup.",
"This coffee maker was $100 and I went through three of them in two years.",
"The thermos was great but the coffee pot is designed terrible.",
"I figured \"how could I go wrong with a Mr.",
"Coffee?",
"\" They were the first and should be reliable.",
"I bought their Thermal Pot for about $60 and it lasted two months.",
"One pot of coffee took almost thirty minutes to complete.",
"The steam that came out of the top was unreal!",
"The clock stopped working due to the excessive moisture and I took it back and got another one from Walmart.",
"The second one worked great for two weeks and then started with the excessive steam problem again, although not as bad as the first pot.",
"The beeper is almost too quiet.",
"Some reviewers have said it is too loud.",
"Not mine!",
"I am really disappoint that Mr.",
"Coffee would sell a product that is this inconsistent in performace.",
"Their marketing director must have been a castaway from Microsoft.",
"Apparently it is a good pot if you get one that works properly."
] |
2 | Okay | This album suffers from following one the best--in my opinon--albums to come along in along in a long, long time. I thought 14:59 was amazingly good, bordering on great. This album is okay. I like a lot on it. But not much of it grabs me, and makes me just crazy in love with the songs, like the last one. I've only listened to it once, so maybe it will grow on me. But I loved the last album instantly. Mark McGrath and Stan Frazier went to my high school (I missed them by a year) so I have a sentimental reason for wanting them to be GREAT. And I'm sure they will be again. This album still ranks better than most other stuff out there. But it's more good background party music, than one you sit down with headphones, and listen to with no distractions like 14:59... It's NOT a reversion to their old sound (which I'd read this might be, and was something I dreaded). The songs here have the basic feel of the sounds of 14:59's EVERY MORNING and FALLS APART...but not nearly as good as those. Not nearly. | 1,008 | [
"This album suffers from following one the best--in my opinon--albums to come along in along in a long, long time.",
"I thought 14:59 was amazingly good, bordering on great.",
"This album is okay.",
"I like a lot on it.",
"But not much of it grabs me, and makes me just crazy in love with the songs, like the last one.",
"I've only listened to it once, so maybe it will grow on me.",
"But I loved the last album instantly.",
"Mark McGrath and Stan Frazier went to my high school (I missed them by a year) so I have a sentimental reason for wanting them to be GREAT.",
"And I'm sure they will be again.",
"This album still ranks better than most other stuff out there.",
"But it's more good background party music, than one you sit down with headphones, and listen to with no distractions like 14:59... It's NOT a reversion to their old sound (which I'd read this might be, and was something I dreaded).",
"The songs here have the basic feel of the sounds of 14:59's EVERY MORNING and FALLS APART...but not nearly as good as those.",
"Not nearly."
] |
2 | Guano | I hate to say it, because I love nearly all of Beck's recordings, but for someone who consistently puts out 5 star works this one stinks. After hearing the first track I thought, great another CD where I have to skip the first sing. However, the whole album sounds like one long muddy song so I'm telling you to skip the whole thing. The songs go nowhere, the whole time your wondering why this is being compared to Odelay. The only similarity between the two is in their over-production. In Odelay the production complements the fun attitude. The entire time you listen to Guero you are waiting, expecting the next song to be exciting, but it's not. The album is terribly uninspiring; the lyrics are more unrecognizable than usual, muffled behind a hodgepodge of competing sound. If Beck can no longer write songs that make you want to boogie, then he should stick to the blues. I suppose in his hopes of curbing his TRL fan loss due to Sea Change's melancholy and simplicity, he made an ambiguous bat turd. | 1,008 | [
"I hate to say it, because I love nearly all of Beck's recordings, but for someone who consistently puts out 5 star works this one stinks.",
"After hearing the first track I thought, great another CD where I have to skip the first sing.",
"However, the whole album sounds like one long muddy song so I'm telling you to skip the whole thing.",
"The songs go nowhere, the whole time your wondering why this is being compared to Odelay.",
"The only similarity between the two is in their over-production.",
"In Odelay the production complements the fun attitude.",
"The entire time you listen to Guero you are waiting, expecting the next song to be exciting, but it's not.",
"The album is terribly uninspiring; the lyrics are more unrecognizable than usual, muffled behind a hodgepodge of competing sound.",
"If Beck can no longer write songs that make you want to boogie, then he should stick to the blues.",
"I suppose in his hopes of curbing his TRL fan loss due to Sea Change's melancholy and simplicity, he made an ambiguous bat turd."
] |
2 | Eh. | This is a disservice to Tortoise only because it's so highly rated. I'd have more to say about this album if there WAS more of an album to say things about. It doesn't succeed in being minimalist, and 'ambient rock' is too generous a term. There's just not much of anything going on here. It sounds like a promising high school drum and bass duo who got some of their friends together and did a few weed-infused weekend recording sessions. If you let it be a simple first-outing low-budget indie rock exploration, it's alright. I've had some nice times around the house with it on in the background."Cornpone Brunch" is a decent track. It's the only one that gives any glimpse of the skill and creativity the band would come to achieve. If you're a Tortoise fan and want to explore their complete discography, you'll probably be interested in this album simply to witness them in an embryonic state. If you're anyone else, don't bother at all with this album and go straight for one of their later offerings. | 1,008 | [
"This is a disservice to Tortoise only because it's so highly rated.",
"I'd have more to say about this album if there WAS more of an album to say things about.",
"It doesn't succeed in being minimalist, and 'ambient rock' is too generous a term.",
"There's just not much of anything going on here.",
"It sounds like a promising high school drum and bass duo who got some of their friends together and did a few weed-infused weekend recording sessions.",
"If you let it be a simple first-outing low-budget indie rock exploration, it's alright.",
"I've had some nice times around the house with it on in the background.\"Cornpone Brunch\" is a decent track.",
"It's the only one that gives any glimpse of the skill and creativity the band would come to achieve.",
"If you're a Tortoise fan and want to explore their complete discography, you'll probably be interested in this album simply to witness them in an embryonic state.",
"If you're anyone else, don't bother at all with this album and go straight for one of their later offerings."
] |
2 | Buggy | I bought this mouse to replace my MS optical wired mouse. I'm currently using Vista. The LX7 is a very small mouse, the length is ok but the width is very narrow. If you are used to a wider standard mouse then this is not one for you. It forces your fingers to curl up for a better grip. I would classify it as an in between laptop/desktop mouse.In regards to functionality, I would have to give it a very low score. It doesn't like any of the mouse pads that I've tried: standard fabric printed, shiny plastic pad or the table. The mouse jumps around and lags. It seems to jump to the top left of my screen a lot, perhaps that's a bug. I also tried moving the bluetooth closer to see if the problem was a signaling issue. I ended up returning it and used my old mouse for now.One thing interesting is that this mouse uses a clear color optic so there's no read light on the bottom. My other optical mice that works on all of my mouse pads use a red optic light. I'm not sure if that had to do with anything. | 1,008 | [
"I bought this mouse to replace my MS optical wired mouse.",
"I'm currently using Vista.",
"The LX7 is a very small mouse, the length is ok but the width is very narrow.",
"If you are used to a wider standard mouse then this is not one for you.",
"It forces your fingers to curl up for a better grip.",
"I would classify it as an in between laptop/desktop mouse.In regards to functionality, I would have to give it a very low score.",
"It doesn't like any of the mouse pads that I've tried: standard fabric printed, shiny plastic pad or the table.",
"The mouse jumps around and lags.",
"It seems to jump to the top left of my screen a lot, perhaps that's a bug.",
"I also tried moving the bluetooth closer to see if the problem was a signaling issue.",
"I ended up returning it and used my old mouse for now.One thing interesting is that this mouse uses a clear color optic so there's no read light on the bottom.",
"My other optical mice that works on all of my mouse pads use a red optic light.",
"I'm not sure if that had to do with anything."
] |
2 | Weak | This is undoubtedly an ambitious book, covering some of the most complicated (and neglected) topics in the world of Linux programming. Unfortunately, it suffers from some critical defects.The first two chapters are the obligatory redundant recycling of UNIX fundamentals that is the hallmark of lazy authors. Face it: if you don't know what emacs or a shell is, you shouldn't be reading this book; if this is the best opening you can come up with, you shouldn't be writing it either.While the range of subjects is broad, the authors fail to cover them in sufficient depth. For example, sockets receive a scant five pages and the examples only treat UNIX domain sockets. Who cares about UNIX domain sockets? Why are there no examples of multi-threaded Internet domain socket servers?To be fair, the coverage of the Linux-specific material is decent, but doesn't justify the price tag. Bottom line: this is a good introduction to the subject of threads and Linux technicals, but will leave you needing more. .. | 1,008 | [
"This is undoubtedly an ambitious book, covering some of the most complicated (and neglected) topics in the world of Linux programming.",
"Unfortunately, it suffers from some critical defects.The first two chapters are the obligatory redundant recycling of UNIX fundamentals that is the hallmark of lazy authors.",
"Face it: if you don't know what emacs or a shell is, you shouldn't be reading this book; if this is the best opening you can come up with, you shouldn't be writing it either.While the range of subjects is broad, the authors fail to cover them in sufficient depth.",
"For example, sockets receive a scant five pages and the examples only treat UNIX domain sockets.",
"Who cares about UNIX domain sockets?",
"Why are there no examples of multi-threaded Internet domain socket servers?",
"To be fair, the coverage of the Linux-specific material is decent, but doesn't justify the price tag.",
"Bottom line: this is a good introduction to the subject of threads and Linux technicals, but will leave you needing more.",
".."
] |
2 | Dull | If you buy a "Greatest Hits" by Bobby Orlando or "O" Records, you should rightfully find "Take A Chance On Me" by Waterfront Home taking pride of place, as it's a top-notch Hi-NRG floor filler, very similar in pace to "Danger" by The Flirts. Sadly, it's the only good track on this album. All the rest are just filler, and none of them is anywhere near as good as the aforementioned classic. Plus some are saddled with a risably strained male vocal performance which just drags them down even lower.A couple of the tracks have the familiar Bobby O dance beat, such as "Teenage Girl In Love" and "Dancing In Heaven", but others, coming with titles like "Hulkamania" and "Rockin-Reggae-Rhythm" and are as awful as they sound. The remaining (non Hi-NRG) tracks seem built around ripping off "IOU" by Freeeze, most notably in the track called "I L.O.V.E. U" (oh, please...)This CD seems quite hard to find, but I wouldn't worry. Just look for "Take A Chance on Me" on one of the many, better Bobby O compilations | 1,008 | [
"If you buy a \"Greatest Hits\" by Bobby Orlando or \"O\" Records, you should rightfully find \"Take A Chance On Me\" by Waterfront Home taking pride of place, as it's a top-notch Hi-NRG floor filler, very similar in pace to \"Danger\" by The Flirts.",
"Sadly, it's the only good track on this album.",
"All the rest are just filler, and none of them is anywhere near as good as the aforementioned classic.",
"Plus some are saddled with a risably strained male vocal performance which just drags them down even lower.A couple of the tracks have the familiar Bobby O dance beat, such as \"Teenage Girl In Love\" and \"Dancing In Heaven\", but others, coming with titles like \"Hulkamania\" and \"Rockin-Reggae-Rhythm\" and are as awful as they sound.",
"The remaining (non Hi-NRG) tracks seem built around ripping off \"IOU\" by Freeeze, most notably in the track called \"I L.O.V.E. U\" (oh, please...)This CD seems quite hard to find, but I wouldn't worry.",
"Just look for \"Take A Chance on Me\" on one of the many, better Bobby O compilations"
] |
2 | Meh! | I only heard of the book from the political board of a game site.The conservative members were laughing that a humor book was upsetting liberals.I finally found it in book store and gave it a read.All I can say is meh! The "humor" is weak at best as it appears to be targeted for a select group of people. I like a good joke and our politicians are usually good for endless fun. However, this book did not even make me chuckle.As a kids book; would they really get the economic lessons that are attempted in it? Or is this simply a tool for conservatives to teach their children about the "evil" liberals?As proof to the fact I read it for the others that did. Mayor Leech and the LCLU are in it. The Mayor looks like Ted Kennedy and I don't have to explain the LCLU ;) Let's not forget Senetor Clunckton.The artwork is ok.Again, I think this book is aimed at a select group of people rather then making fun for all. I went "meh" after reading it. You could probably find something better so save your money. | 1,008 | [
"I only heard of the book from the political board of a game site.The conservative members were laughing that a humor book was upsetting liberals.I finally found it in book store and gave it a read.All I can say is meh!",
"The \"humor\" is weak at best as it appears to be targeted for a select group of people.",
"I like a good joke and our politicians are usually good for endless fun.",
"However, this book did not even make me chuckle.As a kids book; would they really get the economic lessons that are attempted in it?",
"Or is this simply a tool for conservatives to teach their children about the \"evil\" liberals?",
"As proof to the fact I read it for the others that did.",
"Mayor Leech and the LCLU are in it.",
"The Mayor looks like Ted Kennedy and I don't have to explain the LCLU ;) Let's not forget Senetor Clunckton.The artwork is ok.Again, I think this book is aimed at a select group of people rather then making fun for all.",
"I went \"meh\" after reading it.",
"You could probably find something better so save your money."
] |
2 | boring | It is obvious the rave reviews were written by people with an agenda. Web reviews have become blogs for employees of the game manufacuters. This game is repetitive to the extreme. The controls are complicated and most the time don't work in time to keep SSgt. Baker alive. "Press A to vault over obstacles" is mind numbing, slow and a good way to get killed. When "dug in" he keeps rotating back and forth so much you can't aim properly. I have never played a game such as this [with the exception of "Gears of War"] that is so repetitive and is an invitation to develop carpal tunnel syndrome. To place it in the same category as Battlefield: Bad Company [the funniest and most fun Xbox 360 game yet developed] or Call of Duty 4 is rediculous. Not even close. Ignore any review over 3 stars with this one. Col. Antal is getting paid by Ubisoft and, from a former USMC combat infantry officer, should be ashamed of himself for even mentioning the real combat soldiers in Afghanistan/Iraq in the same breath. | 1,007 | [
"It is obvious the rave reviews were written by people with an agenda.",
"Web reviews have become blogs for employees of the game manufacuters.",
"This game is repetitive to the extreme.",
"The controls are complicated and most the time don't work in time to keep SSgt.",
"Baker alive.",
"\"Press A to vault over obstacles\" is mind numbing, slow and a good way to get killed.",
"When \"dug in\" he keeps rotating back and forth so much you can't aim properly.",
"I have never played a game such as this [with the exception of \"Gears of War\"] that is so repetitive and is an invitation to develop carpal tunnel syndrome.",
"To place it in the same category as Battlefield: Bad Company [the funniest and most fun Xbox 360 game yet developed] or Call of Duty 4 is rediculous.",
"Not even close.",
"Ignore any review over 3 stars with this one.",
"Col.",
"Antal is getting paid by Ubisoft and, from a former USMC combat infantry officer, should be ashamed of himself for even mentioning the real combat soldiers in Afghanistan/Iraq in the same breath."
] |
2 | Boring | I am a fan of William Gibson, I read a lot of good book written by him and find that he is a very interesting author.I originally bought that book a long time ago, then I lent it to a friend, before reading it. I had forgotten who I lent the book to, but I remembered having purchased it it the past.A few years later, I gave up on finding the book and bought it once again, being intrigued about the premise of a high tech in the not so distant past and all that.While I read it, I did not find that the storyline adequately answered my expectations. It reminded me of the sort of thing I use to watch in a cheap 30 minutes animated character television program when I was a kid.I was bored, I did not like it. Maybe its just my science fiction side that was screaming for the alternate universe where computers (even based on steam engine) appeared about 100 years ago that was disapointed. Can't argue against the characters, the rest of the storyline fits well on its own, it just does not appeal to me. | 1,007 | [
"I am a fan of William Gibson, I read a lot of good book written by him and find that he is a very interesting author.I originally bought that book a long time ago, then I lent it to a friend, before reading it.",
"I had forgotten who I lent the book to, but I remembered having purchased it it the past.A few years later, I gave up on finding the book and bought it once again, being intrigued about the premise of a high tech in the not so distant past and all that.While I read it, I did not find that the storyline adequately answered my expectations.",
"It reminded me of the sort of thing I use to watch in a cheap 30 minutes animated character television program when I was a kid.I was bored, I did not like it.",
"Maybe its just my science fiction side that was screaming for the alternate universe where computers (even based on steam engine) appeared about 100 years ago that was disapointed.",
"Can't argue against the characters, the rest of the storyline fits well on its own, it just does not appeal to me."
] |
2 | bad! | Aside from a few ridiculous vampire-wannabe bands and some irrelevantaspiring clones that have given black metal a bad name, Cradle of Filthis truly responsible for starting fashion trends, fake teeth, infantileimageries and,of course, a style of metal that you either love or hate.I believe their first 4 albums to be their decent best work, but theykind of lost me after that. It seemed like the more popular they got,the more they stagnated. A tribute album was inevitable. The good thingabout this cd is bands like Mirzadeh, Noctuary, Wehrwolfe, Born of thorns,Willow Wisp and especially Kekal, who did their respective covers andnot only sounded almost as good as the original, but they added somethingslightly different to make things absorbing. The bad, well, pretty muchthe rest of the compilation. Some of those vocalists were trying to hardto sound like Danni, but failed miserably, while the other bands wereeither badly covering an already mediocre song or butchering a good one.Buy at own risk! | 1,007 | [
"Aside from a few ridiculous vampire-wannabe bands and some irrelevantaspiring clones that have given black metal a bad name, Cradle of Filthis truly responsible for starting fashion trends, fake teeth, infantileimageries and,of course, a style of metal that you either love or hate.I believe their first 4 albums to be their decent best work, but theykind of lost me after that.",
"It seemed like the more popular they got,the more they stagnated.",
"A tribute album was inevitable.",
"The good thingabout this cd is bands like Mirzadeh, Noctuary, Wehrwolfe, Born of thorns,Willow Wisp and especially Kekal, who did their respective covers andnot only sounded almost as good as the original, but they added somethingslightly different to make things absorbing.",
"The bad, well, pretty muchthe rest of the compilation.",
"Some of those vocalists were trying to hardto sound like Danni, but failed miserably, while the other bands wereeither badly covering an already mediocre song or butchering a good one.Buy at own risk!"
] |
2 | HELP! | This was the first Linux gook I bought. And although I learned some lessons from it, I wouldn't recommend it to the absolute beginner.This book doesn't communicate with the reader well. I had to look back and forth for answers to my questions and only now(8 months later + 2 other linux books bought) begin to realize what I am doing.Slackware is designed for people that are somewhat familiar with Linux/Unix, which most people are not. Knowing that, they should have been very careful in explaining things to users, which they were not.In fairness, most Linux books emphasize what to do after Linux is installed, but the hardest part about Linux is getting past the beginning(install, kernel config, X, installing devices). Most books mention the beginning aspects so far apart that it easily confuses and discourages new users.This book may be okay if you have a companion book on it(Linux for Dummies or TY Linux in 24 Hours), but don't expect overnight success with! ! linux using this book by itself. | 1,006 | [
"This was the first Linux gook I bought.",
"And although I learned some lessons from it, I wouldn't recommend it to the absolute beginner.This book doesn't communicate with the reader well.",
"I had to look back and forth for answers to my questions and only now(8 months later + 2 other linux books bought) begin to realize what I am doing.Slackware is designed for people that are somewhat familiar with Linux/Unix, which most people are not.",
"Knowing that, they should have been very careful in explaining things to users, which they were not.In fairness, most Linux books emphasize what to do after Linux is installed, but the hardest part about Linux is getting past the beginning(install, kernel config, X, installing devices).",
"Most books mention the beginning aspects so far apart that it easily confuses and discourages new users.This book may be okay if you have a companion book on it(Linux for Dummies or TY Linux in 24 Hours), but don't expect overnight success with!",
"!",
"linux using this book by itself."
] |
2 | huh? | I found Karen Russell's St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves in a short story anthology and thought it was funny, as well as brillant in its originality of a philosophy...that of society trying to make us all the same cookie cutter, and in the process turning us into robotic, water downed versions of ourselves, devoid of character. That was it's real shine. I have attempted to read Swamplandia! and this book of short stories in hopes for more of that insight and originality; but I think now that Karen Russell hit on something unawares, and never could get it again; like knocking the ball out of the park, but not knowing how you did it. Her batting average is around 10%; I found her stories pretentious and devoid of any real meaning...the long titles...the fabricated places...the odd character names..etc...only work when there is something of substance behind it; other than that, it looks gimmicky. She has admittedly one brillant short story, that she seems to be building a career upon. | 1,006 | [
"I found Karen Russell's St.",
"Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves in a short story anthology and thought it was funny, as well as brillant in its originality of a philosophy...that of society trying to make us all the same cookie cutter, and in the process turning us into robotic, water downed versions of ourselves, devoid of character.",
"That was it's real shine.",
"I have attempted to read Swamplandia!",
"and this book of short stories in hopes for more of that insight and originality; but I think now that Karen Russell hit on something unawares, and never could get it again; like knocking the ball out of the park, but not knowing how you did it.",
"Her batting average is around 10%; I found her stories pretentious and devoid of any real meaning...the long titles...the fabricated places...the odd character names..etc...only work when there is something of substance behind it; other than that, it looks gimmicky.",
"She has admittedly one brillant short story, that she seems to be building a career upon."
] |
2 | Boring | When it became apparent to me that this book was boring, I kept reading anyway, simply because it was so bad. There is no one to like in this story. The self-centered, whiny characters don't even like each other. Jack and Eugenie don't like their kids. Eugenie didn't want them because she doesn't like kids. Yet she's a pediatrician? What was the author thinking in that choice?The narrative is yawn-worthy. The sun was shining. The sky was blue. She walked to the elevator and pushed the button. She went to the sixth floor and got off. She went to her office and took off her coat. She worked until ten o'clock.Shifts in point of view from author to characters is clumsy. It's mostly third person narrative and suddenly Jack or Sarah is thinking, in first person. The dialogue is trite and unnatural, as if it's a script and the actors are reading their lines in dress rehearsal. When Jack and Sarah are together, the dialogue slips into the stuff of romance novels. Sometimes they sound like teenagers. | 1,006 | [
"When it became apparent to me that this book was boring, I kept reading anyway, simply because it was so bad.",
"There is no one to like in this story.",
"The self-centered, whiny characters don't even like each other.",
"Jack and Eugenie don't like their kids.",
"Eugenie didn't want them because she doesn't like kids.",
"Yet she's a pediatrician?",
"What was the author thinking in that choice?",
"The narrative is yawn-worthy.",
"The sun was shining.",
"The sky was blue.",
"She walked to the elevator and pushed the button.",
"She went to the sixth floor and got off.",
"She went to her office and took off her coat.",
"She worked until ten o'clock.Shifts in point of view from author to characters is clumsy.",
"It's mostly third person narrative and suddenly Jack or Sarah is thinking, in first person.",
"The dialogue is trite and unnatural, as if it's a script and the actors are reading their lines in dress rehearsal.",
"When Jack and Sarah are together, the dialogue slips into the stuff of romance novels.",
"Sometimes they sound like teenagers."
] |
2 | So-so | All of the tales are really pulpy, loaded with poor dialogue- wooden and stilted, weak characterization (especially females), and nothing really memorable occurs- in short, they are like bad movie serials. It's amazing just to compare juvenile sci fi written now, to that written half a century ago. Modern juvenilia, such as Nick Sagan's Idlewild, is enthralled with The Matrix-like pretensions, trying to seem hyper-cool, whereas Heinlein's limp efforts are more like a cross between futuristic seeming industrial films and Boy Scout propaganda.The three novels are Tunnel In The Sky, Time For The Stars, and Citizen Of The Galaxy....Heinlein is very heavyhanded, in this and all three books. To read these books and then read Stranger In A Strange Land, published just a few years later, suggests that Heinlein made a quantum jump upward in writing ability. Read the later book, and save these books to fill out your Heinlein library, if you're so inclined. That's about all they're really any good for. | 1,006 | [
"All of the tales are really pulpy, loaded with poor dialogue- wooden and stilted, weak characterization (especially females), and nothing really memorable occurs- in short, they are like bad movie serials.",
"It's amazing just to compare juvenile sci fi written now, to that written half a century ago.",
"Modern juvenilia, such as Nick Sagan's Idlewild, is enthralled with The Matrix-like pretensions, trying to seem hyper-cool, whereas Heinlein's limp efforts are more like a cross between futuristic seeming industrial films and Boy Scout propaganda.The three novels are Tunnel In The Sky, Time For The Stars, and Citizen Of The Galaxy....Heinlein is very heavyhanded, in this and all three books.",
"To read these books and then read Stranger In A Strange Land, published just a few years later, suggests that Heinlein made a quantum jump upward in writing ability.",
"Read the later book, and save these books to fill out your Heinlein library, if you're so inclined.",
"That's about all they're really any good for."
] |
2 | Boring | The director certainly captured the look and sounds of suburbia circa 1976 with the soundtrack and wardrobe. I'll give him credit there. However, the one thing this movie really needed was a good story with characterization. It just never took off. We follow several groups of teenagers on their last day of school as they roam aimlessly around town getting high and acting like idiots. You never really get a chance to learn more about these kids so you can at least like them. Instead, we are presented with several unmemorable "main" characters who never quite get developed. Was it the disgruntled high school quarterback or the freshman Mitch? This movie has a hard time deciding. If you want a good 70's nostalgia movie I'd recommend "Detroit Rock City" or even "Over the Edge" which was actually filmed in 1979! Both of these movies have interesting stories and characters set against the backdrop of the late 70's. Both are worth purchasing. Dazed and Confused, on the other hand, is just a renter. | 1,006 | [
"The director certainly captured the look and sounds of suburbia circa 1976 with the soundtrack and wardrobe.",
"I'll give him credit there.",
"However, the one thing this movie really needed was a good story with characterization.",
"It just never took off.",
"We follow several groups of teenagers on their last day of school as they roam aimlessly around town getting high and acting like idiots.",
"You never really get a chance to learn more about these kids so you can at least like them.",
"Instead, we are presented with several unmemorable \"main\" characters who never quite get developed.",
"Was it the disgruntled high school quarterback or the freshman Mitch?",
"This movie has a hard time deciding.",
"If you want a good 70's nostalgia movie I'd recommend \"Detroit Rock City\" or even \"Over the Edge\" which was actually filmed in 1979!",
"Both of these movies have interesting stories and characters set against the backdrop of the late 70's.",
"Both are worth purchasing.",
"Dazed and Confused, on the other hand, is just a renter."
] |
2 | Crap | The major flaw of this game, is that if you bowl continuously on the leg side and just aim for the wickets you can EASILY bowl batsmen out, even the top teams.This is a grave, serious error and should be fixed, because if this game is based on reality then in reality if I am aware that I could get batsmen out by just bowling at their leg-side then it's not worth playing the game of cricket.The commentary is just atrocious. For starters, it's boring and some of the phrases used are recycled over and over. EA Sports also could not attain the rights to some of the teams, thus fictitious names are used for most players.This could be a great game if you play against your friend. But I don't always have a friend to play, so in conclusion, this game sucks. EA Sports will never catch up with Cricket video games and give it the respect it deserves, as they do with Madden (American Football - and yes, I have played it and it's very good), which sells more far more copies than Cricket. Big Thumbs Down. | 1,006 | [
"The major flaw of this game, is that if you bowl continuously on the leg side and just aim for the wickets you can EASILY bowl batsmen out, even the top teams.This is a grave, serious error and should be fixed, because if this game is based on reality then in reality if I am aware that I could get batsmen out by just bowling at their leg-side then it's not worth playing the game of cricket.The commentary is just atrocious.",
"For starters, it's boring and some of the phrases used are recycled over and over.",
"EA Sports also could not attain the rights to some of the teams, thus fictitious names are used for most players.This could be a great game if you play against your friend.",
"But I don't always have a friend to play, so in conclusion, this game sucks.",
"EA Sports will never catch up with Cricket video games and give it the respect it deserves, as they do with Madden (American Football - and yes, I have played it and it's very good), which sells more far more copies than Cricket.",
"Big Thumbs Down."
] |
2 | DOA | Linksys USB Wireless adaptor looks nice... but that's about it. Was dead right out of the box. After installing software and connecting, power LED lights up, but computer doesn't even detect the wireless adaptor. I tried the adaptor on 2 other computers to make sure that it was the Linksys adaptor that was at fault. By the way, I'm an IT professional and I have experience with wireless equipment so I know what I'm doing. I've had problems with Linksys equipment in the past. When it works, its great... Linksys has made too many defective equipment for me to recommend this to other people. Not including this adaptor, I've also had problems with 2 Linksys Wireless Access Point/Router(BEF11S4) and 1 linksys wireless access point(WAP11). Netgear equipment in my experience seems to be a lot more reliable with similar prices.note: I have determined that the USB cable that came with the wireless adaptor as at fault. It seems they shipped a whole batch of wireless adaptors with defective USB cables. | 1,005 | [
"Linksys USB Wireless adaptor looks nice... but that's about it.",
"Was dead right out of the box.",
"After installing software and connecting, power LED lights up, but computer doesn't even detect the wireless adaptor.",
"I tried the adaptor on 2 other computers to make sure that it was the Linksys adaptor that was at fault.",
"By the way, I'm an IT professional and I have experience with wireless equipment so I know what I'm doing.",
"I've had problems with Linksys equipment in the past.",
"When it works, its great... Linksys has made too many defective equipment for me to recommend this to other people.",
"Not including this adaptor, I've also had problems with 2 Linksys Wireless Access Point/Router(BEF11S4) and 1 linksys wireless access point(WAP11).",
"Netgear equipment in my experience seems to be a lot more reliable with similar prices.note: I have determined that the USB cable that came with the wireless adaptor as at fault.",
"It seems they shipped a whole batch of wireless adaptors with defective USB cables."
] |
2 | Ow. | Weeks before this was released, a friend of mine downloaded a few songs off this album and sent them to me. After hearing the first single "In Your Face", I was expecting an album at the very least on par with Hatecrew Deathroll, but not near Hatebreeder or Follow the Reaper. Those two albums are two of the best albums of all time. Now where this new effort fails is the overall song structure, lack of original sounding riffs, and the brakes that have been put on Alexi and Janne's soloing. After first hearing the begining to "Bastards of Bodom" I got a sick feeling in my stomach and instantly knew there might not ever be a return to the fantastic styles of albums past. Don't get me wrong, there are glimmers of hope. "We're Not Gunna Fall" and "Trashed Lost, and Strungout" are the shining stars of this album. That does not mean I am satisfied. Alexi needs to seriously reconsider the style of music that they are playing, because this is simply not the Bodom that I, and many hardcore fans love. | 1,005 | [
"Weeks before this was released, a friend of mine downloaded a few songs off this album and sent them to me.",
"After hearing the first single \"In Your Face\", I was expecting an album at the very least on par with Hatecrew Deathroll, but not near Hatebreeder or Follow the Reaper.",
"Those two albums are two of the best albums of all time.",
"Now where this new effort fails is the overall song structure, lack of original sounding riffs, and the brakes that have been put on Alexi and Janne's soloing.",
"After first hearing the begining to \"Bastards of Bodom\" I got a sick feeling in my stomach and instantly knew there might not ever be a return to the fantastic styles of albums past.",
"Don't get me wrong, there are glimmers of hope.",
"\"We're Not Gunna Fall\" and \"Trashed Lost, and Strungout\" are the shining stars of this album.",
"That does not mean I am satisfied.",
"Alexi needs to seriously reconsider the style of music that they are playing, because this is simply not the Bodom that I, and many hardcore fans love."
] |
2 | Oy Vey! | No one has ever been a bigger Dusty Springfield fan than I. That said, this is one of the most amateurish, thrown together "salute" DVD's I've ever seen. If it weren't for the rare footage of Dusty's TV appearances, this little disc would have found its way into File 13 by now.It's "hosted" by 2 people who act as though they had nothing more than a nodding aquaintance with Ms. Springfield - Petula Clark and B. J. Thomas. It just begs the question "why them?".Save your money and buy the French & Saunders video which has most of the same clips plus Dusty HERSELF! Yep, she participates in this humourous banter with the gals who put together AbFab. It's much more enlightening to hear about Dusty's life and career from Dusty herself rather than a couple of aging contemporaries. It's a real treasure since it was one of Dusty's last public appearances.This DVD is just a fluff piece of cheaply produced drivel with some great old clips. Do yourself a favour - buy the French & Saunders video instead. | 1,005 | [
"No one has ever been a bigger Dusty Springfield fan than I.",
"That said, this is one of the most amateurish, thrown together \"salute\" DVD's I've ever seen.",
"If it weren't for the rare footage of Dusty's TV appearances, this little disc would have found its way into File 13 by now.It's \"hosted\" by 2 people who act as though they had nothing more than a nodding aquaintance with Ms.",
"Springfield - Petula Clark and B.",
"J.",
"Thomas.",
"It just begs the question \"why them?",
"\".Save your money and buy the French & Saunders video which has most of the same clips plus Dusty HERSELF!",
"Yep, she participates in this humourous banter with the gals who put together AbFab.",
"It's much more enlightening to hear about Dusty's life and career from Dusty herself rather than a couple of aging contemporaries.",
"It's a real treasure since it was one of Dusty's last public appearances.This DVD is just a fluff piece of cheaply produced drivel with some great old clips.",
"Do yourself a favour - buy the French & Saunders video instead."
] |
2 | Morose | I am a Sondheim fanatic. Having said that, I will now go on to say that "Marry Me a Little" is one of the worst Sondheim recordings I have ever heard. The synopsis to the CD said that Sondheim was reluctant to put on a revue that contained songs cut from other shows. If only he had trusted his instincts in this case! Musically the songs are underorchestrated and the lyrics are gloomy. "Happily Ever After" contains many lyrics that are later included in "Being Alive;" yet while "Being Alive" celebrates marriage, both the good and the bad, "Happily Ever After" is just downright nasty. "Bang" and "Marry Me a Little" are used more effectively in "Putting it Together." "Pour le Sport" is affected and stilted. I looked at the date of the CD and saw that it was recorded only a month before "Merriy We Roll Along" which I consider to be one of the finest Sondheim recordings available. Every artist has works which are not up to standard; the "Marry Me a Little" CD should be dismissed as one of those. | 1,005 | [
"I am a Sondheim fanatic.",
"Having said that, I will now go on to say that \"Marry Me a Little\" is one of the worst Sondheim recordings I have ever heard.",
"The synopsis to the CD said that Sondheim was reluctant to put on a revue that contained songs cut from other shows.",
"If only he had trusted his instincts in this case!",
"Musically the songs are underorchestrated and the lyrics are gloomy.",
"\"Happily Ever After\" contains many lyrics that are later included in \"Being Alive;\" yet while \"Being Alive\" celebrates marriage, both the good and the bad, \"Happily Ever After\" is just downright nasty.",
"\"Bang\" and \"Marry Me a Little\" are used more effectively in \"Putting it Together.\" \"Pour le Sport\" is affected and stilted.",
"I looked at the date of the CD and saw that it was recorded only a month before \"Merriy We Roll Along\" which I consider to be one of the finest Sondheim recordings available.",
"Every artist has works which are not up to standard; the \"Marry Me a Little\" CD should be dismissed as one of those."
] |
2 | BUGGY | Hey, I've been a hard core user of CorelDraw since it's inception, and people I have nothing but praise for this product, alas, Version 12 although with some terrific features it is the most bugged software I have ever used, I have found so many bugs that I have reported to Corel that I may as well be a QA tester for their future BETA's.I've been a proponent of Corel and their products for the last 14 years, now I'm (finally) moving to Illustrator, considering that it has caught up with features and the usability of Corel. Hey If you want to whip off rinki-dink design, simple signs or basic illustration this tool is for you, but if you do anything complex, expect crash, after crash. I have a log of over 1300 application failures in 1.5 years on 3 different systems, that Corel Tech's couldn't figure out. Maybe it was with the Transfer of power at the company, who knows.I foresee the Draw product defunct within 3 years. Unless they truly tighten up the software issues that plague the product. | 1,005 | [
"Hey, I've been a hard core user of CorelDraw since it's inception, and people I have nothing but praise for this product, alas, Version 12 although with some terrific features it is the most bugged software I have ever used, I have found so many bugs that I have reported to Corel that I may as well be a QA tester for their future BETA's.I've been a proponent of Corel and their products for the last 14 years, now I'm (finally) moving to Illustrator, considering that it has caught up with features and the usability of Corel.",
"Hey If you want to whip off rinki-dink design, simple signs or basic illustration this tool is for you, but if you do anything complex, expect crash, after crash.",
"I have a log of over 1300 application failures in 1.5 years on 3 different systems, that Corel Tech's couldn't figure out.",
"Maybe it was with the Transfer of power at the company, who knows.I foresee the Draw product defunct within 3 years.",
"Unless they truly tighten up the software issues that plague the product."
] |
2 | Porkchop | I have had this movie for a month or two but just got around to watching it (I have a DVR box and always have something to watch). I took the time to get to my many DVDs waiting for me. I picked this one first, unfortunately. This starts out normal. Kids camping in the woods. The pig mask the killer wears does look authentic which bothered me. There is a scene at the beginning credits which disturbed me greatly (an actual pig being beaten in the head), not for me, I fastforwarded. There is a kill scene that is most unnerving with the cheerleader in the tree and what was it with the fetus?? It looked like a Buddha baby and had green blood when it was stomped on. Ick!!!!!! The girl did not even look pregnant and wore her cheerleading outfit from the beginning of the movie to the very end. As if being a cheerleader is not bad enough they have to throw it in our face. The kill scenes were not as bloody as I expected but the robot is a hoot. I leave it up to you but I am donating it to Goodwill. | 1,005 | [
"I have had this movie for a month or two but just got around to watching it (I have a DVR box and always have something to watch).",
"I took the time to get to my many DVDs waiting for me.",
"I picked this one first, unfortunately.",
"This starts out normal.",
"Kids camping in the woods.",
"The pig mask the killer wears does look authentic which bothered me.",
"There is a scene at the beginning credits which disturbed me greatly (an actual pig being beaten in the head), not for me, I fastforwarded.",
"There is a kill scene that is most unnerving with the cheerleader in the tree and what was it with the fetus??",
"It looked like a Buddha baby and had green blood when it was stomped on.",
"Ick!!!",
"!!!",
"The girl did not even look pregnant and wore her cheerleading outfit from the beginning of the movie to the very end.",
"As if being a cheerleader is not bad enough they have to throw it in our face.",
"The kill scenes were not as bloody as I expected but the robot is a hoot.",
"I leave it up to you but I am donating it to Goodwill."
] |
2 | Friends | Well, for quite some time, I had been hoping I would eventually come across this movie. I was curious because I enjoyed some of the songs on the Elton John Soundtrack, and I wanted to see how the music fit the story....Let me just say, I was real impressed that Amazon had it, I had not been able to find it anywhere, and the picture quality, sound quality was great, but.....that cannot save a bad movie, and that is what this was. Everything just happened to quick, it was simply lame, I can't really think of any other way to put it. Yes, I am a guy, but even I can enjoy a truly heartfelt romance, which this was trying to be, but didn't make the grade. Before I saw the movie, I had all of these images in my mind, when I would hear the music, picturing what a great story this could be, I really hope someday I will be able to hear the music again, without it being horribly tainted by this film. Would you believe, after giving this bad review, I still have plans to order the sequel, go figure.... | 1,005 | [
"Well, for quite some time, I had been hoping I would eventually come across this movie.",
"I was curious because I enjoyed some of the songs on the Elton John Soundtrack, and I wanted to see how the music fit the story....Let me just say, I was real impressed that Amazon had it, I had not been able to find it anywhere, and the picture quality, sound quality was great, but.....that cannot save a bad movie, and that is what this was.",
"Everything just happened to quick, it was simply lame, I can't really think of any other way to put it.",
"Yes, I am a guy, but even I can enjoy a truly heartfelt romance, which this was trying to be, but didn't make the grade.",
"Before I saw the movie, I had all of these images in my mind, when I would hear the music, picturing what a great story this could be, I really hope someday I will be able to hear the music again, without it being horribly tainted by this film.",
"Would you believe, after giving this bad review, I still have plans to order the sequel, go figure...."
] |
2 | Bored | This is my first go around with an Anita Blake novel, and I'm sorry to say I was disappointed. I thought the novel's sense of place was very poorly done, and wonder how much field research was actually done on location before the book was written. Anita Blake alludes to the Sange del Cristo mountains, when the common term for them is Sangre _de_ Cristo. A fine point, admittedly, but that's what they're called. That, and an allusion to good Mexican food, is about as far as the background research goes here.In spite of the juicily gory hospital scene, the pace of the novel's early stages was almost glacial. And finding that I cared not a whit about any of the characters, not even Anita, I put this one down.But I did give the first novel in the series a quick look, and it did catch my interest, so maybe the ennui that seemed to permeate "Butterfly" is more due to Anita Fatigue than anything else. It would seem to me to be a difficult thing, to write about the same character(s) book after book. | 1,005 | [
"This is my first go around with an Anita Blake novel, and I'm sorry to say I was disappointed.",
"I thought the novel's sense of place was very poorly done, and wonder how much field research was actually done on location before the book was written.",
"Anita Blake alludes to the Sange del Cristo mountains, when the common term for them is Sangre _de_ Cristo.",
"A fine point, admittedly, but that's what they're called.",
"That, and an allusion to good Mexican food, is about as far as the background research goes here.In spite of the juicily gory hospital scene, the pace of the novel's early stages was almost glacial.",
"And finding that I cared not a whit about any of the characters, not even Anita, I put this one down.But I did give the first novel in the series a quick look, and it did catch my interest, so maybe the ennui that seemed to permeate \"Butterfly\" is more due to Anita Fatigue than anything else.",
"It would seem to me to be a difficult thing, to write about the same character(s) book after book."
] |
2 | Yawn!! | I've you like old school metal music?, you may like this? Theirs certainly nothing earth shattering here, just classic 80's style metal in abundance. The songs are ok at best, but again nothing really spectacular. I Like metal music melodic and heavy and I like singers who can actually sing. The guys who just bark or growl out the lyrics do absolutely nothing for me. Both my favourites styles are somewhat represented here as it's heavy to a point and it's melodic. I find the singers delivery to be way over the top most of the time? and the music is just ok. To be honest this cd set did absolutely nothing for me. I just found it to be lacked truly good songs. Yes it has moments here and there, but not near enough of the them I'm afraid. It's a disappointment my books.The sound quality is decent and so is the jackets as it contains lyrics and so on.In conclusion, it's an ok listen, but nothing exceptional. I really can't give it more than 2 stars out of 5 because the songs are just not there! | 1,005 | [
"I've you like old school metal music?",
", you may like this?",
"Theirs certainly nothing earth shattering here, just classic 80's style metal in abundance.",
"The songs are ok at best, but again nothing really spectacular.",
"I Like metal music melodic and heavy and I like singers who can actually sing.",
"The guys who just bark or growl out the lyrics do absolutely nothing for me.",
"Both my favourites styles are somewhat represented here as it's heavy to a point and it's melodic.",
"I find the singers delivery to be way over the top most of the time?",
"and the music is just ok.",
"To be honest this cd set did absolutely nothing for me.",
"I just found it to be lacked truly good songs.",
"Yes it has moments here and there, but not near enough of the them I'm afraid.",
"It's a disappointment my books.The sound quality is decent and so is the jackets as it contains lyrics and so on.In conclusion, it's an ok listen, but nothing exceptional.",
"I really can't give it more than 2 stars out of 5 because the songs are just not there!"
] |
2 | SOS 2.0 | We have been using SOS for three years. We began with the version before 2.0 and were very pleased with it. We would rate it five stars. This year, we purchased History and Chemistry 11th grade 2.0. We were put off immediately when we found that my computer (where it had worked fine before) did not have enough ram, the right windows version, etc. So I installed it on our more up-to-date computer with a minimum of fuss, but when I went to set up the subjects, etc., I was unpleasantly surprised to find out that, instead of making it simpler, it was actually more difficult. I had been working on it for three days and had completed 3/4 of a unit when we found out that the new and improved SOS 'server' was leaking information through our internet. Add the fact that you can no longer simply save your work to a floppy disk-it's too large, and there were several errors (on their part) in the chemistry problem sets, and suffice to say that we weren't happy with this 'new and improved' SOS 2.0. (...) | 1,005 | [
"We have been using SOS for three years.",
"We began with the version before 2.0 and were very pleased with it.",
"We would rate it five stars.",
"This year, we purchased History and Chemistry 11th grade 2.0. We were put off immediately when we found that my computer (where it had worked fine before) did not have enough ram, the right windows version, etc.",
"So I installed it on our more up-to-date computer with a minimum of fuss, but when I went to set up the subjects, etc., I was unpleasantly surprised to find out that, instead of making it simpler, it was actually more difficult.",
"I had been working on it for three days and had completed 3/4 of a unit when we found out that the new and improved SOS 'server' was leaking information through our internet.",
"Add the fact that you can no longer simply save your work to a floppy disk-it's too large, and there were several errors (on their part) in the chemistry problem sets, and suffice to say that we weren't happy with this 'new and improved' SOS 2.0. (...)"
] |
2 | So-so | Ok so I really enjoyed the songs of theirs that I heard on myspace, but when I bought the cd it turns out that those are really the only songs that I like. Most of the other songs just kind of blend in, it's kind of like they used the same formula for every song. Part of that can be blamed on the fact that they use those really high clashing notes in 10 out of the 11 songs if I counted correctly. Guys, those notes sound cool when used in moderation, but seriously, every song? It makes all of the riffs sound the same. The keyboards are cool though, I will admit that. Also, for some reason it bothers me that some of the songs clock in at no longer than 2 minutes, it makes them seem like random parts thrown together rather than songs with actual structure. Don't get me wrong, I'm sure these guys are cool dudes and I know they put on a good live show, I just think that what this cd needed in order to be strong is distinguishable songs rather just a mesh of high notes and open palm muted chords. | 1,005 | [
"Ok so I really enjoyed the songs of theirs that I heard on myspace, but when I bought the cd it turns out that those are really the only songs that I like.",
"Most of the other songs just kind of blend in, it's kind of like they used the same formula for every song.",
"Part of that can be blamed on the fact that they use those really high clashing notes in 10 out of the 11 songs if I counted correctly.",
"Guys, those notes sound cool when used in moderation, but seriously, every song?",
"It makes all of the riffs sound the same.",
"The keyboards are cool though, I will admit that.",
"Also, for some reason it bothers me that some of the songs clock in at no longer than 2 minutes, it makes them seem like random parts thrown together rather than songs with actual structure.",
"Don't get me wrong, I'm sure these guys are cool dudes and I know they put on a good live show, I just think that what this cd needed in order to be strong is distinguishable songs rather just a mesh of high notes and open palm muted chords."
] |
2 | Be Aware | Use with caution. I would love to love this crate and give it five stars and would except for the fact that, unfortunately, as other viewers have mentioned, it is possible for a puppy or very anxious dog to catch their mouth or paw in the areas where the sides connect. As you can see in product photo, there are smaller spaces of wiring at top and bottom corners that connect the sides of cage. It would be better designed if there were smaller mesh for entire cage area preventing the dog from even being able to get mouth or paw into the spaces. My puppy yelped when he briefly caught his paw at the top front corner. He has calmed down enough now and is very comfortable in this crate with his ProSelect Pawprint Dog Cage Cover and Pad Set in black that I also purchased on Amazon for an amazing price, and is a very good match for this crate! A friend of mine also owns this crate (and same cover/pad set) but never mentioned this happening to her hyper Jack Russell or mini Aussie, so just be aware. | 1,005 | [
"Use with caution.",
"I would love to love this crate and give it five stars and would except for the fact that, unfortunately, as other viewers have mentioned, it is possible for a puppy or very anxious dog to catch their mouth or paw in the areas where the sides connect.",
"As you can see in product photo, there are smaller spaces of wiring at top and bottom corners that connect the sides of cage.",
"It would be better designed if there were smaller mesh for entire cage area preventing the dog from even being able to get mouth or paw into the spaces.",
"My puppy yelped when he briefly caught his paw at the top front corner.",
"He has calmed down enough now and is very comfortable in this crate with his ProSelect Pawprint Dog Cage Cover and Pad Set in black that I also purchased on Amazon for an amazing price, and is a very good match for this crate!",
"A friend of mine also owns this crate (and same cover/pad set) but never mentioned this happening to her hyper Jack Russell or mini Aussie, so just be aware."
] |
2 | Quality? | I question the quality of this product. After receiving the bookcase, I though it looked good - it folded out nicely, etc. Then I noticed that on the inside there appeared to have been something white stuck to the wood - like a peeled off label (and did not come off with cleaner). It was not too noticable, but I am picky and it annoyed me. So, I called and another bookcase was shipped to me. This one was basically in pieces when I opened the box-screws rolling around and all. I called again and had a third one shipped. This one had one screw that was falling out (which had then made large scratches in shipment) and the shelves did not reach the sides when it was folded out - this one looked worse that the first. So I sent the second and third bookcases back, and ultimately kept the first one. The amount of time I spent dealing with the defective items is worth more than the cost of the bookcase (which is also not very sturdy). My advice - spend a bit more money and get something of quality. | 1,005 | [
"I question the quality of this product.",
"After receiving the bookcase, I though it looked good - it folded out nicely, etc.",
"Then I noticed that on the inside there appeared to have been something white stuck to the wood - like a peeled off label (and did not come off with cleaner).",
"It was not too noticable, but I am picky and it annoyed me.",
"So, I called and another bookcase was shipped to me.",
"This one was basically in pieces when I opened the box-screws rolling around and all.",
"I called again and had a third one shipped.",
"This one had one screw that was falling out (which had then made large scratches in shipment) and the shelves did not reach the sides when it was folded out - this one looked worse that the first.",
"So I sent the second and third bookcases back, and ultimately kept the first one.",
"The amount of time I spent dealing with the defective items is worth more than the cost of the bookcase (which is also not very sturdy).",
"My advice - spend a bit more money and get something of quality."
] |
2 | C- | In an ironic twist, the title is sadly misleading. In a group of essays that seem to exist mostly as filler, Degeneres, who is usually so funny in her stand-up routines, absolutely misses the target on her first humor collection. There isn't a single essay that is good all the way through. There is a running gag about club soda that is amusing, and a chapter on human behavior is likewise entertaining. Degeneres rambles on in a way that is irritating, and many of her observations are strangely dull. Much of what the author has to say is a few beats off from funny, and the chapters containing lists are staggeringly dry and achingly boring. Reading through this was like reading a slightly silly textbook. Eyes passed over words, and while comprehending them, did not find them interesting. What a major disappointment from a talent who has proven herself to be a remarkable addition to the field of comedy, but who must have lost some of her humor in the translation from stage to the written word. | 1,004 | [
"In an ironic twist, the title is sadly misleading.",
"In a group of essays that seem to exist mostly as filler, Degeneres, who is usually so funny in her stand-up routines, absolutely misses the target on her first humor collection.",
"There isn't a single essay that is good all the way through.",
"There is a running gag about club soda that is amusing, and a chapter on human behavior is likewise entertaining.",
"Degeneres rambles on in a way that is irritating, and many of her observations are strangely dull.",
"Much of what the author has to say is a few beats off from funny, and the chapters containing lists are staggeringly dry and achingly boring.",
"Reading through this was like reading a slightly silly textbook.",
"Eyes passed over words, and while comprehending them, did not find them interesting.",
"What a major disappointment from a talent who has proven herself to be a remarkable addition to the field of comedy, but who must have lost some of her humor in the translation from stage to the written word."
] |
2 | Ok | This album is not horrible, if you enjoy mindless, feel good, I-am-hot-and-I-know-it kind of music. I enjoyed the songs, 'Stars Are Blind', 'Nothing In This World', and 'Heartbeat.' The Oakenfold remix of the song 'Turn Me Up' is much better than the album version. (You can get it on I-Tunes) As expected, she does a lot of sighing, trying-to-be-sexy kind of vocals. She usually falls flat on her face when she is trying to do this. She does not have the range or inflection in her voice to do so. Paris will never win any awards for the power of her voice.That said, I do not think she is the worst thing out right now. The majority of the popular female singers (Fergie, Kelis Cassie, Ashlee Simpson, Pussycat Dolls) have less than stellar voices. Paris is yet another artist in this group. The songs mentioned above are fun, that's all. The DVD edition provides some funny moments when Paris is talking about her 'love' of the record. If you can get this version---it should put a smile on your face. | 1,004 | [
"This album is not horrible, if you enjoy mindless, feel good, I-am-hot-and-I-know-it kind of music.",
"I enjoyed the songs, 'Stars Are Blind', 'Nothing In This World', and 'Heartbeat.' The Oakenfold remix of the song 'Turn Me Up' is much better than the album version.",
"(You can get it on I-Tunes) As expected, she does a lot of sighing, trying-to-be-sexy kind of vocals.",
"She usually falls flat on her face when she is trying to do this.",
"She does not have the range or inflection in her voice to do so.",
"Paris will never win any awards for the power of her voice.That said, I do not think she is the worst thing out right now.",
"The majority of the popular female singers (Fergie, Kelis Cassie, Ashlee Simpson, Pussycat Dolls) have less than stellar voices.",
"Paris is yet another artist in this group.",
"The songs mentioned above are fun, that's all.",
"The DVD edition provides some funny moments when Paris is talking about her 'love' of the record.",
"If you can get this version---it should put a smile on your face."
] |
2 | Weak | Thank goodness for the breath-taking action sequences, cause this film plays like a bad martial arts B film from the 60's otherwise. The acting is plastic throughout and the (ahem!) "plot" if you want to call it that, is so far-fetched and unexplainable...I can't explain it! I tried this film in English and then, in Chinese with English subtitles but- still - it misses, badly. Either I'm just not able to connect in a cross-cultural way to a story that has deep meaning or the critics are crazy! I kept on waiting for Woody Allen or one of the Python boys to walk in and halt the proceedings with a laugh and pratfall. The English dubbing actors voices and performances are dreadful. I swear they sound like two actors from "Godzilla" or "Rodan." The "love story" between the two "heroes" is flimsy and acted with inexcusable wooden gestures and melodramatic delivery. In fact, every "character" in this film is just that - a character. I know this puts me in the minority but - geez - what a stinker! | 1,004 | [
"Thank goodness for the breath-taking action sequences, cause this film plays like a bad martial arts B film from the 60's otherwise.",
"The acting is plastic throughout and the (ahem!",
") \"plot\" if you want to call it that, is so far-fetched and unexplainable...I can't explain it!",
"I tried this film in English and then, in Chinese with English subtitles but- still - it misses, badly.",
"Either I'm just not able to connect in a cross-cultural way to a story that has deep meaning or the critics are crazy!",
"I kept on waiting for Woody Allen or one of the Python boys to walk in and halt the proceedings with a laugh and pratfall.",
"The English dubbing actors voices and performances are dreadful.",
"I swear they sound like two actors from \"Godzilla\" or \"Rodan.\" The \"love story\" between the two \"heroes\" is flimsy and acted with inexcusable wooden gestures and melodramatic delivery.",
"In fact, every \"character\" in this film is just that - a character.",
"I know this puts me in the minority but - geez - what a stinker!"
] |
2 | untitled | My therapist lent me this book 3 years ago. Reading it upset me so much I posted it back to her. Its reference to a therapist who momentarily wished his client would just kill herself led me to believe that she wished me dead. Two weeks ago I suggested to her I may have BPD. She concurred and I asked to borrow it again. This time I found parts of it helpful eg descriptions of certain mental experiences which I had always thought of as personal quirks/difficulties. One thing I strongly objected to was the constant use of the label the borderlinewhen referring to people who experience these difficulties .When you have no sense of self it is only too easy to pin your whole identity on a label,without having others do the same.I am ambiguous in my overall view of this book.Although I found parts of it informative and helpful, I was still left in tears at the end of it because of the gloomy outcome it suggestedI wouldnt recommend reading it to anyone feeling vulnerable.Great title though!...... | 1,004 | [
"My therapist lent me this book 3 years ago.",
"Reading it upset me so much I posted it back to her.",
"Its reference to a therapist who momentarily wished his client would just kill herself led me to believe that she wished me dead.",
"Two weeks ago I suggested to her I may have BPD.",
"She concurred and I asked to borrow it again.",
"This time I found parts of it helpful eg descriptions of certain mental experiences which I had always thought of as personal quirks/difficulties.",
"One thing I strongly objected to was the constant use of the label the borderlinewhen referring to people who experience these difficulties .When you have no sense of self it is only too easy to pin your whole identity on a label,without having others do the same.I am ambiguous in my overall view of this book.Although I found parts of it informative and helpful, I was still left in tears at the end of it because of the gloomy outcome it suggestedI wouldnt recommend reading it to anyone feeling vulnerable.Great title though!",
"......"
] |
2 | I tried | Wow... where to begin. I can count on the fingers of one hand the number of books I've started but not finished. It's just not something I do. However, I quit on this book about half-way through. Some of the reasons were the author's fault; no doubt some were mine. I don't know that I was fully prepared for what this book ultimately is... a deep, drenching immersion into philosophy, metaphysics, quality of life, and personal self-worth. Writing about those things is a fine and admirable endeavor, but for me reading Pirsig's tortuous and complex prose just didn't work a majority of the time. He would sporadically grab me with a particular line of thought, only to veer off and lose me (interest-wise) for pages on end. I was far more attentive to the cross-country motorcycle trip than I was to his meandering "Chautauqua". In the end what made me put this book down was that I just wasn't interested enough in the subject matter. So, before you begin this book be sure of what you've undertaken. | 1,003 | [
"Wow... where to begin.",
"I can count on the fingers of one hand the number of books I've started but not finished.",
"It's just not something I do.",
"However, I quit on this book about half-way through.",
"Some of the reasons were the author's fault; no doubt some were mine.",
"I don't know that I was fully prepared for what this book ultimately is... a deep, drenching immersion into philosophy, metaphysics, quality of life, and personal self-worth.",
"Writing about those things is a fine and admirable endeavor, but for me reading Pirsig's tortuous and complex prose just didn't work a majority of the time.",
"He would sporadically grab me with a particular line of thought, only to veer off and lose me (interest-wise) for pages on end.",
"I was far more attentive to the cross-country motorcycle trip than I was to his meandering \"Chautauqua\".",
"In the end what made me put this book down was that I just wasn't interested enough in the subject matter.",
"So, before you begin this book be sure of what you've undertaken."
] |
2 | DATED!!! | This book asks if sociological findings on the black middle class in the first half of the 20th century are true in the latter half. Some of the hypothesizes are so bourgeois, it's hard to believe that any black person actually believed them.Still, this book focused only on presumably straight, black men. It doesn't interview black women, even though blacks have debated whether Friedan's "feminine mystique" even applies to them for decades. Don't let James Evans' position on Florida's working fool you: most black women were not barred from working by their husbands.Next the book lists the marital status of the black interviewees and just assumes that all of them would want female marriage partners anyway. Yes, this book was published only two years after the Stonewall Riots, but it still feels painfully heterosexist as a modern reader.Still, if you like books like "Black Metropolis" and "The Black Bourgeoisie", you might as well read this too. I just wasn't pleased by this text generally. | 1,003 | [
"This book asks if sociological findings on the black middle class in the first half of the 20th century are true in the latter half.",
"Some of the hypothesizes are so bourgeois, it's hard to believe that any black person actually believed them.Still, this book focused only on presumably straight, black men.",
"It doesn't interview black women, even though blacks have debated whether Friedan's \"feminine mystique\" even applies to them for decades.",
"Don't let James Evans' position on Florida's working fool you: most black women were not barred from working by their husbands.Next the book lists the marital status of the black interviewees and just assumes that all of them would want female marriage partners anyway.",
"Yes, this book was published only two years after the Stonewall Riots, but it still feels painfully heterosexist as a modern reader.Still, if you like books like \"Black Metropolis\" and \"The Black Bourgeoisie\", you might as well read this too.",
"I just wasn't pleased by this text generally."
] |
2 | AUGH! | CALLING ALL MONTY PYTHON FANS... Monty Python are comic gods. I have seen all their episodes and each movie as well. And let me tell YOU... What a comedown for the group! This movie is an utter disaster. I saw this for the first time with a bunch of fans, and we were all disappointed. It just wouldn't end! We thought it was so bad that it's now a joke for us. First of all, there is very little funny material. Here I outline the film's few highlights- the machine that goes *bing!*, "Where's the fish?", the organ donor, and possibly the angel of death scene. The rest isn't that amusing, and some scenes are utter drivel- ESPECIALLY the fat man exploding (revolting) and the "every sperm is sacred" song (We ALL thought it was childish, including the guys). I've read the reviews here and I don't mean to offend the zealous fans of this movie (and of what we thought were the worst parts). However, I have to warn people that if they're looking for great Monty Python, they'll be sadly disappointed. | 1,003 | [
"CALLING ALL MONTY PYTHON FANS... Monty Python are comic gods.",
"I have seen all their episodes and each movie as well.",
"And let me tell YOU... What a comedown for the group!",
"This movie is an utter disaster.",
"I saw this for the first time with a bunch of fans, and we were all disappointed.",
"It just wouldn't end!",
"We thought it was so bad that it's now a joke for us.",
"First of all, there is very little funny material.",
"Here I outline the film's few highlights- the machine that goes *bing!",
"*, \"Where's the fish?",
"\", the organ donor, and possibly the angel of death scene.",
"The rest isn't that amusing, and some scenes are utter drivel- ESPECIALLY the fat man exploding (revolting) and the \"every sperm is sacred\" song (We ALL thought it was childish, including the guys).",
"I've read the reviews here and I don't mean to offend the zealous fans of this movie (and of what we thought were the worst parts).",
"However, I have to warn people that if they're looking for great Monty Python, they'll be sadly disappointed."
] |
2 | not for me | If you are a Sparks fan, you were probably prepared for this. I was not. The PW description seduced me into thinking it was a story about journalist investigating mysterious lights. It isn't. The lights serve only to get Our Hero to the place where he meets cliched smart beautiful librarian, so that he can ultimately embrace the charms of rural life.Now, just about every romance formula is done over and over, and if it is done well, I enjoy it over and over. I did not think this was done well. The characters were all surface; there was no apparent reason for Hero to fall for this particular woman or she for him (except that pickings are slim in a very small town). And it struck me as being purely anti-moderniist/technological -- a tiny backwater town equated with all that is good. (the concomitant bad thinks about the small town did not figure in). On the whole, I would rate this similarly to a Danielle Steele, which is negative to me but of course, in the eyes of many, a high compliment. | 1,003 | [
"If you are a Sparks fan, you were probably prepared for this.",
"I was not.",
"The PW description seduced me into thinking it was a story about journalist investigating mysterious lights.",
"It isn't.",
"The lights serve only to get Our Hero to the place where he meets cliched smart beautiful librarian, so that he can ultimately embrace the charms of rural life.Now, just about every romance formula is done over and over, and if it is done well, I enjoy it over and over.",
"I did not think this was done well.",
"The characters were all surface; there was no apparent reason for Hero to fall for this particular woman or she for him (except that pickings are slim in a very small town).",
"And it struck me as being purely anti-moderniist/technological -- a tiny backwater town equated with all that is good.",
"(the concomitant bad thinks about the small town did not figure in).",
"On the whole, I would rate this similarly to a Danielle Steele, which is negative to me but of course, in the eyes of many, a high compliment."
] |
2 | Chick Lit | Sundae's is the common thread running through this anthology that begins with What You Wish For, a slightly difficult to read introspecitve, angsty piece told in second person that examines whether or not a certain man is right for the heroine. Though broken by first person views, from time to time, the primary view makes it rather hard to follow. Next comes Lola Was Here, dealing more with career issues than romance. Lola wants to make it in New York as a photographer, but has doubts until in Sundae's she meets a man who calms her fears and inspires her to see possibilities. In the final entry, the heroine does not just pass through Sundae's, she works there as a waitress, which is the title of the story. Yet, she wants more and dreams of being a writer. However if she makes it, let us hope that her writing is more engaging than the stories in this anthology. If more fleshed out, they might be more appealing, but as it is, there seemed to be something missing.Reviewed by Amanda Killgore. | 1,003 | [
"Sundae's is the common thread running through this anthology that begins with What You Wish For, a slightly difficult to read introspecitve, angsty piece told in second person that examines whether or not a certain man is right for the heroine.",
"Though broken by first person views, from time to time, the primary view makes it rather hard to follow.",
"Next comes Lola Was Here, dealing more with career issues than romance.",
"Lola wants to make it in New York as a photographer, but has doubts until in Sundae's she meets a man who calms her fears and inspires her to see possibilities.",
"In the final entry, the heroine does not just pass through Sundae's, she works there as a waitress, which is the title of the story.",
"Yet, she wants more and dreams of being a writer.",
"However if she makes it, let us hope that her writing is more engaging than the stories in this anthology.",
"If more fleshed out, they might be more appealing, but as it is, there seemed to be something missing.Reviewed by Amanda Killgore."
] |
2 | Whimsical | Morag and Heather are a pair of Scottish fairies who are exiled from their clans due to a regrettable mistake and due to an even bigger one, end up in New York City. They part ways over a feud and end up befriending a hapless pair of humans--Heather takes Dinnie, perhaps the worst fiddler in humankind, and Morag takes Kerry, a tragic young girl with Crohn's and a colostomy bag.Now, two country Scottish girls in a big city can stir up a lot of fracas. We discover that every population of NYC has its own fairy representation and those fairies are after Heather or Morag for various reasons."Fairies" is well written with the infamous understated dry Scottish wit. The pacing wasn't quite the rollick I'd have hoped for. Humor isn't quite as funny if you're slogging through a bog of text to get to it.Characters just didn't grab my attention or my heart. I admire Millar's attempt at having a colostomy patient as a heroine, but people's natural fear of the disease doesn't bring us closer to Kerry. | 1,003 | [
"Morag and Heather are a pair of Scottish fairies who are exiled from their clans due to a regrettable mistake and due to an even bigger one, end up in New York City.",
"They part ways over a feud and end up befriending a hapless pair of humans--Heather takes Dinnie, perhaps the worst fiddler in humankind, and Morag takes Kerry, a tragic young girl with Crohn's and a colostomy bag.Now, two country Scottish girls in a big city can stir up a lot of fracas.",
"We discover that every population of NYC has its own fairy representation and those fairies are after Heather or Morag for various reasons.\"Fairies\" is well written with the infamous understated dry Scottish wit.",
"The pacing wasn't quite the rollick I'd have hoped for.",
"Humor isn't quite as funny if you're slogging through a bog of text to get to it.Characters just didn't grab my attention or my heart.",
"I admire Millar's attempt at having a colostomy patient as a heroine, but people's natural fear of the disease doesn't bring us closer to Kerry."
] |
2 | hummm... | hi there i have been a carpenter for 20 years, i bought this video because i like watching them and who knows i might learn somthing knew,,,,, my dislikes are.....1) while larry was cutting the 4x4 blocks for the girders he did not mark them with a speed square there for they can be out of square and cause one side to be low or higher the what the block was measured for.2)the way larry manoverred his skilsaw was a little on the scary side.3) while putting on the sub floor larry did not put any insulation under the floor, and that is code most any where.4)the stair stringers were off set by one inch, thats not a bascic set of stairs.5) also on the stairs larry put the stringers tight against the wall, every set of stairs i have seen there is eather a 1x4 or 2x4 at the bottom of the stringer and then put to the wall that way sheet rock can go down futher and carpet can be tucked.LIKES.... 1)layout, laying out the joist before cutting them, and hold nails all in the same direction. thanks... | 1,003 | [
"hi there i have been a carpenter for 20 years, i bought this video because i like watching them and who knows i might learn somthing knew,,,,, my dislikes are.....1) while larry was cutting the 4x4 blocks for the girders he did not mark them with a speed square there for they can be out of square and cause one side to be low or higher the what the block was measured for.2)the way larry manoverred his skilsaw was a little on the scary side.3) while putting on the sub floor larry did not put any insulation under the floor, and that is code most any where.4)the stair stringers were off set by one inch, thats not a bascic set of stairs.5) also on the stairs larry put the stringers tight against the wall, every set of stairs i have seen there is eather a 1x4 or 2x4 at the bottom of the stringer and then put to the wall that way sheet rock can go down futher and carpet can be tucked.LIKES.... 1)layout, laying out the joist before cutting them, and hold nails all in the same direction.",
"thanks..."
] |
2 | Review | When they lie on the back of the box in order to get people to watch your movie, no one should! That is exactly what was done. "When a mission in Iraq is derailed by an explosive ambush, a small band of U.S. soldiers find themselves fighting for their lives." That happened in the first 15 minutes of the film, and although if you want to argue philosophically that the rest of the movie also fits this description, I don't agree.Perhaps if the company was honest about the film and told the truth. That after leaving Iraq four soldiers go crazy and have to deal with their mental problems, leading to a doctor becoming an alcoholic who rips out his son's lip ring, another invades a business and holds a group of people hostage until he's shot dead, another who lost her right hand, dumps her old boyfriend because of her hand and finds a new one and the last one after smashing up a car re-enlists because all he can do is work at a movie theater.The acting was credible but the movie put me to sleep. | 1,003 | [
"When they lie on the back of the box in order to get people to watch your movie, no one should!",
"That is exactly what was done.",
"\"When a mission in Iraq is derailed by an explosive ambush, a small band of U.S. soldiers find themselves fighting for their lives.\" That happened in the first 15 minutes of the film, and although if you want to argue philosophically that the rest of the movie also fits this description, I don't agree.Perhaps if the company was honest about the film and told the truth.",
"That after leaving Iraq four soldiers go crazy and have to deal with their mental problems, leading to a doctor becoming an alcoholic who rips out his son's lip ring, another invades a business and holds a group of people hostage until he's shot dead, another who lost her right hand, dumps her old boyfriend because of her hand and finds a new one and the last one after smashing up a car re-enlists because all he can do is work at a movie theater.The acting was credible but the movie put me to sleep."
] |
2 | Bad design | This seems like a good unit until it starts to not trigger when you try to staple something. the construction is sturdy to say the least. Bombproof actually. The problem is that inside (I broke it apart after it totally failed entirely to work) there is a circuit board that is connected to the trigger. The circuit board is just behind where any fowled up staples will often get ejected to when the unit is triggered but there's no paper to staple into (a symptom you'll likely experience after a while). The problem is that the used staples fall back into the stapler and then land on top of the circuit board which causes it to short out and malfunction (will finally "shoot" the staple seconds after you've triggered it (inserted paper to staple). by the time it "shoots" you've already removed the paper because it's clearly not working correctly. If they'd just somehow cover up the circuit board to keep these stray used staples from landing on it, the unit would be great. stupid design mistake. | 1,003 | [
"This seems like a good unit until it starts to not trigger when you try to staple something.",
"the construction is sturdy to say the least.",
"Bombproof actually.",
"The problem is that inside (I broke it apart after it totally failed entirely to work) there is a circuit board that is connected to the trigger.",
"The circuit board is just behind where any fowled up staples will often get ejected to when the unit is triggered but there's no paper to staple into (a symptom you'll likely experience after a while).",
"The problem is that the used staples fall back into the stapler and then land on top of the circuit board which causes it to short out and malfunction (will finally \"shoot\" the staple seconds after you've triggered it (inserted paper to staple).",
"by the time it \"shoots\" you've already removed the paper because it's clearly not working correctly.",
"If they'd just somehow cover up the circuit board to keep these stray used staples from landing on it, the unit would be great.",
"stupid design mistake."
] |
2 | Volume 3 | The first "Verve/Remixed" focused on Divas, mostly those of the Jazz genre. This third disc - like the second volume - deviates from that enjoyable formula by expanding to female pop singers, male vocalists, and instrumentalists.VERVE/REMIXED 3 consists of 13 newly remixed songs. Disc packaged in clear jewel case; total running time: 63:38. Booklet does not include information about the original recordings (not even songwriting credits).Once again, there are two Nina Simone recordings remixed. Billie Holiday and Sarah Vaughan both have two songs each. And Brazilian singer Astruid Gilberto appears once again.While containing less music (less 1 track and 10 minutes), this is a better collection than "Verve/Remixed 2". Sarah Vaughan's "Peter Gunn" is very fun; Nina Simone's "Little Girl Blue" is nice. But (one-half of Gnarls Barkley) DJ Danger Mouse's remix of "Baby, Did You Hear?" is weak; Dinah's vocals are barely audible. Surprisingly, Anita O'Day's "Sing, Sing, Sing" is rather enjoyable. | 1,003 | [
"The first \"Verve/Remixed\" focused on Divas, mostly those of the Jazz genre.",
"This third disc - like the second volume - deviates from that enjoyable formula by expanding to female pop singers, male vocalists, and instrumentalists.VERVE/REMIXED 3 consists of 13 newly remixed songs.",
"Disc packaged in clear jewel case; total running time: 63:38.",
"Booklet does not include information about the original recordings (not even songwriting credits).Once again, there are two Nina Simone recordings remixed.",
"Billie Holiday and Sarah Vaughan both have two songs each.",
"And Brazilian singer Astruid Gilberto appears once again.While containing less music (less 1 track and 10 minutes), this is a better collection than \"Verve/Remixed 2\".",
"Sarah Vaughan's \"Peter Gunn\" is very fun; Nina Simone's \"Little Girl Blue\" is nice.",
"But (one-half of Gnarls Barkley) DJ Danger Mouse's remix of \"Baby, Did You Hear?",
"\" is weak; Dinah's vocals are barely audible.",
"Surprisingly, Anita O'Day's \"Sing, Sing, Sing\" is rather enjoyable."
] |
2 | Sloppy | If this is a required text, as it was for me then buy it. The information isnt bad, and gives a good coverage of the subject, but the errata list I receieved from my professor spanned at least 20 pages, front and back. You'll learn controls with the right professor, but expect the book to confuse you with changing subscripts, even changing values in example problems. For example, the area of a wing in one example problem is listed as 945 ft^2 and yet the problem solves using the area of 965 ft^2. Equations will be missing subscripts entirely, or duplicate them. For example, in one end of the chapter section of problems, the 2-D coefficient of lift for the tail is listed twice as opposed to giving you one value for the tail, and another for the wing as they should have. Expect to make assumptions like they have never been made before either. So much will not be given to you, it will be up to you to decide what value is reasonable that youll use. Good luck to you if this is a required text. | 1,003 | [
"If this is a required text, as it was for me then buy it.",
"The information isnt bad, and gives a good coverage of the subject, but the errata list I receieved from my professor spanned at least 20 pages, front and back.",
"You'll learn controls with the right professor, but expect the book to confuse you with changing subscripts, even changing values in example problems.",
"For example, the area of a wing in one example problem is listed as 945 ft^2 and yet the problem solves using the area of 965 ft^2.",
"Equations will be missing subscripts entirely, or duplicate them.",
"For example, in one end of the chapter section of problems, the 2-D coefficient of lift for the tail is listed twice as opposed to giving you one value for the tail, and another for the wing as they should have.",
"Expect to make assumptions like they have never been made before either.",
"So much will not be given to you, it will be up to you to decide what value is reasonable that youll use.",
"Good luck to you if this is a required text."
] |
2 | Must read. | John Sidney McCain III is running for President, using his experience as a POW as a credential. This book, if closely read, shows exactly how poor a credential his POW experience and conduct is. Two examples (there are more): Within four days of being captured, he specifically admits that he first offered and then provided valid military information so that he could get treatment other POWs in his position didn't get. He details at last two propaganda broadcasts/interviews he gave. Both of those are in direct violation of the Military Code of Conduct that he swore to uphold (and he was not being either tortured or coerced when he did those things -- he did them of his own free will and for his own purposes).McCain is not the hero he portrays himself as being -- at most he is just a survivor, who survived in a less-than-honorable way. The American public really needs to learn the truth about this McCain. This book, if closely read, is a good starting point. I recommend it for that purpose. | 1,003 | [
"John Sidney McCain III is running for President, using his experience as a POW as a credential.",
"This book, if closely read, shows exactly how poor a credential his POW experience and conduct is.",
"Two examples (there are more): Within four days of being captured, he specifically admits that he first offered and then provided valid military information so that he could get treatment other POWs in his position didn't get.",
"He details at last two propaganda broadcasts/interviews he gave.",
"Both of those are in direct violation of the Military Code of Conduct that he swore to uphold (and he was not being either tortured or coerced when he did those things -- he did them of his own free will and for his own purposes).McCain is not the hero he portrays himself as being -- at most he is just a survivor, who survived in a less-than-honorable way.",
"The American public really needs to learn the truth about this McCain.",
"This book, if closely read, is a good starting point.",
"I recommend it for that purpose."
] |
2 | Insanity | I just watched this insane movie. These poor kids. I really feel sorry for them. This film is about a Bible camp where poor innocent chuldren are forced to do things such as (And this was the most horrifing) pray to a cardboard cut out of Pres. George W Bush. The adults in this fim are crazy. They push their kids to be major Bible thumpers. In fact one insane parent even admitts "I am raising my children to be warriors for God and the republican party (army)." These adults totally admit they are trying to brainwash chldrn for Jesus. If you want to see a freak show, watch this film. I was raised christian and I had to go to Bible camp , (Heck me Dad was in charge of it) when I was a kid in the 60's but it was not this crazy. Places like this should be outlawed. You should watch this film to see how scary the "Right wing Republican Religious Movement" really is and how they are trying to recruit children. Just another reason the right wing republican religious movement needs to be sstopped. | 1,003 | [
"I just watched this insane movie.",
"These poor kids.",
"I really feel sorry for them.",
"This film is about a Bible camp where poor innocent chuldren are forced to do things such as (And this was the most horrifing) pray to a cardboard cut out of Pres.",
"George W Bush.",
"The adults in this fim are crazy.",
"They push their kids to be major Bible thumpers.",
"In fact one insane parent even admitts \"I am raising my children to be warriors for God and the republican party (army).\" These adults totally admit they are trying to brainwash chldrn for Jesus.",
"If you want to see a freak show, watch this film.",
"I was raised christian and I had to go to Bible camp , (Heck me Dad was in charge of it) when I was a kid in the 60's but it was not this crazy.",
"Places like this should be outlawed.",
"You should watch this film to see how scary the \"Right wing Republican Religious Movement\" really is and how they are trying to recruit children.",
"Just another reason the right wing republican religious movement needs to be sstopped."
] |
2 | Ehhh wtf | Ok...So I LOVED the first 2 books and I understood when certain things happened to certain people and breaking molds that other fantasy series seemed to make, aka good guy always winning...but do NOT get me so emotionally involved and cheering for someone and then have them killed. Im left with ONE...ONE person I even care to read about now and thats Jon Snow. Im tempted to just start skipping the other chapters cause Im done giving a damn about everyone else, you've left me with little girls and boys and a dwarf, and some hot girl a thousand miles away that should be its own series/book as i keep feeling it just doesnt fit anymore. Im really disappointed and dont know if ill be reading the next book or even bothering with buying the new one. This book really ruined it for me, there was a line and to me this book crossed it and now the story just got utterly boring and pointless... Thanks for ruining it for me. Enjoy your series, Ill watch the first and second seasons on HBO then im done. | 1,003 | [
"Ok...So I LOVED the first 2 books and I understood when certain things happened to certain people and breaking molds that other fantasy series seemed to make, aka good guy always winning...but do NOT get me so emotionally involved and cheering for someone and then have them killed.",
"Im left with ONE...ONE person I even care to read about now and thats Jon Snow.",
"Im tempted to just start skipping the other chapters cause Im done giving a damn about everyone else, you've left me with little girls and boys and a dwarf, and some hot girl a thousand miles away that should be its own series/book as i keep feeling it just doesnt fit anymore.",
"Im really disappointed and dont know if ill be reading the next book or even bothering with buying the new one.",
"This book really ruined it for me, there was a line and to me this book crossed it and now the story just got utterly boring and pointless... Thanks for ruining it for me.",
"Enjoy your series, Ill watch the first and second seasons on HBO then im done."
] |
2 | Junk | I bought one of these Musician's Gear adjustable piano benches a couple of years ago, here on amazon. It took about two months for the cheap, pot metal adjustment mechanism under the seat to break. I was not abusing it (for example, I didn't try to adjust it while sitting on it or anything...although really, you should be able to do that). All I did was adjust it up and down now and then, as both me and my then-6 year old play. It just snapped. Pretty much impossible to repair, also, due to the way it's constructed. So for the last couple of years, I've just had a really short piano bench. Nobody uses it. I'll probably screw a piece of wood or two on it in between the framed pad and the main part of the bench, to elevate the pad enough to make it usable. But then it will look crappy. My suggestion would be to avoid this product. Either get one of those X-frame benches ($50 or less), or spring for a decent piano bench (usually well above $200). This one is a waste of time, money and space. | 1,003 | [
"I bought one of these Musician's Gear adjustable piano benches a couple of years ago, here on amazon.",
"It took about two months for the cheap, pot metal adjustment mechanism under the seat to break.",
"I was not abusing it (for example, I didn't try to adjust it while sitting on it or anything...although really, you should be able to do that).",
"All I did was adjust it up and down now and then, as both me and my then-6 year old play.",
"It just snapped.",
"Pretty much impossible to repair, also, due to the way it's constructed.",
"So for the last couple of years, I've just had a really short piano bench.",
"Nobody uses it.",
"I'll probably screw a piece of wood or two on it in between the framed pad and the main part of the bench, to elevate the pad enough to make it usable.",
"But then it will look crappy.",
"My suggestion would be to avoid this product.",
"Either get one of those X-frame benches ($50 or less), or spring for a decent piano bench (usually well above $200).",
"This one is a waste of time, money and space."
] |
2 | YAWN... | This 4th in the series of Decker and Lazarus is weighed down by Kellerman's insistence on focusing once again on Jewish tradition and its place in the newlywed's lives. While Kellerman has entertained in the previous three novels, in spite of this what I consider weakness, this novel is just not exciting. The entire middle is spent interviewing and moaning over Noam's disappearance, and of course, more Jewish lore and tradition that has become redundant and plot-suffocation. Faye needs to adopt more of her husband Jonathan's panache for good plots and a faster pace. This one bogs down and its resolution is unsatisfying. I've obtained her whole series and plan to continue to read, I just hope in the future books, she makes plot, suspense and intrigue more important than the obvious love she has for her family tradition. And hopefully Peter and Rina will start treating each other as adults rather than spoiled children trying to outdo each other.NOT RECOMMENDED UNLESS YOU'RE INTO THE SERIES. | 1,003 | [
"This 4th in the series of Decker and Lazarus is weighed down by Kellerman's insistence on focusing once again on Jewish tradition and its place in the newlywed's lives.",
"While Kellerman has entertained in the previous three novels, in spite of this what I consider weakness, this novel is just not exciting.",
"The entire middle is spent interviewing and moaning over Noam's disappearance, and of course, more Jewish lore and tradition that has become redundant and plot-suffocation.",
"Faye needs to adopt more of her husband Jonathan's panache for good plots and a faster pace.",
"This one bogs down and its resolution is unsatisfying.",
"I've obtained her whole series and plan to continue to read, I just hope in the future books, she makes plot, suspense and intrigue more important than the obvious love she has for her family tradition.",
"And hopefully Peter and Rina will start treating each other as adults rather than spoiled children trying to outdo each other.NOT RECOMMENDED UNLESS YOU'RE INTO THE SERIES."
] |
2 | shoddy | I am currently on my third itrip. The first one lasted the longest, a whopping 4 months. The second I had only a month before it broke, and i recieved a new one for Christmas, we shall see how this one holds up.I have few complaints with the broadcasting quality. Sometimes it refuses to transmit over the selected station, but occasional glitches are to be expected with electronics like this, and since i usually just play music from a playlist, i avoid the risk of it changing stations on its own through shuffle.my main complaint is with the quality of the itrip itself. both of my itrips broke the same way! the plug that goes into the ipod dislodges from the white shell exposing the delicate wires. After this happens, you may try to stick the plug back into the white part, but there is no hope, it will not stay in for long. Soon the wires will break rendering the itrip useless. Both were damaged during everyday use of my ipod, putting it in and out of my bag or taking the itrip out. beware. | 1,003 | [
"I am currently on my third itrip.",
"The first one lasted the longest, a whopping 4 months.",
"The second I had only a month before it broke, and i recieved a new one for Christmas, we shall see how this one holds up.I have few complaints with the broadcasting quality.",
"Sometimes it refuses to transmit over the selected station, but occasional glitches are to be expected with electronics like this, and since i usually just play music from a playlist, i avoid the risk of it changing stations on its own through shuffle.my main complaint is with the quality of the itrip itself.",
"both of my itrips broke the same way!",
"the plug that goes into the ipod dislodges from the white shell exposing the delicate wires.",
"After this happens, you may try to stick the plug back into the white part, but there is no hope, it will not stay in for long.",
"Soon the wires will break rendering the itrip useless.",
"Both were damaged during everyday use of my ipod, putting it in and out of my bag or taking the itrip out.",
"beware."
] |
2 | Real Bad | This is not a very good live album. The sound quality is not too good and performance is not too exciting except for some nice guitar solos. It has 10 songs ranging from 4 to 6 minutes long. The total lenght of the CD is 52 minutes.The sound quality is not very good. It is loud and noisy. The audience chatter is way too high in many spots. You can actually pick out some talking in the back ground.This is one of Dylan's lesser performances. His singing is particularly annoying. He vocals are very affected. He sounds like one of those comedians who do a bad imitation of Dylan with the over exaggerated accent.The back up band is not very good and renditions of the songs are not anything new or special.The only thing that makes this CD worthwhile are some amazing guitar solos on 4 of the tracks. And no wonder...the guitarist is Mick Taylor, of Rolling Stones and Gong fame. But, the guitar playing is not enough to recommend this CD.This is Dylan's second worst CD. His worst is Dylan and Dead. | 1,002 | [
"This is not a very good live album.",
"The sound quality is not too good and performance is not too exciting except for some nice guitar solos.",
"It has 10 songs ranging from 4 to 6 minutes long.",
"The total lenght of the CD is 52 minutes.The sound quality is not very good.",
"It is loud and noisy.",
"The audience chatter is way too high in many spots.",
"You can actually pick out some talking in the back ground.This is one of Dylan's lesser performances.",
"His singing is particularly annoying.",
"He vocals are very affected.",
"He sounds like one of those comedians who do a bad imitation of Dylan with the over exaggerated accent.The back up band is not very good and renditions of the songs are not anything new or special.The only thing that makes this CD worthwhile are some amazing guitar solos on 4 of the tracks.",
"And no wonder...the guitarist is Mick Taylor, of Rolling Stones and Gong fame.",
"But, the guitar playing is not enough to recommend this CD.This is Dylan's second worst CD.",
"His worst is Dylan and Dead."
] |
2 | Game Over | It is too bad 50 had to let the Game go, the Game and him worked so well together and it made for a better album in The Documentary than 50 could do alone with The Massacre. I knew 50 was in trouble when his first two singles were remakes of Loyd Banks On Fire and Lil Kim's Magic Stick and the rest of the album doesnt even live up to those tracks. Piggy Bank and Gunz come out are "B" rated tracks and the rest are all down hill from there. Some of 50's best tracks on his last album came from the help of Eminem (patiently waiting) and Nate Dog (21 questions). Add this to the success of How We Do and Hate it or Love it where he was the Games sidekick and it becomes obvious that 50 does his best work along side other talents. Its too bad only a handful of tracks are set up this way on the Massacure. Plus... Nas? I believe someone's boss once rapped "It goes Reggie, Jay-Z, Tupac and Biggie, Andre from Outkast,Jada, Kurupt, Nas and then me"....not smart to upset the ones that the boss respects | 1,002 | [
"It is too bad 50 had to let the Game go, the Game and him worked so well together and it made for a better album in The Documentary than 50 could do alone with The Massacre.",
"I knew 50 was in trouble when his first two singles were remakes of Loyd Banks On Fire and Lil Kim's Magic Stick and the rest of the album doesnt even live up to those tracks.",
"Piggy Bank and Gunz come out are \"B\" rated tracks and the rest are all down hill from there.",
"Some of 50's best tracks on his last album came from the help of Eminem (patiently waiting) and Nate Dog (21 questions).",
"Add this to the success of How We Do and Hate it or Love it where he was the Games sidekick and it becomes obvious that 50 does his best work along side other talents.",
"Its too bad only a handful of tracks are set up this way on the Massacure.",
"Plus... Nas?",
"I believe someone's boss once rapped \"It goes Reggie, Jay-Z, Tupac and Biggie, Andre from Outkast,Jada, Kurupt, Nas and then me\"....not smart to upset the ones that the boss respects"
] |
2 | Simply dull | This book wasn't very good. Though skillfully written, I found it dry and not very insightful. It is very focused on gender and I wonder if I wouldn't have enjoyed it more were I a woman. Though frankly, none of the woman I know are this husband obsessed or shallow. At the end of the book I was reading the talking points for students and was shocked to find that aspects of the book are considered a dark comedy. Not once did I ever think, "How clever" or "How morbidly funny". The metaphors were very heavy-handed and obvious. You never wonder what is going on, it's there in print in front of you. The only thing that isn't clear are the main character's motivation for making herself miserable. We all know (herself included) that there are very few external forces working upon her. Her misery is entirely of her own volition, yet she seems helpless to change her circumstances.I liken the book to a dull version of The Mary Tyler Moore Show. But in print form and without the whimsy and insight. | 1,002 | [
"This book wasn't very good.",
"Though skillfully written, I found it dry and not very insightful.",
"It is very focused on gender and I wonder if I wouldn't have enjoyed it more were I a woman.",
"Though frankly, none of the woman I know are this husband obsessed or shallow.",
"At the end of the book I was reading the talking points for students and was shocked to find that aspects of the book are considered a dark comedy.",
"Not once did I ever think, \"How clever\" or \"How morbidly funny\".",
"The metaphors were very heavy-handed and obvious.",
"You never wonder what is going on, it's there in print in front of you.",
"The only thing that isn't clear are the main character's motivation for making herself miserable.",
"We all know (herself included) that there are very few external forces working upon her.",
"Her misery is entirely of her own volition, yet she seems helpless to change her circumstances.I liken the book to a dull version of The Mary Tyler Moore Show.",
"But in print form and without the whimsy and insight."
] |
2 | skip it | This book begins much better than it ends. I'm a longtime Ludlum fan (I've read every book he's ever done), and for awhile, I really thought the Ludlum of old was back. I thought MATARESE COUNTDOWN and APOCALYPSE WATCH were just bad dreams I could forget.Nope. This one isn't much better. Ludlum does a great job hooking you with the premise, but then proceeds to go nowhere with it. The much vaunted "high tech" angle is rarely reflected in the plotline, which I thought got duller and duller as it went. It was a real struggle for me to finish the last 40 pages or so, because I just didn't care anymore.Overall, it reads like a lukewarm rehash of Ludlum's earlier (and much better) book AQUITAINE PROGRESSION. The problem as I see it, is that the Ludlum of today no longer connects the twists and turns to the story. Instead, the characters just stagger around from city to city, country to country, with little rhyme or reason to be found.Sigh. I think I'll go back now and re-read BOURNE IDENTITY. | 1,002 | [
"This book begins much better than it ends.",
"I'm a longtime Ludlum fan (I've read every book he's ever done), and for awhile, I really thought the Ludlum of old was back.",
"I thought MATARESE COUNTDOWN and APOCALYPSE WATCH were just bad dreams I could forget.Nope.",
"This one isn't much better.",
"Ludlum does a great job hooking you with the premise, but then proceeds to go nowhere with it.",
"The much vaunted \"high tech\" angle is rarely reflected in the plotline, which I thought got duller and duller as it went.",
"It was a real struggle for me to finish the last 40 pages or so, because I just didn't care anymore.Overall, it reads like a lukewarm rehash of Ludlum's earlier (and much better) book AQUITAINE PROGRESSION.",
"The problem as I see it, is that the Ludlum of today no longer connects the twists and turns to the story.",
"Instead, the characters just stagger around from city to city, country to country, with little rhyme or reason to be found.Sigh.",
"I think I'll go back now and re-read BOURNE IDENTITY."
] |
2 | 2.5/5 | I'm just reviewing now due to his second album coming out soon, entitled "Music Is My Savior II". I don't get how people like UGK and hate this guy, what is the difference really? You guys are being hypocrites. Of course MIMS isn't on the same level as legends like UGK, but he isn't really bad. When this came out, I wasn't really a fan because of the party songs. I'm not very big on east coast party rappers, I expect lyrically talent from them. Despite this, there are some real nice cuts. Doctor, Doctor includes a story of his past. I don't know this guy's life, but if he's had a troubled past, he did a wonderful job telling it by his single standard because I didn't expect this. There are about 6 out of the 15 tracks that are very well done, which does bring the album down. Too much skipping for me. I request MIMS to create a character or make a biography by extending the story within Doctor, Doctor. That would be a great album. 2.5/5 -- not worth buying but give Doctor,Doctor a listen. | 1,002 | [
"I'm just reviewing now due to his second album coming out soon, entitled \"Music Is My Savior II\".",
"I don't get how people like UGK and hate this guy, what is the difference really?",
"You guys are being hypocrites.",
"Of course MIMS isn't on the same level as legends like UGK, but he isn't really bad.",
"When this came out, I wasn't really a fan because of the party songs.",
"I'm not very big on east coast party rappers, I expect lyrically talent from them.",
"Despite this, there are some real nice cuts.",
"Doctor, Doctor includes a story of his past.",
"I don't know this guy's life, but if he's had a troubled past, he did a wonderful job telling it by his single standard because I didn't expect this.",
"There are about 6 out of the 15 tracks that are very well done, which does bring the album down.",
"Too much skipping for me.",
"I request MIMS to create a character or make a biography by extending the story within Doctor, Doctor.",
"That would be a great album.",
"2.5/5 -- not worth buying but give Doctor,Doctor a listen."
] |
2 | YUCK | I bought this product, based on many positive reviews, and was not satisfied. I got the original flavor, which I followed the directions while preparing it. First of all, it is vile. My husband tried it also and agreed it is like the taste of acid, and burns the throat just as bad. I purchased this in hopes of getting some relief from my anxiety and also to relieve my IBS. To put it nicely I'm lucky to "poo" twice a week, but when I'm stressed it is non stop. So every week is different. This product boasts its ability to regulate you, as well as to relieve stress and anxiety. I have not found this to be true so far. The taste is hard enough to get over, but it is not the worst part. After drinking it my stomach fills with air to the point that it is painful. I still can't "poo" but my husband will not be pleased tonight while I fart all over him in my sleep. It sounds funny, but it sucks. I gave it two stars only because I seem to be the exception rather than the rule. I am disappointed. | 1,002 | [
"I bought this product, based on many positive reviews, and was not satisfied.",
"I got the original flavor, which I followed the directions while preparing it.",
"First of all, it is vile.",
"My husband tried it also and agreed it is like the taste of acid, and burns the throat just as bad.",
"I purchased this in hopes of getting some relief from my anxiety and also to relieve my IBS.",
"To put it nicely I'm lucky to \"poo\" twice a week, but when I'm stressed it is non stop.",
"So every week is different.",
"This product boasts its ability to regulate you, as well as to relieve stress and anxiety.",
"I have not found this to be true so far.",
"The taste is hard enough to get over, but it is not the worst part.",
"After drinking it my stomach fills with air to the point that it is painful.",
"I still can't \"poo\" but my husband will not be pleased tonight while I fart all over him in my sleep.",
"It sounds funny, but it sucks.",
"I gave it two stars only because I seem to be the exception rather than the rule.",
"I am disappointed."
] |
2 | 2.75 stars | ** spoiler alert ** It's really a 2.75 star, but I didn't want to click that extra star b/c I don't think it deserves to be rounded up. I love the Black Jewels series, but even in that series I was a little underwhelmed with how Bishop got rid of the bad queens.You see more depravity from the inquisitors in this book. In fact, it's even more sickening and heartbreaking. While reading it, I kept thinking, "man I want at least a good 5 pages of them getting everything they have coming to them." I was extremely disappointed. This book lacked redemption and it did not leave me happy. Most characters meet their mates in this book, but because there are so many people that pop up in this series, you get maybe one line or a paragraph saying "oh they are now lovers." It fell flat. Again, I'm going to go back to the first book and restate that Bishop created Lucian who I thought would be a character with more depth and interest than Neall, but she chose to demonize him for the rest of the series. | 1,002 | [
"** spoiler alert ** It's really a 2.75 star, but I didn't want to click that extra star b/c I don't think it deserves to be rounded up.",
"I love the Black Jewels series, but even in that series I was a little underwhelmed with how Bishop got rid of the bad queens.You see more depravity from the inquisitors in this book.",
"In fact, it's even more sickening and heartbreaking.",
"While reading it, I kept thinking, \"man I want at least a good 5 pages of them getting everything they have coming to them.\" I was extremely disappointed.",
"This book lacked redemption and it did not leave me happy.",
"Most characters meet their mates in this book, but because there are so many people that pop up in this series, you get maybe one line or a paragraph saying \"oh they are now lovers.\" It fell flat.",
"Again, I'm going to go back to the first book and restate that Bishop created Lucian who I thought would be a character with more depth and interest than Neall, but she chose to demonize him for the rest of the series."
] |
2 | OMG | Well, i had first read the book as a requirement for summer reading. I instantly fell in love with it, as Bronte's character Jane was so much like myself. Then, as in most cases, i went out and rented the movie, expecting it to as beautiful and intricate as the book. BOY, was I ever wrong.It was so horrible, I have to admit that the begining was very well portrayed, until we came to the part where Jane had to leave Gateshead. After that, it was all down hill. What really irked me was that Rochester was blone, and didn't seem to have the complexity of the original character of the book. Also, Blanche was BLONDE! She was supposed to be dark haired, almost raven like, but was she nooooo. The ending was the worst, as it rushed along the introduction of Jane's cousines, and left out the entire point that St.John needed Jane. Uhhh. I highly un-recomend this movie, as in a great admirirer of the book I actually weept at the end of this film. Hopefully the other films have yet to prove me wrong. | 1,002 | [
"Well, i had first read the book as a requirement for summer reading.",
"I instantly fell in love with it, as Bronte's character Jane was so much like myself.",
"Then, as in most cases, i went out and rented the movie, expecting it to as beautiful and intricate as the book.",
"BOY, was I ever wrong.It was so horrible, I have to admit that the begining was very well portrayed, until we came to the part where Jane had to leave Gateshead.",
"After that, it was all down hill.",
"What really irked me was that Rochester was blone, and didn't seem to have the complexity of the original character of the book.",
"Also, Blanche was BLONDE!",
"She was supposed to be dark haired, almost raven like, but was she nooooo.",
"The ending was the worst, as it rushed along the introduction of Jane's cousines, and left out the entire point that St.John needed Jane.",
"Uhhh.",
"I highly un-recomend this movie, as in a great admirirer of the book I actually weept at the end of this film.",
"Hopefully the other films have yet to prove me wrong."
] |
2 | Wow | We have been using this book in our Cultural Diversity class. Although I find some very useful information in this text, one has to sit through the material couched in Ultra liberal bias and anti-White propaganda. I admit that much harm has come from the past American generations, but this book seems like it wants us to be ashamed of being White. All other cultures presented in this text are allowed their bigotry and racist (one culture believing it is superior to another--unlike Sue & Sue's definition that you can only be a racist if you are of the majority culture) agenda; however, the White culture cannot have theirs without being viewed in a negative light. We need solutions on how to be more accepting of all cultures within the borders of these United States, not a book that segregates and blames White culture. I was hoping to study a book that offers information on differing cultures and how to appreciate them more instead of a book that tries to make me feel bad about my heritage. | 1,002 | [
"We have been using this book in our Cultural Diversity class.",
"Although I find some very useful information in this text, one has to sit through the material couched in Ultra liberal bias and anti-White propaganda.",
"I admit that much harm has come from the past American generations, but this book seems like it wants us to be ashamed of being White.",
"All other cultures presented in this text are allowed their bigotry and racist (one culture believing it is superior to another--unlike Sue & Sue's definition that you can only be a racist if you are of the majority culture) agenda; however, the White culture cannot have theirs without being viewed in a negative light.",
"We need solutions on how to be more accepting of all cultures within the borders of these United States, not a book that segregates and blames White culture.",
"I was hoping to study a book that offers information on differing cultures and how to appreciate them more instead of a book that tries to make me feel bad about my heritage."
] |
2 | Boring | The subject of the book 5 days in May 1940 is one of the key swing points in WW2. Lukacs book is boring, difficult to read and lacks sufficient support material to warrant the length of the work. It seems that the author had some facts and then spent the greater part of the book padding them out.There is for me no coherent form to the book as it zig zags from one subject to the next with no continuity in the process.The book could have been better structured and the language simplified to make it a much more readable piece of work which would have appealed to greater audience.The one point that the book was enlightening on the reasons put forward as to why Hitler held his advancing forces in check.One, he was not aware of the disarray in the French and British ranks and second, that a humiliated Britain would prove more formidable.The subject is worthy of an in depth treatment but this book fails to deliver in an interesting or entertaining way and I do believe that books should be both. | 1,002 | [
"The subject of the book 5 days in May 1940 is one of the key swing points in WW2.",
"Lukacs book is boring, difficult to read and lacks sufficient support material to warrant the length of the work.",
"It seems that the author had some facts and then spent the greater part of the book padding them out.There is for me no coherent form to the book as it zig zags from one subject to the next with no continuity in the process.The book could have been better structured and the language simplified to make it a much more readable piece of work which would have appealed to greater audience.The one point that the book was enlightening on the reasons put forward as to why Hitler held his advancing forces in check.One, he was not aware of the disarray in the French and British ranks and second, that a humiliated Britain would prove more formidable.The subject is worthy of an in depth treatment but this book fails to deliver in an interesting or entertaining way and I do believe that books should be both."
] |
2 | eh... | This pad arrived, and I was very disappointed in the product. It DID NOT look like the photo at all... It looks a lot nicer in the photo but looked "cheap" when I got it. It appears to be bluer in the picture but in actuality it's a dark GREEN with brown and darkish yellow - with white stitching - think diagonal almost "quilt-like", and the edges are all finished off with serger stitching, much like what inseams of machine made clothing looks like on the inside. All the threads were just hanging off, not trimmed or finished off nicely at all.Backing is a medium greenish fabric, whether it is leakproof I can't say, it does have a nylonish/slippery feel to the underside but it doesn't stay put when I tried it on my chair.It is NOT worth the $14 bucks, the other pad I ordered which was $11 had a velour cover, soft, finished edging and much MUCH nicer looking and is better value for the $ IMHO. I'll keep this one to be my spare if I need to wash the first one, not worth spending $ to return. | 1,002 | [
"This pad arrived, and I was very disappointed in the product.",
"It DID NOT look like the photo at all... It looks a lot nicer in the photo but looked \"cheap\" when I got it.",
"It appears to be bluer in the picture but in actuality it's a dark GREEN with brown and darkish yellow - with white stitching - think diagonal almost \"quilt-like\", and the edges are all finished off with serger stitching, much like what inseams of machine made clothing looks like on the inside.",
"All the threads were just hanging off, not trimmed or finished off nicely at all.Backing is a medium greenish fabric, whether it is leakproof I can't say, it does have a nylonish/slippery feel to the underside but it doesn't stay put when I tried it on my chair.It is NOT worth the $14 bucks, the other pad I ordered which was $11 had a velour cover, soft, finished edging and much MUCH nicer looking and is better value for the $ IMHO.",
"I'll keep this one to be my spare if I need to wash the first one, not worth spending $ to return."
] |
2 | A Mixed Bag | While this version is some what entertaining, you can't help but feel cheated. A two hour version is simply not enough to cover this Jane Austin classic. Many things were left out and changed for the sake of time. I will say though that Laurence Olivier is excellent as Mr. Darcy, but Greer Garson is not even tolerable. She's actually annoying like most of the cast. Almost completely miscast.Like another reviewer said, the 1990's version with Colin Firth & Jennifer Ehle ruins the 1940 version. If you put both verison side by side, you will see how the older verison pales to the modern version. Colin Firth is Laurence Olivier's equal when it comes to the portayal of Mr. Darcy and Jennifer Ehle is perfect as Elizabeth. The updated version IS the definitive adaption of Pride & Prejudice.Another point: Men should stay away from this movie. I couldn't finish watching it. It's way too feminine, but the 1996 version is recommended for any one who appreciates a great story and wonderful dialogue. | 1,002 | [
"While this version is some what entertaining, you can't help but feel cheated.",
"A two hour version is simply not enough to cover this Jane Austin classic.",
"Many things were left out and changed for the sake of time.",
"I will say though that Laurence Olivier is excellent as Mr.",
"Darcy, but Greer Garson is not even tolerable.",
"She's actually annoying like most of the cast.",
"Almost completely miscast.Like another reviewer said, the 1990's version with Colin Firth & Jennifer Ehle ruins the 1940 version.",
"If you put both verison side by side, you will see how the older verison pales to the modern version.",
"Colin Firth is Laurence Olivier's equal when it comes to the portayal of Mr.",
"Darcy and Jennifer Ehle is perfect as Elizabeth.",
"The updated version IS the definitive adaption of Pride & Prejudice.Another point: Men should stay away from this movie.",
"I couldn't finish watching it.",
"It's way too feminine, but the 1996 version is recommended for any one who appreciates a great story and wonderful dialogue."
] |
2 | Absurd ! | Producer Herman Cohen -who appears briefly in the picture-wanted to call this movie " I Was a Teenage Gorilla " ,presumably as a genuflection to the notorious " I Was a Teenage Werewolf " It stars Michael Gough as a decidly loopy botanist named Dr Decker who returns from Africa with a pet chimpanzee in tow .He uses a giant serum to transform the creature into a giant gorilla and then hypnotises the ape into killing the people he hates .His live -in assistant -woodenly played by Margo Johns -gives the creature an overdose in a jealous rage and he goes on a rampage across London .The climax sees Konga -a man in a monkey suit -climbing Big Ben with Gough ( a doll verssion !) clutched in its paws .The effects are woeful , and the carnivorous plants are especially risible ; the acting apart from Gough is dreadfully dull .By Contrast Gough deliberately hams it up and gives an outrageous performance which is the sole reason the movie remains even remotely worth watchingOne for devotees of dreck | 1,002 | [
"Producer Herman Cohen -who appears briefly in the picture-wanted to call this movie \" I Was a Teenage Gorilla \" ,presumably as a genuflection to the notorious \" I Was a Teenage Werewolf \" It stars Michael Gough as a decidly loopy botanist named Dr Decker who returns from Africa with a pet chimpanzee in tow .He uses a giant serum to transform the creature into a giant gorilla and then hypnotises the ape into killing the people he hates .His live -in assistant -woodenly played by Margo Johns -gives the creature an overdose in a jealous rage and he goes on a rampage across London .The climax sees Konga -a man in a monkey suit -climbing Big Ben with Gough ( a doll verssion!",
") clutched in its paws .The effects are woeful , and the carnivorous plants are especially risible ; the acting apart from Gough is dreadfully dull .By Contrast Gough deliberately hams it up and gives an outrageous performance which is the sole reason the movie remains even remotely worth watchingOne for devotees of dreck"
] |
2 | Fire Star | Dear Readers,"Fire Star" is the third book in the Last Dragon Chronicles. The book is about David Rain, a college student who goes on a research trip to the arctic. As soon as he's there, he starts writing a book about bears, dragons, and the Inuit people. As he writes, he finds out his story is becoming true.If you were planning to buy this book, we (Yakob and Kennan) would say that it is not a good idea. We would give this book 3/5 or even 2/5 if we were rating it. Why? The answer is: this book is not well organized. The story does not run as smoothly as in the first two books. The transitions between the chapters are all over the map. There is also another reason: The main character dies. This is crazy because we don't know how Chris D'Lacey will be able to continue the series without the main character in "The Fire Eternal", "Dark Fire", or "Fire World". Yet we know David has a child. The next book has the child being very young and the story line continues like that.Kennan and Yakob | 1,002 | [
"Dear Readers,\"Fire Star\" is the third book in the Last Dragon Chronicles.",
"The book is about David Rain, a college student who goes on a research trip to the arctic.",
"As soon as he's there, he starts writing a book about bears, dragons, and the Inuit people.",
"As he writes, he finds out his story is becoming true.If you were planning to buy this book, we (Yakob and Kennan) would say that it is not a good idea.",
"We would give this book 3/5 or even 2/5 if we were rating it.",
"Why?",
"The answer is: this book is not well organized.",
"The story does not run as smoothly as in the first two books.",
"The transitions between the chapters are all over the map.",
"There is also another reason: The main character dies.",
"This is crazy because we don't know how Chris D'Lacey will be able to continue the series without the main character in \"The Fire Eternal\", \"Dark Fire\", or \"Fire World\".",
"Yet we know David has a child.",
"The next book has the child being very young and the story line continues like that.Kennan and Yakob"
] |
2 | Beware | I couldn't get my hands on a copy of Windows 2003 Small Business Server, so I opted for installing Windows 2003 Server on my server. After wiping out Red Hat Linux, and installed without any major problems. After several hours of patching and applying hot fixes (and rebooting), I was up and running.However, I found 2003 Server unusable for my purposes (thankfully, I got an evaluation copy instead of the full, non-refundable version).I wanted to make it the primary domain server so I could manage my PC accounts better. I also wanted to make it a file server, email server and web server. Unfortunately that is where the problems started.Windows 2003 Server cannot be a Primary Domain Controller without Active Directory Services. Active Directory Services cannot run without DNS services. I ended up giving up and going back to Linux and Samba (which will act as an NT4 style PDC).Yes, 2003 does have a lot of features, but for users who like Win 2k and/or Linux, the benefits may not be worth it. | 1,002 | [
"I couldn't get my hands on a copy of Windows 2003 Small Business Server, so I opted for installing Windows 2003 Server on my server.",
"After wiping out Red Hat Linux, and installed without any major problems.",
"After several hours of patching and applying hot fixes (and rebooting), I was up and running.However, I found 2003 Server unusable for my purposes (thankfully, I got an evaluation copy instead of the full, non-refundable version).I wanted to make it the primary domain server so I could manage my PC accounts better.",
"I also wanted to make it a file server, email server and web server.",
"Unfortunately that is where the problems started.Windows 2003 Server cannot be a Primary Domain Controller without Active Directory Services.",
"Active Directory Services cannot run without DNS services.",
"I ended up giving up and going back to Linux and Samba (which will act as an NT4 style PDC).Yes, 2003 does have a lot of features, but for users who like Win 2k and/or Linux, the benefits may not be worth it."
] |
2 | Nice try | As an occasional reader of medieval alchemy (first encountered in the works of Manly P Hall) and a student of James Joyce's Finnegans Wake, this book immediately fascinated me.The book, however, disappoints.There are the obvious analyses of the Wake's obligatory alchemical references - handled judiciously if not with inspiration. But that is all and that is the disappointment. Though the book tries, it reads like an uninspired graduate thesis. The basics are touched but there's too much left unaddressed. The author's conventional treatment of alchemy reminds me of Jowett's handling of Plato's Timaeus - uninspired. Specific issues: A thorough recital of the tenets and symbols of alchemy, and a rigorous tabular account of their correspondences with Wakean themes is lacking. Also, a tying-in of the luminaries of alchemy and their cameo appearances throughout the Wake might have been attempted.Two stars for being the only currently available discussion of alchemical motifs in Finnegans Wake. | 1,002 | [
"As an occasional reader of medieval alchemy (first encountered in the works of Manly P Hall) and a student of James Joyce's Finnegans Wake, this book immediately fascinated me.The book, however, disappoints.There are the obvious analyses of the Wake's obligatory alchemical references - handled judiciously if not with inspiration.",
"But that is all and that is the disappointment.",
"Though the book tries, it reads like an uninspired graduate thesis.",
"The basics are touched but there's too much left unaddressed.",
"The author's conventional treatment of alchemy reminds me of Jowett's handling of Plato's Timaeus - uninspired.",
"Specific issues: A thorough recital of the tenets and symbols of alchemy, and a rigorous tabular account of their correspondences with Wakean themes is lacking.",
"Also, a tying-in of the luminaries of alchemy and their cameo appearances throughout the Wake might have been attempted.Two stars for being the only currently available discussion of alchemical motifs in Finnegans Wake."
] |
2 | Impractical | I hate giving bad reviews because I somehow feel unqualified. But, I bought this book because of all the good reviews, and I feel I've waisted my money. I must admit, I did enjoy the section on Structured Analysis. It is an interesting theory.First of all, this book was written in the 70's, so the writing style is old. Secondly, the book is too mathematical, which made me wonder whether the author was talking about robots. Finally, the "games" outlined are very vague and impractical. I believe this book is only useful for therapists. But, here in the real world, it isn't useful.Overall, I do not recommend this book (Unless you are studying psychology, and then I would recommend: "Scripts People Live", by Claude Steiner, instead). If you are looking for a practical book (and modern) that deals with people and their games, then I would recommend: "Emotional Vampires: Dealing with People Who Drian You Dry", by Albert Bernstein.I give this book 2 stars for the section on Structured Analysis. | 1,002 | [
"I hate giving bad reviews because I somehow feel unqualified.",
"But, I bought this book because of all the good reviews, and I feel I've waisted my money.",
"I must admit, I did enjoy the section on Structured Analysis.",
"It is an interesting theory.First of all, this book was written in the 70's, so the writing style is old.",
"Secondly, the book is too mathematical, which made me wonder whether the author was talking about robots.",
"Finally, the \"games\" outlined are very vague and impractical.",
"I believe this book is only useful for therapists.",
"But, here in the real world, it isn't useful.Overall, I do not recommend this book (Unless you are studying psychology, and then I would recommend: \"Scripts People Live\", by Claude Steiner, instead).",
"If you are looking for a practical book (and modern) that deals with people and their games, then I would recommend: \"Emotional Vampires: Dealing with People Who Drian You Dry\", by Albert Bernstein.I give this book 2 stars for the section on Structured Analysis."
] |
2 | Yawn ... | Skip reading this book and rent the "Final Destination" movies instead. Sure, they're cheesy teen flicks, but a lot less boring. I'd had my eye on "Quietus" for a couple of years and finally picked it up just after Christmas. I'm still trying to get through it so I can move on to something more interesting, like a Preston/Child collaboration. The premise seemed quite promising, but just hasn't delivered. The prose is annoying at best. As another reveiwer pointed out, "for" is just about the only conjunction used when a nice "since" or "because" would suffice. I think the reader is supposed to be captivated with the main character, Kylie, but she and her loser husband just come off as cliche soap opera characters. Her friend, Amelia, is a drippy nonentity at best."Quietus" is not a complete wash ... readers who enjoy pulp romance would probably consider this book a step up from the usual fluff. If, however, you like sharp, intelligent, edge-of-your-seat suspense, this book is not for you. | 1,002 | [
"Skip reading this book and rent the \"Final Destination\" movies instead.",
"Sure, they're cheesy teen flicks, but a lot less boring.",
"I'd had my eye on \"Quietus\" for a couple of years and finally picked it up just after Christmas.",
"I'm still trying to get through it so I can move on to something more interesting, like a Preston/Child collaboration.",
"The premise seemed quite promising, but just hasn't delivered.",
"The prose is annoying at best.",
"As another reveiwer pointed out, \"for\" is just about the only conjunction used when a nice \"since\" or \"because\" would suffice.",
"I think the reader is supposed to be captivated with the main character, Kylie, but she and her loser husband just come off as cliche soap opera characters.",
"Her friend, Amelia, is a drippy nonentity at best.\"Quietus\" is not a complete wash ... readers who enjoy pulp romance would probably consider this book a step up from the usual fluff.",
"If, however, you like sharp, intelligent, edge-of-your-seat suspense, this book is not for you."
] |
2 | About time | Johnny Cash croaks his way through Weather-Channel arrangements of such little-known Christmas songs as "Silent Night," "Joy to the World," and "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing." It's about time somebody recorded these numbers. Seriously, Cash's singing voice--while barely there--is pleasant as ever, and the arrangements are well-done in an instantly-forgettable sense. Your ears probably won't even notice that they've been there. A few tracks provide a little novelty, including the schmaltzy Johnny Bond-Tex Ritter narrative, "Here Was a Man," which Cash puts across in his usual convincing manner. Only Cash could make such kitsch sound dignified. And there's "Figgy Pudding," which sounds like an outtake from a Doctor Demento Christmas CD--fun, though the silliness would work better for me were it not so obviously planned. Note how the recording was cut right where the cutting-up begins. Slick, pleasant, and seamless, this collection is a worthy addition to any collection of unnecessary CDs. | 1,001 | [
"Johnny Cash croaks his way through Weather-Channel arrangements of such little-known Christmas songs as \"Silent Night,\" \"Joy to the World,\" and \"Hark!",
"The Herald Angels Sing.\" It's about time somebody recorded these numbers.",
"Seriously, Cash's singing voice--while barely there--is pleasant as ever, and the arrangements are well-done in an instantly-forgettable sense.",
"Your ears probably won't even notice that they've been there.",
"A few tracks provide a little novelty, including the schmaltzy Johnny Bond-Tex Ritter narrative, \"Here Was a Man,\" which Cash puts across in his usual convincing manner.",
"Only Cash could make such kitsch sound dignified.",
"And there's \"Figgy Pudding,\" which sounds like an outtake from a Doctor Demento Christmas CD--fun, though the silliness would work better for me were it not so obviously planned.",
"Note how the recording was cut right where the cutting-up begins.",
"Slick, pleasant, and seamless, this collection is a worthy addition to any collection of unnecessary CDs."
] |
2 | Dead End | Every once in a while I like to pick up a book that is outside the realm of usual reading, and look for a surprise, or spark to keep the fires of imagination from dying out - it is with this mindset I picked up "Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now." And what did I find as a result of my maverick literary exploration? Ehh...Ms. Angelou may not take anything for her journey, but based on the cover price she will take $17.00 to tell you a bit about it, and even this may not even seem like that bad a deal were it not for the fact that either her journey was bland, her insights wanting or her conclusions misguided - whatever the cause, this book is dreadful. If you are looking for the usual meaningless new age spiritual gobble-gook; i.e., about boundaries, respect, finding ones direction, learning what it means to be a women, etc. then this journey is for you - but if you see this nonsense as the nonsense it is, you will be best served my buckling up your shoes and journeying elsewhere. | 1,001 | [
"Every once in a while I like to pick up a book that is outside the realm of usual reading, and look for a surprise, or spark to keep the fires of imagination from dying out - it is with this mindset I picked up \"Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now.\" And what did I find as a result of my maverick literary exploration?",
"Ehh...Ms.",
"Angelou may not take anything for her journey, but based on the cover price she will take $17.00 to tell you a bit about it, and even this may not even seem like that bad a deal were it not for the fact that either her journey was bland, her insights wanting or her conclusions misguided - whatever the cause, this book is dreadful.",
"If you are looking for the usual meaningless new age spiritual gobble-gook; i.e., about boundaries, respect, finding ones direction, learning what it means to be a women, etc.",
"then this journey is for you - but if you see this nonsense as the nonsense it is, you will be best served my buckling up your shoes and journeying elsewhere."
] |
2 | Be wary! | My family recently purchased this all-in-one printer to replace our old, also HP all-in-one. We networked it to three computers, which is a great function that comes with the printer, the main desktop, my laptop, and another work laptop..all within about 10 feet of each other. The first couple of months were great! Good faxing, good/quick printing, nice little view screen for digital pictures, etc.However, now on midway through my third month, I feel like I have the PRINTER FROM HELL. No joke! For every ten pages it prints, about nine come up messed up with smeared ink marks and crushed/crumpled pages. It's godsent when I finally get one properly working! Also, the scanning function stopped working for some random reason! I had to scan..from a website (on HP support site) which was a hassle to get onto every time. Also, it always claims that it is "busy" doing God knows what.I feel like I have printer with the spirit of a spoiled, whiney girl in it! Avoid it (for normal use/networking)! | 1,001 | [
"My family recently purchased this all-in-one printer to replace our old, also HP all-in-one.",
"We networked it to three computers, which is a great function that comes with the printer, the main desktop, my laptop, and another work laptop..all within about 10 feet of each other.",
"The first couple of months were great!",
"Good faxing, good/quick printing, nice little view screen for digital pictures, etc.However, now on midway through my third month, I feel like I have the PRINTER FROM HELL.",
"No joke!",
"For every ten pages it prints, about nine come up messed up with smeared ink marks and crushed/crumpled pages.",
"It's godsent when I finally get one properly working!",
"Also, the scanning function stopped working for some random reason!",
"I had to scan..from a website (on HP support site) which was a hassle to get onto every time.",
"Also, it always claims that it is \"busy\" doing God knows what.I feel like I have printer with the spirit of a spoiled, whiney girl in it!",
"Avoid it (for normal use/networking)!"
] |
2 | control? no | While this item is comfortable, it is in no way body shaping! First of all it's too short so if you are looking for some tummy control look somewhere else! You could barely tuck this into your pants and if you do it will just come out if you sit or move too much. The fabric is the same as a bathing suit but without the tightness or thickness, it is very thin. I'm 135lbs but after 3 children (3 c-sections) I was looking for some tummy control without having to wear a giant pair of panties that go half way up your body and then roll down while you are wearing them (not to mention having big panty lines!)If you are looking at this as a support bra, forget it, the fabric is too thin and flexible to lift or support anything.In my opinion if you have a great body, much like the models and want a comfortable tank to wear under clothes or around the house and don't mind your tummy hanging out, then this is for you. People will think you are wearing a bathing suit top though (with no bra liner). | 1,001 | [
"While this item is comfortable, it is in no way body shaping!",
"First of all it's too short so if you are looking for some tummy control look somewhere else!",
"You could barely tuck this into your pants and if you do it will just come out if you sit or move too much.",
"The fabric is the same as a bathing suit but without the tightness or thickness, it is very thin.",
"I'm 135lbs but after 3 children (3 c-sections) I was looking for some tummy control without having to wear a giant pair of panties that go half way up your body and then roll down while you are wearing them (not to mention having big panty lines!",
")If you are looking at this as a support bra, forget it, the fabric is too thin and flexible to lift or support anything.In my opinion if you have a great body, much like the models and want a comfortable tank to wear under clothes or around the house and don't mind your tummy hanging out, then this is for you.",
"People will think you are wearing a bathing suit top though (with no bra liner)."
] |
2 | Catch-22 | I have bad news and worse news, the bad is that if you played Kingdom Hearts I you will absolutely hate Kingdom Hearts 2. The game play is non-exsistant, the story line is at the 1st grade level, and everything they did right in the first game is now gone. The worse news is that the only way one would enjoy this game is if they had never played KH1. BUT if you never played KH1 you will never understand KH2....even at its 1st grade level. You have to give SquareEnix credit, in order to mess up the Final Fantasy Franchise (they are responsible for the horrible FFX2 as well) this bad they really had to work hard. I am sorry to say that I am afraid that FFX is the last we will ever see of the FF world. But to pull some good news out of all of this, if you like a 50 hour Disney commercial then this is the game for you. In several worlds you play the EXACT story-line of many of the Disney movies. There is no doubt what is coming next in the game.....and for some that might be a good thing???? | 1,001 | [
"I have bad news and worse news, the bad is that if you played Kingdom Hearts I you will absolutely hate Kingdom Hearts 2.",
"The game play is non-exsistant, the story line is at the 1st grade level, and everything they did right in the first game is now gone.",
"The worse news is that the only way one would enjoy this game is if they had never played KH1.",
"BUT if you never played KH1 you will never understand KH2....even at its 1st grade level.",
"You have to give SquareEnix credit, in order to mess up the Final Fantasy Franchise (they are responsible for the horrible FFX2 as well) this bad they really had to work hard.",
"I am sorry to say that I am afraid that FFX is the last we will ever see of the FF world.",
"But to pull some good news out of all of this, if you like a 50 hour Disney commercial then this is the game for you.",
"In several worlds you play the EXACT story-line of many of the Disney movies.",
"There is no doubt what is coming next in the game.....and for some that might be a good thing???",
"?"
] |
2 | ... well | Phantasy star universe is truly a amazing universe but there are some MAJOR flaws in this game. One of these that is truly annoying is that there are chapters in this game. What i mean by chapters is that at the end of a level it ends like a cartoon show and gives you a preview of the next one. Also the single most horrible flaw with this game is that you HAVE TO PAY FOR ONLINE!!!!!! If you have this for the xbox 360 you already pay for your online capabilities but these guys want you to pay more and its ALOT more. Its 10 dollars more to get on and get insulted constantly by a bunch of nerds! If you want to play online in this game get the demo for it because it is free. If this game didn't have horrible voice acting, chapter endings and previews, loading screens that constantly pop up, and a online fee it could have been a great game. I would recomend renting it for a weekend to get the achievements from it which are WAY too easy and then returning it and forgetting you ever played it. | 1,001 | [
"Phantasy star universe is truly a amazing universe but there are some MAJOR flaws in this game.",
"One of these that is truly annoying is that there are chapters in this game.",
"What i mean by chapters is that at the end of a level it ends like a cartoon show and gives you a preview of the next one.",
"Also the single most horrible flaw with this game is that you HAVE TO PAY FOR ONLINE!!!",
"!!!",
"If you have this for the xbox 360 you already pay for your online capabilities but these guys want you to pay more and its ALOT more.",
"Its 10 dollars more to get on and get insulted constantly by a bunch of nerds!",
"If you want to play online in this game get the demo for it because it is free.",
"If this game didn't have horrible voice acting, chapter endings and previews, loading screens that constantly pop up, and a online fee it could have been a great game.",
"I would recomend renting it for a weekend to get the achievements from it which are WAY too easy and then returning it and forgetting you ever played it."
] |
2 | HORRIBLE!!! | This is terrible!!! I too, already own the first three seasons. In fact i was awaiting each release date with such anticipation, and then would eagerly have it by christmas. But now, they are telling me that i cant do the same with season four??? I have to REBUY the seasons i already own in a box set in order to get the fourth?!?!?!That is outrageous!!! Its corporate greed and its not fair for those fans who have remained so loyal over the years. I can't help but think that if Jim Henson were still alive, that he would be disgusted with such actions. I agree with others before me who said, that they wont buy this box set, unless they get 100 dollars off, for turning in the 3 previous seasons with their purchase.This is a Horrible thing for HIT to do. I know they want to make money, but this is rediculous. Not to mention its a total waste of packaging and resources. Yep, Jim Henson is probably rolling in his grave right now. So much for everything he and his beloved fraggles stood for... | 1,001 | [
"This is terrible!!!",
"I too, already own the first three seasons.",
"In fact i was awaiting each release date with such anticipation, and then would eagerly have it by christmas.",
"But now, they are telling me that i cant do the same with season four???",
"I have to REBUY the seasons i already own in a box set in order to get the fourth?!?",
"!?!",
"That is outrageous!!!",
"Its corporate greed and its not fair for those fans who have remained so loyal over the years.",
"I can't help but think that if Jim Henson were still alive, that he would be disgusted with such actions.",
"I agree with others before me who said, that they wont buy this box set, unless they get 100 dollars off, for turning in the 3 previous seasons with their purchase.This is a Horrible thing for HIT to do.",
"I know they want to make money, but this is rediculous.",
"Not to mention its a total waste of packaging and resources.",
"Yep, Jim Henson is probably rolling in his grave right now.",
"So much for everything he and his beloved fraggles stood for..."
] |
2 | More Formula | Producers have a checklist of what mass appeal hooks to use to sell a movie. All they have to do is check off as many as possible; change the locale; change the actors. Everything else is plug and chug.Checklist:Modeled after Zookeeper and Mr. Popper's Penguins.Have single parent (typically a male because they are usually the most incompetent) with angry, dispirited teen (usually a female, but switched for this go around) and a younger and cute with no issues sibling. Mother is dead but we will see her as a memory displayed as if in a commercial. Lots of cute animals acting more like household pets than wild animals - very educational. Animals don't really die they just change into an ad graphic. Staff that always include love interests for whomever needs one and a couple of bizarre behaving staff for comedic purposes.Predictable feel good fantasy ending.Positive:The acting by Maggie Jones carries the whole movie. One to watch. Everybody else just seemed like "actors", even the animals. | 1,001 | [
"Producers have a checklist of what mass appeal hooks to use to sell a movie.",
"All they have to do is check off as many as possible; change the locale; change the actors.",
"Everything else is plug and chug.Checklist:Modeled after Zookeeper and Mr.",
"Popper's Penguins.Have single parent (typically a male because they are usually the most incompetent) with angry, dispirited teen (usually a female, but switched for this go around) and a younger and cute with no issues sibling.",
"Mother is dead but we will see her as a memory displayed as if in a commercial.",
"Lots of cute animals acting more like household pets than wild animals - very educational.",
"Animals don't really die they just change into an ad graphic.",
"Staff that always include love interests for whomever needs one and a couple of bizarre behaving staff for comedic purposes.Predictable feel good fantasy ending.Positive:The acting by Maggie Jones carries the whole movie.",
"One to watch.",
"Everybody else just seemed like \"actors\", even the animals."
] |
2 | Disappointed | I was very much looking forward to this Dvd lesson. I had already done two Pete Huttlinger Dvd's on Jim Croce and thought they were terrific. I must say,though, that I was very disappointed. I enjoy Livingston Taylor's music and enthusiasm, but I felt he really fell down on the nuts and bolts of playing his songs. He skips around songs and does not go into detail on how to play them. Some parts he seems to skip all together. It is alot of 'zen' teaching-feeling the music. This is improtant, but first give me the basics. You have to use the tab (which has many mistakes) and just watch him play to figure out alot of the songs. The last song he does not even teach at all, just plays it. This was done back originally in the 90's and maybe they have just learned how to do these better since then, but there is no comparison to the level of teaching you get on the Huttlinger Dvd's. I wish Pete would teach Livingston's songs (along with his brother's). I would be able to learn them much better. | 1,001 | [
"I was very much looking forward to this Dvd lesson.",
"I had already done two Pete Huttlinger Dvd's on Jim Croce and thought they were terrific.",
"I must say,though, that I was very disappointed.",
"I enjoy Livingston Taylor's music and enthusiasm, but I felt he really fell down on the nuts and bolts of playing his songs.",
"He skips around songs and does not go into detail on how to play them.",
"Some parts he seems to skip all together.",
"It is alot of 'zen' teaching-feeling the music.",
"This is improtant, but first give me the basics.",
"You have to use the tab (which has many mistakes) and just watch him play to figure out alot of the songs.",
"The last song he does not even teach at all, just plays it.",
"This was done back originally in the 90's and maybe they have just learned how to do these better since then, but there is no comparison to the level of teaching you get on the Huttlinger Dvd's.",
"I wish Pete would teach Livingston's songs (along with his brother's).",
"I would be able to learn them much better."
] |
2 | A letdown | This was a very disappointing entry in an excellent series. I had to force my way to finish it since the plot was so uninteresting. I didn't care about finding the murderer because there was no sympathy developed for the victim. The major characters in the series, normally fun, were annoying. Drayton moped throughout the book, Haley whined and complained, and Theodosia was too busy running around going to fashion events and hosting teas that solving the murder took a back seat. Even she was apathetic! As for Theo and her boyfriend, this is not exactly the romance of the century. They are more like brother and sister. I doubt that most women would consider being called "kiddo" by their boyfriends a term of endearment. By the time the murder was solved, it was anticlimactic, and I was just glad that the book came to an end. This book did not have the cozy charm that the others in the series did. Those who like this series can skip this entry and hope that the next book gets back on track. | 1,001 | [
"This was a very disappointing entry in an excellent series.",
"I had to force my way to finish it since the plot was so uninteresting.",
"I didn't care about finding the murderer because there was no sympathy developed for the victim.",
"The major characters in the series, normally fun, were annoying.",
"Drayton moped throughout the book, Haley whined and complained, and Theodosia was too busy running around going to fashion events and hosting teas that solving the murder took a back seat.",
"Even she was apathetic!",
"As for Theo and her boyfriend, this is not exactly the romance of the century.",
"They are more like brother and sister.",
"I doubt that most women would consider being called \"kiddo\" by their boyfriends a term of endearment.",
"By the time the murder was solved, it was anticlimactic, and I was just glad that the book came to an end.",
"This book did not have the cozy charm that the others in the series did.",
"Those who like this series can skip this entry and hope that the next book gets back on track."
] |
2 | Disappointed | My daughter and I love the Wiggles and their videos are a part of our day. We have enjoyed Yummy Yummy, Toot Toot, and Wiggle Time. This video has been produced more recently and I am very dissapointed. Their previous videos have been at a slower pace with calm and gentle backgrounds. This video has hypnotic backgrounds and a much faster pace. I'm not sure I can put my finger on all of the changes. The Wiggles themselves have severly short haircuts which looks kinda of military, and not warm and friendly. Dorothy, Wags and Henry all have a different look and none of these do I see as good. The music is more at a disco tempo then one suited for little ears and eyes. It also seems as though the Wiggles themselves are trying to be more animated and trying too hard. My daughter pays no attention to this video although she loves her other Wiggles videos. I can only assume that some Madison Avenue type got to these guys and they surrendered the precious innocence and gentleness they once had. | 1,001 | [
"My daughter and I love the Wiggles and their videos are a part of our day.",
"We have enjoyed Yummy Yummy, Toot Toot, and Wiggle Time.",
"This video has been produced more recently and I am very dissapointed.",
"Their previous videos have been at a slower pace with calm and gentle backgrounds.",
"This video has hypnotic backgrounds and a much faster pace.",
"I'm not sure I can put my finger on all of the changes.",
"The Wiggles themselves have severly short haircuts which looks kinda of military, and not warm and friendly.",
"Dorothy, Wags and Henry all have a different look and none of these do I see as good.",
"The music is more at a disco tempo then one suited for little ears and eyes.",
"It also seems as though the Wiggles themselves are trying to be more animated and trying too hard.",
"My daughter pays no attention to this video although she loves her other Wiggles videos.",
"I can only assume that some Madison Avenue type got to these guys and they surrendered the precious innocence and gentleness they once had."
] |
2 | He's okay! | I heard the acoustic guitars and electric pop fun and assumed this would be an artist right up my alley. After his first song Can't Let Go, you feel "eh, alright this guy's got some potential." But, after "Last Stop", you start to feel that something's missing. That's what takes place over the rest of the album. He's a 3 trick pony. Open the mind of any young twenties single guy, give him a flair for John Mayer and a falsetto emulating Fran Healy of Travis and you end up with Landon Pigg. The musical ideas are there, but he lacks the soul of the artist. It's quite evident in the song writing. After those first two listenable tracks, I found myself skipping after 30 seconds of each song. Tinman's the only exception. That's a well written song, but he also doesn't even write his songs. He gets help from pop industry wizards. Do yourself a favor and pick up Travis's Boy with no Name or Death Cab for Cutie's Plans. Those are two albums with a similar vernacular but are far superior efforts. | 1,001 | [
"I heard the acoustic guitars and electric pop fun and assumed this would be an artist right up my alley.",
"After his first song Can't Let Go, you feel \"eh, alright this guy's got some potential.\" But, after \"Last Stop\", you start to feel that something's missing.",
"That's what takes place over the rest of the album.",
"He's a 3 trick pony.",
"Open the mind of any young twenties single guy, give him a flair for John Mayer and a falsetto emulating Fran Healy of Travis and you end up with Landon Pigg.",
"The musical ideas are there, but he lacks the soul of the artist.",
"It's quite evident in the song writing.",
"After those first two listenable tracks, I found myself skipping after 30 seconds of each song.",
"Tinman's the only exception.",
"That's a well written song, but he also doesn't even write his songs.",
"He gets help from pop industry wizards.",
"Do yourself a favor and pick up Travis's Boy with no Name or Death Cab for Cutie's Plans.",
"Those are two albums with a similar vernacular but are far superior efforts."
] |
2 | Just ok | When I first heard this cd, I didn't like it. After a few more listens it grew on me, but it's still a little hard to take in one sitting. The problem is, Cute try to do too many things in too little time. At some points, the sound like New Found Glory. At others, they sound like a toned down version of Panic at the disco. As for the ballads, think paramore meets october fall. It's pretty messy, but it grows on you after a bit. I still think the band does best in NFG mode (examples: Sweat the Battle Before the Battle Sweats You, Sweet talk 101 and There's a Class for This), but thats just a matter of taste. Also, many people have raised the point that the album suffers from too much filler. I agree, with reservations. When a band tries many different styles on an album, some of the songs can sound uneven, or, not as "good" as others. Again, this is really a matter of taste. Hopefully the band will expand on the energetic pop-rock sound they fit best with, and deliver a better follow-up. | 1,001 | [
"When I first heard this cd, I didn't like it.",
"After a few more listens it grew on me, but it's still a little hard to take in one sitting.",
"The problem is, Cute try to do too many things in too little time.",
"At some points, the sound like New Found Glory.",
"At others, they sound like a toned down version of Panic at the disco.",
"As for the ballads, think paramore meets october fall.",
"It's pretty messy, but it grows on you after a bit.",
"I still think the band does best in NFG mode (examples: Sweat the Battle Before the Battle Sweats You, Sweet talk 101 and There's a Class for This), but thats just a matter of taste.",
"Also, many people have raised the point that the album suffers from too much filler.",
"I agree, with reservations.",
"When a band tries many different styles on an album, some of the songs can sound uneven, or, not as \"good\" as others.",
"Again, this is really a matter of taste.",
"Hopefully the band will expand on the energetic pop-rock sound they fit best with, and deliver a better follow-up."
] |
2 | Poor Science | Behe shows his limited knowledge of modern evolutionary theory and totally forgets to speak of natural history, ecology, developmental biology and heterochrony.He argues that since we didn't find all the answers, we can't find them in the future, so the Creator must be responsible for all that we don't understand yet. A century ago no one believed that the continents move, but now everybody takes it for granted today. Next century, Behe's arguments (and Denton's too) will be shown to be ridicule.People without proper knowledge of the science involved should'nt take Behe's arguments for granted. They're is more to it than what is presented. See the new discovery about the origin of ARNt and the new hypothesis about the first eukaryotes (both in Nature magazine) as well as the results of experiments recreation in laboratory of deep-sea vents and the new findings of the metabolism that goes on in those sulfurous, hot waters. Life could very well have started ther (Earth magazine, jan. 98). | 1,001 | [
"Behe shows his limited knowledge of modern evolutionary theory and totally forgets to speak of natural history, ecology, developmental biology and heterochrony.He argues that since we didn't find all the answers, we can't find them in the future, so the Creator must be responsible for all that we don't understand yet.",
"A century ago no one believed that the continents move, but now everybody takes it for granted today.",
"Next century, Behe's arguments (and Denton's too) will be shown to be ridicule.People without proper knowledge of the science involved should'nt take Behe's arguments for granted.",
"They're is more to it than what is presented.",
"See the new discovery about the origin of ARNt and the new hypothesis about the first eukaryotes (both in Nature magazine) as well as the results of experiments recreation in laboratory of deep-sea vents and the new findings of the metabolism that goes on in those sulfurous, hot waters.",
"Life could very well have started ther (Earth magazine, jan.",
"98)."
] |
2 | Defective | Product was defective - you don't find this out until you have it totally installed and the pump only pumps for 10secs. Contacted manufacturer and was told having problem with the float switches so sent me a new one. Of course new one didn't fix the problem so I was told it is the controller box that is attached to the battery case. Was told to contact Amazon.com to get a replacement controller. Amazon's way of fixing it is to send a hole new pump set out and remove everything that I got installed and replace with new pump. Package all the old/bad items up and return. It sounds simple but with all the rain we have been getting around here it is very hard to remove and install a new pump when the water is filling up faster then you can do all of the work. The control box can be simply changed out without removing everything. Working with manufacturer to try to get new controller. if it doesn't fix the problem I would not recommend this pump as it only pumps for 10secs and then shuts off. | 1,001 | [
"Product was defective - you don't find this out until you have it totally installed and the pump only pumps for 10secs.",
"Contacted manufacturer and was told having problem with the float switches so sent me a new one.",
"Of course new one didn't fix the problem so I was told it is the controller box that is attached to the battery case.",
"Was told to contact Amazon.com to get a replacement controller.",
"Amazon's way of fixing it is to send a hole new pump set out and remove everything that I got installed and replace with new pump.",
"Package all the old/bad items up and return.",
"It sounds simple but with all the rain we have been getting around here it is very hard to remove and install a new pump when the water is filling up faster then you can do all of the work.",
"The control box can be simply changed out without removing everything.",
"Working with manufacturer to try to get new controller.",
"if it doesn't fix the problem I would not recommend this pump as it only pumps for 10secs and then shuts off."
] |
2 | Shallow | One couple's story about their spiritual journey from the evangelical protestant church to the Roman Catholic church. This book reads like it was taken from transcripts of speeches by the Hahns. There's not much meat to it. The book seems to function more as an advertisement or PR tool for Scott Hahn's books and tapes, than anything. The book briefly goes over how, one by one, the Hahns overcome difficult issues of the Catholic faith until one day Scott, then later Kimberly, each convert. The reader is provided with very little explanation of how their minds and hearts were changed. For example, Scott talks about one day just picking up a rosary to pray. How does a "former Anti-Catholic" make that leap? Another example is how he comes to believe in the power of a relic of a dead person, which he implies (but does not explain) was instrumental in his wife's conversion. Lots of similar leaps are made and in the end, the book is merely an unconvincing collection of vignettes and anecdotes. | 1,001 | [
"One couple's story about their spiritual journey from the evangelical protestant church to the Roman Catholic church.",
"This book reads like it was taken from transcripts of speeches by the Hahns.",
"There's not much meat to it.",
"The book seems to function more as an advertisement or PR tool for Scott Hahn's books and tapes, than anything.",
"The book briefly goes over how, one by one, the Hahns overcome difficult issues of the Catholic faith until one day Scott, then later Kimberly, each convert.",
"The reader is provided with very little explanation of how their minds and hearts were changed.",
"For example, Scott talks about one day just picking up a rosary to pray.",
"How does a \"former Anti-Catholic\" make that leap?",
"Another example is how he comes to believe in the power of a relic of a dead person, which he implies (but does not explain) was instrumental in his wife's conversion.",
"Lots of similar leaps are made and in the end, the book is merely an unconvincing collection of vignettes and anecdotes."
] |
2 | Out of date | I was excited to read this book given all the good reviews it received. Unfortunately I was disappointed by it. It definitely has a natural childbirth slant, which would be OK if it accurately discussed other alternatives such as pain medications. I found some of the information regarding pain medications for childbirth was out of date or (hopefully not intentionally) misleading. For example, the book states that women who have an epidural are twice as likely to have either forceps or vacuum extraction. This is just not true. The information regarding Lamaze is also out of date. Keep in mind this book was published in 1994, a lot can change in 13 (+) years! It does have some useful basic information about labor and comfort techniques but overall I found it to be very biased and, like I've already written, just plain out of date. I highly recommend "Easy Labor" by William Camann and Kathryn Alexander as an unbiased, researched, highly readable, and recently published (2006!) alternative. | 1,001 | [
"I was excited to read this book given all the good reviews it received.",
"Unfortunately I was disappointed by it.",
"It definitely has a natural childbirth slant, which would be OK if it accurately discussed other alternatives such as pain medications.",
"I found some of the information regarding pain medications for childbirth was out of date or (hopefully not intentionally) misleading.",
"For example, the book states that women who have an epidural are twice as likely to have either forceps or vacuum extraction.",
"This is just not true.",
"The information regarding Lamaze is also out of date.",
"Keep in mind this book was published in 1994, a lot can change in 13 (+) years!",
"It does have some useful basic information about labor and comfort techniques but overall I found it to be very biased and, like I've already written, just plain out of date.",
"I highly recommend \"Easy Labor\" by William Camann and Kathryn Alexander as an unbiased, researched, highly readable, and recently published (2006!",
") alternative."
] |
2 | Pretty Sad | I admit I've only played through the first few scenes of this game, but so far everything about it is pretty bad. I have no urge to keep playing to see if it gets better, so I probably won't even bother. The controls are VERY clunky, with ever-changing camera angles and restricted cursor motion that make it difficult to navigate. And so far, the story is lame. I bought it because the box references Monkey Island and the old Sierra games, but I have yet to see any of the humor or intrigue of those games. Oh, and there's nothing special about the graphics or voice acting either.I'm starting to think the adventure game really is dead. I kind of feel bad for The Adventure Company. They're single-handedly trying to keep adventure gaming alive, but they keep churning out really bad games.I give this game two stars instead of one because I've barely played it, and maybe it gets better as it goes. But when I'm bored AND frustrated with a game after the first half hour, that's a pretty bad sign. | 1,001 | [
"I admit I've only played through the first few scenes of this game, but so far everything about it is pretty bad.",
"I have no urge to keep playing to see if it gets better, so I probably won't even bother.",
"The controls are VERY clunky, with ever-changing camera angles and restricted cursor motion that make it difficult to navigate.",
"And so far, the story is lame.",
"I bought it because the box references Monkey Island and the old Sierra games, but I have yet to see any of the humor or intrigue of those games.",
"Oh, and there's nothing special about the graphics or voice acting either.I'm starting to think the adventure game really is dead.",
"I kind of feel bad for The Adventure Company.",
"They're single-handedly trying to keep adventure gaming alive, but they keep churning out really bad games.I give this game two stars instead of one because I've barely played it, and maybe it gets better as it goes.",
"But when I'm bored AND frustrated with a game after the first half hour, that's a pretty bad sign."
] |
2 | epic fail | Many people have described the plot so I will describe why I didn't like the book overall.First, the character of Dmitri served no real purpose to me. Secondly, they made so much of the tattoos but never explained them and they never became important. Thirdly, Alma's slow realization that she didn't hate him and that he loved her happened too quickly with hardly any development. The fact that he converted to Christianity does not mean he's not culturally Jewish, either, so if Alma truly were an anti-Semite, for her, he still would've counted as a Jew. What was the significance of chess in the story? The moment of epiphany was rather weak. The character of Siegl was not at all good for his age. Her stupidity was something that Joyce Carol Oates used at whim...sometimes she was pretty smart other times, she was dumb as a rock. Not cool. Finally, the ending was rather random and a real let down. His relationship with his sister had a lot of potential but she failed all around in this book. | 1,001 | [
"Many people have described the plot so I will describe why I didn't like the book overall.First, the character of Dmitri served no real purpose to me.",
"Secondly, they made so much of the tattoos but never explained them and they never became important.",
"Thirdly, Alma's slow realization that she didn't hate him and that he loved her happened too quickly with hardly any development.",
"The fact that he converted to Christianity does not mean he's not culturally Jewish, either, so if Alma truly were an anti-Semite, for her, he still would've counted as a Jew.",
"What was the significance of chess in the story?",
"The moment of epiphany was rather weak.",
"The character of Siegl was not at all good for his age.",
"Her stupidity was something that Joyce Carol Oates used at whim...sometimes she was pretty smart other times, she was dumb as a rock.",
"Not cool.",
"Finally, the ending was rather random and a real let down.",
"His relationship with his sister had a lot of potential but she failed all around in this book."
] |
2 | Poor Editing | While I suppose the story line is good enough, the major bloopers in the audio book were very distracting. Supposedly the ring leader bank robber and deceased mother of our heroine, was named Allison Matthews. She married Dennis Lowell. Yet, at one point in the story, a baby bracelet is found that says "Baby Matthews". Since Allison and Dennis were married, the baby bracelet should have read "Baby Lowell". Shortly after this mistake, the audio book refers to Dennis as Dennis Matthews. Verrrrrrrrry distracting!!! I don't know if the written novel contains the same bloopers, but even if it does not, this is not a well-written novel. I agree that the minutia we had to hear about (related to Olivia Lowell's day to day, breath to breath, mundane chores) was boring to the point of frustration. I have enjoyed Fern Michaels' books in the past, so it leads me to wonder if this was one of her first novels that was just not published until later. Either that or the editor fell asleep at the wheel. | 1,001 | [
"While I suppose the story line is good enough, the major bloopers in the audio book were very distracting.",
"Supposedly the ring leader bank robber and deceased mother of our heroine, was named Allison Matthews.",
"She married Dennis Lowell.",
"Yet, at one point in the story, a baby bracelet is found that says \"Baby Matthews\".",
"Since Allison and Dennis were married, the baby bracelet should have read \"Baby Lowell\".",
"Shortly after this mistake, the audio book refers to Dennis as Dennis Matthews.",
"Verrrrrrrrry distracting!!!",
"I don't know if the written novel contains the same bloopers, but even if it does not, this is not a well-written novel.",
"I agree that the minutia we had to hear about (related to Olivia Lowell's day to day, breath to breath, mundane chores) was boring to the point of frustration.",
"I have enjoyed Fern Michaels' books in the past, so it leads me to wonder if this was one of her first novels that was just not published until later.",
"Either that or the editor fell asleep at the wheel."
] |
2 | 1911 | While this film did somewhat show that Jackie Chan is a very good actor and the photography was exceptional, it proved to be too disjointed to be,concerning the subject,"entertaining". Whoever selected the cast went out of their way to find an "American" that either was naturally pathetic or was inclided to betray American's as pathetic. The first hint this was a Chinese Comm. propaganda film was the reluctance to show the revolutionary army's battle flag fully extended. The very last line in the film claimed the whole revolution was the effort of the Communists who,truth be told, did not exist for many years after the fact and had no role in 1911. This may be the reason it seemed so much was cut out. Perhaps the ChiComms deleted all materiel' that was contra to thier propaganda. The quality of the sets and the action scences are first-rate, however. The effort,on a whole,resulted in a waste of time and money when anything Jackie Chan and/or Joan Chin should be at least worth otherwise. | 1,001 | [
"While this film did somewhat show that Jackie Chan is a very good actor and the photography was exceptional, it proved to be too disjointed to be,concerning the subject,\"entertaining\".",
"Whoever selected the cast went out of their way to find an \"American\" that either was naturally pathetic or was inclided to betray American's as pathetic.",
"The first hint this was a Chinese Comm.",
"propaganda film was the reluctance to show the revolutionary army's battle flag fully extended.",
"The very last line in the film claimed the whole revolution was the effort of the Communists who,truth be told, did not exist for many years after the fact and had no role in 1911.",
"This may be the reason it seemed so much was cut out.",
"Perhaps the ChiComms deleted all materiel' that was contra to thier propaganda.",
"The quality of the sets and the action scences are first-rate, however.",
"The effort,on a whole,resulted in a waste of time and money when anything Jackie Chan and/or Joan Chin should be at least worth otherwise."
] |
2 | Abominable | As a dedicated JA fan, and someone who has read "Pride and Prejudice" more than several times, I found this book boring and unconvincing. It offered no new insights, and I find myself even less interested in what the other two books in this series have to say. The author fails to capture the sparkling wit that makes Jane Austen's work so wonderful (and famous). Granted, Ms. Aidan is not Jane Austen, nor do I expect her to copy Austen, but this work felt brittle and dead. Where is the vibrancy? Where is the animation to compliment the style laid down in ""Pride and Prejudice"? Also, there were several typos (which always bother me). I wonder that this book was published at all. I have read much, much better fan fiction on the web. "An Assembly Such as This" isn't worth your time and money. If you really want to know what Mr. Darcy was thinking during the events of "Pride and Prejudice", you should imagine it yourself instead of adding Ms. Aidan's sterile interpretation to your bookshelf. | 1,001 | [
"As a dedicated JA fan, and someone who has read \"Pride and Prejudice\" more than several times, I found this book boring and unconvincing.",
"It offered no new insights, and I find myself even less interested in what the other two books in this series have to say.",
"The author fails to capture the sparkling wit that makes Jane Austen's work so wonderful (and famous).",
"Granted, Ms.",
"Aidan is not Jane Austen, nor do I expect her to copy Austen, but this work felt brittle and dead.",
"Where is the vibrancy?",
"Where is the animation to compliment the style laid down in \"\"Pride and Prejudice\"?",
"Also, there were several typos (which always bother me).",
"I wonder that this book was published at all.",
"I have read much, much better fan fiction on the web.",
"\"An Assembly Such as This\" isn't worth your time and money.",
"If you really want to know what Mr.",
"Darcy was thinking during the events of \"Pride and Prejudice\", you should imagine it yourself instead of adding Ms.",
"Aidan's sterile interpretation to your bookshelf."
] |
2 | Complete? | I purchased this book after I bought my first boat expecting to get some information from an experienced person. I have a lot of friends I can talk to about cars but, nobody to talk to about boats - especially a competition ski boat. I was hoping to get some incite into the workings of a boat, especially some suggestions regarding maintenance and the function of things I didn't have much experience about like a stuffing box or raw water pump or direct drive. I was dissapointed.It's a great book to start out with, if you don't know how an engine works or the basic function of a boat. If you are looking for maintenance tips, performance suggestions, solutions to problems you are having or anything specific, look elsewhere. This book gives an overview of these areas but no real information that you can use to diagnose a problem. You couldn't even close down your boat for the winter from the information. It is not comprehensive."General Guide to Gasoline Marine Engines" should be the title. | 1,001 | [
"I purchased this book after I bought my first boat expecting to get some information from an experienced person.",
"I have a lot of friends I can talk to about cars but, nobody to talk to about boats - especially a competition ski boat.",
"I was hoping to get some incite into the workings of a boat, especially some suggestions regarding maintenance and the function of things I didn't have much experience about like a stuffing box or raw water pump or direct drive.",
"I was dissapointed.It's a great book to start out with, if you don't know how an engine works or the basic function of a boat.",
"If you are looking for maintenance tips, performance suggestions, solutions to problems you are having or anything specific, look elsewhere.",
"This book gives an overview of these areas but no real information that you can use to diagnose a problem.",
"You couldn't even close down your boat for the winter from the information.",
"It is not comprehensive.\"General Guide to Gasoline Marine Engines\" should be the title."
] |
2 | UNREALISTIC | This book was fun to read, but it really annoyed me because i am a twin and this book was so incredibly innaccurate about what being a twin is like, it was so unbelievable. It was interesting, and I enjoyed reading it, but i probly wont read it again. It just really annoyed me, because it was TOTALLY false and misrepresents what being a twin is all about...even though it was interesting to read about how she switched and pretended to be Madrigal, because that would be interesting to do with my sister, but we have switched places a few times before, and people can tell the difference between twins, especially really close friends, so that wasn't too realistic. i know that from experience, my sis and i got caught every time we switched. and also, the other characters, especially jon pear, were so bad too! i had no image of them in my head, and jon pear was so unrealistic and totally unbelievable. he was too evil. good characters should be more complicated, not just pure good or pure evil. | 1,001 | [
"This book was fun to read, but it really annoyed me because i am a twin and this book was so incredibly innaccurate about what being a twin is like, it was so unbelievable.",
"It was interesting, and I enjoyed reading it, but i probly wont read it again.",
"It just really annoyed me, because it was TOTALLY false and misrepresents what being a twin is all about...even though it was interesting to read about how she switched and pretended to be Madrigal, because that would be interesting to do with my sister, but we have switched places a few times before, and people can tell the difference between twins, especially really close friends, so that wasn't too realistic.",
"i know that from experience, my sis and i got caught every time we switched.",
"and also, the other characters, especially jon pear, were so bad too!",
"i had no image of them in my head, and jon pear was so unrealistic and totally unbelievable.",
"he was too evil.",
"good characters should be more complicated, not just pure good or pure evil."
] |
2 | VERY TRICKY! | The Wilton Ice Sculptor is a very Tricky Item to work with because of the Blades Not Staying Put!...there's really nothing to hold them once they are Slide into the Holder, they are too Loose and they Slide right Out if you don't keep the Holder Straight Up, if you Tilt just a little, all the Blades...out they Go! The Blades need to be Held Tight in order to Scrape the Icing all around the Cake to make the Imprint, Thus the Design. Everytime I bake a Cake I pull it out wanting to give the Ice Sculptor another try, with the same results64 Blades, so many of them, Different Colors all attached very loosely to some strips of very Thin Cardboard like Paper and they don't want to stay there either. They are running Free inside the Flimsy Box and sometimes they Fall Out of the Box so you keep loosing them...very Frustrating. It needs Better Packaging as well . The Ice Sculptor was giving to me as a Gift, It is a Good Idea of a Product, however, it needs to Go Back to the Designing Room Table! | 1,001 | [
"The Wilton Ice Sculptor is a very Tricky Item to work with because of the Blades Not Staying Put!",
"...there's really nothing to hold them once they are Slide into the Holder, they are too Loose and they Slide right Out if you don't keep the Holder Straight Up, if you Tilt just a little, all the Blades...out they Go!",
"The Blades need to be Held Tight in order to Scrape the Icing all around the Cake to make the Imprint, Thus the Design.",
"Everytime I bake a Cake I pull it out wanting to give the Ice Sculptor another try, with the same results64 Blades, so many of them, Different Colors all attached very loosely to some strips of very Thin Cardboard like Paper and they don't want to stay there either.",
"They are running Free inside the Flimsy Box and sometimes they Fall Out of the Box so you keep loosing them...very Frustrating.",
"It needs Better Packaging as well.",
"The Ice Sculptor was giving to me as a Gift, It is a Good Idea of a Product, however, it needs to Go Back to the Designing Room Table!"
] |
2 | Lacks Focus | The Astors are an iconic American family, rising from immigrant roots to great wealth and aristocratic pretensions, undermined by their own social ambition and self-imposed isolation and finally, in later generations, fading from economic and social prominence. (104 year-old Brooke Astor, the widow of Vincent, is the last multi-millionaire Astor, and will leave no Astor heirs.) Yet this book purports to be, not about the Astors, but about the great hotels that they conceived and built, including such landmarks as the old Waldorf-Astoria, The Astor and the St. Regis. As such, the book lacks focus and is poorly integrated; it's not quite a bio of the Astors, since it's character portraits are superficial, but it's not really about the great hotels either, because it limits that story to the role played by the Astors. The result is disjointed and, occasionally, boring. This author knows alot about the Astors and would have done better to write a straightforward biography or family history. | 1,001 | [
"The Astors are an iconic American family, rising from immigrant roots to great wealth and aristocratic pretensions, undermined by their own social ambition and self-imposed isolation and finally, in later generations, fading from economic and social prominence.",
"(104 year-old Brooke Astor, the widow of Vincent, is the last multi-millionaire Astor, and will leave no Astor heirs.) Yet this book purports to be, not about the Astors, but about the great hotels that they conceived and built, including such landmarks as the old Waldorf-Astoria, The Astor and the St.",
"Regis.",
"As such, the book lacks focus and is poorly integrated; it's not quite a bio of the Astors, since it's character portraits are superficial, but it's not really about the great hotels either, because it limits that story to the role played by the Astors.",
"The result is disjointed and, occasionally, boring.",
"This author knows alot about the Astors and would have done better to write a straightforward biography or family history."
] |
2 | BORING! | I don't understand why this series is so popular. I rented this movie to TRY and get into it. And I tried HARD! But as this movie went on my mind got bored and went elsewhere. I began thinking about a funny episode of "Family Guy." Then I realized I missed an important scene in the movie. Not that I understood a single thing in it in the first place. The plot is so dry but what makes it dry is the voice acting. Somebody please get these characters personalities! They all talk in this flat, straight, serious voice. It's like they're all asleep and their mouths run on copilot. I think this could be a pretty good anime. The animation is beautiful and the character design is well done. But all the boys are a little too pretty if you ask me. I've heard rumors some of them are gay. At least if they were it would make the story a little more interesting. My only real complaint is the voice acting. Get some actors who have more than one tone in their voices and this movie might be pretty good. | 1,000 | [
"I don't understand why this series is so popular.",
"I rented this movie to TRY and get into it.",
"And I tried HARD!",
"But as this movie went on my mind got bored and went elsewhere.",
"I began thinking about a funny episode of \"Family Guy.\" Then I realized I missed an important scene in the movie.",
"Not that I understood a single thing in it in the first place.",
"The plot is so dry but what makes it dry is the voice acting.",
"Somebody please get these characters personalities!",
"They all talk in this flat, straight, serious voice.",
"It's like they're all asleep and their mouths run on copilot.",
"I think this could be a pretty good anime.",
"The animation is beautiful and the character design is well done.",
"But all the boys are a little too pretty if you ask me.",
"I've heard rumors some of them are gay.",
"At least if they were it would make the story a little more interesting.",
"My only real complaint is the voice acting.",
"Get some actors who have more than one tone in their voices and this movie might be pretty good."
] |
2 | Really? | I had this book recommended to me by a friend and so I was interested in reading this. Also, I had read a great deal of positive reviews on this. So, I started to read this book rather eagerly expecting that I would be greatly entertained. However, as I got through the first 30 pages, I had to force myself to continue reading. I already despised the main character and had little interest in any of the other characters in the book. This book, unlike other great books, became a chore to read.In its defense, the book does get mildly more interesting as it goes along. This was perhaps its only redeeming quality. I found a couple of incidents in the book mildly amusing. However, having just finished reading this book. I can only recommend that you save yourself the time. This book leaves me feeling that I wasted my time.I'm honestly puzzled that so many people liked this book. It sucks. The only reason I gave it two stars is because certain statements that Ignatius made were mildly amusing. | 1,000 | [
"I had this book recommended to me by a friend and so I was interested in reading this.",
"Also, I had read a great deal of positive reviews on this.",
"So, I started to read this book rather eagerly expecting that I would be greatly entertained.",
"However, as I got through the first 30 pages, I had to force myself to continue reading.",
"I already despised the main character and had little interest in any of the other characters in the book.",
"This book, unlike other great books, became a chore to read.In its defense, the book does get mildly more interesting as it goes along.",
"This was perhaps its only redeeming quality.",
"I found a couple of incidents in the book mildly amusing.",
"However, having just finished reading this book.",
"I can only recommend that you save yourself the time.",
"This book leaves me feeling that I wasted my time.I'm honestly puzzled that so many people liked this book.",
"It sucks.",
"The only reason I gave it two stars is because certain statements that Ignatius made were mildly amusing."
] |
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