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1 | My poor, poor ears! | I recently viewed the English dubbed version of the Sailor Moon R movie - and I regret that I did. It wasn't the storyline and it wasn't the animation. Both of those were first rate. It was those terrible voice actors! Gracious, but when I first heard the intro, Terri Hawkes (as the voice of Sailor Moon/Serena) practically deafened me. Also, all of the voices sounded particularly strained as though they were trying really hard not to screw up since they obviously haven't worked in a while. Of course, many of the lines were corny and unnecessary. One scene had Rini calling Serena "Moon Momma". If that doesn't induce nausea, nothing will! Another scene replaces Usagi's "Tuxedo Kamen-sama!" with "The man can wear a cape! Woo!" The movie also put too much emphasis on friendship and not enough on love. My advice is to buy the subtitled version if you really want to see it done right. If you're a person who prefers dubbed, still buy it. Pioneer's dubbing faired much better than DiC's. | 993 | [
"I recently viewed the English dubbed version of the Sailor Moon R movie - and I regret that I did.",
"It wasn't the storyline and it wasn't the animation.",
"Both of those were first rate.",
"It was those terrible voice actors!",
"Gracious, but when I first heard the intro, Terri Hawkes (as the voice of Sailor Moon/Serena) practically deafened me.",
"Also, all of the voices sounded particularly strained as though they were trying really hard not to screw up since they obviously haven't worked in a while.",
"Of course, many of the lines were corny and unnecessary.",
"One scene had Rini calling Serena \"Moon Momma\".",
"If that doesn't induce nausea, nothing will!",
"Another scene replaces Usagi's \"Tuxedo Kamen-sama!",
"\" with \"The man can wear a cape!",
"Woo!",
"\" The movie also put too much emphasis on friendship and not enough on love.",
"My advice is to buy the subtitled version if you really want to see it done right.",
"If you're a person who prefers dubbed, still buy it.",
"Pioneer's dubbing faired much better than DiC's."
] |
1 | Oh LaToya... | To anyone out there who is considering purchasing this album: Save yourself the embarassment of having this CD in your collection! This CD is bad. I mean, I assumed it wasn't going to be very good when I purchased if for ...of Amazon.com, but I had no idea it was going to be so incredibly bad. It was made in 1995, but sounds like really bad dance music from the early 1980s. LaToya's voice is weak, the music and background vocals overpower her in just about every song. The ballads make me want to throw up, she sounds like a dying mouse. The first song on the album, "Sexual Feeling," is just disgusting. It's LaToya giggling and moaning, with lyrics like: "Oh wont you come inside, inside my walls." Hearing LaToya say that is just nast, she's so nast, this CD is nast, don't buy it because it's only... I'm telling you, they should be paying you to take the CD, it's so gross. Even worse, I hear LaToya's coming out with a new CD. I don't even want to imagine what that one will be like. | 993 | [
"To anyone out there who is considering purchasing this album: Save yourself the embarassment of having this CD in your collection!",
"This CD is bad.",
"I mean, I assumed it wasn't going to be very good when I purchased if for ...of Amazon.com, but I had no idea it was going to be so incredibly bad.",
"It was made in 1995, but sounds like really bad dance music from the early 1980s.",
"LaToya's voice is weak, the music and background vocals overpower her in just about every song.",
"The ballads make me want to throw up, she sounds like a dying mouse.",
"The first song on the album, \"Sexual Feeling,\" is just disgusting.",
"It's LaToya giggling and moaning, with lyrics like: \"Oh wont you come inside, inside my walls.\" Hearing LaToya say that is just nast, she's so nast, this CD is nast, don't buy it because it's only... I'm telling you, they should be paying you to take the CD, it's so gross.",
"Even worse, I hear LaToya's coming out with a new CD.",
"I don't even want to imagine what that one will be like."
] |
1 | Bad dog !! | ...The reason I bought the book was because the manual provided with Pro Tools is a reference manual and I was in search of a "how to" guide with useful examples and real-world applications. And I'm still looking! This book simply mimicks much of what is convered in Digidesign's supplied reference manual and adds little additional content except for an odd emphasis on the producer and engineer's role in the preproduction and production process. And frankly I bought the book as a Pro Tools primer, not as a generalization of the production and engineering process---there are books far better than this which are dedicated to those topics. Additionally, the "bonus CD" included with the book is the equivalent of a "bonus" copy of AOL --- nothing more than a copy of Digidesign's "Pro Tools FREE", available as you would expect FOR FREE from their web site. As in music, books are subjective so you may glean far more than I from this book. Just buy at your own risk (or buy mine used...). | 993 | [
"...The reason I bought the book was because the manual provided with Pro Tools is a reference manual and I was in search of a \"how to\" guide with useful examples and real-world applications.",
"And I'm still looking!",
"This book simply mimicks much of what is convered in Digidesign's supplied reference manual and adds little additional content except for an odd emphasis on the producer and engineer's role in the preproduction and production process.",
"And frankly I bought the book as a Pro Tools primer, not as a generalization of the production and engineering process---there are books far better than this which are dedicated to those topics.",
"Additionally, the \"bonus CD\" included with the book is the equivalent of a \"bonus\" copy of AOL --- nothing more than a copy of Digidesign's \"Pro Tools FREE\", available as you would expect FOR FREE from their web site.",
"As in music, books are subjective so you may glean far more than I from this book.",
"Just buy at your own risk (or buy mine used...)."
] |
1 | BUGS!!! | Bought this product from our local Publix where it's often buy 1 get 1 free.We ate it a couple of times and I must saw we did like the taste.One day I tore open the packaging when my son started crying. I went to him and left the packaging on the counter. I came back a minute later and my countertop was crawling with tiny little bugs that could have been mistaken for spices if they weren't moving! I emptied the back in a zip-loc and it was full of these little bugs crawling around. If I would of put the packaging directly in the water i'm sure the bugs would have died instantly in the water.I was completely disgusted and called the company. The woman on the line was completely unfazed saying it seemed that my product was contaminated and that these things happen! Happen to who?!!She continued to say she could send me free boxes or some coupons if I would provide my address.I informed her that the last thing I want is an other box of this stuff in my house and hung up.DO NOT BUY! | 993 | [
"Bought this product from our local Publix where it's often buy 1 get 1 free.We ate it a couple of times and I must saw we did like the taste.One day I tore open the packaging when my son started crying.",
"I went to him and left the packaging on the counter.",
"I came back a minute later and my countertop was crawling with tiny little bugs that could have been mistaken for spices if they weren't moving!",
"I emptied the back in a zip-loc and it was full of these little bugs crawling around.",
"If I would of put the packaging directly in the water i'm sure the bugs would have died instantly in the water.I was completely disgusted and called the company.",
"The woman on the line was completely unfazed saying it seemed that my product was contaminated and that these things happen!",
"Happen to who?!!",
"She continued to say she could send me free boxes or some coupons if I would provide my address.I informed her that the last thing I want is an other box of this stuff in my house and hung up.DO NOT BUY!"
] |
1 | Censorship Sucks!!! | What's the point of higher capacity formats (ie DVD, Blueray, HD DVD) if not to provide more content, rather than less? Why censor art? I hate it when you go and get something on DVD or Blueray or HD DVD, and what was on the original Laserdisc or VHS set isn't even there! You suck MGM! I hate you! There is no point in having new higher capacity formats given your current methods, other than to make consumers buy them over and over again of course. *sigh* Why would you need them when you provide less content than the VHS delivered? And as for your censoring of my media, well let's just say I think the fact you cut out parts of the movie that existed in the original is unacceptable. This is a pathetic, censored, cut version of the original film, and it should be noted on the front of every DVD you butcher that you butchered it in BOLD PRINT. Just like your foreheads should be labeled with the following I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT CUSTOMERS WANT, OR HOW TO MAKE A DECENT PRODUCT FOR THEM!!! | 993 | [
"What's the point of higher capacity formats (ie DVD, Blueray, HD DVD) if not to provide more content, rather than less?",
"Why censor art?",
"I hate it when you go and get something on DVD or Blueray or HD DVD, and what was on the original Laserdisc or VHS set isn't even there!",
"You suck MGM!",
"I hate you!",
"There is no point in having new higher capacity formats given your current methods, other than to make consumers buy them over and over again of course.",
"*sigh* Why would you need them when you provide less content than the VHS delivered?",
"And as for your censoring of my media, well let's just say I think the fact you cut out parts of the movie that existed in the original is unacceptable.",
"This is a pathetic, censored, cut version of the original film, and it should be noted on the front of every DVD you butcher that you butchered it in BOLD PRINT.",
"Just like your foreheads should be labeled with the following I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT CUSTOMERS WANT, OR HOW TO MAKE A DECENT PRODUCT FOR THEM!!!"
] |
1 | !Sinverguenza! | This had a threadbare storyline; the characters make stupid decisions; and this film was just a waste of time. One actor who played a simple role in "American Me" is put upon a pedestal and worshipped like he were Ruben Blades, Benicio del Toro, or some other major LatinO actor. I loved the Southwest unity here where the script shows Cali, Arizona, and Texas. There are many tomboyish girls and butch women here. Maybe androgyny is celebrated or understood in "cholo" culture, but this dynamic stands out and no character ever discusses it. Maybe I had a defective copy, but many actors' voices could not be heard. Really, you'd heard background music, one person talking, and another person's lips just moving. If I didn't have the subtitles on I would have had no idea what they were saying. Maybe this is the result of low-budget films where they can't reshoot when a microphone isn't working. Do not waste two hours of your life seeing this. This could be the worst "ese" film ever made. | 993 | [
"This had a threadbare storyline; the characters make stupid decisions; and this film was just a waste of time.",
"One actor who played a simple role in \"American Me\" is put upon a pedestal and worshipped like he were Ruben Blades, Benicio del Toro, or some other major LatinO actor.",
"I loved the Southwest unity here where the script shows Cali, Arizona, and Texas.",
"There are many tomboyish girls and butch women here.",
"Maybe androgyny is celebrated or understood in \"cholo\" culture, but this dynamic stands out and no character ever discusses it.",
"Maybe I had a defective copy, but many actors' voices could not be heard.",
"Really, you'd heard background music, one person talking, and another person's lips just moving.",
"If I didn't have the subtitles on I would have had no idea what they were saying.",
"Maybe this is the result of low-budget films where they can't reshoot when a microphone isn't working.",
"Do not waste two hours of your life seeing this.",
"This could be the worst \"ese\" film ever made."
] |
1 | Don't be misled | I was attracted to this novel after reading a non-fiction article on stem cell research written by the author that was anthologized in Best American Science and Nature Writing. McManus' daughter has had diabetes since childhood, and when I discovered that he had written a novel about a 29-year-old woman with diabetes who takes a cross-country bike trip to lay her personal demons I hoped for a tale of overcoming great obstacles.I was taken with the character and kept reading to hear more about her even as the unlikely events piled one on top of the other. I gave the author a LOT of slack hoping for a thoughtful, enlightening denouement from someone who clearly is an accomplished writer as well as the parent of a diabetic.I will not spoil the book in case someone wants to read it, but suffice it to say that I felt betrayed and disgusted by the ending. My thought as I closed the book was, "With all the books on my shelf to be read, why did I waste time on this?" My advice, "Don't." | 993 | [
"I was attracted to this novel after reading a non-fiction article on stem cell research written by the author that was anthologized in Best American Science and Nature Writing.",
"McManus' daughter has had diabetes since childhood, and when I discovered that he had written a novel about a 29-year-old woman with diabetes who takes a cross-country bike trip to lay her personal demons I hoped for a tale of overcoming great obstacles.I was taken with the character and kept reading to hear more about her even as the unlikely events piled one on top of the other.",
"I gave the author a LOT of slack hoping for a thoughtful, enlightening denouement from someone who clearly is an accomplished writer as well as the parent of a diabetic.I will not spoil the book in case someone wants to read it, but suffice it to say that I felt betrayed and disgusted by the ending.",
"My thought as I closed the book was, \"With all the books on my shelf to be read, why did I waste time on this?",
"\" My advice, \"Don't.\""
] |
1 | A Disaster!! | ...Air is very good when they concentrate in what they do best which is instrumental music. An exception to this is the beautifully crafted song All I Need from the Moon Safari CD. In this CD they venture into songs that really don't go anywhere. This has to be by far the worst CD I have ever purchased. And I have over 700 CD's in my collection. It sounds so dissonant and amateurish at times that I couldn't believe it was the same group who did Moon Safari, Premiers Symptomes and the soundtrack from Virgin Suicides. Please, do not believe the Pink Floyd references. The only piece of music of Pink Floyd that sounds similar to this is the howling of the dog from the CD Animals. It is impossible to pin point a fault or a weakness in this project because is a complete disaster. If you are curious about this CD just wait a couple of days and buy it used. I guarantee you that the used CD market will be flooded with this piece of garbage. A major disappointment from two good musicians. | 993 | [
"...Air is very good when they concentrate in what they do best which is instrumental music.",
"An exception to this is the beautifully crafted song All I Need from the Moon Safari CD.",
"In this CD they venture into songs that really don't go anywhere.",
"This has to be by far the worst CD I have ever purchased.",
"And I have over 700 CD's in my collection.",
"It sounds so dissonant and amateurish at times that I couldn't believe it was the same group who did Moon Safari, Premiers Symptomes and the soundtrack from Virgin Suicides.",
"Please, do not believe the Pink Floyd references.",
"The only piece of music of Pink Floyd that sounds similar to this is the howling of the dog from the CD Animals.",
"It is impossible to pin point a fault or a weakness in this project because is a complete disaster.",
"If you are curious about this CD just wait a couple of days and buy it used.",
"I guarantee you that the used CD market will be flooded with this piece of garbage.",
"A major disappointment from two good musicians."
] |
1 | Hack Attack | How much money did this guy's mom pay to have this thing made? Steve is a decent comic - he'd be an OK middle act on a cruise ship and maybe even a closing act in the Pocono's - but not a headliner worth filming. Not yet.After watching his DVD for twenty minutes I shut it off in disgust. This is a badly directed shooting of an open mic quality act. His "edgy wit" amounts to "racism is bad." Wow. Talk about taking chances! How about some more "thinking man's" humor?"The French can hold their liquor, just not their territory." Pah-dump-bump. Get it? It's a WWII reference. I think Rush Limbaugh told that one. Two years ago. And it wasn't funny then.He steps on his own jokes, doesn't connect with his audience and has nothing to say. For all his spouting about artistic integrity you'd expect more than pandering.Please don't compare him to Bill Hicks, Lenny Bruce, George Carlin, Richard Pryor, Dennis Leary or Lewis Black - unless you say, in comparison - he's not worthy of comparison. | 993 | [
"How much money did this guy's mom pay to have this thing made?",
"Steve is a decent comic - he'd be an OK middle act on a cruise ship and maybe even a closing act in the Pocono's - but not a headliner worth filming.",
"Not yet.After watching his DVD for twenty minutes I shut it off in disgust.",
"This is a badly directed shooting of an open mic quality act.",
"His \"edgy wit\" amounts to \"racism is bad.\" Wow.",
"Talk about taking chances!",
"How about some more \"thinking man's\" humor?",
"\"The French can hold their liquor, just not their territory.\" Pah-dump-bump.",
"Get it?",
"It's a WWII reference.",
"I think Rush Limbaugh told that one.",
"Two years ago.",
"And it wasn't funny then.He steps on his own jokes, doesn't connect with his audience and has nothing to say.",
"For all his spouting about artistic integrity you'd expect more than pandering.Please don't compare him to Bill Hicks, Lenny Bruce, George Carlin, Richard Pryor, Dennis Leary or Lewis Black - unless you say, in comparison - he's not worthy of comparison."
] |
1 | jazz fans, look away | If you are considering buying this album based on Jeff Beal's other more jazz-oriented work, prepare for a huge disappointment. The Gathering is more along the lines of Beal's film score work (Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion, for example), which may be plenty appropriate in that context, but as a stand-alone album, it's just nauseating. This album is full of cheesy production (lots of obnoxious synth pads pretty much drown what little else there is to be heard), quasi-exoticism and new age-y shlock. Not to say this album hasn't got its positive qualities, in fact some of the tunes are okay, and Joan Beal's singing isn't bad; at times her voice achieves a Norma Winstone-esque tone. To be fair, I would likely have given this a two-star rating, if it hadn't already gotten an exuberant five. If, like myself, you enjoyed albums like Alternate Route and Three Graces, don't get your hopes up for this one. If you get off on albums by Enya or John Tesh, there might be something for you here. | 993 | [
"If you are considering buying this album based on Jeff Beal's other more jazz-oriented work, prepare for a huge disappointment.",
"The Gathering is more along the lines of Beal's film score work (Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion, for example), which may be plenty appropriate in that context, but as a stand-alone album, it's just nauseating.",
"This album is full of cheesy production (lots of obnoxious synth pads pretty much drown what little else there is to be heard), quasi-exoticism and new age-y shlock.",
"Not to say this album hasn't got its positive qualities, in fact some of the tunes are okay, and Joan Beal's singing isn't bad; at times her voice achieves a Norma Winstone-esque tone.",
"To be fair, I would likely have given this a two-star rating, if it hadn't already gotten an exuberant five.",
"If, like myself, you enjoyed albums like Alternate Route and Three Graces, don't get your hopes up for this one.",
"If you get off on albums by Enya or John Tesh, there might be something for you here."
] |
1 | Lies, lies, lies | The following four quotes are all ascribed to Hitler by Rauschning. Hitler did not utter one of them, not one. How this book managed to get such high ratings only goes to show the extent to which people believe what they want to believe.Truth is truth even if no one believes it and a lie is a lie even if everyone believes it."They refer to me as an uneducated barbarian. Yes, we are barbarians. We want to be barbarians, it is an honored title to us. We shall rejuvenate the world. This world is near its end.""A violently active, dominating, intrepid, brutal youth -- that is what I am after ... I want to see in its eyes the gleam of pride and independence, of prey. I will have no intellectual training. Knowledge is the ruin of my young men.""Terrorism is the best political weapon for nothing drives people harder than a fear of sudden death.""I am liberating man from the degrading chimera known as conscience,""Destroy by all and any means. National Socialism will reshape the world." | 993 | [
"The following four quotes are all ascribed to Hitler by Rauschning.",
"Hitler did not utter one of them, not one.",
"How this book managed to get such high ratings only goes to show the extent to which people believe what they want to believe.Truth is truth even if no one believes it and a lie is a lie even if everyone believes it.\"They refer to me as an uneducated barbarian.",
"Yes, we are barbarians.",
"We want to be barbarians, it is an honored title to us.",
"We shall rejuvenate the world.",
"This world is near its end.\"\"A violently active, dominating, intrepid, brutal youth -- that is what I am after ... I want to see in its eyes the gleam of pride and independence, of prey.",
"I will have no intellectual training.",
"Knowledge is the ruin of my young men.\"\"Terrorism is the best political weapon for nothing drives people harder than a fear of sudden death.\"\"I am liberating man from the degrading chimera known as conscience,\"\"Destroy by all and any means.",
"National Socialism will reshape the world.\""
] |
1 | Junk | The concept here is great(record records to your computer), but the quality is terrible. The unit is cheap plastic, and feels like a child's toy. The electronics produce a background buzz, no matter how its hooked up, even if the only connection to it is a pair of headphones (sometimes a bad ground does this, but not the case here). The spindle is too small, so that it doesn't fill the hole in the record, meaning you have to manually center the record on the turntable, or it wobbles. There's no auto return, or even a little handle on the head with which to smoothly lift the needle off the record, making it easy to scratch your record. The needle simply bounces off the end of the record.If you can get one that doesn't buzz, you could use it to record your records to your hard drive. Just be careful to line up the record perfectly on the platter, since the spindle isn't a good guide, and be ready at the end of the record to smoothly lift the needle before it hits the center label. | 993 | [
"The concept here is great(record records to your computer), but the quality is terrible.",
"The unit is cheap plastic, and feels like a child's toy.",
"The electronics produce a background buzz, no matter how its hooked up, even if the only connection to it is a pair of headphones (sometimes a bad ground does this, but not the case here).",
"The spindle is too small, so that it doesn't fill the hole in the record, meaning you have to manually center the record on the turntable, or it wobbles.",
"There's no auto return, or even a little handle on the head with which to smoothly lift the needle off the record, making it easy to scratch your record.",
"The needle simply bounces off the end of the record.If you can get one that doesn't buzz, you could use it to record your records to your hard drive.",
"Just be careful to line up the record perfectly on the platter, since the spindle isn't a good guide, and be ready at the end of the record to smoothly lift the needle before it hits the center label."
] |
1 | No Guarantees!! | This product did absolutely nothing for me. I decided to give it a chance and complete the entire bottle. I have a 150 capsules bottle, and taking 6 a day, it takes 30 days to complete. I didn't start taking the pills until after a vacation because it's easier to stick to a diet plan at home.I stuck to a diet and excercise plan. Took the Lipovarin every day, and lost ZERO pounds. After running out of the pills, I gained 7 pounds within a week even though I had not changed my diet/exercise plan.I called them on their guarantee and they said it's only good for 30 days from the date of purchase. It took that long just to complete the bottle! Don't buy this product. It's a waste of money. Take that $70-$140 you were ready to shell out and go buy some new clothes. That will make you feel much better than wasting money on a product that simply doesn't work and supporting a company that uses questionable tactics to sell its product.I only wish there was an option to give it zero stars. | 993 | [
"This product did absolutely nothing for me.",
"I decided to give it a chance and complete the entire bottle.",
"I have a 150 capsules bottle, and taking 6 a day, it takes 30 days to complete.",
"I didn't start taking the pills until after a vacation because it's easier to stick to a diet plan at home.I stuck to a diet and excercise plan.",
"Took the Lipovarin every day, and lost ZERO pounds.",
"After running out of the pills, I gained 7 pounds within a week even though I had not changed my diet/exercise plan.I called them on their guarantee and they said it's only good for 30 days from the date of purchase.",
"It took that long just to complete the bottle!",
"Don't buy this product.",
"It's a waste of money.",
"Take that $70-$140 you were ready to shell out and go buy some new clothes.",
"That will make you feel much better than wasting money on a product that simply doesn't work and supporting a company that uses questionable tactics to sell its product.I only wish there was an option to give it zero stars."
] |
1 | Bad Filmmaking | I like movies based on comic books. Let me make that perfectly clear. I loved Superman I and II, Blade, and even X Men, and I rush out to see every new comic book adaptation even if it's gotten bad reviews.I wish I'd stayed home when this one came out, though... The plot, while not awful, is not terribly original. I can cope. It's a comic book movie. I don't demand much in terms of plot. What I can't accept is when a movie is filmed and edited like a series of loosely connected comic book panels, without even the Wonder Woman-style captions to say "hey, we did this on pourpose". It looks like the director went to the storyboard meetings, then filmed exactly what was on the storyboard panels and not one single frame more.The result is an extremely choppy, disjointed mess, with performances that might as well have been done by the actors' stunt doubles, for all you can see of their personalities. A first-year cosmetology student could have done a better job of directing this mess. | 993 | [
"I like movies based on comic books.",
"Let me make that perfectly clear.",
"I loved Superman I and II, Blade, and even X Men, and I rush out to see every new comic book adaptation even if it's gotten bad reviews.I wish I'd stayed home when this one came out, though... The plot, while not awful, is not terribly original.",
"I can cope.",
"It's a comic book movie.",
"I don't demand much in terms of plot.",
"What I can't accept is when a movie is filmed and edited like a series of loosely connected comic book panels, without even the Wonder Woman-style captions to say \"hey, we did this on pourpose\".",
"It looks like the director went to the storyboard meetings, then filmed exactly what was on the storyboard panels and not one single frame more.The result is an extremely choppy, disjointed mess, with performances that might as well have been done by the actors' stunt doubles, for all you can see of their personalities.",
"A first-year cosmetology student could have done a better job of directing this mess."
] |
1 | Lawless passions | This story is extremely conventional.Daisy Miller, its main character, shows 'reckless behaviour': 'Flirting with any man she could pick up; sitting in corners with mysterious Italians; dancing all the time with the same partners; receiving visit at eleven o'clock at night. Her mother goes away when visitors come.'For the American community in Europe, Daisy Miller is 'running absolutely wild'. Her behaviour is totally inadmissible and abnormal.But, no problem, morality is saved. Daisy visits the Colosseum, a nest of malaria, with her Italian friend. She dies a week later, not without leaving a message that 'she would have reciprocated one's affection', that of a solid American, who 'had an old attachment for the little metropolis of Calvinism'. Death is a well-deserved punishment for a 'POOR girl'.For Henry James, Daisy's mixture of 'audacity, puerility and innocence is inscrutable.'This moralist story can be read in all school classes studying Victorian upper class conventions. | 993 | [
"This story is extremely conventional.Daisy Miller, its main character, shows 'reckless behaviour': 'Flirting with any man she could pick up; sitting in corners with mysterious Italians; dancing all the time with the same partners; receiving visit at eleven o'clock at night.",
"Her mother goes away when visitors come.'For the American community in Europe, Daisy Miller is 'running absolutely wild'.",
"Her behaviour is totally inadmissible and abnormal.But, no problem, morality is saved.",
"Daisy visits the Colosseum, a nest of malaria, with her Italian friend.",
"She dies a week later, not without leaving a message that 'she would have reciprocated one's affection', that of a solid American, who 'had an old attachment for the little metropolis of Calvinism'.",
"Death is a well-deserved punishment for a 'POOR girl'.For Henry James, Daisy's mixture of 'audacity, puerility and innocence is inscrutable.'This moralist story can be read in all school classes studying Victorian upper class conventions."
] |
1 | Aims high, falls low | It's tough to write a plausible novel in you mid-twenties. You've had limited life experience. Even worse, you don't yet realize that. If you're wise, you stick to your personal sphere and come out with something like disguised autobiography, and many authors have found success following that formula. Stray from it at your peril because if you're brilliant, you'll end up with Pickwick Papers. But if you're ordinary you'll produce something like White Teeth. This is another in that depressing line of books written by someone who's looked at life mainly through a TV set. Characters ape their on-screen representations instead of the other way around and are consequently believable only to those for whom life mimics pulp fiction. The story hops around in a vain attempt at drama and creativity. There are excellent books up for literary awards in the UK this year and some fine first novels (try Azzopardi's The Hiding Place). How White Teeth finds its way into their company escapes me. | 993 | [
"It's tough to write a plausible novel in you mid-twenties.",
"You've had limited life experience.",
"Even worse, you don't yet realize that.",
"If you're wise, you stick to your personal sphere and come out with something like disguised autobiography, and many authors have found success following that formula.",
"Stray from it at your peril because if you're brilliant, you'll end up with Pickwick Papers.",
"But if you're ordinary you'll produce something like White Teeth.",
"This is another in that depressing line of books written by someone who's looked at life mainly through a TV set.",
"Characters ape their on-screen representations instead of the other way around and are consequently believable only to those for whom life mimics pulp fiction.",
"The story hops around in a vain attempt at drama and creativity.",
"There are excellent books up for literary awards in the UK this year and some fine first novels (try Azzopardi's The Hiding Place).",
"How White Teeth finds its way into their company escapes me."
] |
1 | should be zero stars | This was the worst spent money on a cd ...EVER! As a Rush fan for many (30) years , this is an abomination of their music. It would have been a little better if there was no percussion ....this guy was horrible. The drumming sounds like a junior high snare drummer that knows one little ratta-tat-tat and plays the same thing on every song. The terrible tone and playng of this drummer sounds like popcorn popping in the background. The group as a whole are just not a tight group. This sounds like a practice session that got recorded while the annoying fiddlesticker was doodling. This bunch obviosly understands nothing about dynamics. You will be listening along and then there is an abrupt stop.....now here comes a disjointed pipe organ solo that doesn't sound like the same song. This happens several times in different songs. I can't even listen to this..sheer torture. This is an abuse of the fans of Rush and yes, this is a severe review. I fell like my money was stolen on this one. | 993 | [
"This was the worst spent money on a cd ...EVER!",
"As a Rush fan for many (30) years , this is an abomination of their music.",
"It would have been a little better if there was no percussion ....this guy was horrible.",
"The drumming sounds like a junior high snare drummer that knows one little ratta-tat-tat and plays the same thing on every song.",
"The terrible tone and playng of this drummer sounds like popcorn popping in the background.",
"The group as a whole are just not a tight group.",
"This sounds like a practice session that got recorded while the annoying fiddlesticker was doodling.",
"This bunch obviosly understands nothing about dynamics.",
"You will be listening along and then there is an abrupt stop.....now here comes a disjointed pipe organ solo that doesn't sound like the same song.",
"This happens several times in different songs.",
"I can't even listen to this..sheer torture.",
"This is an abuse of the fans of Rush and yes, this is a severe review.",
"I fell like my money was stolen on this one."
] |
1 | Inspiring | As an unpublished writer, the fact that this book was published by a major publishing house and was, somewhat, widely read gives me the motivation I need to continue writing. If this book can get published, I can write a book worth publishing.The characters in this book are completely one dimensional. They feel like caricatures of real people, and I didn't care about them at all. At times, I wondered if that was the point, and the book was supposed to be some kind of farce; but somehow, I don't think so. The worst part is when Joe's parents are sending him to rehab and he insists on going to these posh recovery centers - only to escape immediately after arriving. It didn't seam like a realistic thing for a strung out kid to do, and I wonder if Spitz was kidding.Seriously, it's been about five years since I read this book, and I still think about it every once in a while, and I check online hoping to find that it's now out of print. This is probably the worst book I've ever read. | 993 | [
"As an unpublished writer, the fact that this book was published by a major publishing house and was, somewhat, widely read gives me the motivation I need to continue writing.",
"If this book can get published, I can write a book worth publishing.The characters in this book are completely one dimensional.",
"They feel like caricatures of real people, and I didn't care about them at all.",
"At times, I wondered if that was the point, and the book was supposed to be some kind of farce; but somehow, I don't think so.",
"The worst part is when Joe's parents are sending him to rehab and he insists on going to these posh recovery centers - only to escape immediately after arriving.",
"It didn't seam like a realistic thing for a strung out kid to do, and I wonder if Spitz was kidding.Seriously, it's been about five years since I read this book, and I still think about it every once in a while, and I check online hoping to find that it's now out of print.",
"This is probably the worst book I've ever read."
] |
1 | No Excuse | There is no reason beyond a simple, greedy attempt to squeeze a bit more money out of the impatient or ill-informed consumer for not releasing the extended editions on Bluray. If Newline were to release both at the same time that would be acceptable but rather unnecessary given the that the majority seems clearly interested only, or at least primarily, in the extended versions. I, and many others who enjoyed the trilogy I expect, will be perfectly willing to purchase the movies again in high definition just as soon as the films are being presented in their entirety. As soon as such a release becomes a reality I will personally be changing this review to the five stars which it warrants in my judgment. Unless of course by that time Amazon has reworked the review system such that this review will not appear among those for the so far merely hypothetical true release. In such a case this review will remain at one star but will be edited to acknowledge the mending of Newline's ways. | 993 | [
"There is no reason beyond a simple, greedy attempt to squeeze a bit more money out of the impatient or ill-informed consumer for not releasing the extended editions on Bluray.",
"If Newline were to release both at the same time that would be acceptable but rather unnecessary given the that the majority seems clearly interested only, or at least primarily, in the extended versions.",
"I, and many others who enjoyed the trilogy I expect, will be perfectly willing to purchase the movies again in high definition just as soon as the films are being presented in their entirety.",
"As soon as such a release becomes a reality I will personally be changing this review to the five stars which it warrants in my judgment.",
"Unless of course by that time Amazon has reworked the review system such that this review will not appear among those for the so far merely hypothetical true release.",
"In such a case this review will remain at one star but will be edited to acknowledge the mending of Newline's ways."
] |
1 | (...) | i can't believe i bought this crap according to all the enthusiastic reviews...Oh my, i am a horrormovie fan over 30 years nowand i really have seen hundrets of movies, but this...this is surely one of the WORST movies i've ever seen!There is absolutely no suspense, nothing scary or frightening.The strange "funny" music over the gore-scenes makes everything totally ridiculous,and the "bad guy" actors are so over the top that it is not even funny!What the hell should that 1 minute still execution scene mean?äähhhh???The "cinematographic" sytle is nothing but annoying andseems like some jerky teenagers dreams of "lets make a horror movie!"I find it really blasphemic to call this concotion "a hommage to 70s horror",or even compare it to Texas Chainsaw Massacre.The only thing disturbing about this movie is its unbelievable stupidity!It is so uninspired, incomprehensible, unintelligent and really just dumb, dumb, dumb!Compared to this, BLOOD FEAST looks like an intelligent art-movie! | 993 | [
"i can't believe i bought this crap according to all the enthusiastic reviews...Oh my, i am a horrormovie fan over 30 years nowand i really have seen hundrets of movies, but this...this is surely one of the WORST movies i've ever seen!",
"There is absolutely no suspense, nothing scary or frightening.The strange \"funny\" music over the gore-scenes makes everything totally ridiculous,and the \"bad guy\" actors are so over the top that it is not even funny!",
"What the hell should that 1 minute still execution scene mean?",
"äähhhh???",
"The \"cinematographic\" sytle is nothing but annoying andseems like some jerky teenagers dreams of \"lets make a horror movie!",
"\"I find it really blasphemic to call this concotion \"a hommage to 70s horror\",or even compare it to Texas Chainsaw Massacre.The only thing disturbing about this movie is its unbelievable stupidity!",
"It is so uninspired, incomprehensible, unintelligent and really just dumb, dumb, dumb!",
"Compared to this, BLOOD FEAST looks like an intelligent art-movie!"
] |
1 | The Media President | Ahhhha continuation of the "reagan" legacy. The legacy of a carefully constructed public image of a presidential candidate put forth to the American Public. An image constructed not of reality, but of cliche. Of polls. The very idea of chronicling the CONSTRUCTION of this false image should pull the rug out of anyone wondering if they've ever seen "the real" George W. Bush. Mind you, the images and information distributed, even today, are only what they want us to see. Can't blame the campaign as much as the media who eagerly lapped it up...the large corporate media the right wing so often called "liberal." What b.s. These large multinational corporations are big business. Big business who #1 want the government to get off their backs, and #2, LOVE having free stuff from Bush's staff...they don't have to pay for the pretty images. This book puts both a capital "C" in cynical, and a capital "H" in hypocrisy. It's a shame Shrub doesn't read more, this book might just embarass him. | 993 | [
"Ahhhha continuation of the \"reagan\" legacy.",
"The legacy of a carefully constructed public image of a presidential candidate put forth to the American Public.",
"An image constructed not of reality, but of cliche.",
"Of polls.",
"The very idea of chronicling the CONSTRUCTION of this false image should pull the rug out of anyone wondering if they've ever seen \"the real\" George W.",
"Bush.",
"Mind you, the images and information distributed, even today, are only what they want us to see.",
"Can't blame the campaign as much as the media who eagerly lapped it up...the large corporate media the right wing so often called \"liberal.\" What b.s. These large multinational corporations are big business.",
"Big business who #1 want the government to get off their backs, and #2, LOVE having free stuff from Bush's staff...they don't have to pay for the pretty images.",
"This book puts both a capital \"C\" in cynical, and a capital \"H\" in hypocrisy.",
"It's a shame Shrub doesn't read more, this book might just embarass him."
] |
1 | Perpetually clogged | I have used an "electric broom" for years for my hardwood floors. This is my 3rd one and up until this vacuum, I loved these small simple vacuums. On this Quick-Broom Hoover, however, the bagless feature is completely inoperable. After vacumming a few times a week for a month, there will be a couple of grains of sand in the visable easy-to-empty dirt container. All of the dirt, dust, dog hair, spilled food, etc. is converted to a greyish-brownish mat and is housed above the dirt container clinging to an internal non-disposable filter. In order to "empty" this vacuum you have to turn the filter (which is like a non-removable bag) inside out and hand pick out the greyish brown mat of gunk. In other words, its perpetually clogged -- the dirt container has never had more than a few grains of sand in it. In all fairness, I do have a sheltie who has long hair and its possible that this vacuum might work in a household without animals. But......I would suggest you buy at your own risk. | 993 | [
"I have used an \"electric broom\" for years for my hardwood floors.",
"This is my 3rd one and up until this vacuum, I loved these small simple vacuums.",
"On this Quick-Broom Hoover, however, the bagless feature is completely inoperable.",
"After vacumming a few times a week for a month, there will be a couple of grains of sand in the visable easy-to-empty dirt container.",
"All of the dirt, dust, dog hair, spilled food, etc.",
"is converted to a greyish-brownish mat and is housed above the dirt container clinging to an internal non-disposable filter.",
"In order to \"empty\" this vacuum you have to turn the filter (which is like a non-removable bag) inside out and hand pick out the greyish brown mat of gunk.",
"In other words, its perpetually clogged -- the dirt container has never had more than a few grains of sand in it.",
"In all fairness, I do have a sheltie who has long hair and its possible that this vacuum might work in a household without animals.",
"But......I would suggest you buy at your own risk."
] |
1 | Wrong Items Shipped | I absolutely love Amazon. After several years of ordering from Amazon (mostly books), this S'more set was the first item I ordered that arrived incorrectly. I received the grilling s'more but not the lawn-mowing one. After a week of going back and forth filling out forms with Amazon, I finally found out that a replacement would be shipped. It arrived today. Still no lawn-mowing s'more. Instead, I received two Cowboy S'mores. The receipt said that it was the Summer Ornaments, Set of 2.Also, I ordered the following, which arrived exactly as they should:Seasons of Cannon Falls S'Mores Crafty Ornaments, Set of 3Seasons of Cannon Falls S'Mores Sport Ornaments, Set of 4Seasons of Cannon Falls S'Mores Cooking Angel Ornaments, Set of 3Seasons of Cannon Falls S'Mores Summer Fun Ornaments, Set of 3If you want to order the Seasons of Cannon Falls S'Mores Summer Ornaments, Set of 2, you're better off spending more money and getting them from a supplier that checks the boxes before shipping. | 993 | [
"I absolutely love Amazon.",
"After several years of ordering from Amazon (mostly books), this S'more set was the first item I ordered that arrived incorrectly.",
"I received the grilling s'more but not the lawn-mowing one.",
"After a week of going back and forth filling out forms with Amazon, I finally found out that a replacement would be shipped.",
"It arrived today.",
"Still no lawn-mowing s'more.",
"Instead, I received two Cowboy S'mores.",
"The receipt said that it was the Summer Ornaments, Set of 2.Also, I ordered the following, which arrived exactly as they should:Seasons of Cannon Falls S'Mores Crafty Ornaments, Set of 3Seasons of Cannon Falls S'Mores Sport Ornaments, Set of 4Seasons of Cannon Falls S'Mores Cooking Angel Ornaments, Set of 3Seasons of Cannon Falls S'Mores Summer Fun Ornaments, Set of 3If you want to order the Seasons of Cannon Falls S'Mores Summer Ornaments, Set of 2, you're better off spending more money and getting them from a supplier that checks the boxes before shipping."
] |
1 | 1 and done | I had this exact same machine before, same box, same picture, same name, it worked very well, for a year. I bought this one after I forgot the old one when I moved cross country. This one arrived and I made some pasta with it right away. You can tell its a bit cheap. Heaviness does not equal quality! It worked well the first time. Today I went to use it, rolled out my first sheet of pasta and it started to stick. After it stuck some of it got lodged under one of the small knives that scrapes the rollers. This small piece then bent this little knife which then just snowballed and bent it more when I rolled the pasta out. I managed to get the little metal knife out to try and bend it back, no go, it looks like unless it's perfectly straight it will just get more and more dough caught in it. Let me finish by saying I am a professional chef, I have used so many other machines and this one is by far the cheapest! Spend the extra and buy an Atlas or some other good Italian made brand. | 993 | [
"I had this exact same machine before, same box, same picture, same name, it worked very well, for a year.",
"I bought this one after I forgot the old one when I moved cross country.",
"This one arrived and I made some pasta with it right away.",
"You can tell its a bit cheap.",
"Heaviness does not equal quality!",
"It worked well the first time.",
"Today I went to use it, rolled out my first sheet of pasta and it started to stick.",
"After it stuck some of it got lodged under one of the small knives that scrapes the rollers.",
"This small piece then bent this little knife which then just snowballed and bent it more when I rolled the pasta out.",
"I managed to get the little metal knife out to try and bend it back, no go, it looks like unless it's perfectly straight it will just get more and more dough caught in it.",
"Let me finish by saying I am a professional chef, I have used so many other machines and this one is by far the cheapest!",
"Spend the extra and buy an Atlas or some other good Italian made brand."
] |
1 | On Acid?? | This is the biggest pile of s..t I've ever had the displeasure to purchase. After listening to it and looking back at the reviews on this page, I've come to the conclusion that the other reviewers on this page are on the brown acid that destroys your ability to tell what is actually good music.This compilation consists entirely of titles that look good on the back of a CD cover but in reality are nothing but the worst tracks (sound or substance) by Hendrix, Chicago, Santana, Hawkwind, Can, Amon Duul, etc. Even the more obscure artists are represented by bad recordings, either poorly recorded live tracks or songs that could not possibly have ever been meant to see the light of day.This compilation was also released as In Search of Space: The Sixties To The Seventies and the reviews are more accurate at this linkIn Search of Space: The Sixties To The Seventiesthan the ones on this page.This thematically designed compilation is nothing close to what it says it is: a waste of money. | 993 | [
"This is the biggest pile of s..t I've ever had the displeasure to purchase.",
"After listening to it and looking back at the reviews on this page, I've come to the conclusion that the other reviewers on this page are on the brown acid that destroys your ability to tell what is actually good music.This compilation consists entirely of titles that look good on the back of a CD cover but in reality are nothing but the worst tracks (sound or substance) by Hendrix, Chicago, Santana, Hawkwind, Can, Amon Duul, etc.",
"Even the more obscure artists are represented by bad recordings, either poorly recorded live tracks or songs that could not possibly have ever been meant to see the light of day.This compilation was also released as In Search of Space: The Sixties To The Seventies and the reviews are more accurate at this linkIn Search of Space: The Sixties To The Seventiesthan the ones on this page.This thematically designed compilation is nothing close to what it says it is: a waste of money."
] |
1 | Too Incomplete | The #1 reason Germany lost that front was due to one simple reason : 4 of the top ten German officers had become traitors and gave the Soviets all the german iformation. "Lucy" and "Werther" (code names for the two top informants) began to give Stalin any and all information ( probably due to moral reasons, as the army never approved of Hitler's radical policies). "Lucy" was a top german general and "Werther" was either Jodl, Bormann or Keitel...we will probably never know which of the 3 men Werther was, as Russia keeps its secrets locked. In fact, after the war, Zhukov admits Stalin asked for a surrender in late 1941, but the message never got to Hitler. Stalin did get a reply from a german officer, and from that, Stalin decided not to surrender, not to flee Moscow , and instead- fight the end. Zhukov did not know what that reply was, but it is at the same time Stalin began getting his German informants to tell all. This is what happened, and why Germany lost the Eastern front. | 993 | [
"The #1 reason Germany lost that front was due to one simple reason : 4 of the top ten German officers had become traitors and gave the Soviets all the german iformation.",
"\"Lucy\" and \"Werther\" (code names for the two top informants) began to give Stalin any and all information ( probably due to moral reasons, as the army never approved of Hitler's radical policies).",
"\"Lucy\" was a top german general and \"Werther\" was either Jodl, Bormann or Keitel...we will probably never know which of the 3 men Werther was, as Russia keeps its secrets locked.",
"In fact, after the war, Zhukov admits Stalin asked for a surrender in late 1941, but the message never got to Hitler.",
"Stalin did get a reply from a german officer, and from that, Stalin decided not to surrender, not to flee Moscow , and instead- fight the end.",
"Zhukov did not know what that reply was, but it is at the same time Stalin began getting his German informants to tell all.",
"This is what happened, and why Germany lost the Eastern front."
] |
1 | not good at all | I am going to break my ,"no book reviews" rule, and review this one. I usually don't review books because whether or not you like a book usually depends on personality, and what you were expecting. But this book was awful. I made myself read it, but found that it read like one giant run-on sentence. She kept going in circles ( o.k. I get it you were lonely and misunderstood, welcome to adolescence).The hippie stuff was also very boring. It consisted of a very very short time in a commune ( six months I think), and some time living out of a mail truck. The rest was a relatively normal broken-home experience.To be fair this woman can definately weave words, and knowing that she is a poet, I think she should have stuck with that. Her poetry is probably amazing. Unfortunately,this book was undisciplined,self-absorbed, and like listening to someone ramble on and on saying whatever is in their head. I really hate that I bought this, I wish I would have checked it out from the library. | 993 | [
"I am going to break my ,\"no book reviews\" rule, and review this one.",
"I usually don't review books because whether or not you like a book usually depends on personality, and what you were expecting.",
"But this book was awful.",
"I made myself read it, but found that it read like one giant run-on sentence.",
"She kept going in circles ( o.k. I get it you were lonely and misunderstood, welcome to adolescence).The hippie stuff was also very boring.",
"It consisted of a very very short time in a commune ( six months I think), and some time living out of a mail truck.",
"The rest was a relatively normal broken-home experience.To be fair this woman can definately weave words, and knowing that she is a poet, I think she should have stuck with that.",
"Her poetry is probably amazing.",
"Unfortunately,this book was undisciplined,self-absorbed, and like listening to someone ramble on and on saying whatever is in their head.",
"I really hate that I bought this, I wish I would have checked it out from the library."
] |
1 | Stay Away from this | I received the headphones today and i wanted to try them out at the gym. I got to the gym and put them on got on the treadmill and hit play. To my surprise I couldnt hear anything so put the volume up a little bit and as soon as i did that i wanted to rip my ears off. These headphones are the worst headphones i have ever heard in my life and im not exaggerating not even a bit. THEY ARE THE WORST SOUNDING HEADPHONES I HAVE EVER HEARD. (even for the price their still bad) I dont know how they did it but somehow they managed to get rid of all the base that comes out of them and convert it into treble. They sound so bad that they actually hurt and im not the type to blast my headphones either. ( i never do)On the other hand they are so damn comfortable and the cable seems like its pretty reliable too. If these headphones had decent sound i wouldnt have mind to pay 30-40 dollars for them just because of how comfortable they are but they sound terrible so stay away and look elsewhere. | 993 | [
"I received the headphones today and i wanted to try them out at the gym.",
"I got to the gym and put them on got on the treadmill and hit play.",
"To my surprise I couldnt hear anything so put the volume up a little bit and as soon as i did that i wanted to rip my ears off.",
"These headphones are the worst headphones i have ever heard in my life and im not exaggerating not even a bit.",
"THEY ARE THE WORST SOUNDING HEADPHONES I HAVE EVER HEARD.",
"(even for the price their still bad) I dont know how they did it but somehow they managed to get rid of all the base that comes out of them and convert it into treble.",
"They sound so bad that they actually hurt and im not the type to blast my headphones either.",
"( i never do)On the other hand they are so damn comfortable and the cable seems like its pretty reliable too.",
"If these headphones had decent sound i wouldnt have mind to pay 30-40 dollars for them just because of how comfortable they are but they sound terrible so stay away and look elsewhere."
] |
1 | Very disappointing | Much of the content of this book is simple but tedious arithmetic and graphical presentations which give the impression of an unconvincing mix of documented fact and conjecture.Ample inclusion of much equally unconvincing and largely irrelevant terminology ("The Babylonians also measured... ...using a unit called SHE which literally means 'barley corn'") does little to shed light on the subject.One could go on but perhaps most telling is the author's allocation of 6 pages (one mostly blank and two and a half containing charts and a photograph) to "Arabic Astronomy," from which came many star names still in use throughout the world and which, some might say, passed almost the entire heritage of astronomy to the Europeans when their commercial interests turned them to navigation at the end of the 15th century (a point not mentioned by the author - his characterization of the Hellenistic Greeks as "Europeans" would probably have been disputed by any member of that ancient culture). | 993 | [
"Much of the content of this book is simple but tedious arithmetic and graphical presentations which give the impression of an unconvincing mix of documented fact and conjecture.Ample inclusion of much equally unconvincing and largely irrelevant terminology (\"The Babylonians also measured... ...using a unit called SHE which literally means 'barley corn'\") does little to shed light on the subject.One could go on but perhaps most telling is the author's allocation of 6 pages (one mostly blank and two and a half containing charts and a photograph) to \"Arabic Astronomy,\" from which came many star names still in use throughout the world and which, some might say, passed almost the entire heritage of astronomy to the Europeans when their commercial interests turned them to navigation at the end of the 15th century (a point not mentioned by the author - his characterization of the Hellenistic Greeks as \"Europeans\" would probably have been disputed by any member of that ancient culture)."
] |
1 | Missthis??? | Perhaps I'm burned out on Amanda Quick novels. This stank like bad fish. The characters were carbon coppies of all her previous novels but without all the nice touches. Maybe I am being hard on this book. But I couldn't finish it. after the scene where marcus and that girl meet I was really turned off. The dialogue was just too formal and stiff. Formal maybe good but stiff and strained is not. The characters were boring and I had the been there done that feeling all while I read it. I found myself skipping all discription and just reading the dialogue because the pace was so slow. But the dialogue was no better. Finally I (...) cut to the chase. Only there was no chase. Just more of the same pointless mindless dialogue.I usually like Amanda Quick. Sometimes her stories really hit the spot. Not this one. It was a wall banger. Did I mention the whole premis is weak? I just couldn't suspend disbelief for this one. So I tossed it for a julie garwood.Like I said Mistress? Miss this!! | 993 | [
"Perhaps I'm burned out on Amanda Quick novels.",
"This stank like bad fish.",
"The characters were carbon coppies of all her previous novels but without all the nice touches.",
"Maybe I am being hard on this book.",
"But I couldn't finish it.",
"after the scene where marcus and that girl meet I was really turned off.",
"The dialogue was just too formal and stiff.",
"Formal maybe good but stiff and strained is not.",
"The characters were boring and I had the been there done that feeling all while I read it.",
"I found myself skipping all discription and just reading the dialogue because the pace was so slow.",
"But the dialogue was no better.",
"Finally I (...) cut to the chase.",
"Only there was no chase.",
"Just more of the same pointless mindless dialogue.I usually like Amanda Quick.",
"Sometimes her stories really hit the spot.",
"Not this one.",
"It was a wall banger.",
"Did I mention the whole premis is weak?",
"I just couldn't suspend disbelief for this one.",
"So I tossed it for a julie garwood.Like I said Mistress?",
"Miss this!!"
] |
1 | DO NOT RECOMMEND!! | I'm surprised to read any good reviews on the VentAire bottles! I had the worst problems with these bottles. I read some of the recent reviews and I boiled the nipples and vent piece for 5 minutes and still had problems with nipples collapsing, milk not coming out and leaking! When you have a newborn baby and you're trying to feed him/her every three hours, these problems should not be occuring!! A problem with a bottle should not even exist! I never even thought to look at the reviews before I bought them because who would have thought a bottle would be a problem! My baby would get so tired from me messing with these bottles trying to get them to work that she'd fall asleep before finishing her feeding, which would then mess up her whole sleep/eating schedule. It sounds to me like it doesn't happen all the time, but who wants to even mess with it! I would recommend Dr. Brown's! I switched to Dr. Brown's and have never had a problem with the bottles or my baby having gas, etc... | 993 | [
"I'm surprised to read any good reviews on the VentAire bottles!",
"I had the worst problems with these bottles.",
"I read some of the recent reviews and I boiled the nipples and vent piece for 5 minutes and still had problems with nipples collapsing, milk not coming out and leaking!",
"When you have a newborn baby and you're trying to feed him/her every three hours, these problems should not be occuring!!",
"A problem with a bottle should not even exist!",
"I never even thought to look at the reviews before I bought them because who would have thought a bottle would be a problem!",
"My baby would get so tired from me messing with these bottles trying to get them to work that she'd fall asleep before finishing her feeding, which would then mess up her whole sleep/eating schedule.",
"It sounds to me like it doesn't happen all the time, but who wants to even mess with it!",
"I would recommend Dr.",
"Brown's!",
"I switched to Dr.",
"Brown's and have never had a problem with the bottles or my baby having gas, etc..."
] |
1 | Won't Charge | The battery worked great for the first few months I had it. Last week I noticed when I put the battery into the charger, the charge indicator light was red, but after a few minutes, the charge light was green. However, when I put the battery into the camera, the camera indicated that the battery needed to be changed. It looks like a couple other people have had similar problems. There's a 3 year warranty on this battery, so I emailed Lenmar to ask if I could get a replacement. Lenmar responded quickly, providing me with a return authorization number and detailed information on their warranty policy. However, since my battery was purchased more than 90 days ago, there's a $7.50 shipping and handling charge for the new battery. Since I only paid $12 for the battery itself, I didn't think it was worth the trouble to get a replacement, especially since I could run into the same problem with the replacement. Anyway, I think it'd be wise to spend the extra bucks for the Canon battery. | 993 | [
"The battery worked great for the first few months I had it.",
"Last week I noticed when I put the battery into the charger, the charge indicator light was red, but after a few minutes, the charge light was green.",
"However, when I put the battery into the camera, the camera indicated that the battery needed to be changed.",
"It looks like a couple other people have had similar problems.",
"There's a 3 year warranty on this battery, so I emailed Lenmar to ask if I could get a replacement.",
"Lenmar responded quickly, providing me with a return authorization number and detailed information on their warranty policy.",
"However, since my battery was purchased more than 90 days ago, there's a $7.50 shipping and handling charge for the new battery.",
"Since I only paid $12 for the battery itself, I didn't think it was worth the trouble to get a replacement, especially since I could run into the same problem with the replacement.",
"Anyway, I think it'd be wise to spend the extra bucks for the Canon battery."
] |
1 | victim of plagiarism | This wanna-be Hitchcockian thriller shamelessly rips off scenes from Vertigo, Psycho, and North by Northwest, with the music of Richard Stone imitation Bernard Herrmann via Pino Donaggio. Psychologist Jobeth Williams is dating Pierce Brosnan, the same man who it turns out is also dating her patient, Virginia Madsen. Or is he? The time it takes Jobeth to realise such a faux pas makes her seem rather dim, though she appears to be preoccupied in showing how she thinks she can do sexy. It is unfortunate that her (many!) love scenes with Pierce play so awkwardly, though having Pierce recite Edgar Allan Poe badly doesn't help. Madsen probably comes off best. She manages to invest emotion and truth in what is a cliche role of the woman scorned. Jobeth has some tiny moments, particularly with her friend played by the baritone-voiced Georgia Brown. Director Jerry London gives us a juggling clown to represent Jobeth's confusion, and rain to accompany Billie Holiday singing Stormy Weather. | 993 | [
"This wanna-be Hitchcockian thriller shamelessly rips off scenes from Vertigo, Psycho, and North by Northwest, with the music of Richard Stone imitation Bernard Herrmann via Pino Donaggio.",
"Psychologist Jobeth Williams is dating Pierce Brosnan, the same man who it turns out is also dating her patient, Virginia Madsen.",
"Or is he?",
"The time it takes Jobeth to realise such a faux pas makes her seem rather dim, though she appears to be preoccupied in showing how she thinks she can do sexy.",
"It is unfortunate that her (many!",
") love scenes with Pierce play so awkwardly, though having Pierce recite Edgar Allan Poe badly doesn't help.",
"Madsen probably comes off best.",
"She manages to invest emotion and truth in what is a cliche role of the woman scorned.",
"Jobeth has some tiny moments, particularly with her friend played by the baritone-voiced Georgia Brown.",
"Director Jerry London gives us a juggling clown to represent Jobeth's confusion, and rain to accompany Billie Holiday singing Stormy Weather."
] |
1 | Awful | If I could have given this less than one star I would have. Having lived in New York for some time, it was painful to read this ridiculous story where the character seems to think no one else around her is Christian or can believe in God if they are not Christian. They make NYC out to be a godless place but I have found so many people, be them Muslim, Jewish, Christian or otherwise that have VERY strong faith. I happen to be Christian and do not mind a book that can weave in religious views but this book was painful.The book was poorly written, character development was weak and the main character's judgment of people and constant "holier than thou" attitude that seemed to only rest on the fact that she would not have sex was irritating. She judged almost everyone in the book that she came across as good or bad solely based on whether they were Christian or not. It was irritating to read and gives Christianity a bad name.Do not bother to read this boring and poorly written book. | 993 | [
"If I could have given this less than one star I would have.",
"Having lived in New York for some time, it was painful to read this ridiculous story where the character seems to think no one else around her is Christian or can believe in God if they are not Christian.",
"They make NYC out to be a godless place but I have found so many people, be them Muslim, Jewish, Christian or otherwise that have VERY strong faith.",
"I happen to be Christian and do not mind a book that can weave in religious views but this book was painful.The book was poorly written, character development was weak and the main character's judgment of people and constant \"holier than thou\" attitude that seemed to only rest on the fact that she would not have sex was irritating.",
"She judged almost everyone in the book that she came across as good or bad solely based on whether they were Christian or not.",
"It was irritating to read and gives Christianity a bad name.Do not bother to read this boring and poorly written book."
] |
1 | Great advice, IF | This is a great book, IF: you want your children to grow up to hate you.Most "strong-willed" children are probably smarter than you are. Part of that strong will is that they can already think for themselves. They will remember most or all of their childhood (happening NOW) -- and they will damn sure remember whether or not you rely on your physical dominance over them.Kids need love, unconditional love. If you just want them to obey you, this book will help... but it comes at a great cost.Consider the following, fromMan for Himself. This is Erich Fromm, NOT Dobson:"The 'good' child may be frightened, and insecure, wanting only to please his parents by submitting to their will, while the 'bad' child may have a will of his own and genuine interests but ones which do not please the parents."As a loving parent, you can do better than James Dobson. There are plenty of parenting books out there, pick almost any one over this one - and remember, you're going to be Mom or Dad for LIFE. | 993 | [
"This is a great book, IF: you want your children to grow up to hate you.Most \"strong-willed\" children are probably smarter than you are.",
"Part of that strong will is that they can already think for themselves.",
"They will remember most or all of their childhood (happening NOW) -- and they will damn sure remember whether or not you rely on your physical dominance over them.Kids need love, unconditional love.",
"If you just want them to obey you, this book will help... but it comes at a great cost.Consider the following, fromMan for Himself.",
"This is Erich Fromm, NOT Dobson:\"The 'good' child may be frightened, and insecure, wanting only to please his parents by submitting to their will, while the 'bad' child may have a will of his own and genuine interests but ones which do not please the parents.\"As a loving parent, you can do better than James Dobson.",
"There are plenty of parenting books out there, pick almost any one over this one - and remember, you're going to be Mom or Dad for LIFE."
] |
1 | Horrible | The only thing that's as bad as this piece of crap is the actual Linksys router.I bought this because my router would not get signal to my bedroom, and it's only a single level house, 1800 sq ft. The booster is a bear to set up, and I could't get into the system to try to change my security password. I had to call Linksys, and was on hold for 30 minutes before I even got a tech on the line. She treated me like I was 4, and had no computer experience. Total call time: over 1 hour.After that, I could not sign my laptop onto the Internet. Without the booster, I could sign on but had a weak signal. With the booster I had a very strong signal, but could not sign onto the Internet.Again with a call to Linksys, this one lasted about 45 minutes. This tech was better than the last, but he couldn't fix it either. And, he admitted he was in Isreal!This is going back, and I'm buying a whole new system. Don't bother with this router. It's a piece of crap. Just like the whole Linksys company. | 993 | [
"The only thing that's as bad as this piece of crap is the actual Linksys router.I bought this because my router would not get signal to my bedroom, and it's only a single level house, 1800 sq ft.",
"The booster is a bear to set up, and I could't get into the system to try to change my security password.",
"I had to call Linksys, and was on hold for 30 minutes before I even got a tech on the line.",
"She treated me like I was 4, and had no computer experience.",
"Total call time: over 1 hour.After that, I could not sign my laptop onto the Internet.",
"Without the booster, I could sign on but had a weak signal.",
"With the booster I had a very strong signal, but could not sign onto the Internet.Again with a call to Linksys, this one lasted about 45 minutes.",
"This tech was better than the last, but he couldn't fix it either.",
"And, he admitted he was in Isreal!",
"This is going back, and I'm buying a whole new system.",
"Don't bother with this router.",
"It's a piece of crap.",
"Just like the whole Linksys company."
] |
1 | Terrible | I spent hours trying to get my computer to recognize this thing and was finally able to get it sort of installed, though I realized at that point that you can't scan from a multifunction device through it - you have to plug the printer back into the computer via USB to scan. I did this and then went back to wireless, only to find that it had corrupted the printer driver, so I had to download and reinstall a fresh copy of the printer driver to get the printer to work at all. After that I stopped using the print server and in the meantime switched internet providers and had a new router and wireless network. Today I decided to try the print server again with the new router/network, but I'm having the same problems with installation (it says it can't find the print server even though they are connected by ethernet cable and all firewall is shut down). I don't remember what fluke allowed me eventually to get past this problem last time, so I'm giving up and throwing it in the trash. | 993 | [
"I spent hours trying to get my computer to recognize this thing and was finally able to get it sort of installed, though I realized at that point that you can't scan from a multifunction device through it - you have to plug the printer back into the computer via USB to scan.",
"I did this and then went back to wireless, only to find that it had corrupted the printer driver, so I had to download and reinstall a fresh copy of the printer driver to get the printer to work at all.",
"After that I stopped using the print server and in the meantime switched internet providers and had a new router and wireless network.",
"Today I decided to try the print server again with the new router/network, but I'm having the same problems with installation (it says it can't find the print server even though they are connected by ethernet cable and all firewall is shut down).",
"I don't remember what fluke allowed me eventually to get past this problem last time, so I'm giving up and throwing it in the trash."
] |
1 | not very helpful | Ok, look, if you are the high libido partner, and your goal is to get sympathy and understanding, acknowledgment of your needs and relief from your loneliness and hurt feelings of rejection, read this book and hope for mercy sex.If you are the low libido partner who loves her spouse, you probably feel bad enough about the situation anyway. You are being told to get your act together or else head for disaster. "Desire is really a decision. You have to decide to make having a vibrant, exciting emotionally satisfying sexual relationship a priority", and "just do it!", the author writes. The good old 'Fake it till you make it' approach. Really?If you want your low libido partner to feel passionate about you again, readRekindle your Love Life and Reignite your Relationship: A Practical Plan for People in a Low-Sex/No-Sex Relationship or Marriage.HereThe Sex-Starved Marriage: Boosting Your Marriage Libido: A Couple's Guideyou mainly learn how to keep a bunch of therapists in business. | 993 | [
"Ok, look, if you are the high libido partner, and your goal is to get sympathy and understanding, acknowledgment of your needs and relief from your loneliness and hurt feelings of rejection, read this book and hope for mercy sex.If you are the low libido partner who loves her spouse, you probably feel bad enough about the situation anyway.",
"You are being told to get your act together or else head for disaster.",
"\"Desire is really a decision.",
"You have to decide to make having a vibrant, exciting emotionally satisfying sexual relationship a priority\", and \"just do it!",
"\", the author writes.",
"The good old 'Fake it till you make it' approach.",
"Really?",
"If you want your low libido partner to feel passionate about you again, readRekindle your Love Life and Reignite your Relationship: A Practical Plan for People in a Low-Sex/No-Sex Relationship or Marriage.HereThe Sex-Starved Marriage: Boosting Your Marriage Libido: A Couple's Guideyou mainly learn how to keep a bunch of therapists in business."
] |
1 | Just didnt like it. | I didn't like this book. It was very well written, but in the end I was disappointed. In order to like a book, and its characters and its story, I have to believe what I am reading. If the storyline has me perplexed, because the characters are doing things that would not be within the normal parameters of the plot and theme, I scratch my head. If this was truly a community of religious people, following their leaders rules and regulations no matter how ridiculous or abusive, than the events would have ever taken place. You have to suspend disbelief and I don't like doing that. Ninah and James would have NEVER been aloud to be alone, never. Not for Prayer time, quiet time or hammer time. Grandpa Herman, while not the smartest man alive, would have been worldly enough to know the brains of young adults, no matter who they were. Now I know it's a work of fiction, and it "could have" happened, but something deep down in me kept doubting it and it ruined the book for me all together. | 993 | [
"I didn't like this book.",
"It was very well written, but in the end I was disappointed.",
"In order to like a book, and its characters and its story, I have to believe what I am reading.",
"If the storyline has me perplexed, because the characters are doing things that would not be within the normal parameters of the plot and theme, I scratch my head.",
"If this was truly a community of religious people, following their leaders rules and regulations no matter how ridiculous or abusive, than the events would have ever taken place.",
"You have to suspend disbelief and I don't like doing that.",
"Ninah and James would have NEVER been aloud to be alone, never.",
"Not for Prayer time, quiet time or hammer time.",
"Grandpa Herman, while not the smartest man alive, would have been worldly enough to know the brains of young adults, no matter who they were.",
"Now I know it's a work of fiction, and it \"could have\" happened, but something deep down in me kept doubting it and it ruined the book for me all together."
] |
1 | Absolutely HORRIBLE | This is the worst textbook I've ever used in any class - high school or university. You basically need to already know Discrete Math in order to understand the material in the book. The examples aren't relevant to the exercises in the least way possible. Definitions are hard to find within the text, so if you're looking for a definition of a new term in the section, it's quicker to search online than rummage through useless pages of garbage (searching online would give better examples than the book, as well). At least in a typical text book, definitions are bolded and easy to find - in this book, they don't do this, let alone anything else, to help the reader easily find key words.The only reason I even open the book is to do the assigned exercises. Don't try to read the material from the book - you'll only confuse yourself. I rely on class notes and the internet to get the work done. Otherwise, this book is completely USELESS. I advise you to avoid it at all costs, if possible. | 993 | [
"This is the worst textbook I've ever used in any class - high school or university.",
"You basically need to already know Discrete Math in order to understand the material in the book.",
"The examples aren't relevant to the exercises in the least way possible.",
"Definitions are hard to find within the text, so if you're looking for a definition of a new term in the section, it's quicker to search online than rummage through useless pages of garbage (searching online would give better examples than the book, as well).",
"At least in a typical text book, definitions are bolded and easy to find - in this book, they don't do this, let alone anything else, to help the reader easily find key words.The only reason I even open the book is to do the assigned exercises.",
"Don't try to read the material from the book - you'll only confuse yourself.",
"I rely on class notes and the internet to get the work done.",
"Otherwise, this book is completely USELESS.",
"I advise you to avoid it at all costs, if possible."
] |
1 | Run fast and far | Run away from SOE products. Run fast and far. They have begun to take SWG down a path that is guaranteed to alienate their playerbase.I see a few people here making the ridiculous claim that everyone who is upset about the Combat Upgrade are exploiters or leet dewds. This is untrue. The majority of people upset are non-combatants of all kinds. Crafters, entertainers, doctors... In SWG if you're not a dual mastery combatant the devs are essentially saying that you don't matter.There have been plenty of reviews here that tell the truth about how deeply messed up the game has become because of SOE horrendous design policies. Do not be swayed by the occasional glowing review. The majority of SWG veterans detest the CU because the game used to be much better. It used to encourage different styles of gameplay and now it does not.If you enjoy mindless, endless grinding to no real end, then this game might be for you. If not, run fast and far. Put your money into anything but this game. | 993 | [
"Run away from SOE products.",
"Run fast and far.",
"They have begun to take SWG down a path that is guaranteed to alienate their playerbase.I see a few people here making the ridiculous claim that everyone who is upset about the Combat Upgrade are exploiters or leet dewds.",
"This is untrue.",
"The majority of people upset are non-combatants of all kinds.",
"Crafters, entertainers, doctors... In SWG if you're not a dual mastery combatant the devs are essentially saying that you don't matter.There have been plenty of reviews here that tell the truth about how deeply messed up the game has become because of SOE horrendous design policies.",
"Do not be swayed by the occasional glowing review.",
"The majority of SWG veterans detest the CU because the game used to be much better.",
"It used to encourage different styles of gameplay and now it does not.If you enjoy mindless, endless grinding to no real end, then this game might be for you.",
"If not, run fast and far.",
"Put your money into anything but this game."
] |
1 | Pie In The Sky... | I have a great deal of criticism for American History Academia.That said, I believe this book is an attempt to rewrite history to please the ignorant. It amazes me to see how blatently people can pull the wool over the eyes of the people with a few "patriotic" tear tugs. If you must wallow in American History, and if you don't have the courage to face truth, then this book is for you.Put your head in the sand and never, never admit to the truth. We have done some pretty dastardly acts in the name of Patriotism. But, what does it matter? It matters because we will never raise an enlightened citizenry with this distortion.I have been an historian for thirty years. It pains me to attempt to rise to the level of maturity only to see it all go down, for the sliver of influence in America that co-opts common sense for a political gamesmanship.You really can't know anything about history without attempting to know it all, good, bad and ugly.Read SEIZING DESTINY, by Kluger....excellent! | 993 | [
"I have a great deal of criticism for American History Academia.That said, I believe this book is an attempt to rewrite history to please the ignorant.",
"It amazes me to see how blatently people can pull the wool over the eyes of the people with a few \"patriotic\" tear tugs.",
"If you must wallow in American History, and if you don't have the courage to face truth, then this book is for you.Put your head in the sand and never, never admit to the truth.",
"We have done some pretty dastardly acts in the name of Patriotism.",
"But, what does it matter?",
"It matters because we will never raise an enlightened citizenry with this distortion.I have been an historian for thirty years.",
"It pains me to attempt to rise to the level of maturity only to see it all go down, for the sliver of influence in America that co-opts common sense for a political gamesmanship.You really can't know anything about history without attempting to know it all, good, bad and ugly.Read SEIZING DESTINY, by Kluger....excellent!"
] |
1 | Yawn--- | Well,I finally got around to reading Weeks' book. I was the toughest guy in Boston but probably the most intelligent,fair and honest of all of Whiteys'puppets,sez Kevin.Probably a little truth with a lot of little half truths and action and adventure thrown in.I hope that this is the last of the Whitey Bulger books.Apparently, everyone from Southie is going to write a book. Maybe,we'll soon be getting a Kevin Weeks action figure.Out of all of them,'Black Mass' by Lehr and O'Neil, and 'Rat Bastards' by Red Shea are probably the best. Shea probably summed it up when he gives Kevin the nickname "Two Weeks"; because that's how long it took Kev to flip. I'm surprised it took that long.But that's to be expected these days. It used to be "do the crime-do the time". Not any more. Now it's "get busted-rat out all your friends-get your book deal". Sure,Shea also wrote his own book,but he did the time; when it would have been easy to flip. Between Red and Kev; I'll stand with Shea anytime. | 993 | [
"Well,I finally got around to reading Weeks' book.",
"I was the toughest guy in Boston but probably the most intelligent,fair and honest of all of Whiteys'puppets,sez Kevin.Probably a little truth with a lot of little half truths and action and adventure thrown in.I hope that this is the last of the Whitey Bulger books.Apparently, everyone from Southie is going to write a book.",
"Maybe,we'll soon be getting a Kevin Weeks action figure.Out of all of them,'Black Mass' by Lehr and O'Neil, and 'Rat Bastards' by Red Shea are probably the best.",
"Shea probably summed it up when he gives Kevin the nickname \"Two Weeks\"; because that's how long it took Kev to flip.",
"I'm surprised it took that long.But that's to be expected these days.",
"It used to be \"do the crime-do the time\".",
"Not any more.",
"Now it's \"get busted-rat out all your friends-get your book deal\".",
"Sure,Shea also wrote his own book,but he did the time; when it would have been easy to flip.",
"Between Red and Kev; I'll stand with Shea anytime."
] |
1 | Buyer beware!! | This product causes Visual Studio to crash. If you are a software developer don't install this product. It will cause you hours of frustration and downtime.Please go to Mcafee's website and browse their support forums!This is a horrible product.This product prevents Visual Studio 2005 from opening any web projects. It also causes problems with iTunes, SQL Server 2000/2005 and a host of other applications. It also has a severe performance impact on most computer systems. There are many angry subscribers who were pushed this product as an upgrade to ISS 7, who now have unusable computers. Because Mcafee won't provide a path to downgrade to the previous version, a users only option is to uninstall the product. Unfortunately for subscribers receiving an upgrade, a refund is not possible. Mcafee is weaseling out of refunding subscribers money by enforcing their 30 day return policy. This is in-spite of the fact it is only the brand upgrade forced on everyone that is causing problems. | 993 | [
"This product causes Visual Studio to crash.",
"If you are a software developer don't install this product.",
"It will cause you hours of frustration and downtime.Please go to Mcafee's website and browse their support forums!",
"This is a horrible product.This product prevents Visual Studio 2005 from opening any web projects.",
"It also causes problems with iTunes, SQL Server 2000/2005 and a host of other applications.",
"It also has a severe performance impact on most computer systems.",
"There are many angry subscribers who were pushed this product as an upgrade to ISS 7, who now have unusable computers.",
"Because Mcafee won't provide a path to downgrade to the previous version, a users only option is to uninstall the product.",
"Unfortunately for subscribers receiving an upgrade, a refund is not possible.",
"Mcafee is weaseling out of refunding subscribers money by enforcing their 30 day return policy.",
"This is in-spite of the fact it is only the brand upgrade forced on everyone that is causing problems."
] |
1 | i'm giving this away | i've been a christian all my life and was looking for something written by a lay christian woman to help me enrich my spirituality. this is why i bought this book. but it was a disastrous purchase. i agree with an earlier review: this book is shallow. almost everything is based on stormie's personal experience, her own interpretations of scripture, and plentiful quotes from the bible--but without context. but she obviously does not have yet a thorough and well-contemplated understanding of the bible and other christian concepts. maybe another reason i didn't like this book is because i'm catholic, and stormie isn't. so i was mentally arguing with her while reading the book. those who are new to christianity and looking towards religion for a "quick fix" in their life would probably get more from this book. the lord did answer my prayer and i found a copy of "full of grace" by johnette benkovich. that is a richer more in-depth guide for lay women looking for the path to holiness. | 993 | [
"i've been a christian all my life and was looking for something written by a lay christian woman to help me enrich my spirituality.",
"this is why i bought this book.",
"but it was a disastrous purchase.",
"i agree with an earlier review: this book is shallow.",
"almost everything is based on stormie's personal experience, her own interpretations of scripture, and plentiful quotes from the bible--but without context.",
"but she obviously does not have yet a thorough and well-contemplated understanding of the bible and other christian concepts.",
"maybe another reason i didn't like this book is because i'm catholic, and stormie isn't.",
"so i was mentally arguing with her while reading the book.",
"those who are new to christianity and looking towards religion for a \"quick fix\" in their life would probably get more from this book.",
"the lord did answer my prayer and i found a copy of \"full of grace\" by johnette benkovich.",
"that is a richer more in-depth guide for lay women looking for the path to holiness."
] |
1 | Disappointing | I found this book less than impressive and what bothers me the most is the price. I bought it new, paid over $50.00 for it and frankly I thought I would be getting a lot more. A lot more information, a lot more detail, a lot more of basically everything. (Even the binding on this book is disappointing!) It might work well for a junior high school report but that is because it is rather like a junior high school report. The author paints his picture of the time in VERY broad strokes and really doesn't bother with details. It might be fine as your first reference book on the Elizabethans, but it won't due if you have more than a passing knowledge going in. At $12.95 this book would have been okay. The high price, however, raises expectations and leaves one with the impression that it is going to be a far more informative book. There are better books out there on this topic and they cost far less. Don't buy it at the full price. Don't but it if you are looking for real scholarship. | 993 | [
"I found this book less than impressive and what bothers me the most is the price.",
"I bought it new, paid over $50.00 for it and frankly I thought I would be getting a lot more.",
"A lot more information, a lot more detail, a lot more of basically everything.",
"(Even the binding on this book is disappointing!",
") It might work well for a junior high school report but that is because it is rather like a junior high school report.",
"The author paints his picture of the time in VERY broad strokes and really doesn't bother with details.",
"It might be fine as your first reference book on the Elizabethans, but it won't due if you have more than a passing knowledge going in.",
"At $12.95 this book would have been okay.",
"The high price, however, raises expectations and leaves one with the impression that it is going to be a far more informative book.",
"There are better books out there on this topic and they cost far less.",
"Don't buy it at the full price.",
"Don't but it if you are looking for real scholarship."
] |
1 | NO NO NO! | Cons:1) Heavy heavy vacuum!2) Inconveniently located 'power' button on the top of the handle and when I had to push this heavy heavy vacuum I had to use two hands and would constantly accidentally push the power button3) Also has a 'brush' button that you have to push in order for the brush to turn on! (which I didn't see until after I finished vacuuming the living room and wondered why I couldn't see it rotating through the see-through window. Then one of the times I pushed that stupid 'power' button, I saw the 'brush' button below it)4) Does not suck that well. I've read the other reviews and mine just did not suck that good. I vacuumed my carpets, then used my carpet cleaner and it was disgusting how much dirt and hair it picked up that the Bissell didn't.Pros:1) Long cord2) its bagless3) pretty?Honestly there's too many cons than pros and I would NOT recomment this vacuum. It went back to the store the next day and now Im going for the Dyson. I'll let you know how that goes! | 993 | [
"Cons:1) Heavy heavy vacuum!",
"2) Inconveniently located 'power' button on the top of the handle and when I had to push this heavy heavy vacuum I had to use two hands and would constantly accidentally push the power button3) Also has a 'brush' button that you have to push in order for the brush to turn on!",
"(which I didn't see until after I finished vacuuming the living room and wondered why I couldn't see it rotating through the see-through window.",
"Then one of the times I pushed that stupid 'power' button, I saw the 'brush' button below it)4) Does not suck that well.",
"I've read the other reviews and mine just did not suck that good.",
"I vacuumed my carpets, then used my carpet cleaner and it was disgusting how much dirt and hair it picked up that the Bissell didn't.Pros:1) Long cord2) its bagless3) pretty?",
"Honestly there's too many cons than pros and I would NOT recomment this vacuum.",
"It went back to the store the next day and now Im going for the Dyson.",
"I'll let you know how that goes!"
] |
1 | very disappointed | Let me start by saying that I have read and enjoyed a number of Dyer's books. I was really excited to receive my CD in the mail and listened to it immediately. It was so disappointing to realize that the majority of this meditation is simply composed of the sounds of AH or OM. I had thought it would be something more on the order of guided imagery.Still, I was willing to give it a try until I realized that it would require listening to (seemingly) endless minutes of tone-deaf chanting. I hate to sound petty but the wandering pitch was enough to set my teeth on edge and was distracting to the point that I could not focus on anything else.Those who are not bothered by that sort of thing might find this to be a powerful tool to start a meditation practice. Those who are experienced or who are sensitive to pitch can save themselves $10 and a headache by chanting AH in the morning while focusing on creating your day and OM in the evening while focusing on being grateful for your day. | 993 | [
"Let me start by saying that I have read and enjoyed a number of Dyer's books.",
"I was really excited to receive my CD in the mail and listened to it immediately.",
"It was so disappointing to realize that the majority of this meditation is simply composed of the sounds of AH or OM.",
"I had thought it would be something more on the order of guided imagery.Still, I was willing to give it a try until I realized that it would require listening to (seemingly) endless minutes of tone-deaf chanting.",
"I hate to sound petty but the wandering pitch was enough to set my teeth on edge and was distracting to the point that I could not focus on anything else.Those who are not bothered by that sort of thing might find this to be a powerful tool to start a meditation practice.",
"Those who are experienced or who are sensitive to pitch can save themselves $10 and a headache by chanting AH in the morning while focusing on creating your day and OM in the evening while focusing on being grateful for your day."
] |
1 | bad | ... what really bothered me about "A Mother's Gift" was, that it bordered (in my mind) on vulgar propaganda. It seems, that it was designed to rehash the cliched "rags to riches" story (the real Britney by the way only has the latter part of this story in common with her literary counterpart) in order to offer young girls and boys a vision, an image, a possibility (however remote) of achieving stardom. While this visage itself may be helpful for young people, it had an exaggerated, self-caricaturing effect. Most importantly, however, it was designed to create an imaginary solidarity between Britney and her fans. By implicitly suggesting, that anyone can become a star, it lowers the star's pedestal and puts her (in the minds of her fans) into the category of "beloved" (however fabricated and untrue this may be), rather than "admirable". If "A Mother's Gift" had been a pamphlet instead of a novel, at least I could have respected the authors for not calling their creation "art" ... | 993 | [
"... what really bothered me about \"A Mother's Gift\" was, that it bordered (in my mind) on vulgar propaganda.",
"It seems, that it was designed to rehash the cliched \"rags to riches\" story (the real Britney by the way only has the latter part of this story in common with her literary counterpart) in order to offer young girls and boys a vision, an image, a possibility (however remote) of achieving stardom.",
"While this visage itself may be helpful for young people, it had an exaggerated, self-caricaturing effect.",
"Most importantly, however, it was designed to create an imaginary solidarity between Britney and her fans.",
"By implicitly suggesting, that anyone can become a star, it lowers the star's pedestal and puts her (in the minds of her fans) into the category of \"beloved\" (however fabricated and untrue this may be), rather than \"admirable\".",
"If \"A Mother's Gift\" had been a pamphlet instead of a novel, at least I could have respected the authors for not calling their creation \"art\" ..."
] |
1 | Disappointed | After all the media attention surrounding this book, I had to read it to see what all the commotion was about. I'm very disappointed. None of the tips and pointers provided were unique. It is all imformation that I have read elsewhere. For example, there's absolutely nothing new with writing a wish list for the person you want to attract. My friends and I did that very same thing when I was 15.My feeling is that Ms. Jones-Reynolds journey is not yet complete since she hasn't yet achieved contentment in her life. She isn't content with the celebrity status she has already received - now she wants others to view her as an expert of love...a love coach. I'm not sure how she feels she is qualified for this title. Her self proclaimed title of "diva" is far more believable.If you are curious about this book (as I was) please avoid the urge to make a purchase. Instead, chose one of the many well respected authors who also has the education and experience needed to provide sound advice. | 993 | [
"After all the media attention surrounding this book, I had to read it to see what all the commotion was about.",
"I'm very disappointed.",
"None of the tips and pointers provided were unique.",
"It is all imformation that I have read elsewhere.",
"For example, there's absolutely nothing new with writing a wish list for the person you want to attract.",
"My friends and I did that very same thing when I was 15.My feeling is that Ms.",
"Jones-Reynolds journey is not yet complete since she hasn't yet achieved contentment in her life.",
"She isn't content with the celebrity status she has already received - now she wants others to view her as an expert of love...a love coach.",
"I'm not sure how she feels she is qualified for this title.",
"Her self proclaimed title of \"diva\" is far more believable.If you are curious about this book (as I was) please avoid the urge to make a purchase.",
"Instead, chose one of the many well respected authors who also has the education and experience needed to provide sound advice."
] |
1 | SB ranire | The Chronicles of White FoxBy Gary PaulsenReviewed by Sachidnra BhagatIn the novel, The Chronicles of White Fox, by Gary Paulsen, we meet Cody Peirce, a teen age boy that is captured by the CCR and is trapped in one of their prison camps. This book is about a kid names Cody. He is also known as the White Fox. He got the nickname white fox because he is slick. He is a bold and brave person, who craves the need for escaping. He escapes and tries to come back to save his people. But the way back he gets whipped and hit by a bomb explosion. Also he meets an old friend named Franklin and his squad. The squad is called the G Company. After the explosion he is found lying on the ground, not moving. Will Cody wake up? Will he make it back in time to save his people? Or will they all die?There is no suspense at all. If you're looking a book with suspense this isn't the book for you. I don't like it. However, if you're looking for a thriller that is action packed this is the book for you. | 993 | [
"The Chronicles of White FoxBy Gary PaulsenReviewed by Sachidnra BhagatIn the novel, The Chronicles of White Fox, by Gary Paulsen, we meet Cody Peirce, a teen age boy that is captured by the CCR and is trapped in one of their prison camps.",
"This book is about a kid names Cody.",
"He is also known as the White Fox.",
"He got the nickname white fox because he is slick.",
"He is a bold and brave person, who craves the need for escaping.",
"He escapes and tries to come back to save his people.",
"But the way back he gets whipped and hit by a bomb explosion.",
"Also he meets an old friend named Franklin and his squad.",
"The squad is called the G Company.",
"After the explosion he is found lying on the ground, not moving.",
"Will Cody wake up?",
"Will he make it back in time to save his people?",
"Or will they all die?",
"There is no suspense at all.",
"If you're looking a book with suspense this isn't the book for you.",
"I don't like it.",
"However, if you're looking for a thriller that is action packed this is the book for you."
] |
1 | Endless frustration | I've played the earlier civs and enjoyed them, but the last few are worthless. The basic levels are fine, but anything beyond that is just ridiculous. Focus on military and it beats you with other civs being more technologically advanced. Focus on science and the other civs will crush you with sheer numbers of their less advanced military force. Try to balance the two and it will engage you in wars of attrition where you spend all your resources trying to defend your territory and some other civ speeds by you in technology. Try to be nice to other civs, and trade technology or resources, and they use it to arm themselves against you. The "probability" score is meaningless (anything under 90% and you'll probably lose.) After a while, the whole tanks-losing-to-rifleman bit gets old (and yes I did apply patches.) I suppose it might be more enjoyable if I wanted to spend the next two months studying strategy guides, etc, but there are plenty of other more intersting games out there. | 993 | [
"I've played the earlier civs and enjoyed them, but the last few are worthless.",
"The basic levels are fine, but anything beyond that is just ridiculous.",
"Focus on military and it beats you with other civs being more technologically advanced.",
"Focus on science and the other civs will crush you with sheer numbers of their less advanced military force.",
"Try to balance the two and it will engage you in wars of attrition where you spend all your resources trying to defend your territory and some other civ speeds by you in technology.",
"Try to be nice to other civs, and trade technology or resources, and they use it to arm themselves against you.",
"The \"probability\" score is meaningless (anything under 90% and you'll probably lose.) After a while, the whole tanks-losing-to-rifleman bit gets old (and yes I did apply patches.) I suppose it might be more enjoyable if I wanted to spend the next two months studying strategy guides, etc, but there are plenty of other more intersting games out there."
] |
1 | Fluff. Not Heathenry | I've been practicing Heathenry for many, many years, and for me this book was a pure waste of time. For a NEWCOMER to heathenry it's worse. It's dangerous. Information is inaccurate at best. The Gods are described almost ridiculously, and the "meditations" are as unheathen as rosary beads. Our Troth, by Kvedulf Gunnarson is much better and even THAT needs to be read with a block of salt. I felt the need to write this because, in the case of a "religious" book, it's much more important to speak up against books that are off the wall, than say, a pleasure read. The Author herself has a history of rejection among the heathen community, which is a community based around Frith, and ideas of Innangard and Utgard. She, sitting in the Utgard of the community, represents anything BUT heathenry. Her facts are wrong. Her theories are ludicrous, and her overall worldview is disturbing. Avoid this book and this author. Stick with Academic sources. They will get you MUCH farther as a heathen. | 993 | [
"I've been practicing Heathenry for many, many years, and for me this book was a pure waste of time.",
"For a NEWCOMER to heathenry it's worse.",
"It's dangerous.",
"Information is inaccurate at best.",
"The Gods are described almost ridiculously, and the \"meditations\" are as unheathen as rosary beads.",
"Our Troth, by Kvedulf Gunnarson is much better and even THAT needs to be read with a block of salt.",
"I felt the need to write this because, in the case of a \"religious\" book, it's much more important to speak up against books that are off the wall, than say, a pleasure read.",
"The Author herself has a history of rejection among the heathen community, which is a community based around Frith, and ideas of Innangard and Utgard.",
"She, sitting in the Utgard of the community, represents anything BUT heathenry.",
"Her facts are wrong.",
"Her theories are ludicrous, and her overall worldview is disturbing.",
"Avoid this book and this author.",
"Stick with Academic sources.",
"They will get you MUCH farther as a heathen."
] |
1 | Get real... | By the time I got to the Chapter where Becky honestly thought she was going to win the lottery and have it solve all her financial problems, I began to wonder what level of intelligence the audience who made this book a best-seller had? Then I began to wonder what kind of intelligence I had to borrow it from a friend and begin to read it. That situation wasn't funny. It was downright annoying. So much so that even though I assumed this book was supposed to be a fun and carefree read, I was getting more and more ansty as I read on. Half way through, I slammed it shut with disgust.The character of Becky is annoying, pety, frivolous, irritating and takes the word stupid and naive to a whole new level. I can't believe that women in the world can relate to her. If that's the case, I don't hold out much hope for our gender's future.If you want smart sarcastic chick-lit humour with women who have a brain, go read a Karen Templeton or Sarah Mlynowski book. Save your money on this one... | 993 | [
"By the time I got to the Chapter where Becky honestly thought she was going to win the lottery and have it solve all her financial problems, I began to wonder what level of intelligence the audience who made this book a best-seller had?",
"Then I began to wonder what kind of intelligence I had to borrow it from a friend and begin to read it.",
"That situation wasn't funny.",
"It was downright annoying.",
"So much so that even though I assumed this book was supposed to be a fun and carefree read, I was getting more and more ansty as I read on.",
"Half way through, I slammed it shut with disgust.The character of Becky is annoying, pety, frivolous, irritating and takes the word stupid and naive to a whole new level.",
"I can't believe that women in the world can relate to her.",
"If that's the case, I don't hold out much hope for our gender's future.If you want smart sarcastic chick-lit humour with women who have a brain, go read a Karen Templeton or Sarah Mlynowski book.",
"Save your money on this one..."
] |
1 | What Secrets? | It is difficult to avoid the conclusion that the great reviews about it on this website were written by the author himself. The book is absolute RUBBISH.I have never read a book with so little genuine chess content. The vast majority of the book consists of stupid (and annoying) discussion between the author, and a pupil concerning endgame principles. The trouble is, the discussion is so general and basic as to be meaningless. It only offers basic principles such as "keep your rook active", with little to no practical examples.The book fails to cover numerous key endgame topics, such as pawn structures, pawn breakthroughs, entry squares for the king.The title is completely misleading. The book is limited to basic concepts, which even then, are poorly explained, with very little supporting analysis or examples. The depth of analysis is truly pathetic - frequently no more than one or two lines of play, looking ahead 3-4 moves. If only endgames were this simple.DON'T BUY THIS BOOK. | 993 | [
"It is difficult to avoid the conclusion that the great reviews about it on this website were written by the author himself.",
"The book is absolute RUBBISH.I have never read a book with so little genuine chess content.",
"The vast majority of the book consists of stupid (and annoying) discussion between the author, and a pupil concerning endgame principles.",
"The trouble is, the discussion is so general and basic as to be meaningless.",
"It only offers basic principles such as \"keep your rook active\", with little to no practical examples.The book fails to cover numerous key endgame topics, such as pawn structures, pawn breakthroughs, entry squares for the king.The title is completely misleading.",
"The book is limited to basic concepts, which even then, are poorly explained, with very little supporting analysis or examples.",
"The depth of analysis is truly pathetic - frequently no more than one or two lines of play, looking ahead 3-4 moves.",
"If only endgames were this simple.DON'T BUY THIS BOOK."
] |
1 | Garbage In A Can | This stuff is the absolute worst thing in the world you could do to a tire, especially one that's either flat or going flat. I've worked with tires for over 7 years and found so many people put this junk in their tire that has 3-inch gashes in the side, screws or broken bottle pieces in it, or ridden the thing flat for several miles. The crap is made from ammonia (however it's spelled) and simply doesn't work. You're basically pumping beer-foam in your tire, hoping (thinking) it'll close up any hole. But the truth is the junk just bubbles out and leaves a sticky mess everywhere. Then you take it to get fixed and it makes it such a hassle to clean out. Not that I'm supporting the dude who fixes the tire with this review, I just think the stuff is crap and would rather pump feces into the tire, or bubble gum, or oatmeal. Anything would be better than this stuff.Bottom line: get yourself some good tools to change a spare and do that instead. This stuff is a waste of money and time. | 993 | [
"This stuff is the absolute worst thing in the world you could do to a tire, especially one that's either flat or going flat.",
"I've worked with tires for over 7 years and found so many people put this junk in their tire that has 3-inch gashes in the side, screws or broken bottle pieces in it, or ridden the thing flat for several miles.",
"The crap is made from ammonia (however it's spelled) and simply doesn't work.",
"You're basically pumping beer-foam in your tire, hoping (thinking) it'll close up any hole.",
"But the truth is the junk just bubbles out and leaves a sticky mess everywhere.",
"Then you take it to get fixed and it makes it such a hassle to clean out.",
"Not that I'm supporting the dude who fixes the tire with this review, I just think the stuff is crap and would rather pump feces into the tire, or bubble gum, or oatmeal.",
"Anything would be better than this stuff.Bottom line: get yourself some good tools to change a spare and do that instead.",
"This stuff is a waste of money and time."
] |
1 | Don't Buy It. | I usually wouldn't take the time to write a review of a product, but I'd like to save other people from going through the same difficulty I have.The Hoover V2 seemed to be a good carpet cleaner. It received good reviews from Consumer Reports. Unfortunately, however, the CR reviews do not take the machine's durability into consideration. After 3 uses, the clean water tank cracked. The valves at the bottom of the clean water tank conceal the problem. However, upon removing them, you can see that the EXTREMELY thin plastic forms stress cracks. These cracks grow and multiply across the opening for the valve until one day you notice water pouring from your machine across your carpet.There's no way to correct it or even prevent it. If you use this cleaner enough, you will eventually have cracks in the clean water tank. The replacement tank costs $59 -- 1/4 of what I paid for the cleaner originally. I'm going to check our other products today. I can assure you, it will not be a Hoover. | 993 | [
"I usually wouldn't take the time to write a review of a product, but I'd like to save other people from going through the same difficulty I have.The Hoover V2 seemed to be a good carpet cleaner.",
"It received good reviews from Consumer Reports.",
"Unfortunately, however, the CR reviews do not take the machine's durability into consideration.",
"After 3 uses, the clean water tank cracked.",
"The valves at the bottom of the clean water tank conceal the problem.",
"However, upon removing them, you can see that the EXTREMELY thin plastic forms stress cracks.",
"These cracks grow and multiply across the opening for the valve until one day you notice water pouring from your machine across your carpet.There's no way to correct it or even prevent it.",
"If you use this cleaner enough, you will eventually have cracks in the clean water tank.",
"The replacement tank costs $59 -- 1/4 of what I paid for the cleaner originally.",
"I'm going to check our other products today.",
"I can assure you, it will not be a Hoover."
] |
1 | Simply does not work | I bought the model 502 some 12 months ago. I never managed to make it work. It may work a day or two but then start the problems: the beeper does not stop to beep; at any time, day and night (the neighbors love it!); means: the device is out of control and will neither open nor close; just beep. The whole is a complete misconception; the electronic part is fully out of control and will constantly signal whatever problem and/or simply not work. Sure is: you will open your door manually 4 out of 5 days! The charger that comes delivered is actually a transformer without any function. I also bought the 5 W solar panel: forget about; it will charge the battery on an extremely sunny day up to one cycle; from then on, you open your gate by hand (I live near the equator) for the next 24 hours. If you like to sit in your car and to realize that you have to leave it in order to open your gate: Buy the FM502; it'll keep you fit!A complete waste of money and time for a perfect dissatisfyer. | 993 | [
"I bought the model 502 some 12 months ago.",
"I never managed to make it work.",
"It may work a day or two but then start the problems: the beeper does not stop to beep; at any time, day and night (the neighbors love it!",
"); means: the device is out of control and will neither open nor close; just beep.",
"The whole is a complete misconception; the electronic part is fully out of control and will constantly signal whatever problem and/or simply not work.",
"Sure is: you will open your door manually 4 out of 5 days!",
"The charger that comes delivered is actually a transformer without any function.",
"I also bought the 5 W solar panel: forget about; it will charge the battery on an extremely sunny day up to one cycle; from then on, you open your gate by hand (I live near the equator) for the next 24 hours.",
"If you like to sit in your car and to realize that you have to leave it in order to open your gate: Buy the FM502; it'll keep you fit!",
"A complete waste of money and time for a perfect dissatisfyer."
] |
1 | Ripped-off | Do not buy this product!! The others complain about the productbeing defective once it is assembled.But the situation is muchworse than that. Amazon.com does not even send you the assemblyinstructions that go with this product. When I called amazon.comall I got was a phone number for Schwinn and an email telling methat past giving me a phone number, I was pretty much on my own.When you call Schwinn, you will get a run around.Not receiving assembly instructions is pretty much a consistenttheme with this product. So please don't think you will be treated better.This is dreadfully irresponsible on the part of Amazon.com.The company is a tier 1 vendor and can easily use its leverage withSchwinn to make sure that a persistent complaint is fixed. But theyprefer to be callous about it, give you a number and kiss you off.Till this situation is rectified I, for my part, would stronglyadvise not buying this product anymore, at least from this website.If you do, prepare to be disappointed. | 993 | [
"Do not buy this product!!",
"The others complain about the productbeing defective once it is assembled.But the situation is muchworse than that.",
"Amazon.com does not even send you the assemblyinstructions that go with this product.",
"When I called amazon.comall I got was a phone number for Schwinn and an email telling methat past giving me a phone number, I was pretty much on my own.When you call Schwinn, you will get a run around.Not receiving assembly instructions is pretty much a consistenttheme with this product.",
"So please don't think you will be treated better.This is dreadfully irresponsible on the part of Amazon.com.The company is a tier 1 vendor and can easily use its leverage withSchwinn to make sure that a persistent complaint is fixed.",
"But theyprefer to be callous about it, give you a number and kiss you off.Till this situation is rectified I, for my part, would stronglyadvise not buying this product anymore, at least from this website.If you do, prepare to be disappointed."
] |
1 | why bother | senior year was a waste of space and the writing went to juvenile.it begged from the beginning shoot me end me put me outta my misery.you're introduced to all new characters,um like you have a chance to establish a good character repatoire with minimum access after all there were characters from the "real"sweet valley that never had a chance that you would of loved to develop more.plus the whole SVU thing you knew who would make it so why give a flip about connor or any of the "newbies" well francine paschal wanted to end and you could tell..what was so bad with the way it was before?all i can guess is that she was bored and none bothered to read the other books.all i can say is so much possibility and promise it is a shame the death wasn't a justified end.true i may of out grew them but i am glad that my little girl will read the real sweet valley but i thought the whole senior year was an insult to teens and avid readers no wonder you wanted it to end you lost your connection. | 993 | [
"senior year was a waste of space and the writing went to juvenile.it begged from the beginning shoot me end me put me outta my misery.you're introduced to all new characters,um like you have a chance to establish a good character repatoire with minimum access after all there were characters from the \"real\"sweet valley that never had a chance that you would of loved to develop more.plus the whole SVU thing you knew who would make it so why give a flip about connor or any of the \"newbies\" well francine paschal wanted to end and you could tell..what was so bad with the way it was before?",
"all i can guess is that she was bored and none bothered to read the other books.all i can say is so much possibility and promise it is a shame the death wasn't a justified end.true i may of out grew them but i am glad that my little girl will read the real sweet valley but i thought the whole senior year was an insult to teens and avid readers no wonder you wanted it to end you lost your connection."
] |
1 | Do not buy it ! | I bought a US Stove 5500M Ashley to save money with heating. It burns one bag a day ($7.00) but it is not even close as potent as advertised. It is advertised to heat up from 1,200/1,500 sq ft, but it heats up to 500 sq ft, if that much.It is very noise, too. One can't watch TV or talk on the phone, or even have a conversation in the room where the stove is.Worst of all the warranty for electrical parts is for one year only, and those parts seem to be produced to last just a little longer than the warranty. I bought this stove last fall, one month after the warranty expired the igniter has melted. I have to spend U$50,00 to buy a new one. Luckily, I am skillful enough to fix the stove myself. Otherwise, I would have to pay U$200,00 plus parts for a technician to fix it.If you are still thinking about buying it. Buy it in a place that allow returns (in case you can put up with the noise), and buy extended warranty (because, most likely, it is going to break right after one year). | 993 | [
"I bought a US Stove 5500M Ashley to save money with heating.",
"It burns one bag a day ($7.00) but it is not even close as potent as advertised.",
"It is advertised to heat up from 1,200/1,500 sq ft, but it heats up to 500 sq ft, if that much.It is very noise, too.",
"One can't watch TV or talk on the phone, or even have a conversation in the room where the stove is.Worst of all the warranty for electrical parts is for one year only, and those parts seem to be produced to last just a little longer than the warranty.",
"I bought this stove last fall, one month after the warranty expired the igniter has melted.",
"I have to spend U$50,00 to buy a new one.",
"Luckily, I am skillful enough to fix the stove myself.",
"Otherwise, I would have to pay U$200,00 plus parts for a technician to fix it.If you are still thinking about buying it.",
"Buy it in a place that allow returns (in case you can put up with the noise), and buy extended warranty (because, most likely, it is going to break right after one year)."
] |
1 | This book sucks | If you want to know why Bill Gates is a rich geek and the authors of this book are only geeks, go ahead and buy it and try it. The installation instructions are incomplete and confusing. I ended up OVERWRITING AN ENTIRE HARD DRIVE, losing all the information! To subtitle this mess "Configuration and Installation" this is nothing short of false advertising. Shame on you guys! I don't know why the Linux and Unix people are unable to explain things clearly. I suspect that's they don't write code much better than they write English, and that's why so much software doesn't work too well. Of course, being lost-in-a-Jolt-Cola-buzz geeks, the author DO recommend that YOU GO OUT AND ASSEMBLE A SYSTEM JUST FOR LINUX! OK for the technoids, but not for the mere mortal. Some other reviewers give this book a 9, so decide for yourself if you want to risk your money. For the .5%, this may be a good book - for the rest of us 99.5% type "Linux" in the amazon.com search form and try another book. | 992 | [
"If you want to know why Bill Gates is a rich geek and the authors of this book are only geeks, go ahead and buy it and try it.",
"The installation instructions are incomplete and confusing.",
"I ended up OVERWRITING AN ENTIRE HARD DRIVE, losing all the information!",
"To subtitle this mess \"Configuration and Installation\" this is nothing short of false advertising.",
"Shame on you guys!",
"I don't know why the Linux and Unix people are unable to explain things clearly.",
"I suspect that's they don't write code much better than they write English, and that's why so much software doesn't work too well.",
"Of course, being lost-in-a-Jolt-Cola-buzz geeks, the author DO recommend that YOU GO OUT AND ASSEMBLE A SYSTEM JUST FOR LINUX!",
"OK for the technoids, but not for the mere mortal.",
"Some other reviewers give this book a 9, so decide for yourself if you want to risk your money.",
"For the .5%, this may be a good book - for the rest of us 99.5% type \"Linux\" in the amazon.com search form and try another book."
] |
1 | Bitter and Vacuous | Apparently, Taoism is about lazy, bitter Westerners superficially embracing Eastern mysticism in order to boost their own egos - and then cashing in on a beloved childhood icon to make a quick buck.Hoff does a reasonable job of using actual quotations from Pooh to illustrate various simple points, but his depiction of Taoism ends up being a collection of empty mantras that have no relationship to real life, where people frequently have both aspirations and problems. Do you want to work towards a career where you can make a difference for people? Hoff's answer is "don't strive - just be". Upset about global inequality and mass starvation? "Cottlestone Pie".Hoff blatantly misreads Pooh to tell us that knowledge and science bring nothing but trouble - as he puts it, discovering things only leads to more questions, so what's the point? He even rants against jogging and tennis. Better to remain ignorant and immobile - although complaining bitterly seems to be an acceptable activity. | 992 | [
"Apparently, Taoism is about lazy, bitter Westerners superficially embracing Eastern mysticism in order to boost their own egos - and then cashing in on a beloved childhood icon to make a quick buck.Hoff does a reasonable job of using actual quotations from Pooh to illustrate various simple points, but his depiction of Taoism ends up being a collection of empty mantras that have no relationship to real life, where people frequently have both aspirations and problems.",
"Do you want to work towards a career where you can make a difference for people?",
"Hoff's answer is \"don't strive - just be\".",
"Upset about global inequality and mass starvation?",
"\"Cottlestone Pie\".Hoff blatantly misreads Pooh to tell us that knowledge and science bring nothing but trouble - as he puts it, discovering things only leads to more questions, so what's the point?",
"He even rants against jogging and tennis.",
"Better to remain ignorant and immobile - although complaining bitterly seems to be an acceptable activity."
] |
1 | D.U.D. | Egads! This is an awful movie. Even by 80s standards it's possibly one of the worst, slow moving, jaw yapping so called horror films I have ever seen and I've seen some doozies.The movie is nothing but one long scene of inane boring dialogue after another with perhaps a split second of monster "scares" thrown in between. An entire hour and fifteen minutes goes by before any kind of excitement happens and it's pretty mediocre when it does. There isn't a single scare throughout, not a moment of suspense and subplots that go nowhere. Who cares that the photographer's girlfriend is pregnant, it had nothing to do with the story at all.And the extended shower scene that shows up if you click on the C.H.U.D.'s glowing eyes during the menu is identical to the scene in the movie, the only difference is you get to see the T&A; that was cut out of the theatrical release.Stay away, stay far far away from this awful movie or watch it on high speed fast forward like I did.C.H.U.D is a D.U.D. | 992 | [
"Egads!",
"This is an awful movie.",
"Even by 80s standards it's possibly one of the worst, slow moving, jaw yapping so called horror films I have ever seen and I've seen some doozies.The movie is nothing but one long scene of inane boring dialogue after another with perhaps a split second of monster \"scares\" thrown in between.",
"An entire hour and fifteen minutes goes by before any kind of excitement happens and it's pretty mediocre when it does.",
"There isn't a single scare throughout, not a moment of suspense and subplots that go nowhere.",
"Who cares that the photographer's girlfriend is pregnant, it had nothing to do with the story at all.And the extended shower scene that shows up if you click on the C.H.U.D.'s glowing eyes during the menu is identical to the scene in the movie, the only difference is you get to see the T&A; that was cut out of the theatrical release.Stay away, stay far far away from this awful movie or watch it on high speed fast forward like I did.C.H.U.D is a D.U.D."
] |
1 | Terrible!!!! | I was completely amazed at how very little Jordan actually developed the plot in this book. In seven hundred pages Jordan progressed the development of his series by only a few days!!!! Nothing changed from the end of the last book. No action took place and the main characters actually did not accomplish a single goal. In fact, you would not miss anything by skipping this book altogether and waiting for the next. Given his last several books I would strongly suggest that those desiring to discover the outcome of the series should get each of the final books at the library when they come out, find a nice couch in the facility, and read the last couple of chapters. You will not miss anything whatsover by doing so. In fact, you could skip this book altogehter and read the summary provided by others and you will not miss a thing!!I would give this book zero stars if that was a possible choice. While I have read all ten books to this point, I am certain that I will not read another! | 992 | [
"I was completely amazed at how very little Jordan actually developed the plot in this book.",
"In seven hundred pages Jordan progressed the development of his series by only a few days!!!",
"!",
"Nothing changed from the end of the last book.",
"No action took place and the main characters actually did not accomplish a single goal.",
"In fact, you would not miss anything by skipping this book altogether and waiting for the next.",
"Given his last several books I would strongly suggest that those desiring to discover the outcome of the series should get each of the final books at the library when they come out, find a nice couch in the facility, and read the last couple of chapters.",
"You will not miss anything whatsover by doing so.",
"In fact, you could skip this book altogehter and read the summary provided by others and you will not miss a thing!!",
"I would give this book zero stars if that was a possible choice.",
"While I have read all ten books to this point, I am certain that I will not read another!"
] |
1 | Disappointed.... | This product is just okay. I had hoped to get one like my hair dresser with the firm bristles, this one does not have the firm bristles like I expected; the bristles are too soft so they don't really hold the hair when you are styling, you have to wrap and hold yourself. I was disappointed and would not recommend it.Update: I have now had this product roughly a month, it does not shut off, have to click the yellow switch on the plug to cut it off and even in the off position when I press the red switch, it comes back on.Further update - Jan 31, 2013 Do not buy this item, I have thick hair so I would dry it almost completely with a hair dryer then use the brush to add body and curl under ends, did not use enough for the problem I have had. I finally got it to turn off and it would come back on, worked fine for one or two uses then the burning smell started right after I turned it on yesterday and smoke was coming from. I believe this model is more of a risk than anything else... | 992 | [
"This product is just okay.",
"I had hoped to get one like my hair dresser with the firm bristles, this one does not have the firm bristles like I expected; the bristles are too soft so they don't really hold the hair when you are styling, you have to wrap and hold yourself.",
"I was disappointed and would not recommend it.Update: I have now had this product roughly a month, it does not shut off, have to click the yellow switch on the plug to cut it off and even in the off position when I press the red switch, it comes back on.Further update - Jan 31, 2013 Do not buy this item, I have thick hair so I would dry it almost completely with a hair dryer then use the brush to add body and curl under ends, did not use enough for the problem I have had.",
"I finally got it to turn off and it would come back on, worked fine for one or two uses then the burning smell started right after I turned it on yesterday and smoke was coming from.",
"I believe this model is more of a risk than anything else..."
] |
1 | Huge Dissappointment | I ordered this as a birthday gift for my GF. From the pictures, it looked beautiful, but as soon as I opened the package, I was hugely disappointed and my first thoughts were "I can't give her this!!".First, I expected a perfume bottle to be "delicate" looking but this one is big and feels clunky. Also, I expected the stopper to be tapered and fit snugly into the bottle, and have a "dabber" at the end for applying the perfume. In this bottle, my first thought was that they shipped the wrong stopper! The dabber was about half the diameter of the opening of the bottle and so short that the bottle would have to be filled almost to the top to reach the perfume.Quality was another issue. OK, this isn't such an expensive bottle to expect perfection, but the bottle that I received had a very obvious (and not so pretty) bubble in it, as well as a small chip on one of the four flat surfaces.I don't usually write such negative reviews but this item was so disappointing on so many levels. | 992 | [
"I ordered this as a birthday gift for my GF.",
"From the pictures, it looked beautiful, but as soon as I opened the package, I was hugely disappointed and my first thoughts were \"I can't give her this!!",
"\".First, I expected a perfume bottle to be \"delicate\" looking but this one is big and feels clunky.",
"Also, I expected the stopper to be tapered and fit snugly into the bottle, and have a \"dabber\" at the end for applying the perfume.",
"In this bottle, my first thought was that they shipped the wrong stopper!",
"The dabber was about half the diameter of the opening of the bottle and so short that the bottle would have to be filled almost to the top to reach the perfume.Quality was another issue.",
"OK, this isn't such an expensive bottle to expect perfection, but the bottle that I received had a very obvious (and not so pretty) bubble in it, as well as a small chip on one of the four flat surfaces.I don't usually write such negative reviews but this item was so disappointing on so many levels."
] |
1 | Very poor book. | This book suffers from a lack of explanatory content. Far, far too little attention is given to explaining things. If you're the type of person who likes to memorize then perhaps this book is for you. I got my bachelor's in math with a 3.9 gpa. I got a 790 on the math portion of the GRE. I have taken a few professionally administered IQ tests and consistently scored more than three standard deviations above the mean. Yet when I read this book I feel like an idiot. Not just kind of dumb, but someone who probably should put down the math and take up a new hobby. I'm not bad at statistics either, I have no problem reading papers or whatever. It is just that this book is so horrible. I am now looking for another book from which to learn.Also the book has low production values. The typesetting is poor, the binding is weak, and the numbering is occasionally confusing. One time the professor assigned the class a specific problem number and every single student did a different problem. | 992 | [
"This book suffers from a lack of explanatory content.",
"Far, far too little attention is given to explaining things.",
"If you're the type of person who likes to memorize then perhaps this book is for you.",
"I got my bachelor's in math with a 3.9 gpa.",
"I got a 790 on the math portion of the GRE.",
"I have taken a few professionally administered IQ tests and consistently scored more than three standard deviations above the mean.",
"Yet when I read this book I feel like an idiot.",
"Not just kind of dumb, but someone who probably should put down the math and take up a new hobby.",
"I'm not bad at statistics either, I have no problem reading papers or whatever.",
"It is just that this book is so horrible.",
"I am now looking for another book from which to learn.Also the book has low production values.",
"The typesetting is poor, the binding is weak, and the numbering is occasionally confusing.",
"One time the professor assigned the class a specific problem number and every single student did a different problem."
] |
1 | Latent Pedaphile | The very unreverend and unholy John H. Walker writes like a pedophile. Indeed, in his book he tells us that he is a latent pedophile. I would not be a bit suprised if he masturbated whilst he was writing it. His book is sickening beyond belief. He has written this book for own sexual gratification whilst exploring his own pedophilic fantasies, and it has no basis in any known fact to what happened to JonBenet Ramsay. It is appallingly written and it appears the publishers could not run to the cost of a proof reader. The idea that this man could make money out of this disgusting book is sickening. I suggest that someone at Amazon is given the unenviable task of reading it immediately and that it be withdrawn from sale. I never thought that I would agree with censorship of any kind but this book has shown me that there are times when censorship is right. I was unable to submit this review without putting in a star rating. However, I do not really rate it in any way shape or form. | 992 | [
"The very unreverend and unholy John H.",
"Walker writes like a pedophile.",
"Indeed, in his book he tells us that he is a latent pedophile.",
"I would not be a bit suprised if he masturbated whilst he was writing it.",
"His book is sickening beyond belief.",
"He has written this book for own sexual gratification whilst exploring his own pedophilic fantasies, and it has no basis in any known fact to what happened to JonBenet Ramsay.",
"It is appallingly written and it appears the publishers could not run to the cost of a proof reader.",
"The idea that this man could make money out of this disgusting book is sickening.",
"I suggest that someone at Amazon is given the unenviable task of reading it immediately and that it be withdrawn from sale.",
"I never thought that I would agree with censorship of any kind but this book has shown me that there are times when censorship is right.",
"I was unable to submit this review without putting in a star rating.",
"However, I do not really rate it in any way shape or form."
] |
1 | tawdry | If there were a 0 stars rating, this book would get it. I thought it a waste of paper. And yes, I ADORE Linda Howard & devour everything she writes. This one, I could barely read. I found it impossible to relate to the heroine and the hero - and I use those terms loosely! The "hero" was just plain mean; the "heroine" lacked pride, backbone, and common sense. Where was her brain? No, don't answer that. Maybe there are "characters" like them out in real life, but if there are, I don't want to read about them. The relationship (and again, I use that term loosely) between the two main character is tawdry, abusive, demeaning, twisted, and just plain out sick. Let the psychiatrists read the book and try to figure out the warped minds of the characters. The majority of the reviews raved about the "hot" sex scenes. Those scenes left me "cold" because there was no loving, no romancing, no sharing, no caring, no giving, no uniting.....as my title indicates,to me it was just plain TAWDRY! | 992 | [
"If there were a 0 stars rating, this book would get it.",
"I thought it a waste of paper.",
"And yes, I ADORE Linda Howard & devour everything she writes.",
"This one, I could barely read.",
"I found it impossible to relate to the heroine and the hero - and I use those terms loosely!",
"The \"hero\" was just plain mean; the \"heroine\" lacked pride, backbone, and common sense.",
"Where was her brain?",
"No, don't answer that.",
"Maybe there are \"characters\" like them out in real life, but if there are, I don't want to read about them.",
"The relationship (and again, I use that term loosely) between the two main character is tawdry, abusive, demeaning, twisted, and just plain out sick.",
"Let the psychiatrists read the book and try to figure out the warped minds of the characters.",
"The majority of the reviews raved about the \"hot\" sex scenes.",
"Those scenes left me \"cold\" because there was no loving, no romancing, no sharing, no caring, no giving, no uniting.....as my title indicates,to me it was just plain TAWDRY!"
] |
1 | Boring | Page after page, after page of the same old same old. Story after story of after death encounters from different people.The book could have been only one chapter and made a huge hit with me. It could have just said there were this amount of people that had ADC's and here are a just few of those encounters. Believe me a few would have been enough (I already believe).On the back of the book it states: "comfort and emotional support for those who are bereaved", among other false statements. I believe this book was an annoying, let down and a waste of both time and money, to the bereaved and everybody else.Don't waste your money buying this book. If you think you want to read it (you really don't), get it from the library. The book was a waste of money! It was so bad, I will not buy anything from these so called authors again.Also, the star ratings are misleading as 1 star means you hate it 2 stars means you don't like it. Therefore, it's getting stars for being disliked and hated. | 992 | [
"Page after page, after page of the same old same old.",
"Story after story of after death encounters from different people.The book could have been only one chapter and made a huge hit with me.",
"It could have just said there were this amount of people that had ADC's and here are a just few of those encounters.",
"Believe me a few would have been enough (I already believe).On the back of the book it states: \"comfort and emotional support for those who are bereaved\", among other false statements.",
"I believe this book was an annoying, let down and a waste of both time and money, to the bereaved and everybody else.Don't waste your money buying this book.",
"If you think you want to read it (you really don't), get it from the library.",
"The book was a waste of money!",
"It was so bad, I will not buy anything from these so called authors again.Also, the star ratings are misleading as 1 star means you hate it 2 stars means you don't like it.",
"Therefore, it's getting stars for being disliked and hated."
] |
1 | Save your dough!!! | I for one am a huge 2Pac fan and when I heard a new CD was coming out I was excited! But after hearing this "album" I am so dissapointed. Most of the beats were by Eminem and although I dont hate Eminem I cant stand what he did with his executive producer position on this CD! He slowed down 2Pac's vocals, Sped up 2Pac's vocal, and cut-n-pasted words together to make 2Pac say things like "Obie", "Em", "G-Unit", and more. Some of the voals on this CD are sped up so much that 2Pac sounds like he is twelve years old (refer to "A Crooked N**ga Too [The Eminem Version]"! No lie! If you buy this CD all it will do is tell Amaru / Interscope that you will pay for a Tupac CD no matter what they do to it. I know we all love Tupac but take a stand for Tupac and remind the powers that be that we want 2Pac the way 2Pac wanted to present it to us! The only song worth listening to on this whole CD is "Loyal To The Game" produced by Dj Quikk. Do yourself a favor and leave this one in the store. | 992 | [
"I for one am a huge 2Pac fan and when I heard a new CD was coming out I was excited!",
"But after hearing this \"album\" I am so dissapointed.",
"Most of the beats were by Eminem and although I dont hate Eminem I cant stand what he did with his executive producer position on this CD!",
"He slowed down 2Pac's vocals, Sped up 2Pac's vocal, and cut-n-pasted words together to make 2Pac say things like \"Obie\", \"Em\", \"G-Unit\", and more.",
"Some of the voals on this CD are sped up so much that 2Pac sounds like he is twelve years old (refer to \"A Crooked N**ga Too [The Eminem Version]\"!",
"No lie!",
"If you buy this CD all it will do is tell Amaru / Interscope that you will pay for a Tupac CD no matter what they do to it.",
"I know we all love Tupac but take a stand for Tupac and remind the powers that be that we want 2Pac the way 2Pac wanted to present it to us!",
"The only song worth listening to on this whole CD is \"Loyal To The Game\" produced by Dj Quikk.",
"Do yourself a favor and leave this one in the store."
] |
1 | Description is false | I ordered the test kit on jan 21st and it took tell feb 1st to get which seemed long but maybe i am just spoiled with prime. I did not take any stars off for the shipping time.My main issue is the description is false. It clearly says:"Freshwater Master Test Kit is a complete kit for testing tap water & aquarium water.Tests water 6 different ways to protect tropical fish from dangerous water conditions.Tests include: freshwater pH, ammonia, nitrite, high range pH, GH & KH, 4 test tubes, tray."Well where is the GH & KH kit? It seems that the description is wrong. It says the kits are included but they are not. The ONLY reason i bought this was because it had the GH and KH kit included and i found it silly to spend the money on just a GH and KH kit when i could just get the other items for a only a little bit more.Needless to say i am frustrated. I waited 12 days to get the wrong thing.I guess i should have read the text on the picture and not the actual product description./rant | 992 | [
"I ordered the test kit on jan 21st and it took tell feb 1st to get which seemed long but maybe i am just spoiled with prime.",
"I did not take any stars off for the shipping time.My main issue is the description is false.",
"It clearly says:\"Freshwater Master Test Kit is a complete kit for testing tap water & aquarium water.Tests water 6 different ways to protect tropical fish from dangerous water conditions.Tests include: freshwater pH, ammonia, nitrite, high range pH, GH & KH, 4 test tubes, tray.\"Well where is the GH & KH kit?",
"It seems that the description is wrong.",
"It says the kits are included but they are not.",
"The ONLY reason i bought this was because it had the GH and KH kit included and i found it silly to spend the money on just a GH and KH kit when i could just get the other items for a only a little bit more.Needless to say i am frustrated.",
"I waited 12 days to get the wrong thing.I guess i should have read the text on the picture and not the actual product description./rant"
] |
1 | Disgraceful Product | I am thoroughly disgusted with the Palm TX. I have had continuous problems with this device and will be returning my 4th one today! What a nightmare! After receiving and returning 3 separate Palm TX's due to power issues, I will now be returning my 4th one due to severe misalignment of the stylus when trying to select items on the screen. What I touch with the stylus isn't even close to what is actually activated on the screen. I don't recall ever having had so many problems with an electronic device in my entire life. What I found even more disgraceful is that if you have a problem with your Palm TX and you return it for repair, they won't send you a new one. Instead, they send you a reconditioned one. To me, that is extremely disrespectful and unsatisfactory. If I buy a brand new device and it is defective, then I deserve a brand new one as a replacement. I really wonder if people realize what a sham this company is - I know I didn't. I do not recommend this device to anyone. | 992 | [
"I am thoroughly disgusted with the Palm TX.",
"I have had continuous problems with this device and will be returning my 4th one today!",
"What a nightmare!",
"After receiving and returning 3 separate Palm TX's due to power issues, I will now be returning my 4th one due to severe misalignment of the stylus when trying to select items on the screen.",
"What I touch with the stylus isn't even close to what is actually activated on the screen.",
"I don't recall ever having had so many problems with an electronic device in my entire life.",
"What I found even more disgraceful is that if you have a problem with your Palm TX and you return it for repair, they won't send you a new one.",
"Instead, they send you a reconditioned one.",
"To me, that is extremely disrespectful and unsatisfactory.",
"If I buy a brand new device and it is defective, then I deserve a brand new one as a replacement.",
"I really wonder if people realize what a sham this company is - I know I didn't.",
"I do not recommend this device to anyone."
] |
1 | DO NOT BUY!!!!! | i have to say that I wound up opening only the 'Season One' volume of the set I received. In this volume, both sides of the disc are playable - regular DVD and DVD-HD, even though the latter is now obsolete. Unfortunately for me the very first disc of vol 1 had the regular version on top and there was a HUGE GASH - not 'scratch', 'GASH' - on it. I didn't even bother to remove it, or open the others. Paramount's quality control on this must have consisted of that gorilla we used to see in that ad tossing the American Tourister luggage around.There are MANY other warnings about quality control within the other negative reviews included here, but I ignored them 'cause the price was temporarily lowered to just over $100.00, and figured I'd take a chance. OOOPS! I should have listened, and urge anyone reading this to read the more detailed negative reviews, which mirror not only my particular problem but too many others for anyone to even CONSIDER buying this - at any !@#$%^& price! | 992 | [
"i have to say that I wound up opening only the 'Season One' volume of the set I received.",
"In this volume, both sides of the disc are playable - regular DVD and DVD-HD, even though the latter is now obsolete.",
"Unfortunately for me the very first disc of vol 1 had the regular version on top and there was a HUGE GASH - not 'scratch', 'GASH' - on it.",
"I didn't even bother to remove it, or open the others.",
"Paramount's quality control on this must have consisted of that gorilla we used to see in that ad tossing the American Tourister luggage around.There are MANY other warnings about quality control within the other negative reviews included here, but I ignored them 'cause the price was temporarily lowered to just over $100.00, and figured I'd take a chance.",
"OOOPS!",
"I should have listened, and urge anyone reading this to read the more detailed negative reviews, which mirror not only my particular problem but too many others for anyone to even CONSIDER buying this - at any!",
"@#$%^& price!"
] |
1 | I hate to do this | I hate to do this! That is write a bad review and put the book down before finishing and move on to another book. But I am doing it with the Historian. It is boring. I am more than 200 pages in to it and it has not grabbed me. Tuesday I have a long flight from Boston to Vegas. I need a book that will hold my attention as I sit in the giant steel tube at 30,000 feet for a ponderous 5 hour flight. The Historian is equally ponderous. How many times can the main characters run from library to library reading about Dracula. Reading the Historian is reading about a bunch of people reading about Dracula. Additionally it lacks the slighest bit of humor. The main characters the little girl and her wimpy father are boring. The father should be brought up on child endangerment charges. The author should be brought up on reader endangerment charges as she has put my lifelong love of books in danger.Rent the 1931 Bela Lugosi classic film Dracula. It is more fun and scary than the Historian. | 992 | [
"I hate to do this!",
"That is write a bad review and put the book down before finishing and move on to another book.",
"But I am doing it with the Historian.",
"It is boring.",
"I am more than 200 pages in to it and it has not grabbed me.",
"Tuesday I have a long flight from Boston to Vegas.",
"I need a book that will hold my attention as I sit in the giant steel tube at 30,000 feet for a ponderous 5 hour flight.",
"The Historian is equally ponderous.",
"How many times can the main characters run from library to library reading about Dracula.",
"Reading the Historian is reading about a bunch of people reading about Dracula.",
"Additionally it lacks the slighest bit of humor.",
"The main characters the little girl and her wimpy father are boring.",
"The father should be brought up on child endangerment charges.",
"The author should be brought up on reader endangerment charges as she has put my lifelong love of books in danger.Rent the 1931 Bela Lugosi classic film Dracula.",
"It is more fun and scary than the Historian."
] |
1 | Simply a Bad Book. | I decided to quit by page 100. I don't usually give-up on a book, but in this case I think I even went to far.From the beggining Martínez shows his gruge towards Mexico and tries to paint a totally un-true and as-far-from-reality-as-you-can picture of life in Mexico City. Of course, no book can be 100% wrong but his ideas represent the worst from mexican-americans. I am originaly from Mexico and have lived in Texas for the past 10 years. I go back to Mexico between 6-8 times per year for business and family and love the people and the country.Sure, they have their political, economic, social problems but doesn't every country including the U.S.?Anyway, I'm greatful to the U.S. but if my son or daughter grow up to think like Rubén Martínez then coming to the U.S would have been the biggest mistake of my life instead of the other way around. If a person is not proud of where he comes from he can never be proud of where he is presently.DON'T BUY THIS BOOK, spend your money wisely. | 992 | [
"I decided to quit by page 100.",
"I don't usually give-up on a book, but in this case I think I even went to far.From the beggining Martínez shows his gruge towards Mexico and tries to paint a totally un-true and as-far-from-reality-as-you-can picture of life in Mexico City.",
"Of course, no book can be 100% wrong but his ideas represent the worst from mexican-americans.",
"I am originaly from Mexico and have lived in Texas for the past 10 years.",
"I go back to Mexico between 6-8 times per year for business and family and love the people and the country.Sure, they have their political, economic, social problems but doesn't every country including the U.S.?",
"Anyway, I'm greatful to the U.S. but if my son or daughter grow up to think like Rubén Martínez then coming to the U.S would have been the biggest mistake of my life instead of the other way around.",
"If a person is not proud of where he comes from he can never be proud of where he is presently.DON'T BUY THIS BOOK, spend your money wisely."
] |
1 | Boy oh Boy | I collect horror movies and I even love most of the cheesy ones. I usually expect good things from Mr. Romero and I was curious as to how he would pull of the camera documentary part of the movie. Well the fact of the matter is that he did not pull it off. This movie is an interesting concept that had the worst scrip I have ever even heard of anyone writing. This is probably the worst movie I have ever seen. Through the whole movie, the hero is pointing his camera at the action while his friends are being mauled by zombies. At one point the hero is yelling "CUT, CUT, CUT," at a zombie that used to be an actor to try and save some girl instead of bashing it in it's decomposing head with the camera. This movie's only redeeming quality is that it is a great flick to watch while drinking with some friends and making fun of it, because it is absolutely terrible. The whole video diary format is just too limiting for a survival horror movie. Save yourself some cash and avoid this one. | 992 | [
"I collect horror movies and I even love most of the cheesy ones.",
"I usually expect good things from Mr.",
"Romero and I was curious as to how he would pull of the camera documentary part of the movie.",
"Well the fact of the matter is that he did not pull it off.",
"This movie is an interesting concept that had the worst scrip I have ever even heard of anyone writing.",
"This is probably the worst movie I have ever seen.",
"Through the whole movie, the hero is pointing his camera at the action while his friends are being mauled by zombies.",
"At one point the hero is yelling \"CUT, CUT, CUT,\" at a zombie that used to be an actor to try and save some girl instead of bashing it in it's decomposing head with the camera.",
"This movie's only redeeming quality is that it is a great flick to watch while drinking with some friends and making fun of it, because it is absolutely terrible.",
"The whole video diary format is just too limiting for a survival horror movie.",
"Save yourself some cash and avoid this one."
] |
1 | Horrible quality | Historically, I always recommended IBM/Lenovo laptops because the battery quality was ALWAYS superior to their competitors.In June of '08, I purchased a T60 with this battery for my niece to take to college. Now in July of '09, this battery won't hold a charge for longer than 40 minutes or so. When contacting Lenovo customer service, they wouldn't help. Buy a new battery was their only option and they weren't willing to offer any concessions or discounts... full price or nothing. Regretfully, it looks like I will have to purchase a replacement battery every summer for the next several years since my niece still has to go to college and needs a laptop with a good battery.So much for the historical value of the Lenovo brand! What a shame Lenovo... you've ruined your reputation in my book and I won't be recommending your laptops any further. If I had the opportunity, I would return the system for a refund and get her a new laptop with a battery that will last for more than a year. | 992 | [
"Historically, I always recommended IBM/Lenovo laptops because the battery quality was ALWAYS superior to their competitors.In June of '08, I purchased a T60 with this battery for my niece to take to college.",
"Now in July of '09, this battery won't hold a charge for longer than 40 minutes or so.",
"When contacting Lenovo customer service, they wouldn't help.",
"Buy a new battery was their only option and they weren't willing to offer any concessions or discounts... full price or nothing.",
"Regretfully, it looks like I will have to purchase a replacement battery every summer for the next several years since my niece still has to go to college and needs a laptop with a good battery.So much for the historical value of the Lenovo brand!",
"What a shame Lenovo... you've ruined your reputation in my book and I won't be recommending your laptops any further.",
"If I had the opportunity, I would return the system for a refund and get her a new laptop with a battery that will last for more than a year."
] |
1 | copycat | The general theme and occurences of this book parallels Brenda Joyce's The Conqueror, but makes a poor job of it. The 'hero' makes empty threats throughout the book and eventually loses the respect of the readers as he began to sound weak with his empty threats. The heroine is made to be a matyr who remains loyal to 'her people' despite their rejection and cruelty to her. She lacks intelligence in that she is unable to judge a person from his actions rather than from the nation of his origin. Throughout the book she makes these petty attempts at 'escaping' but makes no clear plan on how to go about it. The book is most boring and frustrating in that it fails to draw the audience into the emotions of its characters. After a-while you feel that the author has cheated you because of wasted time. The book gives the impression that the author went through the motions of putting in the ingredients and forgetting to mix or add heat. The product lacks chemistry and was a waste of time. | 992 | [
"The general theme and occurences of this book parallels Brenda Joyce's The Conqueror, but makes a poor job of it.",
"The 'hero' makes empty threats throughout the book and eventually loses the respect of the readers as he began to sound weak with his empty threats.",
"The heroine is made to be a matyr who remains loyal to 'her people' despite their rejection and cruelty to her.",
"She lacks intelligence in that she is unable to judge a person from his actions rather than from the nation of his origin.",
"Throughout the book she makes these petty attempts at 'escaping' but makes no clear plan on how to go about it.",
"The book is most boring and frustrating in that it fails to draw the audience into the emotions of its characters.",
"After a-while you feel that the author has cheated you because of wasted time.",
"The book gives the impression that the author went through the motions of putting in the ingredients and forgetting to mix or add heat.",
"The product lacks chemistry and was a waste of time."
] |
1 | Very Sad | UPDATED: AMAZON SUCKES. SURE, THEY GAVE ME A "NO COST RETURN SHIPPING LABEL". I JUST GOT THE REFUND. IT BREAKS DOWN ASFOLLOWS:Here's the breakdown of your refund for this item:Item Refund: $16.40Return Shipping Fee Refund Deduction: ($2.98)Restocking Fee Refund Deduction: ($8.20)We'll apply your refund to the following payment method(s):Visa Credit Card [expiring on 6/2014]: $5.22REALLY?? 5.22? A 50% RESTOCKING FEE? THIS PRODUCT IS DEEMED DEFECTIVE SINCE I CANT USE THIS MOVIE IN AN AMERICAN DVD PLAYER. AMAZON, YOU SUCK!IM HEADED TO EBAY. G'BYE AMAZON!I have written a review here on theis already. Anyway, I was shipped a UK version of this movie. Fearing I would have to eat the return shipping costs, I complained to Amazon and they have provided me with no cost return shipping labels.I wonder why a movie thats intended to play on UK compatible devices was shipped to a United States address is beyond me. I still want this movie, but I dont know if I will be shipped the right one. | 992 | [
"UPDATED: AMAZON SUCKES.",
"SURE, THEY GAVE ME A \"NO COST RETURN SHIPPING LABEL\".",
"I JUST GOT THE REFUND.",
"IT BREAKS DOWN ASFOLLOWS:Here's the breakdown of your refund for this item:Item Refund: $16.40Return Shipping Fee Refund Deduction: ($2.98)Restocking Fee Refund Deduction: ($8.20)We'll apply your refund to the following payment method(s):Visa Credit Card [expiring on 6/2014]: $5.22REALLY??",
"5.22?",
"A 50% RESTOCKING FEE?",
"THIS PRODUCT IS DEEMED DEFECTIVE SINCE I CANT USE THIS MOVIE IN AN AMERICAN DVD PLAYER.",
"AMAZON, YOU SUCK!",
"IM HEADED TO EBAY.",
"G'BYE AMAZON!",
"I have written a review here on theis already.",
"Anyway, I was shipped a UK version of this movie.",
"Fearing I would have to eat the return shipping costs, I complained to Amazon and they have provided me with no cost return shipping labels.I wonder why a movie thats intended to play on UK compatible devices was shipped to a United States address is beyond me.",
"I still want this movie, but I dont know if I will be shipped the right one."
] |
1 | Progman | What can I say about this 'homage' that has not already been said? A total waste of time and talent is my opinion, they are akin to Genesis taking a break during 'The lamb..' and instead of looking ahead and trying something new, taking a break and doing an 'homage' to 60's soul music... Glas that DID NOT happen to Genesis, but DT seemed to have taken it upon themselves to be a 80s thrash metal band here for a CD. Do I actually hear the song 'Blackened' from Metallica's '88 album '..and justice for all' in there..I do! 'As I am' is DTs 'Enter sandman' and 'Stream of conciousness' is their 'Orion'. Oh dear, oh dear... SUCH a phenomenal waste of talent, energy and time. The MOST shocking thing to me is that most fans dont see it, but I guess most of them are the ones too young to ever see Metallica when they were not a pop band. I LOVE DT, especially 'Images and words', 'Six degrees..' and 'Metropolis2' but this is not the right way for them to go. Sure I made a few enemies now.. | 992 | [
"What can I say about this 'homage' that has not already been said?",
"A total waste of time and talent is my opinion, they are akin to Genesis taking a break during 'The lamb..' and instead of looking ahead and trying something new, taking a break and doing an 'homage' to 60's soul music... Glas that DID NOT happen to Genesis, but DT seemed to have taken it upon themselves to be a 80s thrash metal band here for a CD.",
"Do I actually hear the song 'Blackened' from Metallica's '88 album '..and justice for all' in there..I do!",
"'As I am' is DTs 'Enter sandman' and 'Stream of conciousness' is their 'Orion'.",
"Oh dear, oh dear... SUCH a phenomenal waste of talent, energy and time.",
"The MOST shocking thing to me is that most fans dont see it, but I guess most of them are the ones too young to ever see Metallica when they were not a pop band.",
"I LOVE DT, especially 'Images and words', 'Six degrees..' and 'Metropolis2' but this is not the right way for them to go.",
"Sure I made a few enemies now.."
] |
1 | 0 stars- i agree | What can I say about this 'homage' that has not already been said? A total waste of time and talent is my opinion, they are akin to Genesis taking a break during 'The lamb..' and instead of looking ahead and trying something new, taking a break and doing an 'homage' to 60's soul music... Glas that DID NOT happen to Genesis, but DT seemed to have taken it upon themselves to be a 80s thrash metal band here for a CD. Do I actually hear the song 'Blackened' from Metallica's '88 album '..and justice for all' in there..I do! 'As I am' is DTs 'Enter sandman' and 'Stream of conciousness' is their 'Orion'. Oh dear, oh dear... SUCH a phenomenal waste of talent, energy and time. The MOST shocking thing to me is that most fans dont see it, but I guess most of them are the ones too young to ever see Metallica when they were not a pop band. I LOVE DT, especially 'Images and words', 'Six degrees..' and 'Metropolis2' but this is not the right way for them to go. Sure I made a few enemies now.. | 992 | [
"What can I say about this 'homage' that has not already been said?",
"A total waste of time and talent is my opinion, they are akin to Genesis taking a break during 'The lamb..' and instead of looking ahead and trying something new, taking a break and doing an 'homage' to 60's soul music... Glas that DID NOT happen to Genesis, but DT seemed to have taken it upon themselves to be a 80s thrash metal band here for a CD.",
"Do I actually hear the song 'Blackened' from Metallica's '88 album '..and justice for all' in there..I do!",
"'As I am' is DTs 'Enter sandman' and 'Stream of conciousness' is their 'Orion'.",
"Oh dear, oh dear... SUCH a phenomenal waste of talent, energy and time.",
"The MOST shocking thing to me is that most fans dont see it, but I guess most of them are the ones too young to ever see Metallica when they were not a pop band.",
"I LOVE DT, especially 'Images and words', 'Six degrees..' and 'Metropolis2' but this is not the right way for them to go.",
"Sure I made a few enemies now.."
] |
1 | NO DT | What can I say about this 'homage' that has not already been said? A total waste of time and talent is my opinion, they are akin to Genesis taking a break during 'The lamb..' and instead of looking ahead and trying something new, taking a break and doing an 'homage' to 60's soul music... Glas that DID NOT happen to Genesis, but DT seemed to have taken it upon themselves to be a 80s thrash metal band here for a CD. Do I actually hear the song 'Blackened' from Metallica's '88 album '..and justice for all' in there..I do! 'As I am' is DTs 'Enter sandman' and 'Stream of conciousness' is their 'Orion'. Oh dear, oh dear... SUCH a phenomenal waste of talent, energy and time. The MOST shocking thing to me is that most fans dont see it, but I guess most of them are the ones too young to ever see Metallica when they were not a pop band. I LOVE DT, especially 'Images and words', 'Six degrees..' and 'Metropolis2' but this is not the right way for them to go. Sure I made a few enemies now.. | 992 | [
"What can I say about this 'homage' that has not already been said?",
"A total waste of time and talent is my opinion, they are akin to Genesis taking a break during 'The lamb..' and instead of looking ahead and trying something new, taking a break and doing an 'homage' to 60's soul music... Glas that DID NOT happen to Genesis, but DT seemed to have taken it upon themselves to be a 80s thrash metal band here for a CD.",
"Do I actually hear the song 'Blackened' from Metallica's '88 album '..and justice for all' in there..I do!",
"'As I am' is DTs 'Enter sandman' and 'Stream of conciousness' is their 'Orion'.",
"Oh dear, oh dear... SUCH a phenomenal waste of talent, energy and time.",
"The MOST shocking thing to me is that most fans dont see it, but I guess most of them are the ones too young to ever see Metallica when they were not a pop band.",
"I LOVE DT, especially 'Images and words', 'Six degrees..' and 'Metropolis2' but this is not the right way for them to go.",
"Sure I made a few enemies now.."
] |
1 | Tedious waste of time | For the life of me I can't see how anyone could find this book 'intense', much less scary. The plot twists are minor league and telegraphed twenty pages in advance. You can see the ending coming almost from the moment they arrive at the ruins, and the only reason I kept reading was the belief that such a highly praised writer would never stoop to such an obvious cliche.The characters all spend a lot of time thinking back on previous times of their lives, the kind of stuff that is interesting to yourself but no one else. One character spends the biggest part of the book breathing in "rasping, phlegmy" gasps. The vine is really kind of goofy when you get right down to it, as well as inconsistent -- it might as well be yelling "Feed me!". There are a couple of gruesome scenes that feel shoe-horned in to an otherwise mundane story. I don't mind that there isn't a final explanation for it all, but there is so much left unsaid and unexplored that it feels more like lazy storytelling. | 992 | [
"For the life of me I can't see how anyone could find this book 'intense', much less scary.",
"The plot twists are minor league and telegraphed twenty pages in advance.",
"You can see the ending coming almost from the moment they arrive at the ruins, and the only reason I kept reading was the belief that such a highly praised writer would never stoop to such an obvious cliche.The characters all spend a lot of time thinking back on previous times of their lives, the kind of stuff that is interesting to yourself but no one else.",
"One character spends the biggest part of the book breathing in \"rasping, phlegmy\" gasps.",
"The vine is really kind of goofy when you get right down to it, as well as inconsistent -- it might as well be yelling \"Feed me!",
"\".",
"There are a couple of gruesome scenes that feel shoe-horned in to an otherwise mundane story.",
"I don't mind that there isn't a final explanation for it all, but there is so much left unsaid and unexplored that it feels more like lazy storytelling."
] |
1 | Buyer Beware!!! | We bought the intercooler 5 months ago, it was a little noisy but that was ok.We started getting "the red light death" last week, we called Xbox and they told us to how to reset the unit and it worked, today the "red death" came back on I decided to look at the power terminals, and the intercooler was burnt at the input and the Xbox 360 power supply output was burnt and melted... Nyko has not retuned my phone calls or offered any assistance, and Xbox says sorry but now your warrenty is "void" because we dont authorize the use of the NYKO intercooler and Xbox says the NYKO unit is made of inferior materials and the intercooler is a fire hazard and danger please dont use the product...they said the Xbox material for the power input was made to withstand the heat from the power supply. jeez talk about telling me too late especially when we called them last week about the problem and nothing was said to me. STAY AWAY from this product and save yourself a headache and money!!!!!!!!! | 992 | [
"We bought the intercooler 5 months ago, it was a little noisy but that was ok.We started getting \"the red light death\" last week, we called Xbox and they told us to how to reset the unit and it worked, today the \"red death\" came back on I decided to look at the power terminals, and the intercooler was burnt at the input and the Xbox 360 power supply output was burnt and melted... Nyko has not retuned my phone calls or offered any assistance, and Xbox says sorry but now your warrenty is \"void\" because we dont authorize the use of the NYKO intercooler and Xbox says the NYKO unit is made of inferior materials and the intercooler is a fire hazard and danger please dont use the product...they said the Xbox material for the power input was made to withstand the heat from the power supply.",
"jeez talk about telling me too late especially when we called them last week about the problem and nothing was said to me.",
"STAY AWAY from this product and save yourself a headache and money!!!",
"!!!",
"!!!"
] |
1 | Jaded and slanted | "Simians, Cyborgs, and Women" sounds as if it might be interesting to discuss the connections between the three conceps upon first glance. Feel free to read the opening portions of the book. They are representative of the majority of the book. If you are well-versed in fanatical feminist theories - and, more importantly, agree wholeheartedly with them - then you will enjoy the book immensely. On the other hand, if you are expecting a healthy discussion of the basis of, rationale for, and definitions of feminist theories, look elsewhere. The book is rife with shakey feminist theories which serve as premises to even still more outrageous conclusions, without any attempt to justify the premises themselves. As a result, it ends up a house of cards, without a strong foundation, puffed up far more than it ever should. I would have been more interested in seeing a well-structured analysis of the views underlying the arguments she makes. Alas, a search for such an analysis was in vain. | 992 | [
"\"Simians, Cyborgs, and Women\" sounds as if it might be interesting to discuss the connections between the three conceps upon first glance.",
"Feel free to read the opening portions of the book.",
"They are representative of the majority of the book.",
"If you are well-versed in fanatical feminist theories - and, more importantly, agree wholeheartedly with them - then you will enjoy the book immensely.",
"On the other hand, if you are expecting a healthy discussion of the basis of, rationale for, and definitions of feminist theories, look elsewhere.",
"The book is rife with shakey feminist theories which serve as premises to even still more outrageous conclusions, without any attempt to justify the premises themselves.",
"As a result, it ends up a house of cards, without a strong foundation, puffed up far more than it ever should.",
"I would have been more interested in seeing a well-structured analysis of the views underlying the arguments she makes.",
"Alas, a search for such an analysis was in vain."
] |
1 | Piece of junk | I have been using KVM switches for several years. First my goal was to have access to both Linux and Windows for research and general purposes respectively. Those who have tried dual-boot Linux and Windows in early 2000s know how unstable that combination is -- shelf life of 6 months at most. Frustrations on that front led me to get my first KVM switch. Since I used to work from home (still do) and have personal interests, KVM switch came in handy again.A month ago my previous switch died. I don't recall what brand it was, but it worked for 2 years. After reading the reviews, I bought this piece. It worked on one computer but not on the other: a single tap begat scores of letters on my desk and I could not use the backspace key. I use the Microsoft Natural Elite keyboard for the past 4 years and do not understand why this piece of junk won't work with that.I bought the KVM switch (USB only) from TrendNET and that seems to be working fine. Skip this one and try TrendNET instead. | 992 | [
"I have been using KVM switches for several years.",
"First my goal was to have access to both Linux and Windows for research and general purposes respectively.",
"Those who have tried dual-boot Linux and Windows in early 2000s know how unstable that combination is -- shelf life of 6 months at most.",
"Frustrations on that front led me to get my first KVM switch.",
"Since I used to work from home (still do) and have personal interests, KVM switch came in handy again.A month ago my previous switch died.",
"I don't recall what brand it was, but it worked for 2 years.",
"After reading the reviews, I bought this piece.",
"It worked on one computer but not on the other: a single tap begat scores of letters on my desk and I could not use the backspace key.",
"I use the Microsoft Natural Elite keyboard for the past 4 years and do not understand why this piece of junk won't work with that.I bought the KVM switch (USB only) from TrendNET and that seems to be working fine.",
"Skip this one and try TrendNET instead."
] |
1 | been done | Nice monster, moderate suspense, but it's been done. Sharks, whoopty-doo! Seventy feet? Wow that's that's uh, that's real big I'm sure. The bottom line is, Megaladon, as countless people seem to beleive (due to films and books like this), is not the largest, most powerful predator the world has ever seen. That would be LIOPLEURODON. At eighty feet long and weighing one hundred and fifty tons, it would make a snack out of the Megaladon sharks (who only grew to about sixty feet inlength). Liopleurodon was not only larger and stronger, it was probably smarter, I'm talking killer whale intelligence. All you have to do to imagine this guy is combine a crocodile and a killer whale, boost it's size up (waaaay up), give it a sixteen foot long skull, and you've got it. I'm extremely surprised no one has written a book about this true king of the deep. The good thing about this book is that it did involve a Kronosaurus, a smaller and less impressive cousin of Liopleurodon, in it's story. | 992 | [
"Nice monster, moderate suspense, but it's been done.",
"Sharks, whoopty-doo!",
"Seventy feet?",
"Wow that's that's uh, that's real big I'm sure.",
"The bottom line is, Megaladon, as countless people seem to beleive (due to films and books like this), is not the largest, most powerful predator the world has ever seen.",
"That would be LIOPLEURODON.",
"At eighty feet long and weighing one hundred and fifty tons, it would make a snack out of the Megaladon sharks (who only grew to about sixty feet inlength).",
"Liopleurodon was not only larger and stronger, it was probably smarter, I'm talking killer whale intelligence.",
"All you have to do to imagine this guy is combine a crocodile and a killer whale, boost it's size up (waaaay up), give it a sixteen foot long skull, and you've got it.",
"I'm extremely surprised no one has written a book about this true king of the deep.",
"The good thing about this book is that it did involve a Kronosaurus, a smaller and less impressive cousin of Liopleurodon, in it's story."
] |
1 | Good gone VERY bad | Using reviews from AMAZON and Consumer Reports, we bought this vac two years ago. It was very heavy for me and I am a very large person. Almost since new, belts have been a problem, and now, even a new belt will not spin the brush. The "help desk" will not admit any issue with belts or tensioners, despite this being a universal complaint for all owners shortly after purchase. According to the service center, the non adjustable, poorly designed, belt tensioning mechanism and flimsy belt fails with regularity on these vacs. The part costs $35. and installation, another $49. Save your money. Why pay to replace a flawed part that is destined to fail again. Also we have experienced all other typical problems such as failure to retain hose, which keeps falling off retainer. This is VERY annoying. Consumer Reports should consider ownerEureka 4870MZ Boss Smart-Vac Upright HEPA Vacuum Cleanerexperiences with this poorly designed product, since my experiences are typical for this junker. | 992 | [
"Using reviews from AMAZON and Consumer Reports, we bought this vac two years ago.",
"It was very heavy for me and I am a very large person.",
"Almost since new, belts have been a problem, and now, even a new belt will not spin the brush.",
"The \"help desk\" will not admit any issue with belts or tensioners, despite this being a universal complaint for all owners shortly after purchase.",
"According to the service center, the non adjustable, poorly designed, belt tensioning mechanism and flimsy belt fails with regularity on these vacs.",
"The part costs $35.",
"and installation, another $49.",
"Save your money.",
"Why pay to replace a flawed part that is destined to fail again.",
"Also we have experienced all other typical problems such as failure to retain hose, which keeps falling off retainer.",
"This is VERY annoying.",
"Consumer Reports should consider ownerEureka 4870MZ Boss Smart-Vac Upright HEPA Vacuum Cleanerexperiences with this poorly designed product, since my experiences are typical for this junker."
] |
1 | disgusting... | This product was really bad...way too salty, very small and tasted gritty and-I noticed afterwards-that even the pkg. smelled awful!Guess I can use them in soup or Not! [I only clicked one star because there wasn't a no-stars or minus-one star available...]! I called to leave a message; and am waiting to hear from customer service...will update if/when they call me back. One week later-no callback...I'll bet they have gotten plenty complaints. I'll call back Monday[and Tues.,and Weds., etc.; and report back! After at least three weeks of calling, waiting for a callback, and leaving messages; I haven't heard a word. I'd bet that they have heard these complaints ALOT...and can't be bothered. How rude...'Jenny' is the CSR who was, hopefully, supposed to call back...or not! Amazon-I hope you no longer carry these 'products' out of concern for people who actually think they are buying edible snack [while only wasting money]. When-in reality hungry birds and fish won't even eat them! | 992 | [
"This product was really bad...way too salty, very small and tasted gritty and-I noticed afterwards-that even the pkg.",
"smelled awful!",
"Guess I can use them in soup or Not!",
"[I only clicked one star because there wasn't a no-stars or minus-one star available...]!",
"I called to leave a message; and am waiting to hear from customer service...will update if/when they call me back.",
"One week later-no callback...I'll bet they have gotten plenty complaints.",
"I'll call back Monday[and Tues.,and Weds., etc.; and report back!",
"After at least three weeks of calling, waiting for a callback, and leaving messages; I haven't heard a word.",
"I'd bet that they have heard these complaints ALOT...and can't be bothered.",
"How rude...'Jenny' is the CSR who was, hopefully, supposed to call back...or not!",
"Amazon-I hope you no longer carry these 'products' out of concern for people who actually think they are buying edible snack [while only wasting money].",
"When-in reality hungry birds and fish won't even eat them!"
] |
1 | Not my cup of tea | There seems to be an odd hero worship associated with this author and his book about adventure and glory seeking. I found Goss's feats to be impressive but the account disturbing. I finished the book wishing I hadn't read it. He comes across as quite impressed with himself and has little of the modesty and understatement that I have found more typical of good adventure writing. (Compare Bernard Moitessier's books about equally difficult sailing accomplishments.) If you are looking for a philosopher/adventurer, Goss is not it. His reliance on expletives in key passages gives the account a vulgar quality. Like many others I was mystified as to why so much ink was spent on the fund raising effort. There probably was a good story there but I don't think he told it. Clearly Pete Goss is an awesome sailor, but this book portrays him more as attention seeker and even his website still boasts about the rescue. If you haven't read sailing books before read Moitessier or Smeeton instead. | 992 | [
"There seems to be an odd hero worship associated with this author and his book about adventure and glory seeking.",
"I found Goss's feats to be impressive but the account disturbing.",
"I finished the book wishing I hadn't read it.",
"He comes across as quite impressed with himself and has little of the modesty and understatement that I have found more typical of good adventure writing.",
"(Compare Bernard Moitessier's books about equally difficult sailing accomplishments.) If you are looking for a philosopher/adventurer, Goss is not it.",
"His reliance on expletives in key passages gives the account a vulgar quality.",
"Like many others I was mystified as to why so much ink was spent on the fund raising effort.",
"There probably was a good story there but I don't think he told it.",
"Clearly Pete Goss is an awesome sailor, but this book portrays him more as attention seeker and even his website still boasts about the rescue.",
"If you haven't read sailing books before read Moitessier or Smeeton instead."
] |
1 | Skim-Worthy | As in the equal of the film on top of milk.There's a great premise here, of the destruction of Earth, and the meeting of remnant colonies from different eras. Not original, but a great premise nonetheless. However, the greatness of the premise only magnifies the tragedy of the novel development. Or rather, the lack thereof. For there is no real development here. It was incredibly disappointing. All of the answers you hope for are not included- in fact there are an increasing number of questions raised in the book. It is like the TV show Lost, if there was never a second season. It is as if Clarke came up with the first half of the book and forgot to finish it.This book is filled with long, drawn out romances that are neither interesting nor relevant. It is incredibly anti-Theist, seeking to attack any idea or person who is stupid enough to believe in a god. All this is ignorable if only it had a semblance of a plot; if events progressed, and the storyline completed. It doesn't. | 992 | [
"As in the equal of the film on top of milk.There's a great premise here, of the destruction of Earth, and the meeting of remnant colonies from different eras.",
"Not original, but a great premise nonetheless.",
"However, the greatness of the premise only magnifies the tragedy of the novel development.",
"Or rather, the lack thereof.",
"For there is no real development here.",
"It was incredibly disappointing.",
"All of the answers you hope for are not included- in fact there are an increasing number of questions raised in the book.",
"It is like the TV show Lost, if there was never a second season.",
"It is as if Clarke came up with the first half of the book and forgot to finish it.This book is filled with long, drawn out romances that are neither interesting nor relevant.",
"It is incredibly anti-Theist, seeking to attack any idea or person who is stupid enough to believe in a god.",
"All this is ignorable if only it had a semblance of a plot; if events progressed, and the storyline completed.",
"It doesn't."
] |
1 | Do NOT buy this! | Today I purchased a 40 GB "Flash-Hd to Go" and have spent the last 3 hours attempting to: 1. load the software (totally un-intuitive experience) ultimately without success; 2. after multiple trial and error attemts, transfer pictures from a 512 MG Fuji Film chip, again without ANY help from the 4 page so-called Users Guide, which transer according to the, again, un intuitive, device screen apppears to have occurred; and 3. transfer the pictures to my Windows XP Professional 240 GB computer, with NO success and NO help from either the laughably inadequate 'Users Guide" or the manufacturers web page. It has been a frustrating and exasperating experience that I would not wish on any enemy, much less a friend. It goes back to the vendor tomorrow for a full refund.This manufacturer should go out of business, and fast, if its so called Users Guide and Web Page Support are an indication of how it advises its customers on product installation and use!Good Riddance! An afternoon wasted! | 992 | [
"Today I purchased a 40 GB \"Flash-Hd to Go\" and have spent the last 3 hours attempting to: 1.",
"load the software (totally un-intuitive experience) ultimately without success; 2.",
"after multiple trial and error attemts, transfer pictures from a 512 MG Fuji Film chip, again without ANY help from the 4 page so-called Users Guide, which transer according to the, again, un intuitive, device screen apppears to have occurred; and 3.",
"transfer the pictures to my Windows XP Professional 240 GB computer, with NO success and NO help from either the laughably inadequate 'Users Guide\" or the manufacturers web page.",
"It has been a frustrating and exasperating experience that I would not wish on any enemy, much less a friend.",
"It goes back to the vendor tomorrow for a full refund.This manufacturer should go out of business, and fast, if its so called Users Guide and Web Page Support are an indication of how it advises its customers on product installation and use!",
"Good Riddance!",
"An afternoon wasted!"
] |
1 | Boring and bland | This game might be good for a computer user who doesn't have a very powerful computer or who might be colorblind, but if this isn't the case I cannot reccomend this game. In the end playing it was like pulling teeth.Firstly, everything is gray. Gray people, gray backgrounds, gray personalities. You are sent to investigate a science facility and slowly learn about a plot that is causing workers to go insane.The graphics are unimpressive and there is very little animation and no voices to speak of. I'm sure that the game could have easily had more done to it or could have been spruced up a tad for its CD release, but such isn't the case.Even when you've reached the meat of the plot things are boring. It become almost impossible to know what items are important because everything, even the people, blend into the gray background. It would have been nice to at least hear a few ambient sound effects or voices, but instead playing Zero Critical is almost like gaming in a silent movie. | 992 | [
"This game might be good for a computer user who doesn't have a very powerful computer or who might be colorblind, but if this isn't the case I cannot reccomend this game.",
"In the end playing it was like pulling teeth.Firstly, everything is gray.",
"Gray people, gray backgrounds, gray personalities.",
"You are sent to investigate a science facility and slowly learn about a plot that is causing workers to go insane.The graphics are unimpressive and there is very little animation and no voices to speak of.",
"I'm sure that the game could have easily had more done to it or could have been spruced up a tad for its CD release, but such isn't the case.Even when you've reached the meat of the plot things are boring.",
"It become almost impossible to know what items are important because everything, even the people, blend into the gray background.",
"It would have been nice to at least hear a few ambient sound effects or voices, but instead playing Zero Critical is almost like gaming in a silent movie."
] |
1 | TERRIBLE Do Not Buy | This is the second of these hairdryers I have bought. My previous dryer (purchased new on ebay) was fabulous!! It lasted for almost 10 years until it finally died. And I have very curly hair that I blow dry all the time.Something must have changed in how the dryers are made or this supplier just sells faulty dryers. This dryer is TERRIBLE. I have had it for a little over a year and a half and it is already dying. It takes forever to get hot and the flow of air on the highest setting is significantly reduced from what it was when I first bought the dryer. In addition, during use it will stop getting hot for a minute and then go back. And all this is with limited use as I now get my hair straightened and don't need the dryer to straighten my curly hair. For this price I expect things to last a lot longer!!Because of my previous experience I disregarded the other reviews. Big mistake. Wish I would have listened and saved my money for a better dryer. Do not buy this terrible dryer! | 992 | [
"This is the second of these hairdryers I have bought.",
"My previous dryer (purchased new on ebay) was fabulous!!",
"It lasted for almost 10 years until it finally died.",
"And I have very curly hair that I blow dry all the time.Something must have changed in how the dryers are made or this supplier just sells faulty dryers.",
"This dryer is TERRIBLE.",
"I have had it for a little over a year and a half and it is already dying.",
"It takes forever to get hot and the flow of air on the highest setting is significantly reduced from what it was when I first bought the dryer.",
"In addition, during use it will stop getting hot for a minute and then go back.",
"And all this is with limited use as I now get my hair straightened and don't need the dryer to straighten my curly hair.",
"For this price I expect things to last a lot longer!!",
"Because of my previous experience I disregarded the other reviews.",
"Big mistake.",
"Wish I would have listened and saved my money for a better dryer.",
"Do not buy this terrible dryer!"
] |
1 | AWFULLY DREADFUL | I am not going to waste much time writing this since I wasted so much time actually watching this. You can tell that these "so-called facts" are nothing more than rubbish. They did a great job trying to sell it, but anyone who knows the bible and has common sense can see that not much research was put into this. I found myself shaking my head constantly in disagreement with everything that was being said. I could tell a lot of this stuff was ridiculously made up (and I am not a scientist). Also, being a Christian has nothing to do with this negative review. There was simply no research, a lot of bending over backwards to make things fit. In reality, watching this thing kind of insulted my own intelligence. If you want something that is worthwhile... something that is accurate read the Bible or something else that someone on here recommends. But, this is one thing I do not recommend and think that the History Channel should be ashamed to have ever produced. Just awfully dreadful | 992 | [
"I am not going to waste much time writing this since I wasted so much time actually watching this.",
"You can tell that these \"so-called facts\" are nothing more than rubbish.",
"They did a great job trying to sell it, but anyone who knows the bible and has common sense can see that not much research was put into this.",
"I found myself shaking my head constantly in disagreement with everything that was being said.",
"I could tell a lot of this stuff was ridiculously made up (and I am not a scientist).",
"Also, being a Christian has nothing to do with this negative review.",
"There was simply no research, a lot of bending over backwards to make things fit.",
"In reality, watching this thing kind of insulted my own intelligence.",
"If you want something that is worthwhile... something that is accurate read the Bible or something else that someone on here recommends.",
"But, this is one thing I do not recommend and think that the History Channel should be ashamed to have ever produced.",
"Just awfully dreadful"
] |
1 | What is this? | Never in my life have I heard of such rubbish. The Word of God is to be the only basic source for the study of God's Word--not a trilogy of fantasy novels. Many Christians are becoming so wrapped up in pop culture that they have trouble differentiating the difference between the fictional events found within The Lord of the Rings and the true, inerrant Word of God.We need to get out of Middle-Earth and into the real world. You cannot find strength, guidance, and spiritual power in a fictional collection of stories, regardless of whether or not they are allegories of the Christian's journey."Walking With Frodo"?! Is this meant to equate Frodo with Jesus Christ? Reality check: Frodo was never real, Middle-Earth was never real, and all the events which took place within Tolkien's world never happened. Christ was real, however. The battles He faced and the battles we face are very real, and we therefore should not waste our time in thinking that this garbage will assist us in them. | 992 | [
"Never in my life have I heard of such rubbish.",
"The Word of God is to be the only basic source for the study of God's Word--not a trilogy of fantasy novels.",
"Many Christians are becoming so wrapped up in pop culture that they have trouble differentiating the difference between the fictional events found within The Lord of the Rings and the true, inerrant Word of God.We need to get out of Middle-Earth and into the real world.",
"You cannot find strength, guidance, and spiritual power in a fictional collection of stories, regardless of whether or not they are allegories of the Christian's journey.\"Walking With Frodo\"?!",
"Is this meant to equate Frodo with Jesus Christ?",
"Reality check: Frodo was never real, Middle-Earth was never real, and all the events which took place within Tolkien's world never happened.",
"Christ was real, however.",
"The battles He faced and the battles we face are very real, and we therefore should not waste our time in thinking that this garbage will assist us in them."
] |
1 | Garbage. | Don't waste your time. The construction seems traditional, but the boot is extremely poor quality in terms of craftsmanship and materials. When I unpacked them they were attracting lint particles in a way I've never seen and the odor coming from the boot wasn't a leather smell, but a rather unpleasant rubber smell... like a really old tire, or something treated with chemicals. The so-called leather sure didn't feel like leather and I was too disgusted to even try them on. I've owned more than several pairs of Engineer boots over the last 30 years and these are the worst I've ever seen, although by today's low, low standards with everything made in China I'm sure you could do worse than these boots from Carolina. Just ordered the Chippewa steel toe Engineer and its eligible for free return if they are bad, but somehow I get the feeling the Chippewa's will be better than this. This Carolina boot is the first item I've ever returned and the first 1 star review I've ever submitted. | 992 | [
"Don't waste your time.",
"The construction seems traditional, but the boot is extremely poor quality in terms of craftsmanship and materials.",
"When I unpacked them they were attracting lint particles in a way I've never seen and the odor coming from the boot wasn't a leather smell, but a rather unpleasant rubber smell... like a really old tire, or something treated with chemicals.",
"The so-called leather sure didn't feel like leather and I was too disgusted to even try them on.",
"I've owned more than several pairs of Engineer boots over the last 30 years and these are the worst I've ever seen, although by today's low, low standards with everything made in China I'm sure you could do worse than these boots from Carolina.",
"Just ordered the Chippewa steel toe Engineer and its eligible for free return if they are bad, but somehow I get the feeling the Chippewa's will be better than this.",
"This Carolina boot is the first item I've ever returned and the first 1 star review I've ever submitted."
] |
1 | This.Was.Awful. | Some films are void of all merit. You want to find something worthy of your time within them, but they just rest there like the complete failure that they are. I wasn't expecting something great from `Battle: Los Angeles' but I was expecting something. Instead, what I got was a halfbaked attempt at infusing a science fiction, alien film with a war mentality. There are a slew of characters all layered with `real life issues' and yet none of them feel even remotely `real'. They are all empty and soulless and `who really cares' and yet, this film thinks that it is saying something important. I hate when a film thinks it is saying more than it really is. This film desperately wanted to be `District 9', or at least capitalize on its success, but it lacked so much of the formers rooted realism. Instead, `Battle: Los Angeles' tosses balance out the window and meanders so long that it becomes a boring, pointless, misguided waste of time. In the wise words of my Ammy Twin; "GOOD GRIEF!" | 992 | [
"Some films are void of all merit.",
"You want to find something worthy of your time within them, but they just rest there like the complete failure that they are.",
"I wasn't expecting something great from `Battle: Los Angeles' but I was expecting something.",
"Instead, what I got was a halfbaked attempt at infusing a science fiction, alien film with a war mentality.",
"There are a slew of characters all layered with `real life issues' and yet none of them feel even remotely `real'.",
"They are all empty and soulless and `who really cares' and yet, this film thinks that it is saying something important.",
"I hate when a film thinks it is saying more than it really is.",
"This film desperately wanted to be `District 9', or at least capitalize on its success, but it lacked so much of the formers rooted realism.",
"Instead, `Battle: Los Angeles' tosses balance out the window and meanders so long that it becomes a boring, pointless, misguided waste of time.",
"In the wise words of my Ammy Twin; \"GOOD GRIEF!",
"\""
] |
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