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Title: Never Have I Ever: 1,000 Secrets for the World's Most Revealing Game; Author: Visit Amazon's Kourtney Jason Page; Review: Never Have I Ever is a clever, funny and hilariously written book! It is PERFECT for a friday night, a saturday night or pretty much any night you're ready to have a good time. There are so many great new "never have I ever's" that you can keep the game (and the drinking) going for much longer than ever before. This is the perfect book to entertain guests! I love keeping it on my table right next to 369 Sexy Dares to do before you die. It is so awesome - already 4 or 5 of my friends have ordered a copy. It's the perfect gift for anyone who likes to have a good time. I can't wait to see a follow up to this "Never Have I Ever". Such a great book - except for the fact that I am out of the game after the first few pages... haha! AMAZING book. PICK IT UP if you haven't already; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: FREE GOOGLE: Free SEO, Social Media, and AdWords Resources from Google for Small Business Marketing; Author: Jason McDonald; Review: This book was great for someone who has no idea about ad words! It was written so anyone could understand. As someone who has a decent background, it would have been great to have a little bit more advanced knowledge on the subject manner but overall the book in and of itself was great. The links are especially helpful! I would absolutely recommend this to anyone looking to advance their experience with google.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Lights Camera Booze: Drinking Games for Your Favorite Movies including Anchorman, Big Lebowski, Clueless, Dirty Dancing, Fight Club,; Author: Visit Amazon's Kourtney Jason Page; Review: I wasn't quiet sure what I was expecting when I picked this book up but I'll tell you - it far surpassed everything I was expecting! The book itself was absolutely hilarious. The movies that were used couldn't have been any better (they were perfect) and the writing accompanying it was just off the walls amazing. Have I mentioned the illustrations yet? They rock! They're so fun and silly they are a perfect accompaniment This is the PERFECT book for those who are looking for a good time, or a GREAT gift. We had a ton of friends in town this past weekend and had such a great time watching movies and using this book for drinking games. I highly recommend this book for everyone!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Sex Position Coloring Book: Playtime for Couples; Author: Editors of Hollan Publishing; Review: This book is hilarious! My boyfriend and I immediately went crazy on each other after just browsing through it the first time! What a fun and creative book. Absolutely love it.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Picture Cook: See. Make. Eat.; Author: Visit Amazon's Katie Shelly Page; Review: I LOVE THIS BOOK! It's .00001% confusing but that's because I am just a dummy in the kitchen. I love this book. It's fun, simple and very self explanatory (for the most part haha). It is easy to use and I highly recommend everyone having one, especially those newbs to cooking.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Her Last Letter; Author: Visit Amazon's Nancy C. Johnson Page; Review: It wasn't the best book I've read, it wasn't the worst. It had an interesting but intense plot line which is really what peeked my interest but a lot of the book had far off ideas that made it hard to be believable. The book itself had everything you could want in a mystery - plot twists, love story, intrigue, but I can't get over some of the loopholes in the plot that just didn't make sense. The price is right, it's good enough - if you're not a picky reader.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Don't Die, Dragonfly (The Seer Series); Author: Visit Amazon's Linda Joy Singleton Page; Review: Very easy read! I was really rather impressed by the creativity of the author in creating such a fantasy world that somehow felt so real and relatable at the same time. There's nothing normal about Sabine Rose, but that's more then okay. In fact, that's part of her charm. Then again, her ability to appear normal is really the characters appeal to our sense of reality. The book was mysterious and full of twists and turns. It really reminded me of a a mature version of Nancy Drew - with of course a few additional super natural abilities. I would highly recommend this book to any one who loves fantasy without going too far down any rabbit holes. Great book!; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Never Have I Ever; Author: Visit Amazon's Sara Shepard Page; Review: I feel ridiculous as a grown adult admitting to this, but I love the lying game almost (not quiet) as much as I love PLL. That being said, I guess it's kind of ridiculous to enjoy either or, but somehow I do. Sara Shepard does a great job of really making you engrossed with her characters, despite how unrealistic many of the scenarios or situations may be. I can't help getting sucked into Sutton Mercer and her lying games - it isn't keeping me at the edge of my seat but for some reason it's still really hits the spot. GREAT book, looking forward to reading the next one as soon as I can put this one down ;); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Before I Met You: A Novel; Author: Visit Amazon's Lisa Jewell Page; Review: This book is a steal! This book was well written and kept me on my toes from beginning to end. I don't know if i've actually ever read a book that had so many different voices but articulated it so well. The characters in the book are relatable, the story hits close to the heart in many instances and overall I really enjoyed a book with such strong women as main characters. GREAT book. Take the plunge - give it a read.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Flexible Stretching Strap Workbook: Step-by-Step Techniques for Maximizing Your Range of Motion and Flexibility; Author: Visit Amazon's Mark Kovacs Page; Review: I love this book! I can't even put into words how much I love this book! As a relative newbie to the whole getting fit thing, this book is an absolute must! It does a great job diving into the muscles of your body and focuses on the best approach to stretching your body. I literally had no idea that so many muscles even existed in my body. It was great to not only learn about the different muscles and the various parts of your body those muscles work but it was really great to find a book that explains to you your muscles as well as what each stretch works out. This book is really great for anyone who just wants more information about how to stretch their body, why they should stretch their body and what happens when you stretch your body. The visuals in this book are GREAT. Reading and learning is great but the added visuals that accompanied it was just the icing on the cake. I especially love that this book is broken down into categories so you can really go to a stretch based on what your needs are. What a great work out tool.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Two Truths and a Lie (The Lying Game, No. 3); Author: Visit Amazon's Sara Shepard Page; Review: I love this series so far!! I wasn't sure what to expect as I was a big fan of the television series, turns out there are some pretty big differences! I absolutely love the interesting dynamic developing with dead Suttons emotions towards her sister, character development for a ghost is unlike anything I've ever read before. I really couldn't put the book down; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Saving Rachel; Author: Visit Amazon's John Locke Page; Review: I got this book due to my desire to have a quick and cheap read. The price was right (It's really hard to beat $2.99) and I can't deny my love for a good mystery book. The book seemed to have everything I wanted - including the desire to be kept in the dark and explore secrets with twists and turns. It's not as horrible as some of the reviews have let on, but it's certainly not wonderful either. Even at $2.99 I still regretted the purchase (sad, right?). Truth be told, the plot was hardly believable. I should have known a book with heels on the front couldn't have a-mounted to much but i didn't want to judge a book by it's cover, in this case ,I should have.; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Suspended Bodyweight Training: Workout Programs for Total-Body Fitness; Author: Visit Amazon's Kenneth Leung Page; Review: WOW! Suspended body weight training sure is a whole brand new way of working out your body. I wasn't sure what i was in for with this new type of training or the book but I was beyond impressed. This book really helped take my bodyweight training to the next level. I love the way the book begins with a really basic but necessary educational portion that then brings you right into the basics. Having visuals that show you the right and wrong way to do things also really helps - this book feels like it's putting a personal trainer right into your home - the best of both worlds! I have always had a hard time doing pushups - even girl ones - but thanks to the book and the new push-up with feet in straps I am FINALLY able to hit my goals - what an incredible feeling. I highly recommend this book!! IT IS WONDERFUL; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Psoas Strength and Flexibility: Core Workouts to Increase Mobility, Reduce Injuries and End Back Pain; Author: Visit Amazon's Pamela Ellgen Page; Review: I've been working with a personal trainer, nutritionist and chiropractor to get my self back into tip-top shape and 2/3 of these people recommended this book so I figured I would give it a shot. I am so glad that I opened up this book and gave it a read. It is absolutely the best resource for core workouts to help increase your mobility and to help cause as little pain as possible when learning about your strength and flexibility. I mean, I didn't even know what PSOAS was before picking up this book, yet alone how it might effect the rest of my body. Did you know that the psoas is a muscle that wraps around your pelvis from your lower back and goes to the lower part of your pelvis (inner thigh of both legs) so it's a pretty substantial part of your body. This book made me realize how little I knew about my own body before picking this book up but after picking this book up I feel a lot more informed. I love the breakdown of the book and how it starts with education and then proceeds with practicality. A very well written book that has a great format.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Lying Game #4: Hide and Seek; Author: Visit Amazon's Sara Shepard Page; Review: This book is the best one yet!! I absolutely loved it. It was full of suspense and intrigue. The characters finally had a little more depth to them, questions have been answered even though there are now more that needs to be asked! I can't wait to read the next; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Lying Game #5: Cross My Heart, Hope to Die; Author: Visit Amazon's Sara Shepard Page; Review: This is the BEST one yet! It keeps me on the edge of my seat, it's a great book. I absolutely love the character development of Sutton/Emma as well as some of the other characters. I find myself really enjoying this teen style book, probably more then I should. It's abosolutely one of my favorite guilty pleasures. This book, like many of the others, consist of absolute certainty of a murderers death, only to have more twists and turns. I do have to say, that as great as this series is, at this stage in the series - it does feel a little dragged on. Sara clearly has a pattern and despite how great the book is, it's getting a little bit old. I do love getting to dive more into Sutton/Emmas mom and her past as well as her relationship to the mercers.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: F*ck You, I'm Irish: Why We Irish Are Awesome; Author: Visit Amazon's Rashers Tierney Page; Review: What a hilarious book!!! Absolutely loved it. The book is written in such a way that you think you know what is about to come but then it's Irish-ness kind of takes you for a ride lol I love the way it gives you a little bit of history about the Irish but also the reality of everything. It's amazing how misunderstood other cultures can be without a basic understanding of them. Great book!! Highly recommended. I would love to see a f*Ck you im Jewish book!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Power Smoothies: All-Natural Fruit and Green Smoothies to Fuel Workouts, Build Muscle and Burn Fat; Author: Visit Amazon's Keith Sebastian Page; Review: I love this book!! My boyfriend and I have both a juice and a blender and constantly struggle with knowing what's the best thing to put into our smoothie that will also help us hit some of our healthy goals- this book was great for that. It really helped explain what our body needs, why it needs it and how to accomplish it. I highly recommend this book; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Turn Up the Heat (Pine Mountain); Author: Visit Amazon's Kimberly Kincaid Page; Review: This book was a fun pick me up. I needed a new book, the cost was right on this one and truth be told, the plot was better then expected. The characters are truly relatable making the book a home run right from the beginning. The storyline is full of sex appeal, intrigue and a great story - making it another home run. What a great book! I highly recommend picking this up whenever you have a chance. Added bonus to find some recipes at the end of the book! I def. recommend this book, especially for a night curled up on the couch ;); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Prepper's Financial Guide: Strategies to Invest, Stockpile and Build Security for Today and the Post-Collapse Marketplace; Author: Visit Amazon's Jim Cobb Page; Review: WOW! This book is def. full of information in abundance! As a younger professional who is constantly wondering what to do financially - this is a great introduction to how to get my life and finances in track. This book is truly a great self starter to financial success. I will admit it is very text heavy, but truth be told, every word of it was beneficial to my own best interests. A lot of books along the subject pertain to only the rich or only the poor, there aren't very many books that I have found that are excellent AND that are in the best interest for the every day women like myself. If you follow the common sense tips from this book, you'll be ahead of most! This book is a must read.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: A Tale of Two Cities (Collins Classics); Author: Visit Amazon's Charles Dickens Page; Review: A tale of two cities, truly a classic. I will admit, with all the lame authors these days, it's hard to get into the 18th century background, at first. But within a matter of no time, it's hard not to get hooked. There are some truly amazing lines, even in the beginning. I've read this book a few times and I will admit it gets better and better everytime. I am glad that over the years I've learned to appreciat ethe book because it truly is a great one. As life changes, so does my perspective on the book. It's interesting to pick it up again after a decade. I love the character development and the plot, they are overall pretty good, although boring at times. Great book, highly recommended to people at least once in their life.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Oliver Twist (Penguin Clothbound Classics); Author: Visit Amazon's Charles Dickens Page; Review: A tale of two cities, truly a classic. I will admit, with all the lame authors these days, it's hard to get into the 18th century background, at first. But within a matter of no time, it's hard not to get hooked. There are some truly amazing lines, even in the beginning. I've read this book a few times and I will admit it gets better and better everytime. I am glad that over the years I've learned to appreciat ethe book because it truly is a great one. As life changes, so does my perspective on the book. It's interesting to pick it up again after a decade. I love the character development and the plot, they are overall pretty good, although boring at times. Great book, highly recommended to people at least once in their life.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Blueblood: Marty Singer Mystery #2; Author: Visit Amazon's Matthew Iden Page; Review: Marty Singer is my new favorite character around!! This book is adicting from beginning to end. Seriously, if you love twists and turns, this is def. a book for you. There's nothing more horrific then cops as victims, yet this book made it impossible to not want to read about it. The plot is incredible and really I am shocked by what a steal it is for $2. I highly recommend this book for anyone who loves a good thriller and a plot-turning and thrilling book; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Therapy Ball Workbook: Illustrated Step-by-Step Guide to Stretching, Strengthening, and Rehabilitative Techniques; Author: Visit Amazon's Karl Knopf Page; Review: I just started working out at a gym and was looking for something to do in between our classes and for a little diversity This book is an amazing asset for anyone looking to get into shape! The therapy ball workbook is one of the best things ever invited. The ease of it, is really incredible. I am a visual learner and also one who needs step-by-step instructions if they're not available - this book does a great job of giving specifics for how to excercise and for how many reps as well as having visuals. This book is great for any veteran workout or someone just looking at getting into shape - Highly recommended! The first few days might be rough, but it's well worth it. Great workouts!!!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Perfectionists; Author: Visit Amazon's Sara Shepard Page; Review: When I was done with PLL there was the lying games, when the lying games ended I wondered what I was going to do with myself. Sara Shepards books have been the guilty pleasure to my adult reading. This book is an amazing follow up to those incredible books. She seriously has got me hooked on her books - especially because they're such easy reads I can typically get through them in a day. The perfectionists, while not PLL, def. has a very similar writing style - I guess Shepard knows when she hit a home run, not to differ too much. Though, a little difference could be nice - and a little difference is what you get with this book, which is why it's so great. Love the characters too, they were easy to like, hate, etc. Love this book; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Last Jews in Berlin; Author: Visit Amazon's Leonard Gross Page; Review: Reading any book about jews during the holocaust is somewhat heart wrenching - this book is really no different. This book was truly a novel, the story unfolds in a beautiful, all too realistic description of life. You really feel as though you're feeling the roughness of what jews must have felt like. This book has history to it but still reaches basic human life. It's incredible to hear and read about the every day jews - friends, neighbors, and family that attempt to survive during this horific era. Great book and so hard to put down. You can't help but shutter thinking of the experiences these people have had. Highly reommended; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Homemade Bath Bombs, Salts and Scrubs: 300 Natural Recipes for Luxurious Soaks; Author: Visit Amazon's Kate Bello Page; Review: I can relate so much to the author of this book! As a 28 year old who spent most of her life as the skinny girl, I never had to worry about my health, my weight or anything like that. Fast forward to my late 20's and I am now starting to truly understand the meaning of taking care of myself. I am an avid hot tubber as well as bath girl because it helps release toxins but mostly because it helps release stress. A girlfriend of mine got me hooked on bath salts and ever since I've been looking for a book that really helps me make my own. This book not only helps with bath salts but it opened up a whole new world of bath bombs and scrubs - I literally had no idea such greatness could truly exist in the world, but apparently it does. This book is great - every single thing you need to create the perfect bath bomb, salt or scrub is included in this book. Highly recommend taking a minute topick up this book and enjoy your next bath - these will change your bathing life!!!! If you're hard working and enjoy your bath time as much as I do - this book wil honestly change your life. Do it, you deserve it.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Heiresses: A Novel; Author: Visit Amazon's Sara Shepard Page; Review: I am a huge Sara Shepard fan so I naturally I had to check this book out. PLL is over, so is the Lying games, I'm waiting on her next book in her new series (also great) so figured I would check this book out. It weaves the same familiar set up as all of her other books - love it or hate it - and it gets you hooked. For some reason, reading about adults behaving in jeuvenile ways would be more thrilling but at moments it feels a little out of control. Overall, I enjoyed the book and like all of Sara Shepards book appreciate the depth and complexity of the characters and all the twists and turns.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Quaker Caf; Author: Visit Amazon's Brenda Bevan Remmes Page; Review: I don't know what it is about the quakers, amish and menonites but oh man, I sure am fascinated by them. Whether it's fiction or non-fiction I truly enjoy reading about the ordinary and not so ordinary struggles of a family. This book does a great job of making you relate to an emotional journey. It's full of mystery as well as twists and plots. The characters in this novel are real, relatable and it's an interesting reaad.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Flower Crowns: 30 Enchanting DIY Floral Creations; Author: Visit Amazon's Christy Meisner Doramus Page; Review: Oh my gosh yes to everything in this book!! If you are an avid festival goer, music lover, free spirit or general creative soul - this DIY is a MUST!!! It is full of inspiration and easy to follow directions. I mean, there is honestly a flower crown for every occasion - baby showers, no problem. Do people even do that? I didn't realize it was a thing but def opened up my own eyes on things I can do for upcoming friends baby and bridal showers. There are crowns for very occasion, every season and it is simply - amazing. The book is a great guide as it has super easy instructions and is very clear about what materials you will need. It's GREAT. Highyl recommend this. This book is cheaper then what it costs for a flower crown, putting these together myself will save money and allow me to expand the amount of crowns I have and can afford. Love it!! Thank you!!! I have made a few for friends and they seem to love it. I think this book is going to have to start accompanying them. It's a perfect bridesmaid gift too.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Good Girls (Perfectionists); Author: Visit Amazon's Sara Shepard Page; Review: Another hit by Shepard!!! Kept me guessing every step of the way. Cute, easy read but also suspenseful with a twist; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Eclectic Owl: An Adult Coloring Book (Eclectic Coloring Books) (Volume 1); Author: Visit Amazon's G. T. Haddix Page; Review: I am an owl-a-holic and this book may have turned me slightly obsessed. If you're looking for a fun activity to do at home [ and possibly with the kids ] this is great!! It is full of such fun and creative owls, i've really had a blast feeling like a kid again. It's so cool to try and see what colors work [ and in some cases don't ]. I am a big fan!! Makes a great way to pass some time but I could see this would also be the perfect gift for a friend or co-worker. I love the individuality of all the styles of the owls - so fun!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Pocket Mandala Coloring Book: Mini Zen Creations for Portable Relaxation and Mindfulness; Author: Ocean Offering; Review: I can't believe it's been so long since i've colored!!! This book sure reminds me about my love for coloring. The patterns are quiet stunning and really all are spectacular. I am so in love with these! They're so fun. I am making a collage with a few of the prints, I am so excited to see what the final project looks like. I plan to buy a few of these for my friends as they will make amazing gifts; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Mystical Owls Coloring Book: Color Yourself Calm with Beahootiful Illustrations; Author: Ocean Offering; Review: I just LOVE this coloring book. It is seriously amazing. Can I get a hoot - hoot? I am an owl-a-holic, I seriously love a good owl. Put my love for owls with my love for coloring and this book is pure perfection. What's so fabulous about this book is that it gives you a variety of owls to choose from. Each and every one of them is completely and utterly unique - it's incredible!! You've got a few owls scattered in here that look perfectly normal for those boring folks out there [ I know you exist ] to the more creative and artistic owls that are so beautiful with vibrant colors. I see a lot of people getting these as gifts ;); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Get Dirty (Don't Get Mad); Author: Visit Amazon's Gretchen McNeil Page; Review: I am an idiot who didn't realize this was a sequal to another book. Nonetheless, I really enjoyed the book. I think I would have obviously enjoyed it slightly more had I read the first book first. That being said, I just ordered it and will amend this with a 5 star if I think it's due. THis book was very similar to pretty liars but also different enough that I really enjoyed the fast pace of the book. It was definitely a thriller full of mystery and suspense. Easy and good read! Recommended.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Creative Haven Entangled Coloring Book (Adult Coloring); Author: Dr. Angela Porter; Review: I love this book! I have gotten really into coloring lately, it's such a fun way to ease the mind! This is probably one of my favorite books yet! As someone who is very creative but can't draw for the life of me - this is a great way to get some creativity in drawing out, without having to actually do any drawing!! It is so fun. My friend and I took turns coloring an art peace and it was so fun to work together and see each others visions come to life! Love this, so many amazing designs.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Life On Hold; Author: Visit Amazon's Karen McQuestion Page; Review: A beautiful coming of age book, for both young girls and mothers alike. This is a great book that really forces you topen your eyes to yoru own life and relationships in a whole new way. It was a great coming of age story and fun to read. What a great read and the author is very insightful!; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Faking Normal; Author: Visit Amazon's Courtney C. Stevens Page; Review: This was a great book. It combined a very serious subject all while having the ability to leave you with all the feels! Despite the heavy context it is still an uplifting novel about lifes journeys, the ups and downs of our traumatic experience and the true meaning of friendship. This book is amazing in the sense that it makes you laugh, cry, love, hate and it just is truly one of a kind in the way that it touches on so many emotions. It is a slow start but worth the development.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: National Security (Jericho Quinn); Author: Visit Amazon's Marc Cameron Page; Review: I was hoping for a mystery thriller that i couldn't put down and it turns out - this book was it! I love books tht have to do with mystery the government and secret! This book was a perfect combinition of all of the above. It wasn't a slow read, or something that you had to get into - it grabs your attention from the very beginning and keeps you on the edge of your seat until the very end. It's written the way all thrillers should be written. I highly recommend this book - it seriously leaves you wanting more every second, minute, hour of the day! Be prepared to desire to read it continuously. It makes you root for the good guys and hate the terrorists! THe biologicial time bombs add a whole new aspect to the plot line. Love the book!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Exclusively Kamado: 50 Innovative Recipes for your Ceramic Smoker and Grill; Author: Visit Amazon's Paul Sidoriak Page; Review: My boyfriend has a kamado grill and loves it! I literally have no idea how to use it or what i'm supposed to do with it. I'm not any kind of griller really but in an effort to contribute more to our dinners, I thought i'd start. This book of recipes is amazing! The accompanying photos where vibrant and incredible - I highly recommend all recipe books to come with incredible photos like this, it made the experience so great. I love the break down of how and why we should use certain ingredients and tools. I mean I had no idea there was a benefit of a metal slotted spatula or non metal spatula. Didn't realize the importance of scrapers...etc... This book honestly opened my eyes about the little things when it comes to cooking. I absolutely loved the formatting of this book!! It was laid out in such a easy to follow way. I've bought this book for myself and friends - it's a hit all the time. We all love it.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Unofficial Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard Companion: The Norse; Author: Visit Amazon's Peter Aperlo Page; Review: I had no idea what to expect when I picked up this book. A coworker of mine recommended it, more then once, and so I decided to take the plunge and get a copy. I had no idea what I was really getting myself into. It's very informative but I often wasn't sure what I was being informed about. I had no idea about the Vikings or Gods of Asgard, though I am a big fan of mythology, legends and fantasy worlds. This was a great book and got me excited to try the magnus chase series.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Don't Quit Your Day Dream: 20 Hand-drawn Cards to Tear, Color and Share; Author: Visit Amazon's Bethany Robertson Page; Review: This was amazing. I am loving all the adult coloring books and this is a notch up! Coloring cards!! They are so freaking fantastic. They're fun to do when you're home and just need to get away from it all but they're also a major hit to bring to a girls night with some wine and make a party of it. This book has some AMAZING designs - I am absolutely in love with them. This book is so much fun! I love all of the cards. I've only given two of them away because I can't part with them - they are so beautiful and fun to do!!! Highly recommend this super fun book for anyone - it's great for all AGES! Kids to adults.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Simple Art of Salt Block Cooking: Grill, Cure, Bake and Serve with Himalayan Salt Blocks; Author: Visit Amazon's Jessica Harlan Page; Review: My boyfriend and I have recently been trying to expand our cooking skills and we were recommended this book by a friend. Neither one of us knew much about salt block cooking - this book did a great job of answering the basic questions. Every question I had internally was instantly explained shortly after I questioned it - nothing beats a cook book that helps you understand the basics - it's imperative. I love the way that the recipes are divided into seperate sections. It makes it easy to locate a meal or style based on meal type i.e. appetizer or dessert but also based on food type i.e. cooking vegetables versus meats. The easy layout of the cookbook makes it a contender for one of our favorite cookbooks. As newbies to the cooking arena we found all of the recipes SUPPEEEER easy to follow! They even include notes! Perfection. I love this book and enjoy the quality time it leads to with my boyfriend as we try to do salt block cooking. Everything we've made so far has turned out extremely delicious.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Name of the Rose; Author: Visit Amazon's Umberto Eco Page; Review: This is a great book but warned it is no easy read. It is a beautifully written and crafted murder mystery that uses pure logic to entice the reader.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Perfect Son; Author: Visit Amazon's Barbara Claypole White Page; Review: This is a great book that address the complex struggles of life occurances. This is a great book that truly allows you to grow compassionatly and with the characters. This is such a great book and really makes you finish feeling good. It's definitely a feel good book; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Penny-Pinching Prepper: Save More, Spend Less and Get Prepared for Any Disaster; Author: Visit Amazon's Bernie Carr Page; Review: My brother has always been a big believe of being prepared - you never know what happen. The end of the world [ highly doubtful ] but more realistically fires are happening all over - this book is a great way to stay prepared for a natural disaster. This book is a great book to help anyone survive without your normal every day tools. Bernie gives a great step by step guide to how to be prepared for anything and everything. It really is a great guide for anyone who is nervous about how to be prepared for emergencies. Her tips on how to use basic things during an emergency are super useful. I really under estimated how much I don't know about surviving without regular things like power. Great book, highly recommended.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Crafting with Wood Pallets: Projects for Rustic Furniture, Decor, Art, Gifts and more; Author: Visit Amazon's Becky Lamb Page; Review: This book is amazing! I have loved the trend of creating and upcycling/recylcing products. This book is an amazing way to get inspired with pallots. My boyfriend often complained about the idea of taking on a project so instead I picked up this book to look into how I could do things without his help. I have loved this book! It's been great at giving step by step instructions [ pictures included - yay ] for newbies like me. Without much experience at all, this book was incredibly helpful. The book even includes supply list, tools, time it takes and level of difficulty! This made things super easy and efficient. I would have hated to waste time on something that was so far beyond my scope that it asn't possibe. Looking forward to finishing my first project. Up next: Trying to find room to put it!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The CEO Buys In (Wager of Hearts); Author: Visit Amazon's Nancy Herkness Page; Review: I didn't really want to like the book but I did like it more then I was expecting. I loved the dynamic relationships and different lives of the two characters. Lots of it did seem unplausible and not very realistic but I did enjoy it nonetheless. Job well done.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Constitution: Book 1 of the Legacy Fleet Trilogy (Volume 1); Author: Visit Amazon's Nick Webb Page; Review: This book was pretty good! He is a great story teller and I truly enjoyed reading this book. I enjoyed the plots and twists though I do have to agree with another reader that it is very similar battlestar galactica. I don't agree it was a rip off though and do think he did a great drop with character development and the political cover ups. It's a great book. I recommend giving it a go; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Prepper's Survival Hacks: 50 DIY Projects for Lifesaving Gear, Gadgets and Kits; Author: Visit Amazon's Jim Cobb Page; Review: This book is amazing! My boyfriend recommended it and I thought he was a little over the top with all of his prepping and survival books. A constant - "better safe then sorry" mentality. The book ended up being awesome. It is full of creative but useful ideas and easy to follow instructions. Nothing beats step-by-step directions! At least for me I find them to be very useful. We've been working on some of the projects on the weekend - it's definitely given us some more productive ways to make use of our time. Easy for anyone to use, even me!! We have wanted to make a fire starter ever since watching naked and afraid and seeing how useful they are! This book gave us the tools, instructions and motivation to make that hapened. Love this book and highly recommend it to anyone.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Stability Workouts on the Balance Board: Illustrated Step-by-Step Guide to Toning, Strengthening and Rehabilitative Techniques; Author: Visit Amazon's Karl Knopf Page; Review: I've been working hard to get into shape and have been looking at a variety of things to do so. One of the coaches I've worked with has mentioned a balance board so I decided to give it a try in hopes that it would help with my back and some of my knee issues. This book was recommended to me in accompaniment to my new balance board. First thing is first - a balance board is twice as hard as I could have imagined. I tried using it at work with my standing desk - it was brutal! This book makes stability workouts 1,000 times easier then when I was attempting to use it on my own. I really liked the style of the book and how each excercise was broken down. It contained both usable information and information to fill my quench for knowledge - I loved it and found both very useful. If you're afraid of looking like a fool on your balance board - no worries, you probably will! This book will help you through looking a little less of a nerd Your body will thank you for the investment!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Girl Jacked; Author: Visit Amazon's Christopher Greyson Page; Review: This is a pretty decent book with well developed characters who keep you engaged throughout the book. The book immediately grabs you from the beginning and keeps you on the edge of your seat through most of the book. Recommended for anyone who likes a good book.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Restoring Flexibility: A Gentle Yoga-Based Practice to Increase Mobility at Any Age; Author: Visit Amazon's Andrea Gilats Page; Review: I've been working hard getting back into shape with a gym 3 days a week and personal trainer twice a week. One of the things we both realized I needed was to get more movement and flexibility with my bodies - it was really deterring me from doing some basic moves - like military style wallsit. My PT and I decided to integrate some yoga moves into my workouts, but also my every day lifestyle. She ordered this book for me so that I could have some basic guidelines when I am at home trying to work it out. What a great book! I was very nervous about implementing new moves but this book was so easy to read and understand - it was a great motivator too. I really appreciated the style of the book - showing photos and letting the reader know what was right and what was wrong. I now look forward to the 20-30 minutes a day I try to integrate yoga into my life. GREAT BOOK, especially for anyone too nervous to go to yoga without knowing the moves. This is a great book; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Sandbag Training Bible: Functional Workouts to Tone, Sculpt and Strengthen Your Entire Body; Author: Visit Amazon's Ben Hirshberg Page; Review: I've been working out 5 days a week - 3 days at a gym, 2 days with a personal trainer and I was looking for something a little different [ that I could also do at home ] to throw into my routine. My PT suggested getting a sandbag, so I did. She gifted me with this awesome book! This book immediately scared me and made me feel comfortable all at the same time. Sandbang training was unlike anything Ive ever done before and this book helped me through it! I thought a wallsit was tough without holding anything, not! Try doing a wallsit with a sandbag, it changes everything about your workout. Love this book!!! It was well written and formatted in the best way possible.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Drawing: Drawing and Sketching,Doodling,Shapes,Patterns,Pictures and Zen Doodle; Author: Eliza McAdams; Review: Not as diverse with the drawing choices as I was hoping for, but still enjoyable. It had some great ideas, but wish there was instruction on how to do the drawings free hand.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Complete Survival Shelters Handbook: A Step-by-Step Guide to Building Life-saving Structures for Every Climate and Wilderness Situation; Author: Visit Amazon's Anthonio Akkermans Page; Review: This book is amazing! Seriously so cool. I hope to god that I am not stuck in the wilderness and in need to build a snow cave/igloo but if I am, I now feely adequately prepared - or at least like I have a book to walk me through the process. This book was great - my boyfriend absolutely had his mind blown after reading. We just loved the formatting of the book. It did a great job of really including all the essentials from materials - to location to benefits etc. The visuals that showed how to do things was also very instrumental. This was a great book that was well writtened, informative and the perfect gift for any one who is into wilderness. If you've ever watched Naked and Afraid you would agree that this book should be gifted to every contestant, hands down.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Botanical Hand Lettering Workbook: Draw Whimsical and Decorative Styles and Scripts; Author: Visit Amazon's Bethany Robertson Page; Review: I love this book!! It is so fun. I am so glad that coloring books are all the rage these days because it really is a great way to let go of stress. This hand lettering workbook is fantastic! Learning the basics of how to start a drawing is essential to anyone with an itch to paint or draw and this is a great way to learn. It really helps you learn to draw from beginning to end. The practice pages were so fun and in some cases funny [ originals where definitely better then my attempt at them ]. This book was an absolute blast! Learning to do a variety of different things from plants to letters was just such a blast. Stop and smell the roses.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: 30 Easy Mandalas For Beginners Adult Coloring Book (Sacred Mandala Designs and Patterns Coloring Books for Adults); Author: Visit Amazon's Abc Kids Coloring Books Page; Review: When this book said easy mandalas, it really meant easy. While I'm a novice colorer and was looking for easy adult coloring pages, this was a little bit too easy for my taste. A little diversity goes a long way.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: C'est Bon de Faire des Bonds: French Edition of Hop on Pop; Author: Visit Amazon's Dr. Seuss Page; Review: ce livre est le meilleur! Notre fille adore a When thinking about how to introduce my youngest daughter to a new language my partner and I decided that Dr. Suess would be the perfect one to introduce them to any language and that's basically because our daughter absolutely loves Dr. Seuss. The illustrations in this book are just as fabulous as any other Dr. Suess book. This is a true classic - in whatever language you read it in. Highly suggest trying a copy in a different language, we just adored the experience.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Nourished Kitchen: Farm-to-Table Recipes for the Traditional Foods Lifestyle Featuring Bone Broths, Fermented Vegetables, Grass-Fed Meats, Wholesome; Author: Visit Amazon's Jennifer McGruther Page; Review: I absolutely love this book!! I love the beautiful, vibrant color of the photos that are often accompanied with recipes. It makes it so warm and welcoming to try my own creation of the recipe. It is a one-of-a-kind book, that's for sure. I have found it very helpful to have it broken up by garden, pasture, the range, waters, fields etc. The hardest parts with a lot of cook books is that they either have recipes or descriptions not enough of both - thiis one totally killed it on being a perfect combination of recipe and advice. I had no idea I would enjoy reading a cookbook so much but the author is really fabulous. It really is an inspirational book and every recipe i've tried so far has been mouthwatering. Warm honey drizzled feta with pine nuts, orange AND mint... pure perfection. The back has a measurement converter which is perfect for newbies [ or messy folks without clean mterials ] like me!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: If... (Questions For The Game of Life); Author: Visit Amazon's Evelyn McFarlane Page; Review: My friends and I love this book!! It is such a fun way to get to know those you love more in depth. Even with my boyfriend of five years - I learn something new everytime we ask these questions. It's all dependent on how involved people are willing to get but this is such a great asset to any get together. The questions are diverse and really lets you dive in. You won't be bored when people really get into these questions and answers. I highly recommend it!! Perfect gift this holiday season - or for birthdays, housewarming gifts etc.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: 101 Fun Personality Quizzes: Who Are You . . . Really?!; Author: Visit Amazon's Kourtney Jason Page; Review: Oh man, what a fun book!! I wasn't sure what to expect when I picked up this book but I absolutely loved it and so have all of my friends!! It is a great way to learn more about yourself, your friends and in some cases co-workers [ highly recommend this at a holiday party BTW - surveys for the win ]. This book stands out from other books with its SUPER cute design - the layouts and random designs are so fun. So far our favorite survey has been which reality show should you star in... I mean some of those answers definitely surprised us. Real Housewives - as IF!! :p Highly recommend this book!! It's perfect for any occasion. The best part is it really is appropriate for family or co-workers. This season do yourself [ and friends ] a favor - pick up this book! You'll learn more about yourself then you could think possible. Highly recommended; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Prepping for a Pandemic: Life-Saving Supplies, Skills and Plans for Surviving an Outbreak (Preppers); Author: Visit Amazon's Cat Ellis Page; Review: Ive heard great things about this book and decided to pick it up and see if there was anything worth looking into. You never know when an epidemic might happen so its always a good idea to know what you can do to protect yourself. I loved the intro to Ebola it gave the book a certain amount of reliability knowing about things more in depth from the us government response to protocol etc the information itself was very helpful. In general I really loved the formatting of the book it goes from informative to educational and does a great job of making sure you know terms before diving in. This is a great book but definitely has me a little more fearful then I did before. I had no idea about half the things that could cause series outbreaks and for that knowledge can be scary but knowledge is also power. Great book.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Final Judgment; Author: Visit Amazon's Joel Goldman Page; Review: Oh man, once you pick it up you will have a hard time putting it down! This book is so freaking good - it truly keeps you on the edge of your seat at all times.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Bigger Leaner Stronger: The Simple Science of Building the Ultimate Male Body (The Build Healthy Muscle Series); Author: Visit Amazon's Michael Matthews Page; Review: Highly recommended!!! This book is an excellent resource on getting bigger, leaner and stronger. I bought this for my boyfriend as a gift and he has really enjoyed understanding how to make the most of his body through muscle gain! It has been so fun to watch him take the lessons and apply them to real life. My boyfriend hasn't been following the book religiously but has started some of the basic concepts and ideas and has seen some amazing results thus far. This is a great book that truly focuses on the right way to do things. The body feels great.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Introduction to Google Classroom: An Easy-to-Use Guide to Taking Your Classroom Digital; Author: Visit Amazon's Annie Brock Page; Review: This book is amazing! It is a great resource on taking the classroom digitial which is much overdue. This book does a great job of giving step by step directions on how to utilize google classrom. It covers step by step directions and makes it easy for anyone to succeed. Being a teacher has never been easier! It was so accessible and easy to use, understand that even a technology idiot like myself was able to understand. This step by step guide really allows me as a teacher to concentrate on the things that matter - educating. This book makes it possible to easily engage and manage all aspects of a classroom. Thank you thank you thank you! This resource is a godsent.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Ultimate Protein Powder Cookbook: Think Outside the Shake; Author: Visit Amazon's Anna Sward Page; Review: I don't understand how their how negative reviews for this book - as a fit enthusiast and someone who is constantly imrpoving my health and my workout routine - I found this book to be extremely helpful, easy to follow and great! These recipes are great for a beginner or someone who is just starting out. After making a few recipes from this book - I have felt better before and after a good workout. I've even had a few gym buddies ask that i bring them a bite or two because they've been loving some of the tasty goods I've had with me.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Protein Powder Cooking...Beyond the Shake: 200 Delicious Recipes to Supercharge Every Dish with Whey, Soy, Casein and More; Author: Visit Amazon's Courtney Nielsen Page; Review: I love this cook book! I've been working hard to incorporate more protein in my diet because like most people, I don't get nearly enough. This book is freaking awesome! I had no idea there were so many different options for protein supplements but luckily this book does a great job of laying out the different options for protein. As someone new to this it would helps having all the basic info - what tools I need [ I had to go out and by a muffin pan - didn't have one of those ] . I love the precise ingredients and nutrition value added for all the recipes. Knowing how much they make and what the benefits of each are is fantatsic. BTW You might think a PB and J smoothie sounds disgusting but trust us, you want to give it a whirl. It is absolutely amazing. It even has some good fiber and protein value :) Win-win; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Good Neighbor; Author: Visit Amazon's A. J. Banner Page; Review: Meh. That's how I feel about this book. It's meh. Not horrible but not necessarily worth the excitement. Overall it was a pretty decent book though. Worth a read.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Metal Detecting: A Beginner's Guide: to Mastering the Greatest Hobby In the World; Author: Mark Smith; Review: This book is a must-have for every beginner. As someone just getting into the scene, this book was extremely helpful and very detail oriented. I loved the big font and easy layout of the book too! I didn't realize how small some of the text was in other books I've been reading until I picked this up and realized how much easier it was on my eyes. The formatting on this book was just incredible - it's part of the reason it was so easy to get through the abundance of information. Learning the lingo from this book has been so much more helpful then I ever thought possible. I loved all the pictures in the book but particularly loved the ones that helped show the direction of the water when explaining what to look for when it comes to water flow. Fantastic! The diagrams and photos made it extremely easy to visual all the text they accompanied! Great book - highly recommended for beginners.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Sheet Pan Paleo: 200 One-Tray Recipes for Quick Prepping, Easy Roasting and Hassle-free Clean Up; Author: Visit Amazon's Pamela Ellgen Page; Review: I am loving this book! I have been working my ass off to try to change my eating habits because I definitely need to. This was a great book to help get some delicious and easy to do meals. I wasn't sure how I felt about cooking it all on one pan as I have a tendency to get frustrated super easy but this book did a great job of getting me past that. I loved that the author really connected with you to make you realize what's right and what's not. There is a ton of variety and diversity with the recipes and the book is definitely jam packed with a gazillizion recipes to try! If you're ready to try some new recipes and get on the paleo band wagon - highly recommend this book!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Metal Detecting Bible: Helpful Tips, Expert Tricks and Insider Secrets for Finding Hidden Treasures; Author: Visit Amazon's Brandon Neice Page; Review: I got this because my brother-in-law just got a metal detector and it's been his new thing. We wanted an activity that we could do together for "family bonding" and thought this was a fun and unique activity. After looking at a few different books, this was one of the ones we picked up to help guide us through this new adventure. This book is amazing! When it says it's your bible, it' speaks the truth. Whatever truth you believe in, this is it. It is a great book for seasoned hunters and newbies a like! This book does a great job of covering everything from gloves to contracts - really a great spectrum of advice for any one who enjoys metal detecting. I had no idea there was even such a thing as swing techniques until I picked up this book [ obviously I fall into the newb category ]. Amazing book! Well written, easy to understand and a must-have for anyone.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Make-Ahead Paleo: Healthy Gluten-, Grain- & Dairy-Free Recipes Ready When & Where You Are; Author: Visit Amazon's Tammy Credicott Page; Review: Meal prepping is my thing!! I don't always have time for it so this book was AMAZING as it really helped dial in the ability to make paleo freezer meals as well as slow cookers. Things that I can set and forget about until it's time to bust out. It's the perfect solution for a busy individual like me, my time is valuable and when i get off work I don't want to spend three more hours cooking. These recipes are sooo delicious. I have really enjoyed all of the recipes i've tried so far. They all have a lot of flavor and are just as easy to freeze as the book says. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is trying to kickstart their health and the health of those around them. You will feel good about what you're eating and love what you eat!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Pocket Cat Coloring Book: Mini Feline Creations for Portable Relaxation and Mindfulness; Author: Ocean Offering; Review: This was so fun and a nice change of pace from the uber trendy mandolin. There's nothing more that I've started to enjoy then coloring books - they are so fun! I really enjoy the diversity of the images as well as type of cats. I was expecting a bunch of kitty cats but was pleasently surprised to find lions and tigers too. You wouldn't expect that there could be so much done with coloring and cats but this coloring book definitely does a great job of diversifying the types of images you have available. Every image is a masterpiece waiting to happen.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Redemption Bay (Haven Point); Author: Visit Amazon's RaeAnne Thayne Page; Review: I love this book! I couldn't put it down it was so good. It really hits a lot of different emotions and does a great job wit character development.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl; Author: Visit Amazon's Timothy Egan Page; Review: What a fantastic book! At times I wondered if I was going to get through it but at the end of the day, i couldn't put it down. What a sad but real lesson about our own history.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl; Author: Patrick Lawlor; Review: What a fantastic book! At times I wondered if I was going to get through it but at the end of the day, i couldn't put it down. What a sad but real lesson about our own history.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Counterfeit Bride (Avalon Historical Romance); Author: Visit Amazon's Nancy J. Parra Page; Review: What a unique book and femanism and entrepreneurship. Really interesting to any young woman who is in the business arena. Will shift your world.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Courtesan Duchess (Wicked Deceptions); Author: Visit Amazon's Joanna Shupe Page; Review: Do you love history, romance and suspense? If so - this is the book for you. It's so scandalous. Must read!; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Whistling Woman (Appalachian Journey) (Volume 1); Author: Visit Amazon's CC Tillery Page; Review: Different then what I was expecting but it was a pretty good book that travels down an intereseting path and journey.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Darknet; Author: Visit Amazon's Matthew Mather Page; Review: SO FREAKING GOOD. Keeps you on the edge of your seat the whole time. Get it, read it, get freaked out by it! Worthy read!!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Goodnight Dorm Room: All the Advice I Wish I Got Before Going to College; Author: Visit Amazon's Samuel Kaplan Page; Review: Hands down - amazing book. It is a great spin on a classic childrens book - intended for adults kids and college students. The illustrations are fun and unique - they make you smile through out the entire read. It is genuinly full of some solid advice that I hope my brother and his girlfriend listen to as they embark on the college journey. It makes me nostalgic for my own college experience. I wish someone had reminded me about all the things the student health center can do.... this book is every college kids BFF! It really helps you navigate through the ups and downs of the entire college experience - we all know there's a mix of things that happens in colllege. It's a very poetic spin on a cliche experience - definitely a fun way to send your loved ones on their new journey! Highly recommend this book. Love the book!! HIGHLY recommended, great gift for high school graduates. I wish I knew more college kids to pick it up for :); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Vampire Diaries #1: The Awakening (The Vampire Diaries); Author: Visit Amazon's L. J. Smith Page; Review: Overall, pretty decent but definitely enjoy the show a little better. Probably because the book is definitely more of the teenage girl demographic versus the show which I think targets a slightly older one. Funny and light read though; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Promise; Author: Visit Amazon's Ann Weisgarber Page; Review: Pretty good book but it did take a while to get accustomed to the narrative. Easy read, slow to get into, not as deep or personal as some reviews imply. Fairly predictable.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Why Does Asparagus Make Your Pee Smell?: Fascinating Food Trivia Explained with Science; Author: Visit Amazon's Andy Brunning Page; Review: This book is AMAZEBALLS. Seriously. My bf and I eat asparagus on the regular and it ALWAYS makes our pee smell, obviously. It's a constant source of conversation lol. I was a little concerned about the chemistry that might be involved after reading this book and wondering if my brain was going to explode but this book was AMAZING. I love the graphics and the way that the book has scientific responses for what is one of lifes most real struggles. The visuals of this book do a great job of breaking up the information. There are things I discovered in this book that I didn't even know existed like artichokes make drinks taste sweeter? Had no idea so I tested it out myself and its a real thing! This book is fun, illustrated and full of an abundance of information! Highly recommended; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Complete Wood Pellet Barbeque Cookbook: The Ultimate Guide and Recipe Book for Wood Pellet Grills; Author: Visit Amazon's Bob Devon Page; Review: These are delicious recipes that are easy to follow and turn out great. Wish the book had better photography though - it always makes cooking more fun.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Home Decor Cheat Sheets: Need-to-Know Stuff for Stylish Living; Author: Jessica Probus; Review: UMMM whoever thought of this is a freaking genius. I never knew i needed this until I got it - mind blown. This book is aamazing - it really helps creaete the perfect lingo when talking about furniture. As someone who is constantly working how to save money until we can afford the perfect furniture piece, this book truly helped me nail a few concept ideas. I genuinely had no idea that there were so many different styles and names for things. I always thought I was a Retro girl but when it came to our kitchen stools, I was really a mid-century type of girl. Who knew? The book did. The visuals are fun and cute. I love the intro before each chapter which gives enough information to have a new perspective but doesn't overwhelm your mind in a pretentious way. Just thinking about the fact that tiles pattersn and shapes can change the lok and scale of a room completely was insight we hadn't thought about before. I appreciated the new perspective. Great book! Highly recommended.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Wood Pellet Smoker and Grill Cookbook: Recipes and Techniques for the Most Flavorful and Delicious Barbecue; Author: Visit Amazon's Peter Jautaikis Page; Review: I absoutely love this book! My boyfriend and I have tried a few recipes - the meaty chuck short ribs, twice-baked spaghetti squash and bacon wrapped asparagus - OH my god, I can't even begin to describe how delicious they turned out. This cook book is one of my favorites! Kudos to whoever made it happen. The beautiful photos, fun introductions and easy-to-follow recipes makes this book a huge success. As a newbie to cooking on the grill, I highly recommend this book - it's perfect for novice and newbies alike. Protip: read the intro -it's very informative and helpful. We can't wait to try more recipes!!! So far they have all been great. LOVE this book! If you only get one BBQ book for summer grillin - this is the one.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Justice Overdue: A Private Investigator Mystery Series (A Jake & Annie Lincoln Thriller) (Volume 5); Author: Visit Amazon's Rayven T. Hill Page; Review: Suspenseful, exciting and keeps you on the edge of your seat! Highly recommended. It's a great book and easy read.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Cold River Rising; Author: Visit Amazon's Enes Smith Page; Review: I loved this book - it was definitely an adventure filled book that kept me on my toes. I definitely now feel like going on an adventure to explore some of the places mentioned here. I would definitely recmomend this series!; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Haunting of Blackwood House; Author: Visit Amazon's Darcy Coates Page; Review: This book was a good read! It was full of suspense around every corner and was definitely a thriller! Prepare for a little creepiness though and you'll be good to go.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: My Anxious Mind: A Teen's Guide to Managing Anxiety and Panic; Author: Visit Amazon's Michael A. Tompkins Page; Review: This was definitely an inside book into a teens mind! I bought this book and hoped it would be useful and what I got was so much more. I needed a book to help me connect with younger brother who by all means is self diagnosed with anxiety and panic. Man this booked wasn't just helpful for me but I gave it to him to read as well and it was an amazing book to share between the two of us. It really gave us the opportunity to connect, try some of the excercises and not just have a better opportunity to fix him but really fix our relationship with each other. This book forever bonded us! We had a fun time coming up with a panic plan. I can't believe we didn't come up with one of these before! What was neat about this is we created a panic plan for him but also one for me so that I don't get all worked up worrying about him getting worked up. This book was eye opening and brought a lot of self awareness to both of us. The information is easy to understand, practical and the perfect solution to help anxious teens AND their loved ones - whomever that may be - teachers, relatives, siblings, parents etc. I have seen my brother adopt a more better understanding of himself which is the biggest step I've seen in a while. GREAT BOOK!! HIghly recommend.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Girl in the Ice: A gripping serial killer thriller (Detective Erika Foster crime thriller novel) (Volume 1); Author: Visit Amazon's Robert Bryndza Page; Review: I loved this book! It was a thrill seeker for sure and kept me on the edge of my bed every night wanting more. Highly Recommended; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: 150+ Screen-Free Activities for Kids: The Very Best and Easiest Playtime Activities from FunAtHomeWithKids.com!; Author: Visit Amazon's Asia Citro Page; Review: Fun and creative activities in the book! I wish the layout was a little bit easier to read and not so text heavy but overall I do recommend the book. Once you get passed the beginning of each chapter the steps are laid out and the activities are fun. Some things to do are easier to follow, others are not but fun time for the kids are guaranteed! I liked that there were activites for my 1 year old niece and also my 8 yr old nephew.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Screen-Free Crafts Kids Will Love: Fun Activities that Inspire Creativity, Problem-Solving and Lifelong Learning; Author: Visit Amazon's Lynn Lilly Page; Review: UMM this book is amazing! I highly recommend it for anyone with kids, nieces/nephews or teachers - this book is SO much fun. Not only does it have beautiful photos that walk you through the steps of all of the fun crafts - some of them even have adorable kids modeling the final product - it is so fun. This books make it SO easy for kids to make fun crafts - it truly is a hands-on projects that help kids learn and develop. It is an amazing excuse to pull the kids off the screen - in little to no time the kids don't even realize you've yanked their nintendos awya or turned the TV off. There are even products in here for auntie Danie! I loved making the recipe book, one for my nieces mom and one for me ;) We had such a good time making these. THey're so fun and easy! It's a great way to encourage creativity and problem solving -not jsut for the little ones but also for us big kids too. I love how easy the steps are to follow, the categorization of types of projects and how it tells you exactly what yo need to make what you want. You won't regret this book - I cant express enough what a great buy this was. Pulilng the kids away from iphones and video games is no easy task but this book made it easy!!! Plus I got to look like cool aunt danie.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Talking with Your Toddler: 75 Fun Activities and Interactive Games that Teach Your Child to Talk; Author: Visit Amazon's Teresa Laikko M.S. CCC-SLP Page; Review: UMMM this book is so fantastic. If you're a new mom or aunt, like I am, you often feel overwhelmed with talking with a toddler and figuring out ways to interact with them. If you talk to them like a baby, you risk developmental issues but then on the other hand, they like being talked to like babies!!! It's a catch 22. This book was an amazing resource to help battle some of this issues and really helped come up with fun and creativegames that also help develop their skills! Some of these things are simple and common sense - like reading to your child being a good thing - common sense, we all read to our children (hopefully) but there were other things like how to deal with the dentist or religion - but done for a toddler - which was amazing! I mean to be honest, some adults need to read this just for engaging with other adults lol... but real talk, this book is incredible as a resource for any new parent or someone dealing with a toddler on a regular basis. I do wish the book had images but I get it, this book is genuinly an educational resource for you and it should be treated as such! Definitely some fun ways to encourage developmental growth - my niece had such a fun time making home made card with me - what a great card. Her parents appreciated it too :); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Microbiome Diet: The Scientifically Proven Way to Restore Your Gut Health and Achieve Permanent Weight Loss; Author: Visit Amazon's Raphael Kellman Page; Review: I've been loving the metabolic profiling kick lately so when a friend who does MetPro with me recommended this book I couldn't help picking it up to give it a try. I couldn't recommend this enough, not only does it make more sense than any other approach to health and weightloss that I've seen, but it brings incredible results as well. What is so great about this book was that it was full of knowledge - it gives you so much ifnormation to understand how gut health can really help and impact your overall health. It provides great insight into what your probelms may be, how to resolve it and goes in depth for you to understand why things are the way they are. What makes this book so great is that it doesn't just say do this or do that because we're smarter than you blah blah blah it gives facts, studies and ways to hold yoruself accountable. Understanding how something works makes it easy to understand why you should make a change! This book provides amazing tools like Types of foods, portion sizes and meal plan guidance for you. This diet sn't for the weak of heart but if you can make it happen- trust me you wil be thanking Kellman for years to come!! Highly recommend this book.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: My Toddler Talks: Strategies and Activities to Promote Your Child's Language Development; Author: Visit Amazon's Kimberly Scanlon Page; Review: This is one of the best books around for anyone who wants to help with the development of a young child. This book is seriously AMAZZZZZING. What I especially love about this book for your toddlers is that it's more than just a speech book - it's a hands on, deep learning activity in almost all cases. IT provides suggests goals to help with actionable results - for a type A person like me - it's just the absolute best. I honestly wish that someone had used this book with me as a child, it probably would have helped with some of my speech problems. ONe thing I highly recommend is to actually read through it all and tkake the advice and tips from the author - they know what they're talking about. Don't believe me? Try it once "your" way then try reading it word by word and running with the authors suggestions, trust me, you'll do much better with the advice of Scanlon. This book is clever, educational and extremely helpful. It keeps things interesting for you too! It's not your average book and does a great job of keeping everyone busy and entertained. This book is extremely engaging and I've seen great results with my toddler. Give it a whirll. Can't sing praises enough.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Jack Knifed; Author: Visit Amazon's Christopher Greyson Page; Review: Love this book and so far, the series! Highly recommended. It keeps you on the edge of your seat the ENTIRE time.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Buddha U: 108 Mindfulness Lessons for Surviving Test Stress, Freshman 15, Friend Drama, Insane Roommates, Awkward Dates, Late; Author: Victor M. Parachin; Review: Love this book! I honestly believe that every college should invest in this book for their college freshman, it will truly make their experience 1,0000 times better. It is so genuinly REAL about emphasiszing the things that matter in life and what doesn't. As someone who often found themselves lost and wondering if this was just life or if it was just college, this book is such a great way for students to feel comfortable and identify extremely normal emotions while away from home for the first time. These lessons really hit home on the realities of college, or at least a college students perceived perception of their experience with college. I can't tell you how many times I thought a professor had it in for me. The quote God grant me the serentity to accept the things I cannot change, has got me through more things in life than I could tell you. It might be a lifesaver to someone who is finding themselves drowning in the chaos life and college. The lessons and quotes that come from this book are some of the best life lessons and quotes one could hope for. This book is easy to read and really just understands the struggle so well! This book is amazing! I highly recommend it for every college student. It is AMAZING.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: My Sister's Grave (Tracy Crosswhite); Author: Visit Amazon's Robert Dugoni Page; Review: Easy read! Really enjoyed it and had a hard time putting the book down.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Kinesiology Taping The Essential Step-By-Step Guide: Taping for Sports, Fitness and Daily Life - 160 Conditions and Ailments; Author: Visit Amazon's John Langendoen Page; Review: This is a very informative book and the layout of it made it easy to read. I love the visuals and easy to follow instructions for which tape. For a newbie like me, I really appreciated the ease of intro to basic terms and great instructions. Recommend. It's cheaper than seeing my chiropractor but certianly not a replacement :p; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Twenty-Eight and a Half Wishes (A Rose Gardner Mystery); Author: Visit Amazon's Denise Grover Swank Page; Review: It was a little slow to get started but it was a good read. I would recommend this to anyone looking for a good, quick read. I oved how relatable the characters felt. Fairly predictable, but I would still recommend.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: I Modify IKEA: Furnishings from Everyone's Favorite Store, Customized for Your Home; Author: Charlotte Rivers; Review: This book is meant for EVERYONE. And when I say everyone, I mean EVERYONE. This book is honestly genius. How it hasn't came out earlier, especially during the early Ikea hype, is beyond me! But whatever, it's out now and life will never be the same again. This is an AMAZING way to buy cheap, affordable furniture that you need - yet put your own unique and affordable spin on it. It is seriously the best of two worlds. Buy cheap furniture from china at a big box store AND then go out and buy local fixings at your local places to put your own edge on it. Gosh I love this book. Have I mentioned that? The author is obviously a creative and intelligent soul. The best part about this book is that it's super easy. It's not one of those craft books that is over complicated, confusing and ends up giving you a big headache - this book honestly is so simple, easy to follow and the end results have been amazing! The rolling bar cart was honestly the best concept EVER. It was invented for the lazy man, that's for sure. pegboard for a mini kitchen? Our niece is going to flip when she sees what we've made her! It's so cute. Thank you for a book full of amazing ideas. Craft projects will never be the same. Loving all the DIY projects. Thank you thank you thank you! Highly recommend this book to anyone and everyone.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Angel Catcher: A Journal of Loss and Remembrance; Author: Kathy Eldon; Review: I love this journal! It's got beautiful illustrations, it's in a nice covering that is hterapeatuic I love the way you fill the book out during different stages of grief. Great idea.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Forever in My Heart: A Grief Journal; Author: Visit Amazon's Tanya Carroll Richardson Page; Review: This journal is the perfect guide for anyone coping for loss. I purchased this book for a client of mine whose mom recently passed. I was unsure what to say, what to do and what was appropriate in such a terrible situation. I knew I wanted to do something though, it's too big of a loss not to do anything at all. This jouranl is an incredibly powerful way to help celebrate your loved ones life and to really keep their spirit close in your heart. Too often days go by and we forget the little, small, day-to-day things that really make the people we love who they are. This book is an incredible way to remember and honor our loved ones. The guidance of the inspirational prompts makes writing about them so easy! For those of us who get writers block, this book genuinly helps you navigate through the many feelings you have during loss. This book is about your past, present and future, it's a way to preserve those memories that we don't want to loose. It's something you can pass on to kids and family members, it's the perfect way to help yourself or loved one through a grieving process. This book has been a gift sent f rom an angel. I don't want to recommend a book to deal with grief or death to anyone, but if you are in that situation or someone you loved is, I highly recommend this journal. It really is a wonderful way to chronicle ones experience in this thing called life.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Hashimoto's Thyroiditis: Lifestyle Interventions for Finding and Treating the Root Cause; Author: Visit Amazon's Izabella Wentz PharmD Page; Review: A great introduction into what hashimotos is and how it may impact your life. When I was feeling a lone this book helped me truly understand what was going on with my body, but most importantly made it so I didn't feel so lonely. This book shouldn't replace a doctor by any means but it's clearly written yb someone who understands what's going on with y8our body and has the knowledge to back it. Very informative book, it hurt my head a little bit lol.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Powder Burn; Author: Visit Amazon's Carl Hiaasen Page; Review: Big fan of Carl Hiassen and this book was a good one, however, it's definitely not on the same level as previous books. I had a hard time connecting to the writing of this book and felt that the main character was not as strong as I would have liked.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Traitor's Story; Author: Visit Amazon's Kevin Wignall Page; Review: I read this book based on a recommendation from a friend. It's full of the complexity and mysteries that I enjoy in many of my books. Prepare your self for an emotional rollercoaster though! I highly recommend.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Prepper's Guide to Knots: The 100 Most Useful Tying Techniques for Surviving any Disaster; Author: Visit Amazon's Scott Finazzo Page; Review: I highly recommend this book to anyone who likes to be preparred for anything!! I grew up with two brothers who always got into anything and everything that they could. They were firm believers in knives, guns, and any other type of knowledge that would help me to be prepared for the "worst of" type scenario. I always thought it was a phase and as we grew up they would get over their inssistent need to know it all, I was wrong. My brother all but downloaded this book for me and I would be lying if I said I didn't find it necessary. Reading this book is 10000 times better than having to listen to my brothers lol. I found this book to be informative, helpful, direct and to the point. The imagery was really helpful in visually seeing and understanding how to actually do the knot, while the step by step directions where really helpful in understanding the execution. I like the simplicity of the book, it wasn't overwhelming with words but more simple and to the point, I enjoyed that. Then again, how wordy can a book about tying knots really get - I guess you might be surprised. I highly recommend this book - i've found myself camping and in the great outdoors and some of these knots have truly come in handy, hellllloo success! Even my boyfriend was impressed.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Bringing Home the Seitan: 100 Protein-Packed, Plant-Based Recipes for Delicious "Wheat-Meat" Tacos, BBQ, Stir-Fry, Wings and More; Author: Visit Amazon's Kris Holechek Peters Page; Review: LOVE LOVE LOVE this book. Finding ways to add extra protein into meals is a constant struggle. This book is an amazing resource for creating delicious, tasty and healthy food options! As a complete newbie in the spectrum of cooking,, specificall ywith less meat - this book is a god sent! Honestly, I didn't expect to find it as useful as I do but it's the answer to my kitchen's prayers. I found the recipes to be delicious but most importantly I found them to be easy to follow and easy to make! This book really does a great job of giving you step by step directions on how to create your own version of these delicious meals. If you haven't tried the stouthwest BBQ chick'n salad then I highly recommend it, it was easy to make, delicious and didn't take nearly as much time as one would have thought. I would agree it seems counter intuitive to have a book that does have gluten in it's ingredients but trust me when I say this book was a god sent for my diet, eating habits and just general ability to create delicious meals! Give it a try!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Butterfly Garden (The Collector); Author: Visit Amazon's Dot Hutchison Page; Review: Sick, twisted and distrubing book but kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time. If you're into a good mystery that will keep you up at night, highly recommend this book.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Modern Salad: Innovative New American and International Recipes Inspired by Burma's Iconic Tea Leaf Salad; Author: Visit Amazon's Elizabeth Howes Page; Review: I love this book! Salad has never been so sexy! If you're looking for ways to spruce up your salads then I absolutely recommend this book! I love that each salad comes with a beautiful visual of the salad (or at least the authors version of the salad lol) as well as very specific ingreditions (portioned out appropriately) and easy to follow directions. The great thing about salads is that they are relatively hard to screw up so everything I have tried from this book has turned out to be delicious!! Everything is easy to make, easy to follow and I love having such a variety of delicious salads available to spice things up at home and to keep things interesting when we go to a dinner party. Who knew the burmese teal leaf salad could be so unique and diverse! Certainly not I. Getting this book definitely forces us to step outside of our typical salad meals and to dive into new territories. Fermented tead leaves. Who would have thought. OH my! These salads are not only delicious but they are health packed, creative and a good break from the average Ceasar Salad that my bf tends to love. We have really loved the shaved asparagas salad and make it quite frequently. We also love the Roasted eggplant and white bean salad (spicy almond vinaigrette). I've never thought of putting roasted eggplant with these ingredients! SO GOOD! Highly recommend this book.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Lovecraft's Monsters; Author: Neil Gaiman; Review: Book was a mix of stories/collections/poems that I really enjoyed and other that I had to force myself to get through. I would recommend it if you know that the person will appreciate it, definitely not my favorite collection series of all time; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Crash; Author: Visit Amazon's Nicole Williams Page; Review: I bought this book thinking it was tied into the movie but I was wrong lol. Whoops, I guess I should have paid closer attention. It's an easy read if you're looking for something to pass time. Not really a book that makes you think outside the box or anything like that.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: DIY Industrial Pipe Furniture and Decor: Creative Projects for Every Room of Your Home; Author: Visit Amazon's James Angus Page; Review: If you and your partner, or a friend of yours is into fun, creative and unique projects - then this is absolutely the book for you. This book is an amazing guide/resource for anyone who is looking for a great way to spruce up their home!!! It covers the basics for newbs like me from staining wood, buying a drill and hanging it up. My boyfriend especially enjoyed this last one since he constantly laughs at my version of hanging things up. This book has it all for creating your own unique look in and around your home (or perhaps business). It has beautiful visuals of what your completed project should look like in addition to step by step directions (with images) that made it extremely easy to get things done. The best part is that a lot of these things are relatively easy to make and the end result is amazing!!! We've built a few things from this book so far and have really enjoyed having new projects to work on on the weekends. This is definitely a fun book for anyone who loves to get their hands on new projects!! Some extremely useful projects have come out of this too!! Good luck and I highly recommend this book for you or someone in your life who may love projects and functional gifts!!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Case of Need; Author: Visit Amazon's Jeffrey Hudson Page; Review: Incredible book! I can't believe that despite the time period of when this book was written, it still applies to today! Highly recommend this book - it will definitely make you think about the complexities of abortion, medicine and human life.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Cast Iron Paleo: 101 One-Pan Recipes for Quick-and-Delicious Meals plus Hassle-free Cleanup; Author: Visit Amazon's Pamela Ellgen Page; Review: This book is amazing. I've never loved my cast iron + eating paleo more and it's all thanks to this book. This book honestly makes cooking for a paleo diet 1000 times more easier. One-pan recipes are the key to keeping and maintaing a healthy lifestyle. These quick meals makes it 100000 times easier to eat what I need to do without getting caught up in the complexity of meals Luckily for me my boyfriend picked out my cast iron so I didn't need to find one on my own, but if I did, no fear, this book even helps talk you through the steps of the right cast iron. I never would have thought about a scallion cauliflower pancake - this book brought up the recipe and man oh man, it's delicious. Not quite the same as the pancakes I used to have but honestly, pretty down good and a great alternative. The only thing I really missed from this book was beautiful imagery but honestly it's okay because the book itself has amazing recipes with easy to follow instructions. Great book and highly recommend for anyone - whether or not they keep paleo these easy and delicious results and meals that come from this recipe belong in everyones mouths!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Naked Roommate: And 107 Other Issues You Might Run Into in College; Author: Visit Amazon's Harlan Cohen Page; Review: This book is full of laughs but also some really great insight. A definite must have for anyone starting to college or busy surviving through it. This book is the ultimate guide to taking advantage of college situations from getting involved in organizations to getting to know your advisor, I would highly recommend picking this book up. Same advice as your parents give you but a different vessel and it makes all the difference. I love all the quotes and facts sprinkled thorughout th ebook.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: 365 Questions For Couples; Author: Visit Amazon's Michael J Beck Page; Review: I love this book! Honestly, I love my man but he is such a MAN! Sometimes it is so hard to understand what is going on in his head. This book served as a great tool to making him more comfortable with sharing his emotions and feelings with me. What I like about this book more than other similar style books is the level of intensity. You really need to be ready to have some heavy conversations about your life with each other when you pick up this book. Then again, some of the questions are just basic. I would recommend this to anyoe who is looking to open up their relationship with their significant other. It will definiely make you closer to your partner.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: 808 Conversation Starters for Couples: Spark Curious Chats During Dinner Time, Date Night or Any Moment; Author: Visit Amazon's Robin Westen Page; Review: This was a pretty good book! You like to think that you have the most solid relationship that as time goes on you have more and more to talk about, well, some days that is true and other days it isn't .This book is a great opportunity to really ask, listen, share and love with your partner! It sounds so corny but on nights like tonight, sometimes I wonder if we're going to have enough to talk about in lives...forever...This book was a great way to start a lot of conversations and topics that may have been hard to get to on our own. I loved this book because it was easy to talk about on the surface questions/answers but honestly helped us dive deeper into our relationship also. After 7 years I didn't think it was possible but this book definitely made me realize that it doesn't ever matter how much you think you know someone, there is always more to discover. I love this book because it really helped us rediscover ourselves. I like the book because it has a simple layout but also has mini quizzes that make it engaging. Highly recommend this book; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Pigments of Your Imagination: Creating with Alcohol Inks; Author: Cathy Taylor; Review: This book is full of beautiful colors and magical tips, it turly helps you be at one with your imagination. The visuals and step by step instructions make this book one-of-a-kind, I really recommend it and hope that you buy it for yourself or your loved one. The book itself is a work of art, but when you create your own pieces, well, nothing beats that! I've never considered myself an artist until after I picked up this book. It will turn the ordinary person into an artist. So fun!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Crafting with Alcohol Inks: Creative Projects for Colorful Art, Furniture, Fashion, Gifts and Holiday Decor; Author: Visit Amazon's Allison Murray Page; Review: This book is amazing!!!! I love all the new and creative projects that came out of it. This is the perfect book to have at home, or to gift to a friend you know that also loves crafts. I love the step by step directions and visuals that come with this book - it made it easy to follow and as a result made my projects all come out beautifully. We got this book right before the holidays and it was perfect because we were able to make different style ornaments for our family and a few loved ones as well as completly custom gift tags! This book is everything you need to create thoughtful, beautiful and one-of-a kind items for yourself or to gift someone else. This book will absolutely bright your world and definitely spruce up those ordinary DIY home made gifts, we love DIY gifts for the holidays and this book helped us add some special touches!! If you haven't had a chance to play with alcohol inks, this is a great book to get your paintbrush wet with! I highly recommend this book to anyone looking for fun and new ways to use alocohol inks. HIghly recommended!!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The 7th Canon; Author: Visit Amazon's Robert Dugoni Page; Review: It's a great book, a little complicated and complex, but definitely full of the twists and turns that I really like! It kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time. I really enjoyed the character development and plot growth. Definitely recommend!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Overwhelmed Brain: Personal Growth for Critical Thinkers; Author: Visit Amazon's Paul Colaianni Page; Review: I picked up this book because of the title. My brain constantly feels overwhelmed and I have a really difficult time shutting it off sometimes. It's often the cause of anxiety. Picking this book up has been the best thing I could have done. The book is different than what I anticipated but truly a book to help calm down my anxiety and stress, soemthing I never thought possible. I felt connected to the author of this book (boy was I surprised that it was written by a man, mainly because it was so emotional) and found that it really made me take a deeper looka t my self, rather than the world. Inner growth starts from within and this book was the best first stepping stone I needed to make some much needed changes in my life. I've been with my boyfriend for 6 years and like all healthy relationships (I think) I sometimes find myself wondering is he the one for me, is the right partner. Despite knowing you love someone, knowing whether they're the right partner is a different story. This book gave me the insight I needed to answer some of those basic questions, at the very least, look at things from a new and different perspective. I could go on and on about this book forever. I highly recommend picking it up for some true one of a kind soul searching.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Beeswax Alchemy: How to Make Your Own Soap, Candles, Balms, Creams, and Salves from the Hive; Author: Visit Amazon's Petra Ahnert Page; Review: This is such a great book! If you're into doing your own crafts and have been thinking of expanding to candles, soap and balms - this is the bEST Book to have. I love turning the page to a new craft because each product has beautiful imagery, easy to follow directions and thus far, the results have all been favorable. WHile there have surly been a few "pinterest fails" so-to-speak, As a neurotic jew, I love and appreciate the step-by-step directions as well as listing out the exact products. The #1 thing tht makes me quit a project is not having the right things prior to starting it. I've been hooked on essential oils and makign fun things with those products and this book was a natural fit for expanding my new found interest. I've never made anything with beeswax before - so be warned - if you're a newbie like me there are deffinitely some tools on some projects you will need to purchase prior to starting, so defiiteily make sure to look at ingredients. Fear not though, the book is so amazing it tells you if a recipe is for a beginner. When first starting, tht was extremely helpful. My friends and I have had so much fun making things. So far my personal favorite is the cracked skin salve! o; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: All Over the Map; Author: Visit Amazon's Laura Fraser Page; Review: This is truly an enchanting book and will take you to a place outside of the world you normally livei n. There's something relatable, yet not, about this incredible book. It's truly a coming of age story that hits close to home. I loved this book and thought it had everything you needed in ones life - at least as a strong independent woman with a free spirit. This book definitely was a kindred spirit for me. The authors writing makes you forget you are reading a book, it's hard to put down.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Beeswax Workshop: How to Make Your Own Natural Candles, Cosmetics, Cleaners, Soaps, Healing Balms and More; Author: Visit Amazon's Christine J. Dalziel Page; Review: This book is AMAAAAAZING! I absolutely adore it. Seriously. It does a great job of walking you through step by step on how to make beautiful things. Are you into home made gifts made with beeswax? Then you will love this book! I am not going to lie, the fact that the book talks about hanukkah and havdalah candles, pulls at this nice jewish girls heart strings. Growing up and hearing and seeing very little about things to do for jewish holidays is hard but seeing this in this book made me SO happy. There is this one candle store in tzvat in israel that makes amazing candles, one of the reasons I got into beeswax so getting to make my own hanukkah candles this year was amazing. I also made some havdalah candles for my brother who is religious, he loved them. This book made it so easy to make real, beautiful and usable candles. I just completed making some hand balm, I modified it with some essential oils and couldn't be happier with the results. I am not sure what my next project from the book is going to be but I can't wait. I'm so grateful the author provides such detail abot instructions, process and how to use it. As a very literal person, I appreciate the step by step. Highly recommend this book for anyone looking to get into some beeswax crafts. This book is made for every level!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Galentine's Day: 20 Hand-Drawn Cards to Tear, Color and Share with Your Favorite Ladies; Author: Visit Amazon's Eva Marie Taylor Page; Review: This book is pretty wonderful. I love the designs, I think they're unique, fun, creative and for the most part easy to color in. This is the perfect book to buy for yourself so you can give the cards to your girlfriends, or a perfect gift to give to your girlfriends. I've chosen to keep this book and color the cards and give those to my girlfriends! I love the unicorn, the radiant beautiful unicorn is probably my favorite one so far. Most of the sayings are awesome, I do think some are freaking weird though - like who is Leslie and Ann? And do I really love you more than leslie loves ann? I don't know because I don't know who these people are. Also, the book kind of fell apart while I was flipping through the book, not a huge deal but a little annoying because I'm pretty type A and now some of the pages are not in the same place as the other ones. Not really important or relevant to someone who isn't me but totally drives me crazy. I love that these are hand drown because they are fun, bubbly and super cute! Luckily, they're better than my hand drawn drawings because these ones are actually awesome. I can't wait to give these to my gals! Except for the "you're the chicken to my waffle" because that one is going to my boyfriend who loves chick and waffles :p; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Diastasis Recti: The Whole Body Solution to Abdominal Weakness and Separation; Author: Visit Amazon's Katy Bowman Page; Review: Truly a whole body solution but honestly just too many words coming at me at one time. Well written book and the author definitely knows what she's talking about, I just felt overwhelmed at times. I would recommend it though; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Secret Lives of the First Ladies; Author: Visit Amazon's Cormac O'Brien Page; Review: Decent book! Fun and informational. It wasn't the novel of the century but it got the job done. I enjoyed the illustrations, tey were a fun twist.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Smart Mom's Guide to Essential Oils: Natural Solutions for a Healthy Family, Toxin-Free Home and Happier You; Author: Mariza Snyder; Review: As my kid is getting older, she's getting exposed to more people, kids and with that comes more bacteria, sickeness and other fun stuff. The essential oils in this book provides an opportunity to take care of her and the rest of our family before i'ts too late. The best prt is that these are nontoxic solutions and truly are a good accompaniment with our lifestyle. This book does a great job of walking us idiots through every little step!!! So if you've got a million gazillion things and often feel like you're losing your mind, don't worry, this book is definitely for you. If you hve it all together (who are you, superhuman?), this book is also for you. Everyone could benefit through these essential oils as they offer guidance and help for every aspect of your life from sickness to nontoxic cleaning for youe home. Truly, there is guidance for anything and everything. I highly recommend this book.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Dollhouse: A Novel; Author: Visit Amazon's Fiona Davis Page; Review: A magical book that makes you want to relive your life with new intent. A truly beautiful, soul crushing, romantic book that will shake you to your core.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Billionaire's Voice (The Sinclairs); Author: Visit Amazon's J. S. Scott Page; Review: Good book! Definitely more than your average romance novel. I love the character development Theresa has going on, it's good for the soul. The book left me wanting more.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Hair of the Dog to Paint the Town Red: The Curious Origins of Everyday Sayings and Fun Phrases; Author: Visit Amazon's Andrew Thompson Page; Review: You can't be this book and that's coming from someone who didn't understand the title of this book. This book is amaaaazing! It's a wealth of information with some common (to most) phrases and gives insight to all of those endless sayings our parents seem to have a plethora of. I love the way the book identifies the meaning as well as uses it in context, quite often, the two are not one and the same. This book is a must have for anyone who enjoys a good time and likes to expand their thought. This book is always a good read but particularly after a few glasses of wine, I highly recomend it when reading this book. It's funny what you learn from this book. We all use know the ropes, but few of us know it originates from sailing, it makes sense once you stop to think about it - as do most of what's in this book, but they're still fun to learn about. I do wish there was some rhyme or reason the order of the sayings but other then that, I would highly recommend this book to anyone - oin fact i'd recommend two. You will want to keep one and give another as a gift!; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Lots and Lots of Letter Tracing Practice!; Author: Handwriting Time; Review: OMG loved this book! It was so fun and easy. What a great way to get chidren to learn how to write. It's a great first step for anyone attempting to teach their kid (or niece/nephew, student etc) how to write. I would really recommend this for anyone. You will probably get sick of tracing but your kid definitely wont! Plenty of space to practice tracing. I found it really did help my niece write letters easier. Love it.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Hour of Daydreams; Author: Visit Amazon's Renee Macalino Rutledge Page; Review: I was hooked on this book the second I read the prologue. The authors writing is captivating and keeps you hanging onto every word. It's full of everything you'd want from a book - humor, mystery, thrill seaking and even has insight into a new culture then what most of us in the states are accustomed to. You feel connected to the emotions of Tala and Manolo. It really speaks to my soul and calls out many truths that many of us are afraid to confront. The story is unlike any story I've ever read before and I found myself sad, satisfied and wanting more whent he book ended. I highly reccomend this book to others looking for a new book! I loved all the tales from another culture in this book, really made me want to escape to a different place and time. I found myself getting lost between what was real and what was imagination. It was magical.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: A is for America Letter Tracing: 50 States of Fun ABC Practice; Author: Editors of Ulysses Press; Review: I babysit my niece and am constantly trying to find educational books that are also fun - this book was just what I was looking for. This book was a huge hit!! Learning to write is fun enough as-is but coordinating each letter with it's own representative from each letter was amazing! We have been having such a blast learning about new facts. The facts were age appropriate and learning how to draw the letters as well as words/representatives with facts that my niece can associate with them made learning twice as fun. The one thing that I would have liked to see is maybe more instructions on the letter drawing themselves. Overall, I would highly recommend this to anyone trying to teach their kid how to write. It's a unique way to connect letters as well as educate your little ones. It's fun for both of you - we all know what a pain in the butt teaching a skill to a kid is so I really do appreciate the extra fun included in this book.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Uninvited: Living Loved When You Feel Less Than, Left Out, and Lonely; Author: Visit Amazon's Lysa TerKeurst Page; Review: It was a good book, just not what I expected. I did find the character to be relatable and enjoyed the writing style, mostly.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: New Home Journal: Record All the Repairs, Upgrades and Home Improvements During Your Years at...; Author: Visit Amazon's Laura Agadoni Page; Review: I got this book for my boyfriend and he freaking loves it!!! Although, he does wish I would have got it for him sooner as it's been a while since we remodeled our house, he hsa really enjoyed the ability to record repairs and upgrades at our house. It's a good way to backtrack past renovations so that in the future we know what we did and when we did it. I love how simple and uncomplicated the new home journal is, it's so freaking easy to keep track in these things, you literally just need to write down the basics. I love how it prompts you to include things like manufacturer type/model/warranty etc etc. I find the prompts of these things extremely important. These are usually the first questions companies ask if there's an issue but the ones us regular folks tend to forget first, at laest with us anyway. The only thing I would want to amend is that I wish there was a section to include receipts, purchases or anything else that may be needed at a later date. I think if this journal was put into more of a folder with an opportunity to include necessary paper work this book would be PERFECT. It is a great journal though and I highly recommend it to any homeowner. I really think all realtors or developers should have this in order to give to new homeowners.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Wilderness Navigation: Finding Your Way Using Map, Compass, Altimeter & GPS (Mountaineers Outdoor Basics); Author: Visit Amazon's Bob Burns Page; Review: Love this book!! It is extremely helpful to anyone who is preparing for a trip with the great outdoors and/or just wants to get comfortable in case there really is an apocalypse. I love the charts, bullet lists and formatting of the book! It made it really easy to read and follow.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Inventive Weaving on a Little Loom: Discover the Full Potential of the Rigid-Heddle Loom, for Beginners and Beyond; Author: Visit Amazon's Syne Mitchell Page; Review: Great book, but holy guacomole is it overwhelming! This book is the holy grail of learning to weave though. While I love the book, there's a lot of information for a lot of different stuff all at one time. Although there's a good use of imagery - there's still a lot of text and so many things to learn. I would buy it again though; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Little Loom Weaving: Quick and Clever Projects for Creating Adorable Stuff; Author: Visit Amazon's Andreia Gomes Page; Review: I love this book! I've been getting into weaving lately and picked this up because of the beautiful images in the book and the easy to follow directions! If you're looking for weaving jewelry this isn't the book for you but this is a great book for someone just getting into weaving, like me, and would like to make gifts for loved ones and aroud the house! The patterns in this book are fun, trendy and things that I actually want to gift people and put in our own home. This book is really great for people at any skill set, I can see if you're an experienced weaver you might not be a fan, but honestly, I love the easy to follow directions and imagery, it's what sold me on the book and it's what makes it easy to pick it up and work on a new project. I just started working on the woven necklace for a friend! It is coming along great thus far. This book has been making it easy to make progress. Highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to switch up what they're making but doesn't have the experience to dream it up themselves yet.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Prepper's Survival Navigation: Find Your Way with Map and Compass as well as Stars,; Author: Visit Amazon's Walter Glen Martin Page; Review: It's a super informative book but to be honest it was really text heavy. I guess i'm more of an aesthetic person and the book reminded me of a novel, it just required too much reading to get to the juice of it. That being said, it didn't really matter because after reading the book I feel thoroughly prepared for our backpacking trip along the John Muir trail in yosemite this summer. This is a great book for a girl from the city who doesn't know anything about being stranded. I mean really, a compass, wherever would I need that? I have an iphone. JK, I will need ot know that, which is why my boyfriend recommend I get this boo. It really is a great way to get back to learning th ebasics as well as to help critically think about what to do in situations we've never imagined - like if all we had with us was sand. This book definitely makes me feel comfortable about going camping, backpacking, hiking etc. It's a must-read book for anyone who is looking to understand what to do if you ever get lost.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Her Final Breath (The Tracy Crosswhite Series); Author: Visit Amazon's Robert Dugoni Page; Review: This book is a basic B. It's a decent and quick read but won't be winning any awards anytime soon ;) Enjoyable enough to get me from beginning to end.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Robots are Coming: A Human's Survival Guide to Profiting in the Age of Automation; Author: Visit Amazon's John Pugliano Page; Review: Yes, yes, so much yes to this book! There is so much truth to the idea that robots are coming for all of our jobs. People don't realize that it's already began and it's only a matter of time until jthe need for us slowly diminishes. The book hits a valuable point in us all recognizing our own worth and the biggest asset to survival is to have irreplaceable skills. To be honest, as humans, we will always something that differentiates us and that's our mind, heart, etc. and this book does a great job of giving us actionable ways of ensuring we stay on top. Nothing beats thinking like a human and this book does a wonderful job of highlighting the reality of what that means. It's amazing how Pugliano is able to really help you connect and flourish in a robot driven world. I love that this book puts a real spin on how to embrace technology and it's impact on our society. The point of view of this book is one-of-a-kind and one that should be talked about and thought about is our world and the technoogy in it continue to evolve. For anyone who has having a hard time understanding - I higly recommend picking this gift up. It really helps guide you through the new evolvement of the world we're living in and the world we will be living in the future and the world our kids will be being a part of.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: After You Left; Author: Visit Amazon's Carol Mason Page; Review: This is a great book, full of twists and turns and kept me on the edgeof my seat the entire time. The perfect book for an airplane ride.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Jawsome Shark Quizzes: Test Your Knowledge of Shark Types, Behaviors, Attacks, Legends and Other Trivia; Author: Visit Amazon's Karen Chu Page; Review: This boook is awesome, wait, we mean jawesome! It is jawdroppingly fun for the whole family. Ever find yourself living the same night, night after night, it's not groundhog day, it's the the busy life. Go to work, grab the kids, have dinner, go to bed... yada yada yada... this book is a fun and inexpensive way to have a good time with friends of family. It adds insta fun to an ordinary evening. It's a great way to spruce up the evening but also it's actually pretty informative. I never knew I want to know so much about sharks but there are actually some pretty interesting information in here. I had no idea that sharks cant distinguish color. Also super weird to learn that sharks don't have bones but rather their skeletons are made up of cartilage, and tissue - that is freaking weird! It definitely makes me squirm a little bit, haha. I just love the references to super random stuff also, who would have thought a mention of Harry Potter could be found in this book, alas, it is. Highly recommend this book to anyone looking to learn more about sharks and add some fun to the evening; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Ultimate Brush Lettering Guide: A Complete Step-by-Step Creative Workbook to Jump Start Modern Calligraphy Skills; Author: Visit Amazon's Peggy Dean Page; Review: Yes, Yes, Yes to this book! My friend Brooke and i have been really getting into water colors, brush lettering and caligraphy. We even took a art class in sacramento with this woman, and it was SO much fun. This book is the perfect step-by-step guide to really getting things right - from the very beginning. I probably would have preferred if the entire book wasn't in caligraphy because at points, some of the paragraphs where hard to weird, but that didn't take away anything and htus far, have really enjoyed this book. When I say this book helps with step-by-step guidance, I really mean it. Even the silly things like pens and types of paper. I don't know if you've ever walked into an art store but it's beyond overwhelming. There are a million options and if you don't know what you're doing, it can be a deterrent. Luckily, this book helps you get your foot on the right track at the very beginning. I honestly had no idea so much went into it. Caligraphy is honestly like learning a whole new language, how you write it is completely different then the way most of us write on the day to day. This book literally teaches you how to learn the art of a new lettering style. it's so fun, sometimes frustrating but really overall, a fun experience. What a great book. I highly recommend it.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: 80 Morning Meeting Ideas for Grades 3-6; Author: Visit Amazon's Carol Davis Page; Review: I LOVE this book. I highly recommend it. Not only is the formatting super easy, clear and perfect for any teacher but the activities themselves are so engaging. What a fun way to connect with the students! I really wonder if they make one for other adults, this book is awesome.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Deep End of the Pool Workouts: No-Impact Interval Training and Strength Exercises; Author: Visit Amazon's Melisenda Edwards Page; Review: I bought this book for my mother in law who loves working out in the pool and ended up getting hooked on the workouts myself. This book is definitely a book, not merely a guide to working out. Reading it is like being at one with the author, you feel like she's your personal trainer who is there with you, side by side, on your jounrye through fitness with you. The in depth direction, descriptions and photos make this book a must-read for anyone who is interested in not only the workouts of deep end pool workouts but also the reasoning behind it. I often ask myself the question why? I find the "WHY" to be the most important part of everything in life, this book does a phenominal job of addressing the why. I love the way your 'personal trainer' recognizes when moves are hard, explains what you should feel and how to adjust accordingly. It is definitely a text heavy book but it's definitely interesting for anyone who has an interest in understanding their body movements. As someone who is overweight, I love doing workouts in the pool. it's just so smuch easier, even though it's still plenty of workout pain after. No pain, no gain baby! Highly recommend this book.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Brush Pen Lettering: A Step-by-Step Workbook for Learning Decorative Scripts and Creating Inspired Styles; Author: Visit Amazon's Grace Song Page; Review: I LOVEEEEE this book. My friend Brooke and I have been getting into caligraphy and some other fun artsy stuff, we even took a pigment and parchment class that was a ton of fun. The book itself is aesthetically pleasing, I mean really, the glossy pages and the layout of the book are exactly what you would expect from a book focused on art. This book did a really great job of taking you through the basics of how to do lettering. I honestly used to think that the only thing you needed to create art was a pen and a piece of paper, this book blew my mind in terms of how many different types of pens you can use and for what types of letters they're used for. Also, obsessed with rainbow lettering, I didn't know it was even a thing but oh my god, this book literally introduces you to so many different things it really is a great way to get into gorgeous letters and words. The book is full of inspiration and step-by-step instructions! It's so fun. Grab a friend, some different types of pens and paper and get the art vibes going! You won't regret it.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Affair; Author: Visit Amazon's Gill Paul Page; Review: This is a great book, an easy read and full of everything you want. I love the mystery, history and romance in this book, what more could a girl want?; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Morning Meetings for Special Education Classrooms: 101 Fun Ideas, Creative Activities and Adaptable Techniques; Author: Dr. Felicia Durden Ed.D.; Review: THis book is the absolute BEST book for any teacher in a special education classroom. Anyone who has ever stepped into a special-ed classroom knows that in addition to ebeing the most rewarding and fullfilling job in the world, it can also be one of the most challenging. This book is an amazing resource for any teacher looking for creative ideas and activities for their students. Without a doubt, there has been an increase in focus in my students that i've never seen before. This book is an incredible resource for anything and everything you want - from strategic tihnking and problem solving to "math stories" , you and your students will love the creative and out of the box ways you engage and interact. Each activity also clearly states what anchor standard is addressed - this makes planning lessons SOOO much easier. I love how the book is organized - Strategies for building community, strategies for social development, strategies for skills development in english and social studies etc. etc., it is wonderful! Highly recommend this for anyone who is looking to enhance their lessons for their students.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Getting Started with Latin: Beginning Latin for Homeschoolers and Self-Taught Students of Any Age; Author: William Linney; Review: Really informative book and helpful for lessons but it's in all honesty, pretty boring. I would say it definitely heloed do it's job though, get us started on learning Latin.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Veni Vidi Didici: Have Fun Learning Latin with Songs, Games, Puzzles and Jokes; Author: Jason Talley; Review: This book is amazing. My boyfriend and I have recently tried learning Latin just beccause, well, to be honest work is just slow for us so we wanted to do something productive. We picked up a few basic books to learn how to speak latin with because well, carpe diem :) This boook was honestly the best way to learn! It was easy to get through because of its easy-to-learn and easy-to-read style. Unlike some of the other books that we read, this book kept it super real with its funny slang, good sense of humor and pretty fun games. I mean, who doesn't need to learn how to say Hello, girl neither with the smallest nose nor with a pretty foot nor with black eyes... hahaha! This book had us cracking up and enjoying the journey the entire time. If you don't know how to have a good time, I wouldn't recommend this book. It's definitely a fun approach of learning latin and is very different from the classic forms of learning. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn some actual latin, and have a good time doing it! This is the perfect book to do with a partner, it's definitely the type of book you will enjoy practicing with someone else, at least in my opinion. Then again, everything in life is more fun with a partner:P; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Girl Who Lied; Author: Visit Amazon's Sue Fortin Page; Review: Mediocre, at best. The title kept me wanting more but the book didn't deliver as much as one would expect. Definitely an easy read, though, i'm on the fence on if i'd recommend it. Definitely not a psychological thriller like some other books i've read.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Baking Magic with Aquafaba: Transform Your Favorite Vegan Treats with the Revolutionary New Egg Substitute; Author: Visit Amazon's Kelsey Kinser Page; Review: The recipes in this book are absolutely amazin. They truly do transform your favorite vegan treats with aquafaba. I wish the pages where smooth and filled with imagery, it's what woulid have given this recipe book a 5 star, alas, it didn't so 4 star it is. That being said, I truly enjoyed a new experience cooking with aquafaba so that we can expand our horizon for delicious sweets and treats. I never thought i'd be able to enjoy challah again but man, this book really helped whip it up and the recipes totally deliver! I highly recommend picking up this book for anyone who is missing their treats. It's so easy to say well, I am a vegan but I'll use eggs, just this once. This book allows you to not have to say that or feel guilty about using eggs - because you don't have to! This book is full of delicious and tasty recipes. I loved the ease of directions and instructions - every thing we've trie dmaking so far has turned out delicious!! On the plus side, there may be no photos but, it's less to compare too. :) Highyl recommend this book; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Aquafaba: Sweet and Savory Vegan Recipes Made Egg-Free with the Magic of Bean Water; Author: Visit Amazon's Zsu Dever Page; Review: I love the hot off the press look of the images accompanying the recipes - they're absolutely beautiful and stunning to look at. The challah recipe was amazing, we just enjoyed it this past shabbat. I absolutely love the slickness of the pages.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Karina Garcia's DIY Slime; Author: Visit Amazon's Karina Garcia Page; Review: Who knew you could do so much with slime? This book is awesome and full of easy step-by-step discriptions + beautiful images.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Paula Deens Air Fryer Cookbook; Author: Visit Amazon's Paula Deen Page; Review: Oh my, so many yeses to this book! It is worth every penny. It's hard to turn each page because there is some seriously amazing food photography going on in this book. I just loved the touch of every page. The recipes are what you would expect from Paula Deen - absolutely delicious and very southern, at least to this Californian :); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Slime Sorcery: 97 Magical Concoctions Made from Almost Anything - Including Fluffy, Galaxy, Crunchy, Magnetic, Color-changing, and Glow-In-The-Dark Slime; Author: Visit Amazon's Adam Vandergrift Page; Review: From the second you pick up this book, you will be hooked. The paper is so smooth, it keeps you flipping through the book instantly - which is great, because then you get to discover all of the magical, fun and creative slimes! I never thought magical, fun and creative slimes would be something that ever came out of my mouth. I always imagined slime the way kids typically do - as green, gooey, playful....slime (for lack of better word, lol). I had NO idea, until I opened this book that edible slimes like marshmallow dream or chocolate hazelnut where possible...nor did I realize there was a world of glitter slimes in purples, pinks and blues or even a glitter bomb slime. Whoever came up with these concotions deserves an applause for their creativity. I can only imagine what it was like to come up with all of these, they must have had a lot of fun! The book itself is just spectactular, I love the notes from the author about why each slime is magical in it's own indiviudal way. I also love the little hacks at the bottom. I highly recommend this book! The photographs just bring the magic to life, so much fun for adults and kids alike, nice change!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Calligraphy for Kids; Author: Visit Amazon's Eleanor Winters Page; Review: Great book, easy learn for kids (and adults) alike. These are easy-to-learn directions that are clear and concise, perfect for a beginner.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Guys Guide to Pocket Knives: Badass Games, Throwing Tips, Fighting Moves, Outdoor Skills and Other Manly Stuff; Author: Visit Amazon's Mike Yarbrough Page; Review: For as long as I can remember, my brothers have been obsessed with knives - not just pocket knives, but all sorts of knives. Exotic ones, local ones, etc. Really, it was more swords then knives, but knives fell into the "swords" category. Much of our life was spent at flea markets on the weekends checking them out. For me, I felt safe with picket knives but I hve still always felt inept when it came to using them and for my knowledge of them. I picked up this book to learn a little bit more, if not for my own self, at least to better my relationship with my brothers *yes, at age 29, still obsessesed with knives*. The author did a great job of bringing his guide to life through conversation, it wasn't just a book full of the specs, I soooo appreciate that. I can't tell you how many guides come fully equipped with specs, no reaal knowledge or history or story about anything, I felt a connection to the knives and to the book when reading it. Who knew there were so many classic games and pasttimes you could use knives for, apparently my brothers, however, it has been fun teaching them a thing or two. So I have to say, thank you for that. Great book, highly recommend for the pocket knife enthusiast.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Fun and Friendly Calligraphy for Kids: A Hands-On Guide to Creative Lettering; Author: Visit Amazon's Virginia Lucas Hart Page; Review: This book is really content heavy, so at times it's a little overwhelming, but, I find that is because it really is a complete and concise guide for children to get creative with cailgraphy. It's a hard concept when it comes to caligraphy, especially for kids, because you've been taught all your life to write your letters. Caligraphy is a whole new apparoach as it actually wants you to draw your letters. This book does an amazing job helping explain how to make the magic happen, for those of you who are type A, get excited, because the reviews are quite detailed. I mean, who knew that the dot over an i and j is called a title. The did you know (kind of like a fun facts) were super awesome and fun to discover. I love the color and feel of the glossy pages. The imagery was an added bonus and made it a lot easier to digest all of the content. Not only do you learn the act of caligraphy in this book, but you really get to learn the details and history of the meaning of caligraphy. This is a great book, I would honestly get it for a novice in caligraphy - child or adult. This is a great book for enhancing your knowledge.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Woman Next Door; Author: Visit Amazon's Cass Green Page; Review: Meh, wasn't as full of twists and turns as I would have expected. It definitely made you think though, crazy in that sense but that's mostly it; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: How to Hang a Witch; Author: Visit Amazon's Adriana Mather Page; Review: I got this book because it seemed intriguing based on the description, I was pleasently surprised. It's accurately been described as a cross between salem witch trials and mean girls - I mean, what could be better?? It's an easy read so try it out for yourself. I highly recommend it; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Book of the Unnamed Midwife; Author: Visit Amazon's Meg Elison Page; Review: If you're looking for a twisted book that embraces female empowerment, this is it! Get ready for a whirlwind of emotions, well worth the ride.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Life Lessons Harry Potter Taught Me: Discover the Magic of Friendship, Family, Courage, and Love in Your Life; Author: Visit Amazon's Jill Kolongowski Page; Review: If you're like me, Harry Potter really did teach me valuable life lessons. My boyfriend is 5 years older, which isn't old in the scheme of things, but just enough tht he didn't hop on the HP train the way I did, he just doesn't get it....the author of this book however, she gets it, she TOTALLY GETS IT. This book literally spoke to my very core, it hit every bone in my body. I mean, my grandmother never used to steal things, but I loved that the authors did. This story, like many others, were so relatable and practical. Harry Potter, really, truly, did teach me the importance of a good mentor and of good friends. There are only so many people in the world who would go up against the lord voldemort of the worlds, only one-of-a-kind friends, those are rare. The book format was easy to read as it's part essay, part literary curiosity. It brings you back through your own personal journey with HP, which is magical in and of itself. This book is definitely intended as a nostalgic, feel good, harry potter devottee/fan book - if you're okay with that, I highly recommend this book!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Are You My Wine?: A Children's Book Parody for Adults Exploring the World of Wine; Author: Visit Amazon's Reese Ling Page; Review: Literally, the funniest thing I have ever read. I wasn't sure what to expect with this book , especially on Kindle, but I was pleasently surprised. This is legit the only way to explore wines. I don't know about you but I hate the books that over complicate learning and understanding about wine! There's no need for it! This book is darn right hilarious! Also, the illustrations - I have NEVER had an experience with a kindle as joyful as this one, the illustrations and color make it so much fun to keep reading - or is it that I'm reading it with wine... it's one or the other, i'll let you experience that for yourself :) You definitely need to have a good sense of humor to read this book, as it is exactly as it reads, it's a children's book parody for.... wine... Never have I ever thought that I would read in a sentence about a mouse's Pinot Grigio, alas, I have. I also learned that it's sweet or dry but more acidic then other wines.... hmm... that explains a few things for me ;) Who knew? Probably someone who listens at tastings but again, never me... Great book! highly recommend it .; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: 50 Things To See With A Small Telescope; Author: John A Read; Review: Informative book with helpful visuals - a little flimsy though so it gets a little damaged easily. Simple, basic and to the point. Would recommend this book - just be careful with it ;); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: See It with a Small Telescope: 101 Cosmic Wonders Including Planets, Moons, Comets, Galaxies, Nebulae, Star Clusters and More; Author: Visit Amazon's Will Kalif Page; Review: This book is AMAAAAZING. I mean, obviously because it involves space but the book itself, is really a solid find. It is a weird shape book, making it hard for my bookcase and type A personality, but I got over it and so should you. What is so spectcular about this book is that it includes star maps for 90 different stars. Isn't that incredible? THe layout of the book is just mindblowing to be honest. The intro was super helpful, as a novice, I loved the quick start information about understanding the telescope, photographyand the sky itself. I love that you get the object type, constellation, magnitutde, coordinates and some other facts right of the bat. It made reading about each star easy and interesting. Having a little blurb about what made each star interesting is awesome - it allows you to have a better understanding about something out of this world. As an idiot with telescopes, it helps knowing how to find stars like the crab nebula. Knowing the constellation and what stars it's near to, helps tremendously. I cannot recommend this book enough! It's a great addition for any space nerd.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Worth the Wait (St. James); Author: Visit Amazon's Jamie Beck Page; Review: Enjoyable read - quick and easy. The characters were mainly loveable.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Astrid and Veronika; Author: Visit Amazon's Linda Olsson Page; Review: I literally had to read this book over and over. I had a hard time getting into it. It was good one I made it through, but definitely not the easiest of books to getting into.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Why Do Roller Coasters Make You Puke: Over 150 Curious Questions and Intriguing Answers; Author: Visit Amazon's Andrew Thompson Page; Review: This is literally the best book ever. It is SO much fun for trivia junkies, curious minds and anyone looking for a fun way to shake things up. We've used this book on road trips, at dinner parties and just on those random nights when we are bored out of our freaking mind. I personally do not need to know the answer to half of these things, my boyfriend on the other hand, omg he can get stuck disecting questions and answers for HOURS. It is perfect for a curious mind like his. Are you a fan of deeping into myths and urban legends? Eliminate hours of unnecessary bickering when you pick up this book. It literally solves ALL your problems. If you don't get into bickering matches about the dumbest things, well, what kind of life are you really living?? Anyway, this is a WONDERFUL book and is really great for all occassions - stuck at home with your significant other, dinner party, or just a girls night in. Highly recommend this book for anyone who likes expanding their mind. Who doesn't want to know if there is really a calm before the storm or how asprin finds the pain. This book is RAD!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Royal Chase (The Royals of Monterra); Author: Visit Amazon's Sariah Wilson Page; Review: I read the first book in this series so deided to check this one out too, it did not dissapoint. I love the characters and where the author takes you. It's an easy read and perfect for vacation!; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Classroom-Ready Number Talks for Third, Fourth and Fifth Grade; Author: Nancy Hughes; Review: Ummmmmm I am just going to state the obvious here, this book is AMAZING. As someone who is not a number person, I wish that this book was around when I was kid. This book is an amazing way to make mat fun again both for your students and for you as a teacher! Ever feel the struggle of putting together a fun and creative lesson plan? Fear no more, this book is genuinly going to save you from more than a few tired nights of trying to put those together. This book is the creative AND strategic solution we have all been waiting for. I love the helpful tips that come along too, it's as if this author is in the mind of both myself, and the students. The struggle is real and this book aims to reduce the struggle - benefiting both student and teacher. I have dranken this authors cool aid because the book and subject material, speak for itself. Going through the lessons has made me fall in love with teaching again! The visual aids and tips really set this book apart and I highly recommend it to anyone.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Royal Date (The Royals of Monterra) (Volume 1); Author: Visit Amazon's Sariah Wilson Page; Review: I wasn't sure if I'd like this book as it sounds pretty cliche but on the recommendation of a friend I tried it anyway, I am so glad I did! This is a very light and fun read. I highly recommend it if you're into a fun and romantic read.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Real Thing (Sugar Lake); Author: Visit Amazon's Melissa Foster Page; Review: Meh, the book was a little over the top. Not my cup of tea but probably the rigth cup of tea for plenty of ladies (and gents) out there, just not this one.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: A Stranger in the House (Random House Large Print); Author: Visit Amazon's Shari Lapena Page; Review: Im hooked on every book by this author! An awesome story filled with twists and turns, it keeps you on the edge of your seat!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Couple Next Door; Author: NA; Review: I couldn't put the book down!!!! Amazing. I bought another book by this author after reading this and it was equally as good.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The couple next door.; Author: Visit Amazon's Shari Lapena Page; Review: I couldn't put the book down!!!! Amazing. I bought another book by this author after reading this and it was equally as good.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Life After Life: A Novel; Author: Visit Amazon's Kate Atkinson Page; Review: I legit couldn't get through this, neither did half my book club. Ill have to try again but for now, not recommended; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Big Little Lies; Author: Visit Amazon's Liane Moriarty Page; Review: I'm obsessed!! So good!!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Wonder Woman: Warbringer (DC Icons Series); Author: Visit Amazon's Leigh Bardugo Page; Review: Strong, fierce, amazing! I could so relate to everything in this book. I couldn't put it down and laughed the entire time.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Prepper's Livestock Handbook: Lifesaving Strategies and Sustainable Methods for Keeping Chickens, Rabbits, Goats, Cows and other Farm Animals; Author: Visit Amazon's Leigh Tate Page; Review: It's 2018 so just like everyone else in the world, my partner and I are constantly looking for ways to live a healthier and longer life that is sustainable! We don't want a fad diet, we want the besbt way to eat and live that we can continue for decades to come. This book does an incredible job of giving us the tools and resources to find the best solutions for fresh meat and dairy products. It's the best long-term options! At times, it does feel slightly overwhelming but we do appreciate sustainable animal skills that we can bring to our own ranch! Our Chicken coop has been falling down lately and this book gave us step by step directions to help get the coop up and running again! Sometimes our eggs have gone bad due to not knowing the best ways to take care of them - luckily this guide really helped give us basi info on how we ca npreserve them. Woohoo. The first step to getting farm fresh eggs back on our property! Woo-hoo. This book is full of valuable information including how to protect your animasls. In the past, we've been afraid of what might hurt our babies but this book gave us the confidence to know how to protect thm. Highly recommend it! Very helpful I loved all the images and charts too. The future is here people! Let's be sustainable so the earth stays here with us!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: In Other Words: Phrases for Growth Mindset: A Teacher's Guide to Empowering Students through Effective Praise and Feedback; Author: Visit Amazon's Annie Brock Page; Review: Carol Dwecks concepts of fixed mindset and growth mindset and how the way we encourage or praise students can affect their education is one I believe in fully. This book is an incredible guide if you will to connecting and communicating with students. So often, teachers focus on education (as they should) and not enough on how to communicate that education to their students, they often drop the ball. This book does an incredible job of helping parents, teachers, youth directors, and other educators on how to develop growth mindsets, rather than ruin them. Development like this is instrumental in changes for our education system and having a book like this will be a game changer. The different sections - selftalk, teacher to student, peer-to-peer, school to home and so forth will truly help transform the cutlure of education as well as empower students. The breakdown of midnsets that are fixed vs. growth is incredible. This book is not just empowering for students but also for ourselves - I highly recommend this book for anyone looking to enlighten themselves as an educator! So good!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Flippin Awesome Backyard Griddle Cookbook: Tasty Recipes, Pro Tips and Bold Ideas for Outdoor Flat Top Grillin; Author: Visit Amazon's Paul Sidoriak Page; Review: This book is everything a cookbook should be AND MORE! I can't tell you how disappointing it is to find a cookbook with recipes only, a cookbook is not just about the ingredients and recipes but also the visuals. The photos in this book are absolutely glorious and mouthwatering. You will want to try EVERY. SINGLE. THING. Trust me. I love that everything is organized by meal types i.e. breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, desserts, sidedishes etc. etc! It makes it so easy to know where to look when trying to find our next meeal. The best part about this cookbook is the size! It's so small and compact. I often feel so overwhelmed by cookbooks I don't actually buy or use them, or they get tossed and lost somewhere with otehr books. This book is so small and compact it makes it SO easy to actually have the opportunity to try all the recipes. We are slowly but surely committed to trying every recipe in here. Our latest try was the Turkey and Melted Brie Sandhiwhhc with green chiles - oh man, if your mouth isn't watering yet, it should be! This was so freaking good!! Simple and oh so delicious. I love the glossiness of the pages too, it just makes the photos pop. as a visual person, I really need the visuals before I try a recipe. Highly recommend this!; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | amazon_books |
Given the interaction history of a user with products as follows:
Title: Clarks Women's Whistle Boot; Brand: ; Review: finally fall and able to wear these shoes. Seemed to fit OK when I first got them, but now that I'm walking around in it, it really hits the bottom of my L foot poorly and is very painful to walk on it. Too bad it's passed returned date.; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Master Lock 4688D Set Your Own Combination TSA Accepted Luggage Lock, 1 Pack, Black, Blue, Red, or Silver; Brand: Master Lock; Review: defective when lock reprogrammed, could not get it to relock, but too late for return.; Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Seiko Women's SUT108 Two-Tone Stainless Steel Solar Watch; Brand: Seiko; Review: face too small for me.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Dansko Women's Olive Oxford; Brand: ; Review: back of shoe doesn't' come up very high, doesn't feel very secure when walking.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Lyssé Women's Center Seam Ponte Legging; Brand: Lyss; Review: great tights. fits well, doesn't sag at the knees with wear.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Dickies Women's Xtreme Stretch Fit Drawstring Flare Leg Pant; Brand: ; Review: extremely large for XS and longer about 2" longer than stated. Also very wide and baggy in the legs; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Teva Women's Kayenta Sandal; Brand: ; Review: Liked the sandal, just didn't fit my feet well. straps were uncomfortable around my bunion; Rating: 4.0/5.0 | amazon_Clothing_Shoes_and_Jewelry |
Given the interaction history of a user with movies/shows as follows:
Title: The Deer Hunter (1978); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: American Beauty (1999); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Beverly Hills Cop (1984); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Brothers Quay Collection (1984); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Best in Show (2000); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Memento (2000); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Fight Club (1999); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Mummy Returns (2001); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Apocalypse Now (1979); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Natural Born Killers (1994); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Royal Tenenbaums (2001); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Boogie Nights (1997); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Platoon (1986); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: A Clockwork Orange (1971); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Pulp Fiction (1994); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Shining (1980); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Virgin Suicides (1999); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Batman Forever (1995); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Tomb Raider (2001); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: The Big Lebowski (1998); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Exorcist (1973); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Secretary (2002); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Legend of the Red Dragon (1994); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Best of Travels in Europe with Rick Steves: France (2000); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Reservoir Dogs (1992); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: True Romance (1993); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Snatch (2000); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Deliverance (1972); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The School of Rock (2003); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Blade Runner (1982); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Easy Rider (1969); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Kalifornia (1993); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii: Director's Cut (1974); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon (2003); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: High Fidelity (2000); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Being John Malkovich (1999); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: American Psycho (2000); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Almost Famous (2000); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Jesus' Son (2000); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Punch-Drunk Love (2002); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Taxi Driver (1976); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Truman Show (1998); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: 1 Giant Leap (2002); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Gummo (1997); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Sweet and Lowdown (1999); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Donnie Darko (2001); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Kwaidan (1964); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Faust (1926); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Throne of Blood (1957); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Election (1999); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Desperado / El Mariachi (1995); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Spy Kids (2001); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Crow (1994); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Human Condition II: The Road to Eternity (1959); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Whale Rider (2003); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Buffalo '66 (1998); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Happiness (1998); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Julien Donkey-Boy (1999); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Kids (1995); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Seabiscuit (2003); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Jackie Brown: Collector's Series (1997); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer (1961); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Leaving Las Vegas (1995); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: The Sopranos: Season 1 (1999); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Kurt & Courtney (1998); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Apocalypse Now Redux (1979); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: I Am Trying to Break Your Heart: A Film About Wilco (2002); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: North by Northwest (1959); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Frida (2002); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Freddy vs. Jason (2003); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: The Pianist (2002); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn (1987); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: 28 Days Later (2002); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Drunken Master (2000); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Master of the Flying Guillotine (1975); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Dawn of the Dead (1978); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Death Race 2000 (1975); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Iron Monkey (1993); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Crouching Tiger (2000); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Party Monster: The Shockumentary (1998); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: American Pie (1999); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Citizen Kane (1941); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Graduate (1967); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Fog of War (2003); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Cold Mountain (2003); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Tom Dowd and the Language of Music (2003); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Airplane! (1980); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: State and Main (2000); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Party Monster (2003); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Super Size Me (2004); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Good Rockin' Tonight: The Legacy of Sun Records (2001); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Down by Law (1986); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Stranger than Paradise (1984); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Bowling for Columbine (2002); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Badlands (1973); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Coal Miner's Daughter: Collector's Edition (1980); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Man Who Wasn't There (2001); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Clash: Westway to the World (2000); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The American Nightmare (2000); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Yojimbo (1961); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Madonna: Truth or Dare (1991); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Run Lola Run (1998); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: A Fistful of Dollars (1964); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Wire: Season 1 (2003); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: King of New York: Special Edition (Widescreen) (1990); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Hidden Fortress (1958); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Monster (2003); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Buena Vista Social Club (1999); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Five Easy Pieces (1970); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Genghis Blues (1999); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Big Fish (2003); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Coffee and Cigarettes (2003); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Ran (1985); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Village of the Damned / Children of the Damned (1960); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Wire: Season 2 (2003); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Silkwood (1983); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Midnight Cowboy (1969); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Pelican Brief (1993); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: The Big Sleep (1946); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Metallica: Some Kind of Monster (2004); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Die Hard (1988); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Magnolia (1999); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Tell Me What Rockers to Swallow (2004); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Road to Perdition (2002); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Mystic River (2003); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Van Helsing (2004); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Bonnie and Clyde (1967); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: DiG! (2004); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Samurai Trilogy 3: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Amadeus (1984); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: DiG!: Bonus Material (2004); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Embedded/Live (2005); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Ice Storm (1997); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Rushmore (1998); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Who: The Kids Are Alright (1979); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Dazed and Confused (1993); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Pecker (1998); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Clueless (1995); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Million Dollar Baby (2004); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: The Perfect Storm (2000); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: A Streetcar Named Desire (1951); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Escape from Alcatraz (1979); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: American Movie (1999); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Doors (1991); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Capturing the Friedmans (2003); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Ghost World (2001); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Great Escape (1963); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Lost in Translation (2003); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Raising Arizona (1987); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: On the Waterfront (1954); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Spartacus (1960); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: American Splendor (2003); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Halloween (1978); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Team America: World Police (2004); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Da Ali G Show: Season 1 (2003); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy (2001); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Biggie & Tupac (2002); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Deadwood: Season 1 (2004); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Michael Moore's The Awful Truth: Season 2 (2001); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: The Brown Bunny (2004); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Motorcycle Diaries (2004); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Baadasssss! (2004); Rating: 3.0/5.0 | netflix |
Given the interaction history of a user with books as follows:
Title: Brave New World; Author: Aldous Huxley; Genres: paranormal, young-adult, fantasy, fiction; Review: 'But I don't want comfort. I want God, I want poetry, I want real danger, I want freedom, I want goodness. I want sin.' Just as wonderful as I remember from my first read almost five years ago.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Dreaming of Amelia (Ashbury/Brookfield, #4); Author: Jaclyn Moriarty; Genres: history, young-adult, mystery, thriller, romance, crime, paranormal, biography, historical fiction, fantasy, fiction; Review: I'm a little torn with this book. Of course, it's full of the wit, fascinating characterisations and unique text types which I've come to expect and thoroughly enjoy in Jaclyn's writing. I'm quite confident that I'll never read a book by Jaclyn which does't make me giggle, and vividly remind me of people in my own life remarkably similar to these seemingly fictional (although all too real to me!) characters. However, there were a few issues with this book which I felt I couldn't overlook. It's much longer (or at least, seems much longer) than her previous works, and I think it dragged a little. The plot was always moving, but I don't think it was always clear where it was moving to or why it was moving at a trickling pace. This was juxtaposed with the action of the last 50 or so pages. I felt that rather than letting the ending of the storylines unwind 'naturally', they were rushed to a ridiculous extent. I felt that I wasn't discovering' the ending to the book. It was more like I'd finished the novel, hasn't understood it and had to have someone explain to me what happened to each of the characters. It just wasn't as smoothly flowing as I expected. I wasn't shown the ended- the ending was told to me, in a blunt way. Maybe this was designed on purpose to counteract the slow pace of the rest of the book, but it just didn't work for me. Whilst I will continue to purchase and devour every book that Jaclyn releases, as well as rereading past work, I don't think I'll reread 'Dreaming of Amelia'. Maybe it's because this is, in essence, a mystery story, and once it is no longer a mystery, it ceases to intrigue me.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Wind in the Willows; Author: Kenneth Grahame; Genres: young-adult, children, paranormal, fantasy, fiction; Review: Simply darling.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Wide Window (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #3); Author: Lemony Snicket; Genres: young-adult, mystery, thriller, children, crime, paranormal, fantasy, fiction; Review: "If you are allergic to a thing, it is best not to put that thing in your mouth, particularly if the thing is cats."; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Boy Overboard; Author: Morris Gleitzman; Genres: children, young-adult, fiction; Review: Maybe I've read this book at least a dozen times before. And maybe my copy is coming unglued from the spine from the number of times I've read it and the number of times I've flipped to the title page to see the authors signature and dedication ('G'day Amy!') And maybe it's written for 8-10 year olds. And maybe it's primary purpose is to explain to children the horrifying plight of asylum seekers, and attempt to humanise an issue that xenophobic assholes spend all their efforts dehumanising. And maybe the main character is absolutely fixated on soccer, to an annoying extent, as a way of making a child from Afghanistan relatable and real, rather than just 'the other'. But damn, this book definitely made me cry. Again. The Australian government insists on taking more and more disgusting measures to avoid fulfilling their legal and moral obligation to house and accept asylum seekers. But I know that if all 10 year olds read this book, our next generation will not make the same mistakes.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Saving Francesca; Author: Melina Marchetta; Genres: romance, young-adult, fiction; Review: My favourite time capsule, a perfect way to feel like a 17 year old me again. I can't be at all objective with this book. To me, it is perfection.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Kite Runner; Author: Khaled Hosseini; Genres: history, young-adult, biography, historical fiction, non-fiction, fiction; Review: ha ha ha i am dead inside; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Handmaid's Tale; Author: Margaret Atwood; Genres: history, paranormal, biography, historical fiction, fantasy, fiction; Review: Beautiful and terrifying.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest; Author: Ken Kesey; Genres: history, biography, historical fiction, fiction; Review: Word of warning that it is very much a book of it's time and the sexism and racism are rampant, but this was just incredible. This is one of the most well thought out and deliberate books I've ever read. So many layers that I know will stick with me for a long time.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Flowers for Algernon; Author: Daniel Keyes; Genres: young-adult, children, paranormal, fantasy, romance, fiction; Review: Not enjoyable by any means. But important, I think. Writing was phenomenal. And now my heart hurts.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Candide; Author: Voltaire; Genres: history, paranormal, biography, historical fiction, non-fiction, fantasy, fiction; Review: OH MY GOD. This was the single most pointless book I have ever read, and I consider every hour I spent slaving through it mostly wasted because ohhhhh my god how is it possible that so much happens and I just don't care about any of it?! This is a summary of the entire book: Something bad happens. Oh no! Everything is terrible. Oh wait, something good happened! Everything is truly good. Repeat over and over and over again every page and a half for literally the whole book. There is no overarching plot. One of the main characters dies like four times, and I still didn't care. What was even the point. Boooooooooo basically. I finished this only to prove to myself that I could, now I'm going to go read fluffy middle grade instead because I've earned it.; Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #1); Author: Lemony Snicket; Genres: young-adult, mystery, thriller, children, crime, paranormal, fantasy, fiction; Review: What an absolute joy it is to be back inside this dark, depressing and just marvellous world. After reading the third book in the 'All the Wrong Questions' series, I had such a craving to go back to this near perfect series that defined so much of my childhood. I was always a slow reader, but have memories of reading two or three of these books in a row some nights, reading until dawn without realising it. They are just so addictive and lovely in their misery and wordplay. I'm not going to lie - my decision to read these books again was partly because I am 5 books away from finishing my reading challenge, but it's been a whole 2 years since I've re-read these and really, that is much much too long to be away from my favourite inventor, reader, and biter.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Go Ask Alice; Author: Beatrice Sparks; Genres: history, young-adult, biography, historical fiction, non-fiction, fiction; Review: Go Ask Alice! Except you can't because she's fictional and DEAD and addicted and homeless and a lesbian and maybe she could have avoided it all if only she prayed a little harder. This was so bad it was almost funny. The last 50 pages or so were semi-interesting, but the other 110 were one big, finger waving preachy session. This might have been passable, or at least useful, if it wasn't for the completely disingenuous narrator voice. If you want to know how to write a diary/letters from a teenager, read Perks of Being a Wallflower. If you want to know what a middle aged woman thinks teens sound like, read this book. It is basically this gif in awkward text form: Just watch that gif for the 2 hours it would take you to read this. I can almost guarantee it is a better use of your time.; Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: The Scarlet Letter; Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne; Genres: history, young-adult, biography, historical fiction, romance, fiction; Review: This make have taken me a lifetime to finish, but was well worth it! Everyone seems to dislike this book for the insanely convoluted language and the half-page sentences. When reading sections of this out loud, I actually set myself a challenge to see if I could read a sentence in a single breath and I think I succeeded about a quarter of the time. I actually read lots of this book out loud to myself or under my breath, just to immerse myself more properly in the world - for although the language is beautiful, it is very easy to let your brain wander and just have the words wash over you, without actually following any of the plot. Predictable plot, beautiful writing, thought of Emma Stone in Easy A literally the whole time. Loved it. Also marks my 52nd book for the year and the completion of my reading challenge, wooooooo :D; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Beauty Queens; Author: Libba Bray; Genres: young-adult, mystery, thriller, crime, paranormal, fantasy, romance, fiction; Review: An absolutely ludicrous premise and sometimes outrageous plot formed a perfect background to some genuinely important messages, touching moments, and wonderful writing. This was my first Libba Bray, but definitely won't be my last!; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Breakfast of Champions; Author: Kurt Vonnegut Jr.; Genres: paranormal, fantasy, fiction; Review: Weird and wild and wonderful. But mostly weird.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Fault in Our Stars; Author: John Green; Genres: romance, young-adult, fiction; Review: I first read The Fault in Our Stars when it came out January of 2012. Before publication, John Green posted two videos on YouTube where he read aloud the first two chapters of the book. I fell in love. Apart from the stunningly beautiful prose, John Green has (in my opinion, although I may be biased) a wonderful reading voice. On nights when I found it difficult to sleep, I would open up those videos and listen to John's calming voice until I fell asleep. As these videos had been a huge success and there was a lot of demand for John to record the audiobook, a limited number of copies were released through DFTBA, in complement to the official audiobook which was read by an actress. I didn't buy a copy of this at the time because, I'll be honest, it was a lot of money. Combined the cost of a 6 Disc audiobook and shipping from Missoula to Australia was a tonne and I figured that I would live without it. The copies sold out, and I did not buy one. I'm not even joking when I say that I have regretted that decision ever since. So when, earlier this year, DFTBA announced that they would again be releasing John's recording of the book, I literally ran to my computer to pre-order it. It was heinously expensive for me, but guys, this is so so worth it. There's something to be said about listening to an author read their own work. And having just finished another audiobook where the actress put strange emphasis on words that I'm sure was not as the author had intended it to be written, it's nice to know that how John read it is how he planned it to be read. I didn't have as strong of an emotional reaction to the book as I did the first time I read it, although I did cry enough to impeded my vision and lead to me stabbing myself several times with the needle I was sewing with. I think in a way I had a closer emotional connections to the book when I could control the pace of reading myself, reading over and over the most heartbreaking sections. Of course, the fact that this was a re-read might also explain this. I think that I would still recommend that new readers experience The Fault in Our Stars through a physical copy of the book first, because there is nothing like experiencing the story of Hazel and Augustus at your own pace. But this audiobook is an absolutely wonderful complement to this outstanding narrative and I know it is one that I will revisit many times.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Written On The City: Graffiti Messages Worldwide; Author: Axel Albin; Genres: non-fiction; Review: Eh, I have mixed feelings about this book. The graffiti itself, I adored (for the most part). But I wasn't a fan of the curation of the book. I know that the book spawned from a blog of the same name, and that the blog itself began with a series of photographs taken by the authors in San Francisco. But I found that San Francisco was way too overrepresented for a relatively short photo book. Out of a six page index, over one and a half pages were dedicated to images from San Francisco, and for a book that bills itself as representing "graffiti messages worldwide", this just didn't ring true. Living in a city which has a fantastic atmosphere of street art, I was looking for an idea of what street art was like in other areas of the world, in all it's weird and wonderful variability. I was not looking for a book of street art in San Francisco and that, unfortunately, was what I got. Maybe this wouldn't have been so noticeable and gotten on my nerves so much, but there were two particular artists that came up time and time again, and I just got bored of it. Eleven images from one artist, and a similar amount from the second (I just got tired of counting) and it begins to feel like laziness. I get the feeling that this was another 'book from a blog' that was pumped out too quickly to take advantage of fleeting popularity. tl;dr: Love the images, but the curation needed some work.; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: The Metamorphosis; Author: Peter Kuper; Genres: history, young-adult, comics, paranormal, graphic, biography, historical fiction, fantasy, fiction; Review: The Metamorphosis is the story of the young travelling salesman Gregor Samsa, who wakes up one morning to discover he has turned into a giant beetle. Gregor's family is disgusted by this event, and he quickly becomes shut off from his family, his former life, and the world. The Metamorphosis is the story of Gregor adjusting to this change in his life and how his state affects his family and the way they live their lives. The illustrations were absolutely gorgeous. Everything about this book was perfectly planning out and executed. I really felt like the author was committed to making this a true work of art, and I think he did a wonderful job. Even the copyright page had me wanting to spend time reading it. This is only 80 pages long and only took me about 25 minutes to read front to back, taking my time to really look at all the illustrations, but after that I kept flicking back through, spending minutes at a time looking at my favourite drawings, finding all the little perfect details and just marvelling at how the concepts were balanced and presented so well. The style varies between typical cell presentation and these larger, fanciful illustrations which are used for the really important events, and in Gregor's imagination sequence. The illustrations almost look like they were etched into the page, and have this fitting air of darkness and permanence to them. The use of typography was also really well done; there was this one occasion where you literally had to turn the page around 360 degrees to read the text, and it made the whole experience feel really immersive. As far as this working as an adaption of Kafka, I'm really not sure. I've never read any Kafka before; I've really wanted to read The Metamorphosis for ages, so I thought that this might be a good way to ease me into it. I'm not sure how correct I was on that front, in the end. I mean, I now have a good idea of the story, but its obviously not really comparable to reading it in the full text. I definitely felt like I 'missed' the point of the story, in a way? And I know it's this really complex story that's been written about literally hundreds and thousands of times and interpreted differently by loads of different people, but I found myself closing the book and sort of saying 'soooo... what was the message there?' I really felt like I missed the core of the story by not reading about it first. For that reason I think that this is probably more suited to people who have already read The Metamorphosis, and just want to explore the text in a different way. If nothing else, this is a stunningly beautiful book and an interesting way to approach a classic work of literature. I'm so glad I purchased this, and this it's a great addition to any collectors library.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Delirium (Delirium, #1); Author: Lauren Oliver; Genres: young-adult, romance, paranormal, fantasy, fiction; Review: Gaaaah, damn you YA that is mostly pretty average but then the last 40 pages means that you NEED to read the next book! This wasn't amazing, but some of the writing was beautiful and seeing as I already have the next book in the series, I guess I'll probably keep going with it.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Why We Broke Up; Author: Daniel Handler; Genres: young-adult, comics, graphic, romance, fiction; Review: I am in love. I'm having a very similar reaction to this book as I had to Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell. Both are about flawed characters, who you both loathe and love. Both are about the intense and painful nature of first loves. Both hurt and heal in equal measures. Both made me feel like my heart was breaking. Ed is self-centred and arrogant, with an obsession with childhood and a refusal to accept any responsibility for his actions. Min is pretentious with too much dramatic flare, simultaneously insisting she doesn't care how others view her and yet continuously defining herself by their terms. Why We Broke Up supports the adage that characters do not have to be likeable to make a book worthwhile. Min and Ed are both intensely dislikable, probably because they remind us a little too much what it's like to be 17 and confused and desperately lonely. To me, this makes their story much more important, because I think we can all see a little (maybe a little too much) of ourselves in either Ed or Min, or maybe both. Maira Kalman's simplistic and evocative art was a perfect match to Daniel Handler's stream of consciousness writing style. I found the start hard to get into, but the last forty or so pages were so beautiful they more than made up for it. It's not a perfect work but it's pretty damn close, if you are willing to look past the expectation of likeable characters and look at it as a documentation of human faults.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Shadow Cabinet (Shades of London, #3); Author: Maureen Johnson; Genres: history, young-adult, romance, thriller, crime, paranormal, biography, historical fiction, fiction, fantasy, mystery; Review: I feel like Maureen achieved with this book what was lacking in the Madness Underneath - a single, driving, cohesive plot that carried through the book. I feel like some revelations were rushed too quickly and I wish the end hadn't resolved itself so simply, and I did find it sliiiightly irritating that Freddie was a genius in absolutely everything relevant to the plot, BUT: All those things don't really matter because this book was so FUN. Rory is such a smartarse ("I stopped by my bedroom door. This was the only one that was closed. If this was my subconscious talking, it was kind of a dick.") and there's lots of kickass and creepy ghosties. There's a queer character! Sure, she's only a side character, but Maureen Johnson proved just how easy it is to increase queer representation in books: you see that bit where you've got 'he', as the character refers to their ex? Just replace it with 'she'! DONE. It feels quite a lot darker than the previous books, or at least in a different way, but I was super into it. I did the bad thing and when I was about 1/2 way through skimmed the rest of the book to see if I could pick up any information about a key plot point and when I saw something that gave it away (god it's hard to say this without spoiling) I had an intense excitement-squirming reaction to it, which I think is a good sign, right? The main thing to me is that I stayed up until 1am two nights in a row to finish this book, and seeing as I haven't been able to concentrate on anything else for longer than 5 minutes in the past two weeks, I count that as a win for this book. Can't wait to read the last book in the series (I'm pretty sure it's a four book series???) and wallow in some more sweet, cheesy, ghost-butt-kicking YA.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Alchemist; Author: Paulo Coelho; Genres: history, young-adult, romance, paranormal, biography, historical fiction, non-fiction, fantasy, fiction; Review: Are you fulfilling your life's purpose? ARE YOU? <-- Basically what this book shouted in your ear the entire way through I thought it was overly simplistic and shoved all it's meaning in your face without much subtlety. It was super easy to read though and was a pretty good palate cleanser before I read something else that actually makes me think and isn't quite so amazingly condescending.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Ready Player One; Author: Ernest Cline; Genres: young-adult, romance, thriller, crime, paranormal, fiction, fantasy, mystery; Review: Ready Player One is set in the not too distant future (around 2040, I believe), in a world which has quickly deteriorated. The ice caps are melting, the economy is plummeting, unemployment and crime are at an all time high. Basically, the earth is a sucky place to live. For that reason, most people chose to spend most of their time playing and working inside the OASIS- a huge virtual environment which is basically a cross between every MMORPG and whole internet. OASIS was created by eccentric designer James Halliday and when he dies, he leaves his entire fortune and ownership of the OASIS hidden inside the game. We follow Wade Watts, one of the thousands of people over the world who now dedicate their lives to decoding the clues and puzzles guarding Halliday's Easter Egg. It's a fight for fortune, power, and freedom and threatens the very lives of those involved in a race to the finish line. Obviously, Ready Player One has an awesome premise. Sort of like in 'Brave New World', this is one dystopian society which feels closer to reality than is comfortable. This made the book that much more engaging, as I wondered how I would adapt to the situation presented to the people of Earth in 2040. I think that's really what you want in a dystopian book: a scenario where you can place yourself in the shoes of the characters and examine where you would fall in the hierarchy of the new world. However, I felt like sometimes the explanation of this fairly complex world was overdone and became a little boring. There were instances, especially towards the start of the book, where there would be 15-20 pages of explanation to only a few pages of Wade actually doing something, and I felt that I almost had to fight through these pages to get to the story. We all know the old writing adage to 'show not tell', but I think in some instances Ernest Kline did both. For example, we had already been introduced to these haptic gloves and been shown how they were used to access OASIS, but then we were given a quite lengthy explanation of how they worked about 30 pages in. I think you need to trust that by showing your audience something in use, they will understand it. Ernest Kline wrote these sections of action so well, I didn't need to have the mechanisms of them explained to me as well. I loved the action sequences so so much, they were AMAZING, but I feel like the book was slowed down unnecessarily by these too-long explanations. All of the pop-culture references in this were so much fun. Some of them were really explicit but others were just subtle nods to a movie or a game, and those were the most fun. I got a little rush every time I understood one of the subtle references, so I was always on the look out for them and was really immersed in the story: "Yes, go watch Spaced! That show is; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Complete Maus (Maus, #1-2); Author: Art Spiegelman; Genres: history, young-adult, comics, graphic, biography, historical fiction, non-fiction, fiction; Review: One of those books that you experience, rather than read. It is now early in the morning and I am exhausted and should have been asleep hours ago but how could I possibly regret diving into this book whole heartedly? Just beautiful and sad and wonderful.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The First Third; Author: Will Kostakis; Genres: fiction, young-adult, romance; Review: I discovered this book after reading a snippet of it on Penguin Teen's facebook before it's release date, and just knew that I had to read the rest of the story. Seriously publishers, why don't you do the sneak peak thing more often? It literally always works with me. After I waited for quite a while for this book, I'd build it up a little bit. Overall, The First Third has a lot of a heart and made for a warm and fuzzy reading experience, but the plot let me down a little. I almost felt like there were too many elements competing to make for a cohesive story. There's Bill and his relationships, his mothers relationships, Bill and Peter, Bill and Simon, Bill and Lucas, Lucas and his relationships, and then the loveable Yaiyai to tie it all together. I absolutely adored reading about this slightly dysfunctional Greek family (and am now craving baklava) and laughed out loud a good couple of times, but the plot just wasn't strong enough for me. While I don't think I'll be reading this one again, it was definitely entertaining and I'd recommend it to anyone interested in contemporary YA which stars characters other than white hetero boys. Seriously, if nothing else Will Kostakis should be celebrated for creating an enjoyable novel featuring several gay characters (not just one!) with supportive parents, as well as a main character who is not able bodied. And all of it with the background of a non WASP family. Yay for diversity!; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Fangirl; Author: Rainbow Rowell; Genres: fiction, young-adult, romance; Review: I am a big ball of contentedness and lovelyness and Rainbow Rowell lemme hug you. My only advice: don't read this book when you are happy. Read it when you are sad and just wait for the good feelings to roll in. Although: That was the meanest 'fade to black' scene ever. I know that Rainbow can write awesome sex scenes (see: Eleanor & Park) and I do feel slightly robbed that she didn't include one here. Says the pervert.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Bright Young Things: A Modern Guide to the Roaring Twenties; Author: Alison Maloney; Genres: history, comics, graphic, biography, historical fiction, non-fiction; Review: This was a super short and super sweet introducion to the unique culture of the 1920s. The informatio was all super interesting and definitely piqued my interest in finally reading some more of F. Scott Fitzgeralds books as well as finally tackling some Waugh. I definitely wished it was longer or more detailed though! Obviously that's not what the book was meant to be, but I kept reading 2 sentences about someone, falling madly in love with them, and then getting frustrated when we moved onto the next topic suddenly. More detail, more! Definitely good as a very general intro though.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Be More Chill; Author: Ned Vizzini; Genres: young-adult, paranormal, fantasy, romance, fiction; Review: The most panful 287 pages I have ever struggled through. Calling it- new worst book!; Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Insurgent (Divergent, #2); Author: Veronica Roth; Genres: young-adult, paranormal, fantasy, romance, fiction; Review: I have FINALLY finished this book. I stopped listening to the audiobook sometime last year about 100 pages from the end because I just ran out of steam and felt like I wasn't connecting to the characters in the audiobook- I can safely say that switching to a physical copy of the book was a really good choice! I'm not sure what it was, but I was much more engaged with this book when I was reading it myself than when I was listening to it. As far as the actual plot, I'm going to have to say the same as I said with Divergent: meh. Definitely seems like a filler book in between DIvergent and Allegiant, and while there was lots of action a lot of it didn't really seem to go anywhere, I really think it could have been cut down a lot. Although, it was incredibly refreshing to have a book where a character actually deals with the trauma that past events have caused them. I really enjoyed this in The Madness Underneath by Maureen Johnson as well, and even though it can get a little repetitive and annoying it's great to have an actual realistic representation of the after effects of trauma, rather than someone just being fine after they have to do or witness horrible things. But it was totally all worth it for those last few pages! It really reminded me of the Serenity movie and I can't help but picture how freaking cool it's going to be in the movie. The 'twist' is almost exactly what I had predicted it to be, but it was executed soooo well. So yeah, overall kinda a bummer but it set Allegiant up for cool things, which I'm going to start right now. Feeling so smug that I waited until Allegiant came out so I didn't have to wait for this third book because I think it just might have killed me.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: How to Be a Woman; Author: Caitlin Moran; Genres: history, comics, graphic, biography, historical fiction, non-fiction, fiction; Review: I have been listening to this on as an audiobook for aaaaages and finally finished it in a few big sprints this week. As an autobiography, I absolutely adored it. Caitlin Moran is interesting and complicated, strong minded and fascinating. Her stories of childhood were hilarious, and honestly I think the audiobook is worth it just to hear her putting on her strong childhood Wolverhampton accent. As a feminist text, I thought it had some interesting points but was ultimately a little narrow. Her perspective on pole dancing was just utterly misinformed (it's a sport, Caitlin! A sport!) and her opinion on strip clubs was quite classist and disappointing. Her opinion on hair removal tended towards 'DON'T DO IT' rather than 'Do whatever you want, it's your body', which I found kind of troubling. If you're looking for a mind blowing feminist text I don't think this quite meets the grade, but as an incredibly witty and fun autobiography that had me snorting out loud on the train on a good number of occasions, I couldn't recommend it high enough!; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Stepford Wives; Author: Ira Levin; Genres: thriller, crime, paranormal, fiction, fantasy, mystery; Review: I think it's fair to say that even without seeing the movie, pretty much everyone has a pretty fair idea of what a 'Stepford Wife' is. Regardless, this novel shook me to my core and deeply disturbed me. It's quite reliant on teh time period it is set in, and probably would have had more impact closer to it's publication, but Ira Levin has succeeded in making me stop and think, and I think that alone deserves praise. Moral of the story: live for yourself, not anyone else, and resist the efforts of others to change you into what they think you should be- it might just cost you your life.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Ocean at the End of the Lane; Author: Neil Gaiman; Genres: young-adult, children, paranormal, fantasy, fiction; Review: That epilogue though, ouch my heart. Utter magic, just perfect. [Listened to the audiobook read by Neil Gaiman, and aaaaaah so good! Glad I waited to get the audiobook, Gaiman's voice is just perfect]; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Tiny Book of Tiny Stories, Vol. 1; Author: Joseph Gordon-Levitt; Genres: young-adult, comics, children, poetry, paranormal, graphic, non-fiction, fantasy, fiction; Review: Just adorable! My obvious favourite: "His hands were weak and shaking from carrying far too many books from the bookshop. It was the best feeling."; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Batman: Through the Looking Glass; Author: Bruce Jones; Genres: thriller, comics, crime, paranormal, graphic, fiction, non-fiction, fantasy, mystery; Review: Half Batman, Half Alice in Wonderland, this wasn't really much of anything. There wasn't too much plot, or any that got resolved in a satisfying way, and it was just a bit too bizarre for my taste. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass are nonsensical and whimsical, but this was just nonsense without much charm or interest. Luckily I read this at work and didn't pay for it, because I'd likely be sorely disappointed. Not a good comic book for a first time reader!; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened; Author: Allie Brosh; Genres: history, comics, graphic, biography, historical fiction, non-fiction, fiction; Review: This collection of existing work from Allie's blog (and some which I am sure are new works, because I have obsessively read and re-read the Hyperbole and a Half blog a bunch of times across the years and they didn't ring a bell) strikes the same perfect note as the original blog- half hilarious observations about every day life and the trials of adulthood, and half serious examination of the same themes. The last entry in the book felt off-key compared to the rest of it, and I think dragged the book down a little, but I know whenever I am bummed out there is nothing like reading about the murderous goose or Allie's grandfathers cake to get me laughing again. I could tell reading through that some of the art had been re-drawn, and for some reason that really bothered me? Especially in the probably best known of Allie's work, 'This is Why I'll Never Be an Adult', all of the pictures had been re-drawn so that they were just slightly different, possibly because the style was minutely different from the other art in the book. It was such a tiny thing, but it really nagged at me and felt 'wrong', like listening to the US audio books for Harry Potter and knowing that something is amiss. Regardless, it's lovely to hold one of my favourite pieces of the internet- even if I'll still have to visit the blog so I can read about the 'alot'.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Barack Obama: The Comic Book Biography; Author: Jeff Marriotte; Genres: graphic, comics; Review: Following on with my trend of illustrated biographies! I really enjoyed this, but it is very politically focused. I mean, that seems obvious, but the focus is definitely on his political life, and not so much on his life pre-politics (maybe about 1/5th of it?). So if you're not into the super politicy stuff I'm not sure you'd enjoy it as much as I did. Only giving it 4, not 5, because it totally seemed like the illustrator just phoned it on on a bunch of pages. Seriously, Rod Blagojevich's hand on page 50. What even.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: A Fortunate Life; Author: Albert B. Facey; Genres: history, young-adult, comics, graphic, biography, historical fiction, non-fiction, fiction; Review: A simple book about the simple life of a simple man. Simply perfect. Gorgeous and immersive, this little treasure about the importance of kindness and friendship was a powerful book to read in the lead up to the 100 year anniversary of the Gallipoli campaign. As with 7 Little Australians, gets bonus points for mentioning my home town.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: I Can Jump Puddles; Author: Alan Marshall; Genres: history, young-adult, children, biography, historical fiction, non-fiction, fiction; Review: Will I ever stop falling madly in love with these 'pocket of life' stories, especially those set in the pre-war Australian Outback? I suppose the only way to find out is to keep reading them forever and ever. Also thank you, Alan Marshall, for giving me a word to describe the noise a possum makes: chirring. Perfection.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Cracks in the Kingdom (The Colours of Madeleine, #2); Author: Jaclyn Moriarty; Genres: young-adult, mystery, thriller, children, crime, paranormal, fantasy, romance, fiction; Review: Why doesn't Jaclyn Moriarty just have a constant stream of new books? Just a constant supply of wry humour and three dimensional characters and adventure and writing so pretty it makes my heart sing? Is that too much to ask?; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Yours Truly; Author: Marieke Hardy; Genres: history, comics, poetry, graphic, biography, historical fiction, non-fiction, fiction; Review: Loved this! As with any collection, the results were fairly mixed. Most of the letters were interesting, a few were amazing and memorable, and only a few were incredibly dull. Lawrence Mooney's sexist tripe was absolute garbage, and there were another few that I felt didn't really fit with the tone of the rest of the collection, but when each letter is only 3-5 pages it's pretty easy to just skim past the rubbish ones. My absolute favourites were from Corinne Grant, Frank Woodley (why doesn't he do more writing?!), Tracey Spicer, Annabel Crabb, Charlotte Dawson and Georgia Fields. [mainly just leaving these here as I note to myself, for when I want to go back and read the best ones!] Varied but worthy.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Invention of Hugo Cabret; Author: Brian Selznick; Genres: history, young-adult, mystery, thriller, comics, children, crime, paranormal, graphic, biography, historical fiction, fantasy, fiction; Review: So so so so good. If you love pretty books- buy this book and be prepared to waste entire minutes of your life just looking at how beautifully designed it is.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: A Long Way Down; Author: Nick Hornby; Genres: fiction; Review: After About a Boy, this had a pretty lacklustre plot ('And then this thing happened... and then another thing happened...and later a third thing occurred') but I adored the unique voice and style used for each character. Excellent characterisation and some really interesting points, but would have been way way better with a more fleshed out plot.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Lumberjanes #1; Author: Noelle Stevenson; Genres: young-adult, mystery, thriller, comics, children, crime, paranormal, graphic, fantasy, fiction; Review: Suuuuuuuper cute! Just as I would expect from Noelle. If you haven't read her webcomic Nimona, you are missing out big time. About to read the second instalment of Lumberjanes, very keen to see where this series will go and how they will flesh out the characters so they're all a little different.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Lumberjanes #2; Author: Noelle Stevenson; Genres: young-adult, mystery, thriller, comics, children, crime, paranormal, graphic, fantasy, fiction; Review: Also cute as heck, but felt much too short! Wow single issue comics are frustrating to read, I want mooooore. I don't know which one of the awesome ladies does the colouring but holy moley it's fantastic. So bright and I just want to cosplay all of the characters immediately because they're ADORABLE especially when they SMOOCH; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Essex County; Author: Jeff Lemire; Genres: history, young-adult, comics, graphic, biography, historical fiction, fiction; Review: I started to read this intending to just look at the first few pages and see what the art style was like, but all too soon I was too invested in the world of this rural Canadian county to put the book down before I had seen all the stories that it had to tell. This book was just so POWERFUL, even though it didn't really seem like it had any profound to say. I felt this book in my chest. For the entire last story I was close to tears, although nothing particularly heartbreaking happened- it was just how raw and how real all of the emotions were. Absolutely breathtakingly beautiful, proof that graphic novels can be literature as well as art. This was also, I think, my first ever book by a Canadian author, which was pretty cool! Recommend this to the moon and back.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Post Office; Author: Charles Bukowski; Genres: history, comics, poetry, graphic, biography, historical fiction, non-fiction, fiction; Review: This book is what happens when a dirty old man corners you in a pub and tells you about all the times he got drunk and punched people and gambled and had sex. And I don't know whether I think that's a good thing or not. Giving it two stars because it was a quick brainless read and felt very real in it's mediocrity. Everyone says this book makes them laugh but I have no idea at what, mainly this book just made me say 'god, this guy is a unrelenting asshole' a lot.; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls; Author: David Sedaris; Genres: history, biography, historical fiction, non-fiction, fiction; Review: I didn't enjoy this one nearly as much as I enjoyed Me Talk Pretty One Day. I reeeeeally disliked the first few pieces - I thought they were clunky, didn't flow at all and seemed like lots of tiny subjects smushed clumsily into a short essay. I was also really put off my the inclusion of fictional stories in here. I think with David Sedaris, a large part of my enjoyment comes from knowing that it's (largely) real, with some obvious embellishments. But when I know that a significant number of the stories are entirely fictional, it set me on edge with the start of every story - I started each one suspicious that this would be fictional, rather than letting the new topic take me away. I don't know, maybe I'm taking this series of short essays and stories more seriously than I should. Funny, but not as funny or real as Me Talk Pretty One Day, I don't know if I'll be reading all more Sedaris after this.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The DUFF: Designated Ugly Fat Friend; Author: Kody Keplinger; Genres: fiction, young-adult, romance; Review: Why do I keep reading books that I know I'm not going to like? I must be a glutton for punishment. Even though this book is pretty much solely about sex and by the end Bianca has had her big revelation to not judge people by labelling them, the language used is still really shitty, even when it's trying not to be. I know I'm well outside of the target market for the book, but calling having sex a 'mistake' or a problem you need to fix just feels really gross.; Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Shouldn't You Be in School? (All the Wrong Questions, #3); Author: Lemony Snicket; Genres: young-adult, mystery, thriller, children, crime, paranormal, fantasy, fiction; Review: A solid third instalment to this four part series. Bit awkward as a third book, very much an in between book, but it had enough intrigue to be worth it. Witty as always. I really wish I'd re-read the first two before this though, because there were sooo many characters and plot points that I didn't remember at all. I'll have to make sure I marathon them all before the fourth book!; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Batman: Arkham Unhinged, Vol. 1; Author: Derek Fridolfs; Genres: young-adult, mystery, thriller, comics, crime, paranormal, graphic, fantasy, fiction; Review: I kinda read this by accident? I get my library books by post and I've been getting them to pick out modern classics for me and good picture books for the kids I teach. I have no idea which category this one was supposed to fit into (unless I asked for graphic novels and have completely forgotten?!), but I figured it was a sign and I was supposed to read it. It was not a sign. This marks the second Batman comic I have read (after the perplexing trip that was Batman in Wonderland, yikes). Having not played the video game that this is based off, it felt mostly like I was being punched in the face by a relentless onslaught of characters. My Batman universe knowledge is based entirely off the outstanding 80s movies and The Dark Knight, so while I wasn't completely in the dark it was a little overwhelming. Art was cool, might read the next one if my library decides to randomly send it to me, but otherwise I'm not chasing this down.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Egghead: Or, You Can't Survive on Ideas Alone; Author: Bo Burnham; Genres: history, poetry, biography, historical fiction, non-fiction, fiction; Review: I listened to the audiobook for this collection of poems, which was kind of an odd choice given that some of them are reliant on the drawings accompany them. But I had some audible credits to use and I really really love the way Bo Burnham speaks, so eh. I got a pdf of the drawings along with the audiobook, but didn't really refer to it much. Mostly I just enjoyed hearing Bo explain the visual jokes and sounding increasingly frustrated with the audio format as the book went along. This was just wonderful. A collection of poems that are funny and silly, incredibly crude or just plain wonderful. It was great having Bo read the poems with the tone that they were written. I will definitely be buying the hard copy of this because some of these were just too beautiful to not own a physical copy of. Some of my favourites from his stand up show 'What' are in here (shout out to the one that always makes me ugly-laugh, 'Martha'), but there's so much new material I can 100% recommend this to anyone who likes Bo's offbeat and honest humour.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Peter Pan; Author: J.M. Barrie; Genres: young-adult, children, paranormal, fantasy, fiction; Review: Wendy Moira Angela Darling was the girl that I most wanted to be when I was little. She has a beautiful name, she goes on thrilling adventures and is enchanted by a rebellious but dashing young man. Now that I'm older, I see much less magic in the story of Peter Pan. This story is truly brutal, full of murder, sexism, racism and Peter being a selfish and entitled little shit. I never read the full book when I was a child and now I can see why - I probably would not read this unedited version to an actual child. But because of it's brutally honest nature, it's an interesting read for an adult, written in a very different way to modern middle grade fiction. Although the story was not as magical as I remembered, the words certainly were and capture my desperate linguaphile heart. Now all I want to do is go watch the movie 'Hook' a million more times. If you think that Hook is not the best Peter Pan adaption of all time, I have some news for you. You're wrong.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Rat Queens, Vol. 1: Sass & Sorcery; Author: Kurtis J. Wiebe; Genres: comics, paranormal, graphic, fantasy, fiction; Review: What do you get when you mix a shaven Dwarf, a Mage with victory rolls, an atheist cleric and a drunken pocket size thief? A whole lot of butt kicking, incredible amounts of gore and creative swearing and it is SO MUCH FUN. I read this immediately after reading issues 4-8 of Lumberjanes which could not be more different, but the totally adult nature of this comic was so refreshing and fun and diverse and just so GOOD. Queer characters and female characters of so many different body types it made me dizzy and characters of colour and a pretty wide ranging fantasy world and an orc named Dave with bluebirds in his beard and I surprised by self by laughing out loud a bunch of times ('Shut the fuck up, Gary'). A fantasy story set in an old world that is so new and different and I am madly in love. Just bought the next three issues, even though single issue is so painful, because I just can't wait for more of this world.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Even the Giants; Author: Jesse Jacobs; Genres: comics, paranormal, graphic, fantasy, fiction; Review: Yeeah, this just wasn't for me. Too weird, not a strong enough visual story for me to be motivated to follow it or to unpack it. A few of the drawings were beautiful, but mostly this edged to much towards disturbing for me to enjoy it. The colours were beautiful though, using only white, icy blue and a darker blue.; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee; Author: Sarah Silverman; Genres: history, non-fiction, biography, historical fiction; Review: If you like Sarah Silverman, you will probably like this book. If you don't like Sarah Silverman, you will LOATHE this book. Crass and cringe-worthy and silly, this was fun, quick and pretty interesting. Very easy reading, perfect for my long drive home. I loved all the actual autobiographical stuff, but really did not like the inclusion of any of the fictional stuff, letters from God etc etc. I seemed to really hate that in Let's Discuss Diabetes with Owls by David Sedaris as well, so that might just be me.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Holes (Holes, #1); Author: Louis Sachar; Genres: young-adult, thriller, children, crime, paranormal, fiction, fantasy, mystery; Review: Simple and lovely and perfect story telling. If I read this when I was younger, I can guarantee that it would be an absolute favourite.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Unknown Unknown: Bookshops and the Delight of Not Getting What You Wanted; Author: Mark Forsyth; Genres: non-fiction; Review: Lovely and eloquent and much much too short! I have no idea why I've waited this long to read Mark Forsyth, he seems to be absolutely perfect. More!; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Lumberjanes #9; Author: Noelle Stevenson; Genres: young-adult, mystery, thriller, comics, children, crime, paranormal, graphic, fantasy, fiction; Review: Does this series get less cute? The answer is no.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Lumberjanes #10; Author: Noelle Stevenson; Genres: young-adult, comics, children, paranormal, graphic, fantasy, fiction; Review: Date date date date date date DATE! Fictional queer cuties make me happy.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Lumberjanes #11; Author: Noelle Stevenson; Genres: young-adult, mystery, thriller, comics, children, crime, paranormal, graphic, fantasy, fiction; Review: "And hey, also, additionally, there are dinosaurs!" Camp counsellors with coloured tattoos make me all heart eyes.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Rat Queens #8; Author: Kurtis J. Wiebe; Genres: romance, comics, paranormal, graphic, fantasy, fiction; Review: Clearly, today is the day I did some catching up on my comixology subscriptions. I am madly in love with this series, I want moooore.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Mother Night; Author: Kurt Vonnegut Jr.; Genres: history, mystery, thriller, crime, paranormal, biography, historical fiction, fantasy, fiction; Review: I READ A BOOK AWWWWWW YIS I READ A BOOK. An actual book with words. It was very exciting, it's been a while. This was sublime, but this lengthy paragraph about the mind of a totalitarian was my favourite section by far, so why not let Vonnegut tell you better than I ever could? "I have never seen a more sublime demonstration of the totalitarian mind, a mind which might be likened unto a system of gears whose teeth have been filed off at random. Such a snaggle-toothed thought machine, driven by a standard or even a substandard libido, whirls with the jerky, noisy, gaudy pointlessness of a cuckoo clock in Hell. The boss G-man concluded wrongly that there were no teeth on the gears in the mind of Jones. 'You're completely crazy,' he said. Jones wasn't completely crazy. The dismaying thing about the classic totalitarian mind is that any given gear, though mutilated, will have at its circumference unbroken sequences of teeth that are immaculately maintained, that are exquisitely machined. Hence the cuckoo clock in Hell -- keeping perfect time for eight minutes and thirty-three seconds, jumping ahead fourteen minutes, keeping perfect time for six seconds, jumping ahead two seconds, keeping perfect time for two hours and one second, then jumping ahead a year. The missing teeth, of course, are simple, obvious truths, truths available and comprehensible even to ten-year-olds, in most cases. The willful filing off of gear teeth, the willful doing without certain obvious pieces of information..."; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Me and Earl and the Dying Girl; Author: Jesse Andrews; Genres: romance, young-adult, fiction; Review: Noooooooope. Congrats to this book for making me create a 'did not finish' shelf just for it, the first book in recent years that I have no intention of ever ever finishing. I gave this a good go, I really did, I read almost 90 pages of the 300. And just no. Pro: It's really realistic! It reads like it was written by a 17 year old boy. Con: It reads like it was written by a 17 year old boy. Writing is super simplistic and very basically descriptive, I didn't find much joy in the narrator spelling out everything he saw and said. There seems to be a whole host of unnecessary jabs at minority groups, including at least two at physically and mentally challenged students. Racism. Sexism. Maybe this is one of those YA books that you need to read as a teen to find any value in, and maybe it kicks up towards the end, but I have absolutely no desire to find out. So many people seem to really enjoy this one, but this officially ties with Be More Chill for my least favourite book of all time. Which is a shame, because the movie has Nick Offerman in it and actually looks pretty cute!; Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Zac and Mia; Author: A.J. Betts; Genres: fiction, young-adult, romance; Review: How did I choose to get over the horror of trying to read Me & Earl & the Dying girl, a book about a girl with cancer? By reading this, a book about a girl AND a boy with cancer! The Fault in Our Stars comparisons are unavoidable and while this didn't have anywhere near the impact on me that TFIOS did the first time I read it, it's still a solid and sweet book about teenage friendship in the face of fear and death and statistics. I loathed Mia for the vast majority of the book, I think I would have preferred it more if we got that character insight a little bit earlier into the book so she was one dimensionally awful for a smaller part of the book. Addictive and immersive, I read this in one sitting. I have a huge spot for Australian fiction, and this is unmistakably Australian which was very endearing. It definitely made me miss my farm though, so boo :(; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: My Neighbor Totoro; Author: Tsugiko Kubo; Genres: history, young-adult, children, paranormal, biography, historical fiction, fantasy, fiction; Review: My second book read today while we're stuck in a storm with no power, woooop! This was sweet as a novelisation of one of my favourite childhood movies but also fantastic as a middle grade novel in its own right. It's been a while since I've seen the movie, so j can't really say how accurate this is as an adaptation, but I really feel like it captured the spirit and magic of the beautiful movie. My favourite line totally deserves a mention: 'The rice plants were so green it almost made you want to sneeze.' How can you not love that?!; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory; Author: Caitlin Doughty; Genres: history, comics, graphic, biography, historical fiction, non-fiction, fiction; Review: Stupid readable wonderful engaging human empathetic books making me stay up late and question my own existence and the way the messed up way we view death as a society. Eurgh, how dare she make me think about things and re-consider my position on things as elementary as why we hide death away? Books aren't supposed to make you THINK! This is a fools game.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Nimona; Author: Noelle Stevenson; Genres: young-adult, comics, paranormal, graphic, fantasy, fiction; Review: Gay knights and sharks with boobs and giraffe necks and mad scientists and just everything is wonderful and if you don't like it you're an official member of the fun police. Having following Nimona as a web comic from very near the start, it was so exciting to see it as a physical graphic novel! The re-drawn first pages were so trippy and felt so wrong, but really showed the evolution of Noelle's art in the time she drew Nimona- check out her website for what the originals of these pages looked like. Noelle's colour choice is just beautiful, and I will never get over how cutely she draws cranky faces. Noelle's really gone places fast and it could not have happened to a nicer person. This is just so fun and adorable and the characters have the best dynamic and I've never cheered so strongly for a villain in my life. Blitzmeyer + Gregor 4eva.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Water and the Wild (The Water and the Wild, #1); Author: K.E. Ormsbee; Genres: young-adult, romance, children, paranormal, fantasy, fiction; Review: I picked this up on a whim in a bookstore without having heard anything about it because the cover design was just beautiful- they don't give dodgy books covers this lovely. But even with the sweet cover and charming blurb this was an absolutely wonderful surprise. It feels like a timeless middle grade read, fitting in with the likes of Frances Hodgson Burnett and E. Nesbit, with the powerful mix of magic and strength and main characters that make you go "awww yeaaaaah!" because they are real little people, with flaws that are addressed and accepted, not brushed under the rug. There is a main character that has frequent panic attacks, but they are treated with such respect by the other characters who just wait it out with her and accept it as part of who she is. They aren't painted to be a weakness at all, but her resilience to trauma throughout the book is praised and in the end Lottie turns her struggle into her greatest strength. I mean !! I am just a lightening bolt of excitement and love for these flawed and loveable characters. The one or two slightly more modern references really threw me, because I was so thoroughly in the mindset that this book could be from 100 years ago. It certainly deserves to become a timeless classic - I absolutely cannot wait to read more from this incredibly talented new author.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Why Not Me?; Author: Mindy Kaling; Genres: history, comics, graphic, biography, historical fiction, non-fiction; Review: I 100% entirely disagree with Mindy's stance confidence: telling someone that 'confidence has to be earned' is the same as saying that if they have low self confidence is because they are not trying hard enough/aren't good enough and I cannot even begin to explain how potentially harmful that opinion is. That last chapter kind of left a sour taste in my mouth, but apart from that this was upbeat and cute, an easy read that felt like a friend just telling stories at me. Not as cute as her first one, as it's got less childhood stories (which I am a huge sucker for) but definitely still worth while.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Why Is This Night Different from All Other Nights? (All the Wrong Questions, #4); Author: Lemony Snicket; Genres: young-adult, mystery, thriller, children, crime, paranormal, fantasy, fiction; Review: This fits in pretty well with the rest of the series: cute, engaging, not too much hard brain work. I found it a little hard to keep track of who and where and why everyone was there because there's just an onslaught of characters- I definitely would have benefited from re-reading the series before picking this one up. I'm sad it's over because it was worth it just to read the little clues and hints about the Series of Unfortunate Events (I'm glad no one was around to hear my little squeak when Josephine and Monty were mentioned), but I'm extremely keen to see what my favourite narrator will break my heart with next.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Twilight / Life and Death (Twilight, #1, 1.75); Author: Stephenie Meyer; Genres: young-adult, romance, paranormal, fantasy, fiction; Review: I can't even put together words to describe how unsatisfying this book is, so have a selection of the notes I made along the way: - "On me the pale blue is less youthful and more unresolved" Yoy are literally talking about the colour of your eyes Beau, calm down - Hahahahaha Edith spelt 'Edythe' are you actually kidding me what a special snowflake - Is it not even vaguely believable in 2015 that his mum has to cmmnicate with him via a dated PC and not via phone. - "This time I felt the wind from her passage" lolfarts. - Hahahaha 'your awareness of my circulatory system' hahahahaha - He doesn't know how to wear a scarf. He has no concept of how to wear a scarf. 'Did I do it right?' How is he alive. - Mmmmm that's what I like to see, a great big information dump guaranteeing that there will be no second book. Dragged for way too long, there's not a whole lot 'reimagined' about it, mostly just changing pronouns and mildly altering names. And apparently no, Meyer's writing has not improved in 10 years. But I guess a way to revisit the nostalgia I associated with Twilight in a moderately interesting way. Glad I used my spare audible credits for this and didn't fork out the money for a printed copy.; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: The Marvels; Author: Brian Selznick; Genres: history, young-adult, mystery, thriller, comics, children, crime, paranormal, graphic, biography, historical fiction, fantasy, fiction; Review: Spellbinding and magical. GAH! BOOKS ARE GOOD! Thanks Brian Selznick. You've ruined my ability to use words, by using up all the good ones in your book. I hope you're proud of yourself.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions; Author: Randall Munroe; Genres: non-fiction, comics, graphic, fiction; Review: I listened to this literally over the course of 12 months, starting it on my trip in January and coming back to revisit it a bit at a time across the year. It took me so long because my attention simply wandered if I tried to listen for longer than a chapter- that's not to say I didn't enjoy it, but Wil Wheaton's voice is so unbelievably calming and soothing that he immediately relaxed me to the point of sleep. Damn you, Wil. Apart from that, a super fun and interesting read. I had high expectations after being such a huge fan of xkcd for so many years, it's so nice when those expectations are met and exceeded. I'm so pumped to read Randall Munroe's new offering.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Fox and the Star; Author: Coralie Bickford-Smith; Genres: young-adult, comics, children, paranormal, graphic, fantasy, fiction; Review: Utterly beautiful, a true work of art.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Round the Twist; Author: Paul Jennings; Genres: young-adult, children, paranormal, fantasy, fiction; Review: !!! There is a Round the Twist comic book, based off some of my favourite childhood books and my absolute favourite childhood tv show! !!! My copy was given as a gift and SIGNED to me because apparently that's just what Paul Jennings does when you order off his site, because he's amazing. !!! You may be able to tell I was slightly excited by this. The ISBN and cover match the book shown here but the description is completely off- this is a comic adaptation of two of the weirdest stories (Pink Bow Tie and Nails). I can't seem to find any information about the other 25 in this series alluded to on the back but if I do I will obsessively buy and collect them all because Paul Jennings was my hero. My disturbing, hilarious, disgusting, sometimes nightmare inducing hero.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Wicked + The Divine, Vol. 1: The Faust Act; Author: Kieron Gillen; Genres: young-adult, mystery, thriller, comics, crime, paranormal, graphic, fantasy, fiction; Review: If Graphic Novels were judged entirely off their art, this would be a 5 star, 10/10, recommend to literally everyone I know read. The full colour portraits are absolutely stunning and the detail put into each page is admirable, not once did I look at a page and think they'd kind of cut corners. I love the unique designs of each god, the face paint, the hair, the everything. But the story let me down just a little bit. I am a big fan of 'show not tell' and letting world building reveal itself organically through the story. But that just wasn't enough here. I understand there's a huge cast of characters- 12 very different, individually fascinating gods. But to just name drop them without any explanation was really confusing and made me feel like I was missing out on something I should have already understood. In general I hate those 'cast of characters' things you get at the beginning of some books, but I feel like that would have been really useful here. Just cause the main character is obsessed with all the gods doesn't mean we are and intuitively understand who they are talking about? I did genuinely love the story though, got way too connected to some of the characters way too early, absolutely loved the PoC representation and now have crushes on 90% of the characters. (also how hell am I supposed to say 'BADG'?? my mouth does not work that way); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Lumberjanes #21; Author: Shannon Watters; Genres: young-adult, comics, children, paranormal, graphic, fantasy, fiction; Review: What's a good way to get your reading challenge of to a good start? Marathoning 10 issues of a single issue comic in one sitting woot woot! Very sad to see the original Lumberjanes team go, though I totally understand why. The series has definitely gotten more episodic- less mystery based, more just 'there's supernatural things! spoopy!' I'm sure they're building up to something big, it just seems to have a very different vibe than the earlier episodes. I've got no plans to cancel my subscription though and will obviously keep up with the series. Mainly for Bubbles. Goddamn I want a racoon.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Rat Queens, Vol. 2: The Far Reaching Tentacles of N'rygoth; Author: Kurtis J. Wiebe; Genres: romance, comics, paranormal, graphic, fantasy, fiction; Review: Just too good. Fights and bearded ladies and Daves and horrifying horrifying tentacles and CANDY! Simultaneously hilarious and just absolutely awful. Never Stop, Rat Queens. [Read as single issue, just making as the volume because I'm lazy]; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats; Author: T.S. Eliot; Genres: young-adult, children, poetry, paranormal, non-fiction, fantasy, fiction; Review: Some poems are just designed to be sung, and these are a perfect example! Despite the fact that the Cats musical is insufferably confusing and boring (I slept through the entirety of Mungojerrie & Rumpelteazer...), the songs are unbelievably catchy and suit the whimsical nature of these poems perfectly. Deducting two stars for the impressive racism- I know it's a book of it's time etc etc... but ew. Overall very cute, definitely something I would have loved as a child given my lifelong love of the fluffy little idiots. Which type of cat is it that wakes you up by marching on your stomach and then wants to 'play' i.e. bite your hand if you try to pat him? Because mine is definitely that sort.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Room; Author: Emma Donoghue; Genres: young-adult, thriller, crime, fiction, mystery; Review: I told myself I should read the book before I see the movie adaptation... But I did not intend to both start and finish this the night before seeing the film. Whoops. Absolutely wonderful, perfect world building, unbelievably talented writing from such a unique perspective, the grammar etc was all spot on. Single sitting read, so keen to see Brie Larson kill it as Ma.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Martian; Author: Andy Weir; Genres: thriller, crime, paranormal, fiction, fantasy, mystery; Review: I am so annoyed that I didn't love this as much as I thought I would! I sincerely loved how funny it was, and for once actually used the highlighting tool on my kindle to keep track of the things that made me laugh. And I really enjoyed the sections providing other perspectives, like the other crew, the NASA staff and their families. But I just got kinda sick of Mark's voice and the constant cycle of 'Something went wrong! Fix it with science and math. Something went wrong!' etc etc. I feel like I never got a proper idea of him as a character, I definitely would have liked more exploration into his life prior to the expedition, and more into the lives of his crew mates as well. The little that we got about them was great, I just wish there'd been more. It was full of suspense though, and definitely had me speeding through it to see how it would end- I finished it in two sittings. I just wish there'd been more human in the book and slightly less pure science.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Wonderstruck; Author: Brian Selznick; Genres: history, young-adult, mystery, thriller, comics, children, crime, paranormal, graphic, biography, historical fiction, fantasy, fiction; Review: I don't think I will ever get sick of reading these beautiful, magical books. Selznick creates a yearning for another world like no one else. More please!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Blueback; Author: Tim Winton; Genres: children, young-adult, fiction; Review: An absolutely magical, perfect slice of life. I picked this up as it's part of the Penguin Australian Children's Classics series (which I adore) and even though I had not actually heard of this particular Tim Winton book before, it is so deserving as being part of this collection. It's not a typical children's book, reading more like a fairytale than anything else with it's jaw droppingly beautiful prose, even when describing tragedy and pain. I loved this dearly and know the world of Abel, Dora and Blueback will stick with me for a long time.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Pen & Ink: Tattoos and the Stories Behind Them; Author: Isaac Fitzgerald; Genres: history, young-adult, comics, graphic, biography, historical fiction, non-fiction; Review: Pretty and lovely. Saw this in a bookstore in London last year and was crushed I couldn't take it with me, because it was too bulky to transport back home. Found it last weekend in a remainder bookstore for $10. Love you, universe.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Scott Pilgrim, Volume 1: Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life; Author: Bryan Lee O'Malley; Genres: young-adult, romance, comics, paranormal, graphic, fantasy, fiction; Review: Committed the cardinal sin and watched the movie years before I picked up this series, but holy moley is that movie an amazingly close adaption of these books. So many of the lines used exactly from the graphic novels, exact same spirit of wittiness and nerdiness and surreal situations. Love love love.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Night Runner; Author: Tim Bowler; Genres: thriller, crime, fiction, mystery; Review: Meh. Got sucked in by the truly gorgeous wrap around over art and typography, pretty let down by the book. A bit overdramatic and one dimensional, too slow burning for most of it and then all wrapped up too quickly. Also what felt like some unnecessary references to the races of characters- do not remember the last time a person was described as 'Oriental', thanks Night Runner. Probably popular with teenage boys, but didn't appeal enough outside that demographic for me.; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: You're a Horrible Person, But I Like You: The Believer Book of Advice; Author: Eric Spitznagel; Genres: non-fiction, fiction; Review: Thoroughly, amazingly eh. Like any collection, varies heavily according to the author. Fred Armisen, Sarah Silverman, Mindy Kaling, John Oliver and a whole bunch of others were incredible. Others were mediocre. A few were really shitty, borderline offensive and not at all amusing. A good read for short train rides, but I gave this one to the hostel library as soon as I was finished because I can never see myself reading it. Again. Eh. Bought at O'Hare Airport, Chicago. Donated to Hostels International, New York.; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic; Author: Alison Bechdel; Genres: history, young-adult, comics, graphic, biography, historical fiction, non-fiction, fiction; Review: Special. Bought at Strand, New York. Donated to Atlas House Hostel, New Orleans.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts One and Two (Harry Potter, #8); Author: John Tiffany; Genres: young-adult, mystery, thriller, children, crime, paranormal, fantasy, fiction; Review: Fan fiction.; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: File Under: 13 Suspicious Incidents (All the Wrong Questions, #2.5); Author: Lemony Snicket; Genres: young-adult, mystery, thriller, children, crime, paranormal, fantasy, fiction; Review: I would literally read Lemony Snicket's shopping list. Write me more, dammit. Bought at Powell's, Chicago. Donated to Atlas House Hostel, New Orleans.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: How to Ruin Everything: Essays; Author: George Watsky; Genres: non-fiction, history, biography, historical fiction; Review: Watsky's voice has always been powerful and unique (Tiny Glowing Screens yaaaas) and suits long form story telling as much as shorter form. I wish there was a little more about his career, but maybe successes like that don't make good stories. Just awesome. Bought at Strand, New York. Donated to Atlas House Hostel, New Orleans.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Howl's Moving Castle (Howl's Moving Castle, #1); Author: Diana Wynne Jones; Genres: young-adult, mystery, thriller, children, crime, paranormal, fantasy, romance, fiction; Review: I like your words, Diana Wynne Jones. I like them and awful lot. Bought at Strand, NYC. Donated Portland, OR.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim; Author: David Sedaris; Genres: history, comics, graphic, biography, historical fiction, non-fiction, fiction; Review: Fairly middling in relation to the other Sedaris I've read. Better than Diabetes with Owls, no where close to as good as Me Talk Pretty. Definitely real, but real doesn't mean good. Just mentioning your faults doesn't fix them. Read on a single plane ride, excellent travel read. Bought at Strand, NYC. Donates to Drifter Jacks Hostel, Austin.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Hoodoo; Author: Ronald L. Smith; Genres: history, young-adult, mystery, thriller, children, crime, paranormal, biography, historical fiction, fantasy, fiction; Review: Come for the beautiful cover, stay for the diversity and celebration of culture. You know what is both amazing and really sad? This is the first middle grade book I have ever read where not only the main character, but the vast majority of the characters were PoC and were CELEBRATED because of it. It's not just coincidental that they are PoC, their culture and community and relationships are the core of this book. They are not othered, they are not painted as a single group with all the same beliefs and characteristics. This might also be the first book I've read where, without direct description from the text, I have automatically read all of the characters as PoC. Sometimes you don't know how badly you need more diverse books until you get handed one (by a recommendation shelf at Powell's books) that helps to fill the enormous gap in the type of characters represented in our media. Read it.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Imaginary; Author: A.F. Harrold; Genres: young-adult, mystery, thriller, comics, children, crime, paranormal, graphic, fantasy, fiction; Review: Oof, this was about four little steps away from being the stuff of timeless classics, if only it wasn't a little bit rushed. Gorgeous illustrations saved it, and I definitely still ended up crying at gate 43 at LAX. Hey, dogs, belief and childhood are my immediate crying triggers, who am I to fight it? Bought Powell's Books, Portland.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Depends What You Mean By Extremist; Author: John Safran; Genres: history, biography, historical fiction, non-fiction, fiction; Review: WOOO AMY READ A BOOK John knocked it out of the park, complicated and great. Read read read.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: A Monster Calls; Author: Patrick Ness; Genres: young-adult, mystery, thriller, comics, children, crime, paranormal, graphic, fantasy, fiction; Review: A book that makes me thankful that we live in the same world. Absolute masterpiece.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Everything, Everything; Author: Nicola Yoon; Genres: fiction, young-adult, romance; Review: I found this on my kindle so apparently bought it previously??? No memory of this whatsoever. Quite a pleasant surprise though, made for easy plane reading.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Sleeper and the Spindle; Author: Neil Gaiman; Genres: young-adult, comics, children, paranormal, graphic, fantasy, fiction; Review: Short and sweet.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Turtles All the Way Down; Author: John Green; Genres: young-adult, thriller, crime, fiction, romance, mystery; Review: I have missed your voice, John Green.; Rating: 4.0/5.0 | goodreads |
Given the interaction history of a user with books as follows:
Title: Camp Cookery; Author: Visit Amazon's Horace Kephart Page; Review: If you already own kepharts "camping & woodcraft" then don't waste your money on this book. it has all just been taken from "camping & woodcraft" If you don't have it then its a very interesting book.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Apocalypsis: Book 1: Kahayatle (Volume 1); Author: Visit Amazon's Elle Casey Page; Review: I do not put many books down, this one I did. books for young adults can be very good, but this one reeked of tweeniness. It would probably be awesome if you are 15 years old.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Pines (Wayward Pines); Author: Visit Amazon's Blake Crouch Page; Review: Awesome book that will keep you on the edge of your seat the entire time. this book needs to be comissioned for a TV pilot; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Ready Player One; Author: Visit Amazon's Ernest Cline Page; Review: If your a fan of the 80's, video games, or just pop culture in general. then give this book a try. It was a joy to read. there were times when it seemed like it was a first novel (which I think it was) but thats just nitpicking, all in all a very fun book to read. there was a mention at the end from the author about it being picked up as a possible movie. I don't forsee that happening, buying the rights to all the pop culture references alone would bankrupt any movie budget. If it does get made on the other hand, I think it has the potential to become one of the greatest Geek movies of all time. destined to be a cult classic.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: What Trout Want: The Educated Trout and Other Myths; Author: Visit Amazon's Bob Wyatt Page; Review: this book will change your attitude toward fly selection, if your a match the hatch kind of fisherman. Bob is an excellent writer but tends to repeat the same thoughts over and over. If I had been editing this book it would have ended up half as long. Still an excellent book though and deserves to be in every fly fisermans book shelf. I really liked his theory that we should be looking at our flies as ammunition and not little works of art (cheap and expendable) and his fly patterns follow that. Quick to tie and cheap. you will have to look them up in other places though, because the book doesn't go into how to tie them very well. I think this book was writen to work in conjunction with Bob's fly tying video. Youtube helped me, many people on there have demonstrated his flies.; Rating: 4.0/5.0 | amazon_books |
Given the interaction history of a user with news articles as follows:
Title: When Not to Get Your Flu Shot; Abstract: There are certain times when a flu shot may be more dangerous to you than the illness itself.; Category: health
Title: U.S. Marshals Auctioning Off 149 Vehicles From DC Solar Scam; Abstract: The largest single car collection that the USMS has ever sold!; Category: autos
Title: Comics - '9 to 5' by Harley Schwadron; Abstract: Daily comics: '9 to 5' by Harley Schwadron; Category: entertainment
Title: NYC Ferry accused of discriminating against 3 Muslim families; Abstract: The NYC Ferry and New York City is being accused of discrimination after allegedly denying Muslim families entry onto one of its vessels last month based on security concerns, though the ferry service said the incident was a misunderstanding.; Category: news
Title: 20 home renovations that kill your home's value; Abstract: You might love these renovations, but they'll cost you.; Category: finance
Title: Bradley Cooper Makes Rare Public Appearance With Daughter Lea; Abstract: The Oscar nominee was a proud dad with his little girl.; Category: movies
Title: How much Social Security you could get from a $75,000 salary; Abstract: The first monthly Social Security check was cashed in 1940 for a grand total of about $23. Fast forward to 2019, and the average retired worker gets almost $1,500 a month. How much you receive is based on your income, the year you were born and the age you decide to start taking benefits. So what if you earn a $75,000 salary? Here's how your monthly benefit is calculated, and how much you can expect when you retire.; Category: finance
Title: Which Royal Wore It Best?; Abstract: Consider this classiest version of "who wore it best?" you've ever read.; Category: lifestyle
Title: 23 Worst Things You Can Say to a New Parent; Abstract: Before you stick your foot in your mouth with well-intentioned but offensive advice, make sure you know these things you should never say to a new parent.; Category: lifestyle
Title: Google Is Collecting Personal Health Data Of Millions of People; Abstract: Google is teaming with one of the country's largest health-care systems on an ambitious project named "Project Nightingale" to collect and crunch detailed health information of millions of Americans across 21 states.; Category: finance | mind |
Given the interaction history of a user with books as follows:
Title: Hungry Girl: 200 Under 200: 200 Recipes Under 200 Calories; Author: Visit Amazon's Lisa Lillien Page; Review: This book is perfect for the beginner cook and those that are experienced, yet looking for good, quick easy to make and low calorie meals. Easy to follow instructions that anyone can follow.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: MLA Handbook For Writers Of Research Papers, 6th Edition (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition); Author: Visit Amazon's Joseph Gibaldi Page; Review: Book was just as described and I am very happy with it. met my needs for school.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The CalorieKing Calorie, Fat, & Carbohydrate Counter 2012 Larger Print Edition (Calorieking Calorie, Fat & Carbohydrate Counter (Larger Print; Author: Visit Amazon's Allan Borushek Page; Review: Book is an excellent purse/briefcase size book for helping you stay on track with your weight loss goals. It is filled with lots of foods, fast foods, fresh foods, ethnic, etc. Plus tips on how to lose weight and keep it off. I use mine every day!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Punished: A mother’s cruelty. A daughter’s survival. A secret that couldn’t be told.; Author: Visit Amazon's Vanessa Steel Page; Review: A sad story but good therapy to see someone who could survive such a gruesome horrible childhood. At times difficult, but a quick read as well. Abuse should anger us all.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Do I Know You; Author: Visit Amazon's C J Vermote Page; Review: Good read to just escape into. A bit of mystery, evil and of course love,which makes this a great book to pack to the beach or read on the airplane.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Sister: A psychological thriller with a brilliant twist you won't see coming; Author: Visit Amazon's Louise Jensen Page; Review: I liked this book as it felt like I could character relate. Keeps you going with perfect mystery and suspense. Highly recommend.; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | amazon_books |
Given the interaction history of a user with products as follows:
Title: Kingston Digital Multi-Kit/Mobility Kit 16 GB Flash Memory Card with Reader MBLY10G2/16GB; Brand: Kingston; Review: Works great. Have had no issues and I love the key chain USB adapter. I use this card for wildlife motion cameras so not too demanding of a task but it works as expected. I use the USB adapter with an OTG cable to plug into my Samsung phone and check the images. Works very well for this. Great card.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: StarTech.com 5in Micro USB to USB OTG Host Adapter; Brand: StarTech; Review: Works great. Just as described.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Onlier Compatible iPhone 8 Adapter & Splitter, Dual Lightning Headphone Audio; Brand: Onlier; Review: I just wanted to say how much I love this speaker! For the price, I don't think it can be beat. I had been looking at some of the more expensive name brands but just couldn't justify paying a few hundred for a small, portable speaker. A friend of mine had purchased this and brought it over to see what I thought of it. I was very impressed with the sound and the volume. Especially for the price. It may not sound quite as good as the more expensive options but the huge difference in price does not justify the small difference in sound. My only complaint about this is the range of the bluetooth isn't the greatest but its not bad at all and for the price, I won't dock the review for that. I placed mine under a cabinet and the corner of the kitchen and the placement makes a huge difference. The speaker has a big sound by itself but proper placement just makes this little speaker sound HUGE with plenty of volume. Overall, I am VERY happy with this speaker.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Cosmos 1 Pair Black Color Replacement Earpad Ear Pad Cushion for Sony MDR-V150,MDR-V250V and MDR-V300 Headphones; Brand: Cosmos; Review: I just got these the other day and they fit great. I was glad to see there are still some replacement earpads for my old Sony headphones. They went on slick and fit great.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Garmin Vívofit 2 Activity Tracker, Black (Certified Refurbished) w/o ant stick; Brand: Garmin; Review: This activity tracker is great for anyone looking to track steps and sleep. I have had it for a month now and have had very few issues with it. Setup was fairly easy and connecting it to My fitness pal was simple as well. They only problem I have had is that once in a while, it is finicky syncing sometimes. Overall, I am very happy with it.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Anker 2.4G Wireless Vertical Ergonomic Optical Mouse, 800 / 1200 /1600DPI, 5 Buttons - Black; Brand: Anker; Review: I purchased this mouse about a year ago to help with the pain in my wrist while spending hours on a computer at work. Works great! Feels very natural once you are used to it. Little awkward at very first if you've only ever used a standard mouse. I've spoke so highly of it to my coworkers, many have purchased the same mouse. Definitely worth it.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Panda 300Mbps Wireless N USB Adapter - Windows Vista/7/8/8.1/10, Mint, Ubuntu, Fedora, openSUSE, CentOS, Lubuntu,; Brand: Panda; Review: Works great! Purchased this after my Netgear one died on my. This installed quickly and easily and connects to the internet with no problem. So far, I'm happy with the purchase.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Fire 7 Screen Protector,[7inch](5th Generation-2015 Release)by HiLDA,Tempered Glass,9H Hardness,2.5D Edge,Ultra Clear,Anti-Scratch,Case Friendly-Siania Retail Package; Brand: HILDA; Review: I have purchased two of these screen protectors. I was very happy with the first one and when I bought a second kindle, I knew where to go. With the second purchase, I received a broken item at the fault of the mail man who shoved the package in my mail box. A replacement was issued and the new one arrived quickly. The replacement, come to find out, had a small flaw in it which left a bubble that couldn't be pressed out. I contacted the seller who was fantastic to work with. They sent me a replacement right out. This replacements arrived and is perfect. I would highly recommend these protectors and especially this seller. Thanks!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Kingston Digital 16 GB Class 4 microSDHC Flash Card with SD Adapter (SDC4/16GBET); Brand: Kingston; Review: Great micro SD cards. I have been using these cards in all my devices for quite some time now and they have always been great.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Kindle New Fire 7 2015 Slim Case; Brand: SWEES; Review: This is a great case for the price. It fits very well and offers good protection. The magnets are strong and hold it in place. All ports are easily accessible. It is great and I would recommend this item. I will buy again if needed. Thanks.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: 3D VR Headset Virtual Reality Glasses for VR Games & 3D Movies with Controller by ILAI; Brand: ILAI; Review: I have been wanting to get into VR for some time. I finally pulled the trigger and purchased this headset. So as a beginner, know that I have nothing to compare it to but in my opinion, this headset is pretty nice. There are other photos detailing the headset so I have not included any. All in all, it functions like it should. I only have one issue with it. I have used it with a Samsung Galaxy S5, S6, and S7. On the phone tray, there are a few raised grooves to keep the buttons from pressing against the tray. My problem is that they don't raise it up enough. I had to use something to space it a little more. This is an issue with or without a case. Not the end of the world. It was an easy fix and I'm ok with it. Otherwise the headset works great. It's very comfortable and easy to use. The lenses do have a little distortion that I couldn't calibrate out using Google cardboard QR calibration. Not a big deal though. As for the Bluetooth controller, I haven't had much luck. The joystick works fine on games you can move around on but the buttons are a pain. All they seem to do is turn the volume up and down and go back. Doesn't matter which mode it is on. On cardboard apps, I have to slide the phone tray out and tap the screen to select whatever I am trying to click. Overall, I'm happy with it. I can find a new controller and I can't imagine it was much of the cost of the package. The seller was very helpful with questions and suggestions for apps. I think that if you are like me and starting out with VR but want something a little more than cardboard, this is perfect. I imagine I will get plenty of use out of it.; Rating: 4.0/5.0 | amazon_Electronics |
Given the interaction history of a user with products as follows:
Title: Hanes Girls' Brief Multipack; Brand: ; Review: Excellent; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Hanes Girls' Brief Multipack; Brand: ; Review: Excellent; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Hanes Girls' Hipster Multipack; Brand: ; Review: Excellent; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Samsonite Wheeled Backpack, Black/Orange, One Size; Brand: Samsonite; Review: Excellent; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Columbia Men's Silver Ridge Convertible Pant; Brand: Columbia; Review: Excellent pant; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Columbia Women's Saturday Trail Stretch Convertible Pant; Brand: Columbia; Review: Excellent; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Maidenform Girl Big Girls' Crop Bra (Pack of 3); Brand: ; Review: Excellent; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: ASICS Men's Gel-Noosa Tri 9; Brand: ; Review: The best tri running shoes; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Docker's Men's Classics Dress Dobby Crew Socks (5 and 10 pack); Brand: ; Review: Excellent; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Disney Little Girls' Frozen Seven-Pack Panty Set; Brand: ; Review: Excellent; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Sports Balaclava 2-Pack Face Mask Motorcycle Helmets Liner Ski Gear Mountain Neck Gaiter by The Friendly Swede; Brand: The Friendly Swede; Review: Excellent; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: N'Ice Caps Girls Ombre Shaded Waterproof Thinsulate Winter Snow Ski Gloves; Brand: ; Review: Amazing gloses; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: London Fog Men's Barrington Car Coat with Scarf; Brand: ; Review: A little big for me; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Tommy Hilfiger Women's Water Resistant Double Breasted Trenchcoat; Brand: ; Review: Excellent; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: ASICS GEL-Noosa Tri 10 GS Triathlon Shoe (Little Kid/Big Kid); Brand: ; Review: Excellent; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Vans Atwood Unisex Kids' Low-Top Sneakers; Brand: Vans; Review: Excellent shoes; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | amazon_Clothing_Shoes_and_Jewelry |
Given the interaction history of a user with products as follows:
Title: elope Big Bad Wolf Plush Costume Hat for Kids and Adults; Brand: elope; Review: Bought it for the play. The kids had a blast!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: FashionFits Unisex Soft Plush Home Slippers Animal Costume Paw Claw Shoes; Brand: FashionFits; Review: The picture speaks for itself; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Rasta Imposta Ducky Adult; Brand: Rasta Imposta; Review: The picture speaks for itself!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Fanciful Fabric Butterfly Wings, in Blue; Brand: Magic Cabin; Review: The picture speaks for itself!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Fanciful Fabric Butterfly Wings, in Yellow; Brand: Magic Cabin; Review: The picture speaks for itself; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Adult White Bunny Costume; Brand: Fun Costumes; Review: The picture speaks for itself. The ears won't stay up, but it did not bother us a bit. We used this costume in so many shows already.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Cat Fox Ears Kitty Costume Halloween Cosplay Fancy Dress Black with gray Kits; Brand: Happylifehere; Review: This is all we needed. Easily attached these ears to the hat and ... voil. Thank you!; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | amazon_Clothing_Shoes_and_Jewelry |
Given the interaction history of a user with products as follows:
Title: 49 Quick Ways to Market Your Business for Free; Brand: Sarah-Jane White; Review: Good.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Marketing In Less Than 1000 Words eBook; Brand: Bear Burns; Review: Good advice.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Life to the Max - A Max Lucado Digital Sampler - Kindle edition; Brand: Visit Amazon's Max Lucado Page; Review: Very good.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Big Book of Juice Fast, Cleanse and Detox Recipes: Discover the Secrets of "Top; Brand: Visit Amazon's Ravi Kishore Page; Review: Good recipes.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Juicing Magic: 50+ Recipes for Detoxification, Weight Loss, Healthy Smooth Skin, Diabetes, Gain Energy and De-Stress, ALONG WITH; Brand: Visit Amazon's ADISH Books Page; Review: Good recipes.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Don't Give Your Work Away For Free eBook; Brand: Thaddeus Cooper; Review: Very useful.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Meditation: 30 Days of Relaxation: Mindfulness Through the Elements (Relaxation Meditation Book 2) - Kindle edition; Brand: Visit Amazon's Inbar Shahar Page; Review: Learned sound very useful tips.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Walking With God (Free eBook Sampler): 101 Lessons for Life and Ministry - Kindle edition; Brand: Visit Amazon's Dr. Stephen A. Gammon Page; Review: Very sound biblical wisdom.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: California Dreams (Second Chances Series Book 2) - Kindle edition; Brand: Visit Amazon's Morris Fenris Page; Review: Good.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Everything You Need to Know About Personal Finance in 1000 Words eBook; Brand: Visit Amazon's C.J. Carlsen Page; Review: Good info.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Dark Deeds; Brand: Visit Amazon's Susan Fleet Page; Review: Interesting.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: How To Find A Job; Brand: Visit Amazon's Paul Rega Page; Review: A very good book; I really enjoyed reading it!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Love's Guardian (Georgians Beyond the Pale Book 1) - Kindle edition; Brand: Visit Amazon's Dawn Ireland Page; Review: A very good book; I really enjoyed reading it!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Frugal and Delicious; Brand: Visit Amazon's Charmaine Gerber Page; Review: A very good book; I really enjoyed reading it!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Man at the Door - Kindle edition; Brand: Visit Amazon's Elizabeth Carr Page; Review: A very good book; I really enjoyed reading it!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: From My Kitchen To Yours (Slow Cooker Recipes From Dinner To Dessert) - Kindle edition; Brand: Visit Amazon's Sara Winlet Page; Review: A very good book; I really enjoyed reading it!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Weight Loss Motivation Hacks: 7 Psychological Tricks That Keep You Motivated To Lose Weight - Kindle edition; Brand: Visit Amazon's Derek Doepker Page; Review: A very good book; I really enjoyed reading it!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Zucchini Recipes: A Collection Of Zucchini Recipes To Complement Your Healthy Lifestyle (Quick & Easy Recipes) - Kindle edition; Brand: Visit Amazon's Mary Miller Page; Review: A very good book; I really enjoyed reading it!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Boost: Create Good Habits Using Psychology and Technology - Kindle edition; Brand: Visit Amazon's Max Ogles Page; Review: A very good book; I really enjoyed reading it!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Minimize Me: 10 Diets to Lose 25 lbs in 50 Days - Kindle edition; Brand: Visit Amazon's Andy Leeks Page; Review: A very good book; I really enjoyed reading it!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Trusting God - Why His Plan Is Better Than Ours (Trusting God, Spiritual Growth, Christian Spiritual Growth Book 1); Brand: Visit Amazon's Aj Reimer Page; Review: A very good book; I really enjoyed reading it!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Wonders Of Baking Soda - Kindle edition; Brand: Visit Amazon's BJ Knights Page; Review: A very good book; I really enjoyed reading it!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Become a Genius (2nd Edition); Brand: Visit Amazon's Marco Guerrero Page; Review: A very good book; I really enjoyed reading it!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Keys To Understanding - Kindle edition; Brand: Visit Amazon's John O'Shaughnessy Page; Review: A very good book; I really enjoyed reading it!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Project Management; Brand: Visit Amazon's Michael Nir Page; Review: A very good book; I really enjoyed reading it!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Sweet Potato Recipes: Delicious Sweet Potato Recipes To Keep You Fit And Healthy (The Simple Recipe Series); Brand: Visit Amazon's Ready Recipe Books Page; Review: A very good book; I really enjoyed reading it!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The ABC's of Christmas - Daily Advent Devotional - Kindle edition; Brand: Visit Amazon's Ray Pritchard Page; Review: A very good book; I really enjoyed reading it!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Cookbook: 101 Healthy Vegan Desserts (Cakes, Cookies, Muffines & Ice cream Vegan Recipes) (Quick & Easy vegan recipes); Brand: Visit Amazon's Jonathan Vine Page; Review: A very good book; I really enjoyed reading it!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Jonah Complex: Rediscovering the Outrageous Grace of God - Kindle edition; Brand: Visit Amazon's Greg Haslam Page; Review: A very good book; I really enjoyed reading it!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: 98 Powerful Affirmations to Awaken the Inner, Happier You: The Complete Law of Happiness, But Simplified; Brand: Visit Amazon's Karma Peters Page; Review: A very good book; I really enjoyed reading it!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Counting Blessings vs. Worries; Brand: Visit Amazon's Karma Peters Page; Review: A very good book; I really enjoyed reading it!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Art of Seductive Communication: How to Win Friends and Persuade Anyone to Do What You Want; Brand: Visit Amazon's Karma Peters Page; Review: A very good book; I really enjoyed reading it!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The 10 Success Languages: Reprogram Your Brain to Clinch Success Faster, Longer, Better (The Wheel of Wisdom Book 13); Brand: Visit Amazon's Karma Peters Page; Review: A very good book; I really enjoyed reading it!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Kama Sense Marketing; Brand: Visit Amazon's Jacob Levy Page; Review: A very good book; I really enjoyed reading it!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Bliss in Death: Why You Should Never Fear Death; Brand: Visit Amazon's Karma Peters Page; Review: A very good book; I really enjoyed reading it!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Productive Energy!; Brand: Visit Amazon's Paul William Harris Page; Review: A very good book; I really enjoyed reading it!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Prepping On A Budget- How to Prepare, Survive, and Protect Your Loved Ones on A Budget - Kindle edition; Brand: Visit Amazon's Ben Night Page; Review: A very good book; I really enjoyed reading it!; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | amazon_Kindle_Store |
Given the interaction history of a user with products as follows:
Title: Anker Astro E1 5200mAh Candy bar-Sized Ultra Compact Portable Charger (External Battery Power Bank) with High-Speed Charging PowerIQ Technology; Brand: Anker; Review: I have an iphone5 and the battery doesn't hold a charge more than a few hours. I bought this portable charger for a trip to NYC so that I could take pictures then recharge and take more pictures. I charged the portable charger for 48 hours before leaving. I was only able to get 80% charge out of it before it was dead.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Anker Astro E1 5200mAh Candy bar-Sized Ultra Compact Portable Charger (External Battery Power Bank) with High-Speed Charging PowerIQ Technology; Brand: Anker; Review: I have an iphone5 and the battery doesn't hold a charge more than a few hours. I bought this portable charger for a trip to NYC so that I could take pictures then recharge and take more pictures. I charged the portable charger for 48 hours before leaving. I was only able to get 80% charge out of it before it was dead.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: 3 Pack Antenna Boosters for Cell Phones Tablets Pagers PDA's Walkie Talkies Cordless Home Phones; Brand: Fenzer; Review: Tried it on both our tracfone smartphones and you might as well put a my little pony sticker on. Epic failure.; Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Eagle Cell Alcatel OneTouch Fierce 2 7040T/Pop Icon A564C Hybrid Armor Protective Case Stand/Built in Screen Protector; Brand: Eagle Cell; Review: Doesn't fit well. Can't push side buttons to take screenshot and makes the touch screen respond less effectively. Cute cover and nice kickstand but not a good fit; Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Apple iPhone 6, GSM Unlocked, 16GB - Space Gray (Refurbished); Brand: Apple; Review: Battery in this phone only has 51% capacity left meaning it won't hold a charge long at all and it unexpectedly shuts down. On the upside Apple has a promotion going on where I could go to apple store and get a new battery for $30. I found a cellphone store that replaced it for $60 since I don't have an apple store close by and phone works perfect.; Rating: 1.0/5.0 | amazon_Cell_Phones_and_Accessories |
Given the interaction history of a user with products as follows:
Title: Don't Let The Pigeon Drive the Bus - Plush Stuffed Animals (with Voice); Brand: YOTTOY; Review: My 4 year old absolutely loves the pigeon. He has not put it down since he got it. It's very cute and even says "Let me drive the bus!" BUT I just gave it to him yesterday for Easter and it already has a hole in it! It's coming apart at the seam. For the price I expected much better quality. We have dollar store toys that we've had for ever and have not ripped. His Grandma will see it back up, but we are very disappointed.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Knuffle Bunny 11"; Brand: YOTTOY; Review: So cute! Both my boys love all Mo Willems books and adore this Knuffle bunny. I would give it 5 stars except the price is just way too high. I would not have paid the price except that I knew my boys would love it. I could not find it cheaper than this. We have had it just one day and it's held up through lots of cuddles, play time and naps. I hope it lasts a long time, unlike the pigeon we got from the same company which came apart at the seam on day 1.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Jazwares Sonic The Hedgehog Plush - 8" Modern Sonic; Brand: Jazwares; Review: This thing is SOO tiny for the price. The legs keep falling off and have to be sewn back on. I only gave 2 stars because my son loves it.; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: 2014 Hot Wheels Off-Road Monster Jam Demolition Doubles SpiderMan & Captain America; Brand: Hot Wheels; Review: These are very cool sturdy little monster trucks. My 3 yo & 5 yo love them. They are huge super hero fans. The trucks are small. The body is the size of a typical hot wheel car. A little pricy for what you get, most hot wheel cars are $2 each-tops. But they are a two pack of monster trucks and they are super heroes so I guess I can't complain.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: 28" Blue LED Lightsaber Glowing Toy Costume Light Saber; Brand: Rhode Island Novelty; Review: Super bright light. My 6 yo loved it! Went great with his Luke Skywalker costume. Has held up with cintinued use and play. Battery just died. We've had it a little over a month.; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | amazon_Toys_and_Games |
Given the interaction history of a user with products as follows:
Title: Thetford 42049 Water Valve Style II Kit; Brand: Thetford; Review: I think my Thetford Style II toilet may be defective, as I have had to replace this valve three times in 4 years. But the replacement process takes only 5 minutes because I have room to work without removing the toilet itself. Once I replace the valve assembly, the toilet works perfectly for the next 10-11 months. Perhaps someday I will replace the toilet, but this is an inexpensive, easy, fix.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Highland 1007300 Black Heavy Duty Rubber Splash Guard - 2 Piece; Brand: Highland; Review: Original set was purchased and installed 6 years ago. After those years of being on the road, full-timing in our RV, one of the originals started breaking at the mounting point. Found the exact replacement on Amazon, price was a bit higher than 6 years ago, but the new ones were a perfect match, and installed easily. Perhaps in another 6 years, we might have to replace them again.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Dupli-Color ACC0412 Metallic Inferno Red Chrysler Exact-Match Scratch Fix All-in-1 Touch-Up Paint - 0.25 oz.; Brand: Dupli-Color; Review: The automotive touchup paint matched perfectly on my Jeep. Was great to have both the color and clear coat in the same applicator, went on smooth, looked great.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Valterra T1003-6MNVP Bladex Carded Metal Valve Handle; Brand: Valterra; Review: We have lived in our motorhome for 7 years. All sorts of weather, and temps. Eventually, some things start to break, including one of the handles on our holding tanks. This replacement handle fit perfectly, and being metal, will never break. I got several for the eventual replacement of the other handles.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Flow-Rite RV2020 Pro-Fill/Qwik Fill Hand Pump; Brand: Flow-Rite; Review: I added 4 golf cart batteries to my RV, and of course a couple of them are placed in such a way as to make checking and filling with water very difficult. So I got this Pro-Fill watering system for them. It worked perfectly for 6 years, but the squeeze bulb started getting cracks around the hose connections. So after 6 years of RV battery use, it was time to replace the batteries, and replaced the squeeze bulb on the watering system as well. I fully expect another great 6 years of use.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Blue Ox Black BX1136 Baseplate for Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk; Brand: Blue Ox; Review: I purchased a new 2017 Jeep Cherokee Trail Hawk and only had a few days to prepare to tow, before hitting the road on an extended trip. I already had the Blue Ox tow bar used with my previous vehicle, and trust the Blue Ox products. They give excellent instructions, my son and I followed them to remove the front plastic fascia from the new Jeep, remove the red tow hooks, did a tiny bit of grinding, install the new baseplate (its in two pieces), and reassembled the fascia. Looks great, comes with all the pieces needed for installation and use. So far, so good, over 1200 miles of towing, 8 stops to disconnect and reconnect. All seems great.; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | amazon_Automotive |
Given the interaction history of a user with products as follows:
Title: DT830B LCD Digital Voltmeter Ammeter Ohm Multimeter; Brand: Tekpower; Review: Works as described! Left it ON overnight and its still working well. For five bucks this product exceeds expectation! No complaints!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: RO MIGHTY MITE SYSTEM 50GPD by AWI; Brand: AWI; Review: I bought this directly from AWI, since their shipping was cheaper and also included a TDS meter with it. I did call and AWI confirmed that this system removes both Chlorine and Chloramine. The TDS meter that came with works great, the purified water shows 9PPM, tap water is 175. the first 10 gallons took about 10 hours. Now it takes about 3 hours to fill 5G can. Unlike the picture, there are just two tiers so its really compact. Although there was a bad leak at waste water outlet but AWI quickly sent the flush and that resolved everything! Its easy to setup, extremely portable and definitely recommend it to others.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Deflecto Model 50 Premium Unbreakable Air Deflector; Brand: Deflecto; Review: My spot on the couch no longer has the nice cold breeze from AC vent! Perfect place for warm mommy with LO to hang! The magnets are strong, its hanging in all right from several weeks!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Wall Control 30-P-3232GV Galvanized Steel Pegboard Pack,Wall Control,30-P-3232GV" />; Brand: Wall Control; Review: I purchased 4 of these and planned to buy more to mount them to both sides of garage walls. At first i tried to mount them horizontally but turned out the mounting holes are about 15 and half inch apart, so if the first screw is centered, the last one does not reach the stud. Same with vertical placement. After carefully reading the description, although it states that it can be mounted on studs, however, the product is 16 inches tall and 32 inches wide, given the mounting holes are not on the edges it fails to align center to the studs. I drilled holes 16 inches apart at first(mistake) and found out that it cannot be mounted. Maybe this product will suit who have studs visible to actually see where the screws go OR need is to mount fairly light stuff using dry wall screws. Beside this, it seems to well built and if mounted correctly to studs, it can do some heavy lifting!; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: MARANTEC Garage Door Opener M13-631 Wireless Keyless Entry 315MHz; Brand: Marantec; Review: This is excellent product, easy to setup and use. Works perfectly with marantec 4500 garage door opener.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: MIKAFEN 5Pack Flashlights Mini Led Flashlight 300lm 3 Modes (Light - Low Light - Strobe) Adjustable Focus Zoomable Flashlight; Brand: MIKAFEN; Review: These are brighter than several other similar ones here on Amazon but this is little brighter than the others. Out of the 5 one has lens slider really lose. Other than that it's 5 star.; Rating: 3.0/5.0 | amazon_Tools_and_Home_Improvement |
Given the interaction history of a user with books as follows:
Title: God Don't Make No Mistakes; Author: Visit Amazon's Mary Monroe Page; Review: I loved reading this series I literally been waiting patiently for the last book in this series I think mary Monroe is a very talented author.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Real Housewives of Section 8 (Volume 1); Author: Visit Amazon's Markita Hall Page; Review: if I could give this book half of a star I would absolutely no plot whatsoever I read it and couldn't tell you what it was about..refund please; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Real Hoodwives of Detroit; Author: Visit Amazon's India Page; Review: I gave this book 5 stars because it truly deserves it ,I couldn't couldn't stop reading I'm happy I purchased the whole series ,I strongly recommend this book to anyone that loves urban fiction you will not be disappointed; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Bottom Bitch; Author: Racquel Williams; Review: omg this book is so freaking good I couldn't put my kindle fire HDX down till I finished..... part 2 please!!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: All I Want Is That Hood Love; Author: Visit Amazon's Mercedes G Page; Review: Oh wow they cold how could they leave me in suspense like this this book is a definite must read; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | amazon_books |
Given the interaction history of a user with hotels as follows:
Title: Redlands Guest House; City: Brixham English Riviera Devon England; Review: My husband and myself stayed here last weekend for two nights and would highly recommend it. Plenty of parking. Very welcoming and friendly. Helpful tips on places to visit and where to eat .....although we had already booked the restaurant for our first night - we were told this would be an excellent choice ..and it was. Bistro 46. Lovely. Rooms were clean with plenty of storage and the usual tea/coffee facilities and a spacious, well equipped bathroom. Breakfast included a good choice of cereals and fruit and the full English breakfast as well as kippers were on offer. Freshly cooked - very tasty. I had read the good reviews on Redlands on Trip Advisor and was glad I had followed in others` footsteps who enjoyed their stay here. We were very impressed. Only ten minutes walk into the town/harbour. (just one thing - the road is quite `fast` so take care on crossing and on some of the pathways which were narrow.) Good launch point for visiting Greenway and Coleton Fishacre - both of which we loved. Highly Recommend a stay at Redlands.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Grand Hotel Aminta; City: Sorrento Province of Naples Campania; Review: Extended family - party of seven - travelling to Italy from England and Scotland and meeting up to share and enjoy family time together: We returned yesterday from a beautiful and memorable holiday in Sorrento and much of our enjoyment is owed to this hotel. I have read some mixed reviews and I guess it`s each to his own - but I can not think of one thing that didn`t hit the mark as far as service, cleanliness etc were concerned. Yes - the bar bill at the end may have had me raising my eyebrows a little!!! But - that was our choice. We did get water, milk and soft drinks in town occasionally to save the pennies. I always take a kettle where ever I go in the world so I can do my own tea and coffee and the milk tastes just fine. The restaurant and bar staff were outstanding - friendly, fast, efficient and soon learned our preferences with drinks etc. My Son celebrated his 17th birthday and they went out of their way - without us asking - to make the occasion special. We stayed half board - and I thought the food was very good. A good choice at breakfast including toast, cereals, pastries, cakes, croissant, yoghurts, fresh fruit and always egg cooked in a variety of formats, bacon and sausages. A sufficient choice at dinner - not always things I would have picked if in a restaurant but tasty and hot and always served under silver domed covers which were lifted off with flair by the waiters. We had quite a few lunches at the hotel - tasty salads were enjoyed. We did eat out a couple of times too - The Foreigners Club (which you are taken to on your Thomson Walkabout and meeting) and we also enjoyed a very special evening - combining a breath taking view and delicious food at the Bellevue Syrene. What a treat. We had a day down in Marina Grande - Delfinos. relaxed on the bathing platform, swam in the sea and had lunch. A great place to watch the world go by - lots going on. They had a concert there one night too. Reception were always helpful and friendly and jolly and when walking around the hotel - we were always greeted with a smile and a hello. The ladies who looked after our room - kept it spotless and were also always smiling and friendly. The pool was a comfortable temperature and the surroundings tidy and clean. the deck chairs were plenty comfortable so we didn`t worry about the sun beds. I would think at particularly busy times it would be a good idea to reserve the sun beds the night before if you wanted one. We walked into Sorrento many times - but it is a hot climb back up at this time of year. So we made use of the courtesy bus. And just to emphasise this point - because quite alot of people have complained about the times. This is a COURTESY; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Cottage Guest House; City: Cranford Hounslow Greater London England; Review: Stayed here as a pre-flight stop over for Heathrow. Have stayed in other places in the area and found them to be increasingly expensive for what is just basically a room to sleep in with little character. Everyone here was helpful and friendly, parking was secure and arranged for a quick getaway in the morning. Did not have time for a full breakfast but what we did manage was served to us quickly. We had a fridge to store a few things in and were able to enjoy eating our tea in the garden - albeit under cover due to the rain!! We were five minutes from our `holiday parking` destination and this made for a relaxed start to the morning. The total of staying here and then paying for 10 days parking in a secure undercover car park was much less than most hotels in the area that include the facility. I would highly recommend this place - clean and friendly and efficient.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Staybridge Suites Times Square New York City; City: New York City New York; Review: We stayed at Staybridge Suites in Liverpool a few years back which we thought excellent so I was delighted when they built one in New York. I am a lucky girl and I have been lucky enough to have stayed in quite a few places in NYC and (of hotels within our budget) .. I do still rate the Salisbury for size of room and the suite aspect for a family - and the Metro on 35th for the roof terrace but, overall, Staybridge tip the scales. Great breakfast - eat in or take to your room. The reception on three evenings of the week for drinks and nibbles was really welcoming and appreciated. The rooms are not big but they are very well equipped and we made full use of crockery, glasses etc. and the fridge was sooo useful. Yeah - the lifts can be annoying - but here`s a tip. .we were on the 19th floor. we pressed both the `up` and `down` buttons and got into which ever lift arrived first. It only takes a few seconds to go up before you go down and it means you are not waiting and waiting and waiting - which you will do if you just press `down`. Obviously - from the ground floor - you have little choice. But you know - there`s worse things in life than waiting for a lift for a few minutes. The laundry in the basement was a really good. I have two niggles - 1) a several nights in a row we had to ask for our room to be cleaned and wait around for it to be done and then.... had to ask for towels because they kept running out. One night we called three times for towels - and toilet paper. the towels arrived but not the toilet paper. - it`s a good job I`m a woman of many tissue packs!!!! A long hot day of enjoying the city - you arrive back at 5.00 in the afternoon - and you can`t get a shower because your room is being cleaned or they didn`t leave towels. annoying. I mentioned this at reception and was merely told that rooms were cleaned throughout the day and we would have to wait. I have NEVER stayed in a hotel where the rooms were still being cleaned at 5.00 in the afternoon. and...one more thing. a special occasion - the doorman organised a car to take us to a restaurant one evening. and the guy who drove us had no idea where to go or that Central Park doesn`t allow cars after 7.00 in the evening. I know that fact - and I don`t live there!! We paid $35 for the car and because of his lack of knowledge and he kept going to turn into the park and couldn`t understand why he wasn`t allowed. I must have said about five times that it wasn`t allowed and we should have been dropped on Fifth avenue instead of going up the west side of the park but he; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Hotel Bristol; City: Sorrento Province of Naples Campania; Review: We just got back from a fabulous, one week holiday in Sorrento. This was our third visit to Sorrento but our first to the Bristol and we would highly recommend it. Excellent location both for views and for access into the town and subsequently for getting around the area by train, bus and boat. Restaurant staff are wonderful, courtious and considerate and headed by Matteo. Reception, again, excellent and always friendly and helpful. We never saw the lady who kept our room spotless but ..well..it always was. Lovely food. Excellent breakfast choices - eggs and bacon cooked to order. A good menu selection for dinner too. Loads of rooms to relax in, huge bar and lounge and relaxing terrace area, all with magnificent views over Sorrento and over to Vesuvius. I could waffle on in praise for ages. Have already recommended it to everyone and we hope we return. We did our own trips this time, the train to Pompei is around 4 Euro return and it is a hop, skip and jump turning right from the station at Pompei Scavi. We took ourselves to Capri and Ischia - Mortella gardens are lovely - good lunch too. Our room was 169, in an annex which we got to through a tunnel from the main reception. It was near the road...worrying at first but it was enclosed we could relax without being seen and it had shutters on the balcony doors so there was no noise disturbance at night. In fact, if you are going to be low down, it is a good building to be in because I am not sure that the main building has shutters on the balcony doors. The road leading to the hotel is busy and you do have to keep your eyes on the eccentric traffic at all times. `Moped watching` can be very entertaining. The sea was actually warmer than the hotel pool !! but the pool is lovely nevertheless. There is a municipal bathing and sun deck down in Marina Piccola which is good if you just wanted to paddle or have a half hour dip rather than a long day of sunbathing and swimming. The water always looks inviting. Also, if you turn right out of the hotel and walk up to the bend in the road, there is access to a small pebbly beach - via a lift. I think you pay three euros in the height of the Summer, and there are more facilties down there then too. It is very small, but it s somewhere else to paddle or swim from. We are still fit on our feet, so we climbed the steps but since our last visit, they have installed a lift from the Marina Piccola. Would recommend Gelateria Davide down near the Foreigners club. When we return..we would probably do another trip to Ischia to try out the Spa gardens and also return to Ravello too. But..that is next time... Do not hesitate to go the Hotel Bristol - you will love it.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Premier Inn London Kensington Earl s Court Hotel; City: London England; Review: Stayed here last night, enjoying a weekend in London and a concert at the Albert Hall. Greeted by excellent, friendly and helpful reception staff - in particular a young lady called Tais. The room was as it should be, clean with everything we needed for a comfortable overnight stay. We were on floor five at the front of the hotel so didn`t experience the noise commented on by some others. The temperature of the room was easy to control and the bed very comfortable. Our breakfast was included in the room rate, but I thought that the normal price of £8.95 was good for what we had (if we`d have needed to pay separately), compared to other hotel breakfast prices. We were very impressed with this hotel, especially the staff and would definately use it again.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Royal Foundation of St Katharine; City: London England; Review: My Husband, Son and myself stayed here on Sunday night. It was the perfect venue for us as we were in a family room which is actually called a flat, and gave us two separate rooms so my Son had his own space. There was plenty of room to move around and wardrobe space, a fridge, tea/coffee making facilities in each room and a spacious bathroom. We were actually facing onto the railway line but it didn`t really disturb me - and I`m not the best of sleepers. We were welcomed by an extremely friendly lady on reception and we were allowed to leave our car there before check in and after check out. She was very informative about where we were staying and how to get around. All the staff with whom we dealt on reception were very helpful and chatty and welcoming. The breakfast was plentiful and there was lots of lovely fresh fruit and croissants, cereals, cold meats etc etc. A clue to travelling time:- We got from Leicester Square to Limehouse in twenty minutes - with a change of train lines. This accommodation is so friendly and peaceful...and ideal if you have a family or a larger party to accommodate. I really don`t know why we haven`t stayed here before - but we`ll certainly stay here again.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Blue Sky Bed and Breakfast; City: St Ives Cornwall England; Review: We have just got back from a fabulous four day break staying in Blue Sky - what a great place to stay, being looked after so well by Simon and Lindsey. Very friendly, comfortable, helpful and delicious breakfasts, especially the daily special. Something different every day and always tasty. When we arrived, we were shown to our room - Godolphin (spacious and clean with a balcony and view of the sea) and then welcomed downstairs with coffee and a chat about local eateries and tips on getting around. Also helpful tips on places we had in mind to visit during our stay. We appreciated all the little extra touches which show care and show a genuine interest in wanting guests to really enjoy their stay. For example, we visited the Minack Theatre for a performance (highly recommended) and Simon kindly leant us cushion seats so we were comfy during the play. Blue Sky has it`s own parking spaces, which I believe can be difficult in St Ives, and is literally a five minute walk to Porthminster beach and into the town. So once you`ve parked up - you can get around easily without moving the car again. The railway station is a five minute walk too. We can well understand why people make many return visits to Blue Sky - we will certainly be returning ourselves and know that we will be greeted with a warm welcome and enjoy a comfortable and relaxing stay.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Hotel Eden Garda; City: Garda Province of Verona Veneto; Review: Just spent a week at the Hotel Eden in Garda and it was excellent. A lovely, friendly, clean,efficiently run hotel. A swimming pool and surrounding seating area and a roof top terrace with hot tub both offer a place to cool off and relax after a day enjoying the sites of Lake Garda. It is just a fifteen minute, fairly flat stroll from the hotel to the centre of Garda. But there is also a shuttle on offer (and the free local bus), particularly helpful if you get caught in a rain shower. Our room was kept immaculate by Alice - we had a terrace, fridge, kettle etc and a fridge. Comfy bed. In the restaurant, Antonio and team provide a friendly, efficient, first class service. We did see the chefs on the Gala evening when they produced a HUGE pudding. They also provided us with five excellent courses of delicious food every evening. Very glad we chose this hotel. I went by Trip Advisor reviews and was not disappointed. Lake Garda has loads to offer and we need to return as we just couldn`t fit everything in we wanted to do. Garda itself is a pretty place and is also a good starting block to walk to other towns and also for access to the buses and boats. Local transport is excellent and it`s easy to get around. We did go on one organised trip around the lake but otherwise, found our own way. We can highly recommend this hotel.; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | hotelrec |
Given the interaction history of a user with products as follows:
Title: TYC 700001 Blower Motor Assembly for Select Honda and Acura Vehicles; Brand: TYC; Review: This was an exact replacement for my 99 Civic. To replace you need to remove the cowling next to the passenger feet, remove three screws (philips head or 8mm) then remove the electrical pigtail. Installation is reverse. Was about a 15 minute job as the electrical connector and rear screw are difficult to access. Search youtube for a video on the subject.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: K&S Technologies 12-0101 Honda CR Style Engine Kill Switch; Brand: K&S Technologies; Review: Good quality for a "cheap" replacement part. Electrical connectors plugged right in. Leads are slightly shorter so I had to route behind the bars instead of in front. One connector unplugged itself during the first ride because it was front routed. I am happy with this kill switch and would buy again. Installed on 2003 Crf450r.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Dorman 973-409 Blower Motor Resistor Kit; Brand: Dorman; Review: Our 2001 suburban fan would not run on speed 3. Replaced the original resister kit with this and now all speeds work. I installed this a couple months ago and it has been working well ever since. Installation wasn't too difficult except for one very hard to access screw which tested my patience. In hindsight a magnetic screw driver would have made the job much easier. Search youtube for a video tutorial.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Honda 19045-PAA-A01 Cap, Radiator (Denso); Brand: Honda; Review: This radiator cap arrived quickly and was an exact replacement for my 99 honda civic.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: PT Auto Warehouse TC-CH002-P - Tailgate Lift Support Cable, 17" - Left/Right Pair; Brand: PT Auto Warehouse; Review: These were an exact replacement for our 94 Dodge Dakota sport tailgate. Took just a couple minutes to install. Bolts for tailgate end were a large Torq which I fortunately had from a previous job, but may not be a common item to have in a home shop.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: iJDMTOY (4 Tuner Racing Style Blue Aluminum Tire Valve Caps (Hexagon Shape); Brand: iJDMTOY; Review: Trick little valve stem covers at a very reasonable price. A couple things to keep in mind: These are about twice as tall as the normal plastic valve stem caps which is no biggie for me, just a little surprising so I thought I'd mention it. Also, there is no seal inside like many of the metal ones have, again no biggie unless you were hoping down a leaky air stem valve. I would buy them again to add a little bling.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Subaru 15208AA12A Oil Filter; Brand: Subaru; Review: Fit my 06 OBW. Will buy again as needed for oil changes.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: LUYED 2 x 1440 Lums 3014 144-EX Chipsets 7440 7441 7443 7444 992 Led Bulb Used For Back Up Reverse; Brand: LUYED; Review: These installed easily and securely. As others have mentioned they are directional so if they don't light up when first installed remove from plug and spin 1/2 a turn. They are adequately bright although no brighter than the incandescence that were in there before. 4 stars because there is really no difference in light output from tail light to brake light. Our vehicle has a third brake light, otherwise I would not use these because you can't tell the difference from tail to brakes coming on. Would be very dangerous without third brake light.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: cutequeen trading Sheepskin Stretch-On Steering Wheel Cover Black; Brand: Cutequeen; Review: Its nice and thick, but the fur isn't too long. The only thing is that I wish the elastic curved in more, but other than that its very nice especially for the price! When its very cold in the car my hands stay warm from the fur; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: SiriusLED Extremely Bright 400 Lumens 3020 Chipset Canbus Error Free LED Bulbs for Interior Car Lights License Plate Trunk Side; Brand: SiriusLED; Review: These LED lights are amazing! I installed these in my O6 Subaru OBW both in the map light and dome light. They seemed to long initially, but they are just a tight fit. The dome light dims to about 1/2 way, then goes out. I will be buying another set to complete my bulb replacement!; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | amazon_Automotive |
Given the interaction history of a user with books as follows:
Title: High Fidelity; Author: Visit Amazon's Nick Hornby Page; Review: A great story very well written.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: House to House: A Soldier's Memoir; Author: Sgt. David Bellavia; Review: A riveting account of what our brave troops did on the ground in Falluja; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Red Platoon: A True Story of American Valor; Author: Visit Amazon's Clinton Romesha Page; Review: A sobering story that will captivate you from page 1.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Save Me from Myself: How I Found God, Quit Korn, Kicked Drugs, and Lived to Tell My Story; Author: Brian "Head" Welch; Review: Interesting read.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness; Author: Visit Amazon's Susannah Cahalan Page; Review: great book; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | amazon_books |
Given the interaction history of a user with hotels as follows:
Title: Hotel Reginella; City: Positano Amalfi Coast Province of Salerno Campania; Review: Hotel Reginella is one of the few places in Positano (and Italy in general) that can accommodate a family of 5. The Hotel room we booked was on the top floor. It had a double bed and 3 singles. The mattresses were hard or lumpy but that seems to be the norm in Italy. It had a lovely bathroom and the balcony was small but the views were marvellous. Breakfast was included in our booking and was quite good. You could have toast, croissant, various spreads, tea or coffee and the kids had hot cocoa. The staff were reserved but friendly I guess. They organised a minivan to take us to Rome airport the next day. It was expensive but saved us so much time and energy given the struggle we would have had with all the luggage & the kids catching unpredictable public transport. Our only problem resulted from actually getting there. We got off the train coming from Sicily at Salerno. We waited for the bus to Amalfi and then had to get off and scramble onto another bus to Positano. The bus was packed & getting on was a bit cut throat for us & the kids. We missed the earlier bus to Positano b/c we got delayed B/c a tourist bus got stuck on the narrow road. Our bus couldnt get past! It was night by the time we got to Positano we had no idea where to get off & hoped the bus driver was going to tell us. He did remember but it was a very long walk from the stop with all our luggage. It was quite a low point. Later we found out it was the right stop b/c the 2nd stop was actually further & would have been more treacherous with bags b/c it had virtually no footpath.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Earls Court Studios; City: London England; Review: We stayed at Earls Court Studio in Oct 07. It offers many self contained apartment style accom. We are of a family of five and needed a kitchen, washing machine and space for 5.The place was a real rabbit warren. Our room was basically below street level and we had a single window in the ceiling. It had 5 single beds that were pretty lumpy (at least the one I had was awful). Not overly clean but the bathroom was OK. The kitchen facilities were fairly limited and I managed to set off the fire alarm as soon as I started cooking. The guy who was managing the place provided us with as little info as possible. We had to really quiz him for help on local info. He was young possibly a student & was doing the bare basics. There was no washing machine & when I asked about it I was directed to an industrial style machine & dryer that they use for the linen. Well I managed to fit heaps in but it took forever to dry. It was really expensive. Surprisingly it was quiet, couldn't hear much from other people staying or from the road. Overall it was cheap, the area was safe and very conveniently located which were our main interests.It is really close to the Earls Court train station. Also if you need to get to Heathrow its quite easy b/c Earls Court is on the same line.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Luana Inn Bed and Breakfast; City: Fiumicino Province of Rome Lazio; Review: Luana and her family run this B&B. It is very convenient to Fiumicino airport. And if you organise it with Luana at the time of booking she will include shuttles to and from the airport. This is using a local taxi company that she knows well. You must ensure that she sets a price for you with the cab driver. She did this for us and saved us getting ripped off again. The cab drivers in Rome have no scruples & think tourists must be ripped off. We had a very bad experience when we got dropped off at the hotel & Luana was quite upset by it (as we were!). Luana will also tell you how much to agree to pay the taxi's. The B&B is clean and has 3 rooms with their own bathrooms. We had to book 2 rooms b/c there were 6 of us. This accommodation is literally 10 minutes away from Fiumicino airport. Luana's parents run a restaurant just around the corner from the B&B and so we ate there the night before leaving Rome. It was OK but most of all very convenient.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Il Giglio Guest House; City: Florence Tuscany; Review: Matteo went out of his way to inform us about the best places to eat at and visit while in Florence. He was always very helpful and made our stay much more enjoyable and affordable because of the places he suggested we visit. Matteo always responded promptly to my emails & so I felt confident about booking our accommodation. The accommodation itself was very clean and quite comfortable. A cleaner made sure the bathrooms were spotless each morning. My family and I stayed at Il Giglio Guesthouse for 3 nights. The accommodation is dorm style with a share bathroom. I was a bit worried about the other guests being disruptive but we had no problems at all and rarely saw anyone else. There is also a fridge so it is possible to keep drinks cold etc. The guesthouse is a 10 minute walk from the Florence train station. It seemed much further with all our luggage (also very bumpy cobblestones & streets were unclean) but without luggage it was fine. The surrounding area is a bit dodgy ie near the train station but must say we didnt have any problems & walked about a fair bit at night. The guesthouse is a fair walk ie.20-30 min from the main Duomo & markets. I can happily say that Il Giglio Guesthouse can provide good, cheap accommodation for a family of four.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Casa Giuditta; City: Palermo Province of Palermo Sicily; Review: We chose Casa Giuditta because it was reasonably priced for a family of 5. We caught a cab from the airport which was very expensive. We were told to wait at a cafe around the corner from the accommodation. There seems to be some arrangement with the owner of this cafe. People wait there until the agent for the accommodation comes with the key to let you in plus collects your payment. Well we waited and WAITED!!!! for about 2 hours. We were exhausted after catching a 6am flight from London meaning we had been up since 4.30am. My husband and the kids went for a walk but I felt trapped & uncomfortable just hanging around at the cafe. The owner took pity on me & the kids eventually and took us to another location which he had the keys for. I have no idea who owned this place or if its part of the Casa Giuditta houses because it was in the opposite direction to the house that we were meant to be staying in. The woman (Rosanna I think) eventually turned up. Now it was my turn to stuff her around b/c I was short about 30 euro since we had been severely ripped off by the cab driver. So Rosanna agreed to drive me to the nearest handibank so I could withdraw some money. Well the driving was pretty freaky but then she took me to the wrong bank I couldnt withdraw. I told her the railway would have the right teller so eventually got there & of course I was right & so paid her the difference. When back at the accom. Salvo turned up I believe he is the manager. He seemed like a friendly person & apologised for the delay. This house was 2 storey. Double bed & single upstairs and a sofa bed downstairs. Bathroom downstairs was newly renovated but unfinished. The bathroom upstairs was OK but shower had no pressure. Upstairs beds were OK, the sofa bed was very old but sheets seemed clean. Very few utensils to cook with and little crockery. Kitchen area needed a good clean. This accom overlooks a delapidated house. It didnt worry us we thought it was kind of interesting. Neighbours very loud but we kind of liked the true Sicilian experience. Despite the obvious set up we went back to the cafe & had some meals there. It was quite reasonably priced. Walking back from the railway at night was a bit foolish & I guess we were quite lucky not to be mugged.; Rating: 3.0/5.0 | hotelrec |
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Title: Disney Princess LED Light Up Canvas Wall Art; Brand: Disney; Review: Love it; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: 1 X Doc McStuffins Wastebasket; Brand: Jay Franco & Sons Inc.; Review: great; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Tuscany Garden Colorful Hand Painted Mixed Fruit Canisters, Set of 4, 89201 by ACK; Brand: ACK; Review: love it; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Disney Doc McStuffins Window Panels / Curtains / Drapes 42in x 63in - Set of 2; Brand: Disney; Review: Great; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Hello Kitty - Couture Peel & Stick Wall Decals; Brand: York Wallcoverings; Review: Love it; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Hello Kitty Mini Trash Basket (Strawberry Ice Cream); Brand: Hello Kitty; Review: Very small; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Super Z Outlet Heavy Duty Mini Silver Refrigerator Magnet Hook Clips for Photo Displays, Hanging Home Decoration, Arts &; Brand: Super Z Outlet; Review: Great; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Unique Home New Design Bottom Layer Increase Fits Most Conceal Acrylic Makeup Organizer and Cosmetic Make Up Organizer Countertop Storage; Brand: Unique Home; Review: Love it; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | amazon_Home_and_Kitchen |
Given the interaction history of a user with movies/shows as follows:
Title: Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy (2001); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Chicago (2002); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Bad Boys II (2003); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: The Sum of All Fears (2002); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Patch Adams (1998); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Armageddon (1998); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Men of Honor (2000); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Top Gun (1986); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Pearl Harbor (2001); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Mr. Deeds (2002); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Broken Arrow (1996); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Swordfish (2001); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: The Rock (1996); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Twister (1996); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Air Force One (1997); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: The Patriot (2000); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Lethal Weapon 4 (1998); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Tomb Raider (2001); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Day After Tomorrow (2004); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Con Air (1997); Rating: 3.0/5.0 | netflix |
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Title: Hotel 309; City: New York City New York; Review: what was that? i didn't hear (before going this hotel), you should pay money with your credit card for internet. sorry but, after this place i went a hotel it was hilton inn and their prices are almostly same. i didnt pay anything for internet too. there was not a bathroom in the room and also it was outside the room, besides that it was not clean. because you dont know how many people are using it. to sum up, i am not offering this place, i dont like there. if you are thinking this hotel is very cheap, i am sorry but you are wrong. i couldnt believe they want me money for look after my baggage when i was leaving. in hilton in (penn station) they said it is free for the day which i am leaving. i dont like people/places/brands seem like always thinking what they can earn from you.; Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Ibis Belfast City Centre; City: Belfast Northern Ireland; Review: The blonde girl who was working there as receptionist was doing her job perfectly. She was extremely helpful and kind. She gave us a map for activities that we can do there and also gave us some information about good restaurants which are close.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Euro Hostel Edinburgh Halls; City: Edinburgh Scotland; Review: Pros: It's cheap/cheaper than others. If you are "just" looking for a bed, can be good choice. Cons: There is no elevator. If you loose/forget your room key you can't call reception you should go back reception. (there is no phone. is there any reception? seems like café actually) Shared bathrooms sometimes can be dirty.; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Ramada Usak; City: Usak Usak Province; Review: Because of my job I have traveled all over the Turkey for three years and this hotel was the worst one I have ever stayed. First of all I preferred a non smoking room, but at night there was a smoking smell coming from other rooms ventilations/air condition. I called reception for this and asked "Is it common for all rooms they have and can we change my room?" and the answer was like "I don't know I just start to work here" and i said "Can you ask who knows" He said "OK" after he hung up and nothing happened. Three days later I wanted to eat pizza. I looked the hotel menu and there wasnt pizza. So I decided to order pizza from a place which is outside. There was a HUGE reaction for this. Besides that all of reactions were very disrespectful. They called my hotel room 4 times and told me "According to their hotel policy people cannot bring any food/drink from outside so they can't let me eat pizza" My order came reception. When I was taking my order, the woman who was working there yelled at me "YOU CANT BRING THAT PIZZA INTO YOUR ROOM".... All of this was unrealistic, unreasonable and really disrespectful. As I said it was the worst hotel I have ever stayed and it is not about stars. It is all about human behaviors made you feel like home. If you have solid/sharp hotel policy FIRST you can give information and say "This time it is OK to order pizza from any place outside but we have a policy thank you" or you can bother people disrespectfully. I won't choose there again. For sure.; Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Magic Tulip Otel; City: Oludeniz Mugla Province Turkish Aegean Coast; Review: Pros: There wasn't fee for looking after baggages if you are leaving early, they keep your baggages for free. It is close to shops, restaurants and not more than 15 minutes walk to sea. Staff is kind and helpful. Cons: Breakfast can be more diverse, still good. AC is old and manuel.; Rating: 4.0/5.0 | hotelrec |
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Title: INNOVA 3100 Diagnostic Scan Tool/Code Reader with ABS and Battery Backup for OBD2 Vehicles; Brand: Innova; Review: I have 2006 Subaru and had engin check light on. I used this unit to find what code and reason for check light and purchased parts and fixed it. I also reset code.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Equus Innova Code Reader Soft Storage Case (3994); Brand: Equus; Review: My code ready fit in this Innova code reader soft storage case very well. I keep my Innova code reader in my car so when I needed it is there.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Blue Ox BX8875 Tow Bar Cover; Brand: Blue Ox; Review: I expected to fit into my MH tow bar and it does very snuggly fit and don't need an extra buggy code to tie it.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: 3M Bondo 422 Fiberglass Resin Repair Kit; Brand: 3M; Review: Good stuff excellent!!!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: REESE Towpower 74410 Trailer Jack, Heavy-Duty Swivel Mount, 6-Inch Wheel; Brand: Reese Towpower; Review: Worked well. good price!!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: SUCOOL 2pcs one pack 4 inch square 48w led work light off road Flood lights truck lights 4x4 off road; Brand: SUCOOL; Review: It is so bright lights.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: bayite DC 6.5-100V 0-100A LCD Display Digital Current Voltage Power Energy Meter Multimeter Ammeter Voltmeter with 100A Current Shunt; Brand: bayite; Review: works.; Rating: 4.0/5.0 | amazon_Automotive |
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Title: Guardians: The Shoma (The Guardians Series, Book 6 Part 1) - Kindle edition; Brand: Visit Amazon's Lola StVil Page; Review: Unbelievable is all I can say... This book killed me... Is AWESOME, AMAZING but jeez it got me hard.. I don't know how I'm gonna deal with the wait that's for sure..; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Love is Fear; Brand: Visit Amazon's Caroline Hanson Page; Review: Oh my goodness. I love this series I can't get over Valerie and Lucas I'm so in love with them.. Caroline you are awesome.. Pls I need that extra scene; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Love is Mortal; Brand: Visit Amazon's Caroline Hanson Page; Review: Awesome... I can't believe is over.. I need more.. I totally recommend this series is freaking amazing. The author did a really good job.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Tragically Wicked (Dark Angels of Valhalla Book 1) - Kindle edition; Brand: Visit Amazon's N.L. Hoffmann Page; Review: Awesome book. I really enjoyed the read. Worth your time and money for sure can't wait for the next one; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Noru 5: Ways Of The Wicked (The Noru Series, Book 5) - Kindle edition; Brand: Visit Amazon's Lola StVil Page; Review: I can't even put into words my feelings when i was reading this book. I went from crying to being mad to sad. It was an awesome read for sure.; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | amazon_Kindle_Store |
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Title: Spigen Slim Armor LG G3 Case with Air Cushion Technology and Hybrid Drop Protection for LG G3 2014; Brand: Spigen; Review: The 5.5" LG G3 is already borderline too-big, and this case put it over the top for me, just makes it too bulky. Materials seem really high quality, but just too big for my hand. It was also slippery, harder to hold onto than the 'naked' phone, so I returned it.; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Yoyamo Galaxy Note 8 Screen Protector Full Screen Coverage PET [NOT; Brand: Yoyamo; Review: Feels better than the original screen, looks great. Only dropped phone once, luckily it landed on its back. Will update if I drop it again (hopefully not lol).; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: LG Electronics LG G3 D855 16GB Unlocked Cell Phone - Metallic Black (GSM); Brand: LG; Review: Great phone, I upgraded from Windows phone Nokia Lumia 920, was debating between the LG G3 or the HTC M8, in the end the extra gig of RAM, larger screen, and newer looking design won me over to the G3. I also really like that it has wireless charging so I can keep using the charge pad I used with my Lumia. The speaker on the back is okay, I just use it for listening to music in the shower, zero bass, but that's expected of a phone, I've heard the HTC speakers are great but I haven't compared them. The slim form factor is a big plus, the curved back & sides really make a difference, I had to pick one up in the store to convince me that the size wasn't going to be an issue...it's borderline phablet for my hand. When I tried putting a case on, it was too big for my taste, so I just have a screen protector. The rear button placement didn't take long to get used to, I hardly miss having side buttons. I was also worried about not having a Home button but I haven't even noticed it was gone, and the non-permanent Back/Home/Switch buttons are easy to get to with a swipe from the top of the page. Pros: large screen good performance battery lasts the whole day even with heavy use SD card slot for extra storage wireless charging slim design feels good in-hand tap code to unlock lockscreen a gazillion apps & games on Android (compared to Windows Phone) waterproof, according to several YouTube videos where the phone was submerged in the sink gesture selfie photos bright flash, better than my flashlight Cons: If you put a case on, it's too big to hold comfortably Lollipop isn't as big of an update as I was hoping "OK Google" voice controls aren't as full-featured as Cortana on Windows Phone 8.1 camera software isn't great contact list import left me with a lot of duplicate names, had to spend several hours cleaning up by merging/deleting contacts; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: MobilePioneer Black USB Wall Travel Spare Battery Charger for LG G3 - Battery Not Included (LG G3); Brand: Niukamo; Review: How did I live without this? Charges up a spare battery fast, I use the Anker 3000 mah.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Supershieldz for Samsung Gear S2 Tempered Glass Screen Protector, Anti-Scratch, Anti-Fingerprint, Bubble Free, Lifetime Replacement Warranty; Brand: Supershieldz; Review: Glass is too small for the watch screen, creates a warping effect on the text when viewed from an angle; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Galaxy S7 Edge Screen Protector [GS7 Edge] [3D Curved Full Cover] GPEL Accessory Glass by Corning Tempered Glass,; Brand: Gpel; Review: Saves my phone from drops, my Edge is like new! This is why I swear by tempered glass. Doesn't work with some cases, but goes well with the Samsung brand S7 Edge clear case, I recommend this combo. Edit: After going through several of these, I still think it's the best solution. I've had several heart-stopping drops, the GPEL takes the hit, when I take off the cover; the phone glass underneath is smooth and reflective as the day I got it.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Samsung Galaxy S7 edge Case Clear Protective Cover - Silver; Brand: Samsung; Review: +Looks good, shiny, +Doesn't obscure edges +Works with GPEL Tempered Glass screen protector +Works with Qi wireless charging +Not as wide as other cases -Fingerprint magnet -adds a bit of weight (~10-15%) ?Protection? Not sure yet, haven't dropped it.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Mpow Car Phone Mount Magnetic, Air Vent Phone Holder for Car with Adjustable Car Phone Holder Compatible iPhone XS/XS; Brand: Mpow; Review: It's really handy, but it broke the vent mechanism that controls air flow direction.; Rating: 3.0/5.0 | amazon_Cell_Phones_and_Accessories |
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Title: The Boy in the Striped Pajamas; Brand: Asa Butterfield; Review: Great movie.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Boy in the Striped Pajamas; Brand: ; Review: Great movie.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa; Brand: Johnny Knoxville; Review: strange; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Kon-Tiki Collector's Edition; Brand: ; Review: Very good; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Defiance [Blu-ray]; Brand: Daniel Craig; Review: Great movie; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit; Brand: Chris Pine; Review: great; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Jack Reacher Combo; Brand: ; Review: great; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Mad Max VHS; Brand: Mel Gibson; Review: good old movie; Rating: 4.0/5.0 | amazon_Movies_and_TV |
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Title: Whistler Cruisader Motorcycle Radar Detector with POP Detection; Brand: Whistler; Review: Installed nicely on my Harley Davidson VRSCF handlebar. I tapped the power to the accessory wire so it automatically turns on when I start the bike. I did not have to use the wireless helmet display since the separate blue LED is bright enough even in sunlight and hard to miss. The only issue is that the laser sensor is really sensitive and picks up false signals from car lamps but other detectors would have the same problem. Its been a couple of months/500+ miles and the detector works each time I start the bike.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Toshiba Canvio Basics 2TB Portable Hard Drive - Black (HDTB320XK3CA); Brand: Toshiba; Review: Hard drive now dead and I can't access files. LED does not light when plugged in but drive spins.; Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Cobra CDR 840 Drive HD Dash Cam Camera GPS 8GB Memory 1080p Collision Detection; Brand: Cobra; Review: Works perfectly as a dash cam installed behind rear-view mirror. Hooked up USB cable and DC adapter to ignition accessory wire. Dash cam turns on automatically and starts loop recording.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Fintie Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2015) Keyboard; Brand: Fintie; Review: Great cover for Samsung Galaxy Tab A which makes it function like a laptop replacement. The hardcase backing holds the tablet in place at the corners only instead of covering most of the tablet's border. The bluetooth keyboard functions well after initial pairing.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: SanDisk Ultra CZ48 32GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive Transfer Speeds Up To 100MB/s-SDCZ48-032G-UAM46; Brand: SanDisk; Review: I bought this USB since I did not want to use 3rd party encryption software on the files I back up to it. It worked the first time I plugged it in after Googling some solutions to problem running the included SanDiskSecureAccess Vault. After a week when trying to access the backed up files in the vault by running SanDiskSecureAccessV3_win.exe, it states "This application only runs on a SanDisk Flash Drive". Well I'm running it from the USB drive E: itself I bought here at Amazon. Contacted Sandisk Customer Service Chat and their solution is for me to contact our system administrator when apparently the Sandisk software itself is buggy since it worked the first time I ran it. Waste of $35, I cannot even use it as a paperweight. I should have bought the Samsung USB drive.; Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Samsung S27D390H 27-Inch Screen LED Monitor; Brand: Samsung; Review: Too many bugs on this monitor which I bought from Sam's Club. - Output of audio jack is mono, although monitor input is using HDMI from laptop that supports 2 channel audio. - Monitor intermittently shows black screen every few minutes when using HDMI input. - From time to time screen flashes bright and gets into game mode when powered up although picture was previously on manual setting.; Rating: 2.0/5.0 | amazon_Electronics |
Given the interaction history of a user with hotels as follows:
Title: Verona Palace Hotel; City: Bandung West Java Java; Review: This is a very basic hotel. Rates are good, but you are only paying for a room (and breakfast if you picked that option). There are no extra amenities like a swimming pool or gym. Nevertheless, our room was clean enough, taps were working with both hot and cold water, and the tv and wifi signals were good. Our safe did not work when we tried it near midnight, but they nevertheless sent a technician up to get it fixed. Reception was warm and welcoming but not very fluent in English. We arrived too early for check in and was allowed to put our belongings at the counter while we explored Bandung. When we checked out, we also deposited our bags at the reception while we toured around until near airport check-in time. A plus point is definitely its convenient location. Near the Bandung airport, so it makes for more predictable travelling time with the weekend traffic jam. The toilet flushing system could be improved though: it seemed to perpetually stink.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Studio Bali; City: Seminyak Kuta District Bali; Review: The Studio is a distance from the main shopping area of Seminyak, so travelling to the hotel at night might pose a problem. But the streets are easy to be familiarized with really soon. Travelling out of the hotel is made very convenient with a complimentary hotel shuttle anywhere within Seminyak (they have a map to help you with that), and complimentary bicycle rental (lock provided) as well. Went as a couple so we stayed in a room. Very spacious bedroom, toilet is bathtub-equipped and has 2 doors, one to the living room and one to the bedroom. Living room has a long couch, and an attached balcony facing the pool. The pool captured some sunlight which might be good for tanning, but the beanbags and the area in general didn't look too clean. Breakfast was free flow except for the eggs which were limited to one complimentary serving per diner. But there are no limits to the amount of fillings you want to be in your omelette:D We walked along the villas, they were facing some paddy fields so that's quite nice, plus the villas look spacious too. Receptionist was extremely friendly and helpful. If you are short of entertainment or snacks, there are some food and drinks for sale at the counter, and you could borrow some movies and books as well.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Loft Legian Hotel; City: Legian Kuta District Bali; Review: room looks exactly like in professional photos. loved that our high-floor room was street-facing, sun shone through the window so we could dry our laundry. very convenient location too, short walk to the beach and malls, and great eating places nearby, e.g. coffee corner, sheppy's, plus a coffee bean and tea leaf outlet at the lobby because the hotel does not provide breakfast. reception staff were absolutely friendly. we tailored some clothes before transferring to this hotel, and the staff helped us through all steps of follow-up.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Bali Ayu Hotel; City: Seminyak Kuta District Bali; Review: Received a free upgrade to the honeymoon suite(: Enjoyed the bathtub, though we had to clean it out a little. The shower water temperature was quite erratic, it'd turn hot or cold really suddenly without going anywhere in between. Hairdryer isn't available in the room, but Housekeeping was glad to bring one over. The bed creaked, and the sheets were dusty. That can most definitely be improved. Each time we went out, we left our key at the reception. I think they must have some way to identify guests, because when we returned and got our keys from another reception staff we'd never met, he knew our room number and passed us the key immediately. That is a nice aspect of service. Overall, this is a good accommodation choice in Seminyak if you're looking for a quiet place. Although the entrance to the hotel is at the main street, the rooms/villas are located further inside, away from the hustle and bustle of the street. However, rooms are quite close to each other so if your neighbours are having a party, you can definitely hear them.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Urbana Langsuan; City: Bangkok; Review: was expecting to be warmly welcomed but no, there's no touristy treatment here. you're just a resident at their place. but they did help us get taxis, and deliver towels when house keeping did not place them in the room, so i guess the service can't really be faulted. room was spacious. stayed in a studio room and had sufficient space for 5 to sit around the table for food comfortably. no toothbrush and toothpaste provided. towels had to be requested for. gym and swimming pool at levels 32 and 33 respectively looked satisfactory, but did not have time to use. there's a sauna and Jacuzzi in the swimming pool changing rooms too. convenient location, near BTS station and 2 small malls. there are street food stalls around during the day as offices and a school are nearby. massage parlour Chao 9 is a stone's throw away, affordable but not fantastic. a friend had the thai massage and pulled a muscle.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Chance Hotel; City: Central District Taichung; Review: room had basic amenities only and hence was not very value for money. breakfast provided was not too bad, though to be honest there are many street options for breakfast so tourists may prefer sampling local eats outside instead. reception crew was friendly overall. one girl was really excited to introduce us to her favourite stalls in the nearby night markets. we also requested for some transport advice as we were leaving for alishan the next day and most info online suggested we would have to wake up really early. unfortunately, the counter guy we approached seemed to have no clue either, and even misinterpreted the information on the TRA website. we knew because we've already read through that website and we can understand chinese. we eventually found an updated public bus schedule on our own and did not have to wake up at an ungodly hour. somehow many taiwan hotels have rooms without windows, so when we booked our room we specifically picked the window option. but it was just three small panels about 5 inches tall just below the ceiling. that's quite sad excuse for "windows".; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Changhua Hotel; City: Datong Taipei; Review: Convenient location as a few other reviews have mentioned. However, the nearby street 239 is rather dark at night so for safety reasons if you're walking back from metro, walking along the main road (with the hospital) is advised. Hotel is just opposite the Wang Wang snack headquarters. Personally it felt weird to have the giant Wang Wang little boy mascot staring at me through the windows.Eerie factor is upped by the very dirty windows. Exterior washing is long due. There's a metal strip at the edge of the step into the bathroom, beware to not step on it with the provided disposable bedroom slippers as it can be really slippery. Ventilation in the room is rather poor judging by our damp clothes even two nights after washing. Appreciated that reception was able and willing to help us print a document.; Rating: 3.0/5.0 | hotelrec |
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Title: PNY Optima Pro Attache 2 GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive P-FD2GBATT2-FS; Brand: PNY; Review: I purchased this a couple of months ago and I love it. It is conveinent to have a flash drive attached to my keys so its with me at all times, you never know when you will need it! Also the 2GB is more than enough for most of what I do, I have an entire DVD on here with much more space left. I also still have the cap attached to it which is suprising. I have not had any issues with compatability or transfer rate. I'd buy it again!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: PNY Attache 8 GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive P-FD8GBATT2-EF (Black/Blue); Brand: PNY; Review: I purchased this a couple of months ago and I love it. It is conveinent to have a flash drive attached to my keys so its with me at all times, you never know when you will need it! Also the 2GB is more than enough for most of what I do, I have an entire DVD on here with much more space left. I also still have the cap attached to it which is suprising. I have not had any issues with compatability or transfer rate. I'd buy it again!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Aiptek A-HD 720P 8MP CMOS High Definition Camcorder (Silver) (Discontinued by Manufacturer); Brand: Aiptek; Review: This is a decent camcorder for the price. I like the way you can hold it and the fact that it uses SD cards, the quality is certainly NOT HD though. Its a little grainy. The mic on it is meant for indoors, don't expect good quality if you're outside even if it's quiet. The other problem is the battery (btw Amazon does not stand behind their products, they refer you to the manufacturer). The battery quit holding a charge after 3 or 4 months, now it dies immediately after being charged. I hope a REAL company makes a similar camcorder as a similar price.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Logitech 981-000018 CLEARCHAT STYLE PREMIUM BEHIND-THE-HEAD PC HEASET; Brand: Logitech; Review: A little uncomfortable, the sound isn't good for gaming so much, but I kind of expected that. The changeable color feature is lame, they include a couple of different cheap plastic pieces to change out for the red which seems pointless to me. Perhaps if they were just headphones that I would wear around town with my Zune, but these are meant for sitting at the computer where I am not looking to make a fashion statement. Overall they do the job, but are cheap. I'd buy them for again if they were $9.99 not $23; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Kantek Tablet Stand for Apple iPad, iPad Air, iPad Mini, Galaxy Tab (7” and 9.7”), Kindle Fire; Brand: Kantek; Review: We use this for an ipad 4 and an ipad mini and it works great. It is sturdy and the swivel works well as it locks into vertical or horizontal position.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: i-Blason ArmorBox Kido Series for All New Kindle Fire HD 7 Inch Tablet [2013 Release; Brand: i-Blason; Review: This case feels very cheap. I'm not sure I want to let my 5 year old use it, the Kindle will pop out of the case very easily just by pressing on a corner. A case is worthless if the device won't stay in the case.; Rating: 2.0/5.0 | amazon_Electronics |
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Title: White Sapphire and Sterling Silver Angel Pendant/Necklace with 18" Chain; Brand: Netaya; Review: The angel's filagree details are attractive and well done. While the sapphires are small and not easily identifiable, they are better than anticipated for the price. I love the heart in the center... a nice touch. The chain appears to be made better and stronger than some others in this price range. Product comes in a simple white box that seems a little large for a small necklace: but since I was buying a pendant and not a box, it shouldn't be a problem finding a gift box pretty enough to match this very sweet angel pendant!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Peach Couture Retro Vintage Tab Blouse Semi Sheer Top Roll Sleeve Casual Shirts; Brand: Peach Couture; Review: Even using the buying guide, this blouse is very small! I usually wear a medium to large and figured I would be safe with the extra large, but if I ever hope to wear this, I will have to start running again and hit the gym for a few months. The style and color are quite pretty, but I wish I would have taken some of the previous reviews more seriously!; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Jane & Bleecker Women's Winter Garden Fox Play Piggy 3PP; Brand: Jane & Bleecker; Review: Pleasant surprise when these arrived: a little thicker than another brand of "novelty" socks that I purchased at the same time. Not bulky, but they give the impression that they will hold up well. Shrunk a little, but not so much to be uncomfortable. Usually wear a size 10 to 10/12 shoe and these fit well: could easily accommodate the 9-11 sizing that is claimed.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Epic MMA Gear Flowy Racerback Tank Top, Burnout Colors, Regular and Plus Sizes; Brand: Epic MMA Gear; Review: I purchased the Black Burnout Tank and love it. I am 5'10" and always have trouble finding clothes that are long enough. I would not have minded if this had been just a tad bit longer, but it's close enough. This has been through the washer twice but never through the dryer: I lay it flat or hang it on a hanger to dry. That being said, I have not lost any of the length - no problem with shrinkage. It is very comfortable and with a 50% Polyester, 25% Cotton, and 25% Rayon fabric content, it breathes well a dries pretty quick. The bottom of the shirt is surged, not hemmed, so I has the tendency to roll a bit, but is manageable. I have already purchased a second in blue and, just out of curiosity, will be purchasing one of the solid color tanks. A little apprehensive on that one, though, as it will be more likely to shrink up.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: EURO Women's Fashion Leather Belt for Jeans - BU1099; Brand: Eurosport; Review: Great belt! It is simple in design bit can dress up or down. Fits easily through the belt loops of each pair of jeans I own. Sturdy, with no rolling. Would definitely recommend or buy again.; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | amazon_Clothing_Shoes_and_Jewelry |
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Title: Hilton Chicago; City: Chicago Illinois; Review: The entrance is very impressive. The staff is very very accommodating(opposite of where we live in Nj). There were a few major issues with our original room but once we talked to "check in" they switched our room to something much better with an amazing view. Very happy with that.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Quality Inn Suites; City: Bakersfield California; Review: The hotel its self has a lot of nice upgrades. The bathroom is new. The breakfast was a weird situation. It was in another building that is or was a bar. The food was kind of gross. It was super quiet which was nice.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Econo Lodge Grand Junction; City: Grand Junction Colorado; Review: Great hotel for the price! We were pleasantly surprised for breakfast. When we first got into the room we thought the set up was weird but it worked so well. The hotel is close to a grocery and liquor store as well as in a parking lot of a gas station. It's less than 5 minutes from the airport as well.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Black Canyon Motel; City: Montrose Colorado; Review: We were on a budget so we picked this place. It was exactly what we got for our money. Rooms were clean, service was great and pool was awesome to cool off in. Free breakfast was average. We would stay again if we come back. The hotel books up fast compared to other hotels so I recommend booking quickly.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Red Roof Inn Fayetteville I 95; City: Fayetteville North Carolina; Review: We were driving overnight and were exhausted desperately trying to find a place to sleep. This hotel was the only one within 90 miles with a vacancy and they went out of their way to accommodate us. The room was a little outdated but the service was great and so appreciated.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Hostal Amra; City: Barcelona Catalonia; Review: Hostel Amra was exactly what we expected it to be except for the sitting areas we didn't know about. It was surprisingly very quiet when we went to sleep and we had an amazing balcony. They only supply towels, hand soap and toilet paper. There is a very strong scent in the hotel as well. Nothing any of us could put our finger on as to what it was.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Hotel L Antoine; City: Paris Ile de France; Review: From doing research I knew rooms would be on the small size. Four of us were sharing a room and this was the perfect "Paris" size for that! Our room was beautifully decorated and clean. The location was a bit far from all the attractions I wanted but would be a great location if you love night life, all the bars are around the corner.; Rating: 4.0/5.0 | hotelrec |
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Title: Fawn Valley Inn; City: Estes Park Colorado; Review: For our anniversary celebration my husband and I booked and prepaid a 1bedroom suite with jacuzzi overlooking the river at Fawn Valley Inn. When we arrived, to our total shock, there was MAJOR renovations going on. We had to ask the guy running the bulldozer if he could move his equipment so we could have access to our room, the entire ordeal was a nightmare. They finally admitted that they didn't have a room for us at all. They tried to put us in a place down the road that was very inadequate and not even on the river telling us there would be absolutely no adjustment on our rate at all! We decided to just find a nice place on our own even though it was 5pm at night and I was in tears. We went online and found Bugle Point Condos right down the street for the same price. The inside decor was much nicer and more up to date and the best thing of all is it is RIGHT on the river, not up above overlooking it from far away. There was a hot tub on the patio and it was heaven watching the Elk graze out front. We are now thankful that Fawn Valley turned us away and we ended up at Bugle Point, it was a blessing! I would steer clear of Fawn Valley Inn!!!!; Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Tambo del Inka a Luxury Collection Resort Spa Valle Sagrado; City: Urubamba Sacred Valley Cusc; Review: My husband and I stayed at Tambo Del Inka Sept 10th 2014 for 2 nights and it was AMAZING! It's in a beautiful location in the Urumbamba Valley between Pisac and Ollantaytambo on the Urambamba river. There is a large patio by the river where we saw dozens of parrots flying overhead! The pool and spa are spectacular! Our guestroom had hardwood floors, a gorgeous view, comfortable bed, a large walk in closet with full length mirror and large bathroom. The only improvement needed in the room is better lighting. There is free internet in the lobby that has big comfortable sofa's and chairs as well as a fireplace, the ambience is peaceful and serene. The breakfast buffet was outstanding with many choices. We also ate late in the bar one night and the food was delicious and the Pisco Sour even better. We walked into town one night for dinner and ate at restaurant paca paca in Urambamba, which I highly recommend. It's a short 10 to 15 minute walk and we felt very safe. If you are too tired to walk back you can take a Mototaxi (a three wheeled contraption) for a just a few soles. We could not have asked for a nicer hotel and better experience.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: El Silencio Lodge Spa; City: Bajos del Toro Province of Alajuela; Review: My husband and I stayed at El Silencio Dec 2016 and loved every minute of it. We loved our villa with the hot tub and rocking chairs on the porch with incredible views. It was chilly at night and during the nightly turn down service they place hot water bottles in the beds to keep them nice and toasty. We went zip lining at the onsite course, there are only 5 lines but they are fun and we felt very safe. We hiked to the three waterfalls and around the extensive grounds which are incredible! The food was even better than anticipated with the property being part of the Relais and Chateaux program. It's some of the best food we have ever had and the prices are inline with the quality of food and service. A true farm to table experience. The dining area is beautiful and we sat by the fire and had drinks before dinner, very cozy and inviting. We stayed 3 nights here and 4 nights at the beach and wish we had flipped it and done at least 4 at El Silencio, it was magical and I highly recommend it!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: El Mangroove Autograph Collection; City: Playa Panama Gulf of Papagayo Province of Guanacaste; Review: This is a very nice hotel with a beautiful pool area and fun beach bar. The grounds, pool area and entire resort were impeccable and the service was outstanding. The hotel is very modern with not a lot of Costa Rican charm but other than that, it's a lovely property. We enjoyed the beautiful pool area with great views of the bay and the sunsets were amazing. They also had live music at night in the bar area which is next to the pool. We dipped our feet in the pool while listening to the music which was fun. We especially enjoyed the water activities, with the calm waters in the bay, it was easy to kayak and paddle board. There is a grassy area to walk through before getting to the beach which has a mixture of brown and black sand, this is typical in Costa Rica. The white sand beaches are further north towards Playa Conchal and Tamarindo but that area is so crowded that we were happy with the quiet tranquil Papagayo Bay area. All beaches in Costa Rica are public so you'll have a mixture of hotel guests along with locals, especially on the weekends. We had a lead in room called the Bark Suite, which is divided into two rooms. The bedroom part of the suite was air conditioned and had everything we needed including a large walk-in closet and huge shower. The odd part was the 2nd room which was a room but meant to be used as a porch with an in-door hammock and sofa, it was too hot to sit out there and we never used it, thought it was a "miss" on the design of the room. This is the only reason my review was 4 stars and not 5 stars. Overall we really liked the hotel and the Papagao area and it's very convenient to the Liberia airport.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Hotel Pont Royal; City: Paris Ile de France; Review: My husband and I LOVED this hotel!! The staff was exceptional and personally greeted us every time we walked through the front door from touring etc. They were extremely helpful with restaurant recommendations and even picked up the phone to call in reservations. The location is just about as good as it gets, about a 12 minutes walk across the river to the Louvre and Tuileries gardens. We easily walked to the Latin Quarter for dinner. The rooms are lovely, we were on the 5th floor in a luxury room which had a french balcony and we could see Sacre coeur in the distance. The room was small but still decent size for Paris. The breakfast room was delightful as was the small bar. Walking through and staying at this hotel is like being in a movie, so gorgeous and Parisian and I highly recommend it!; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | hotelrec |
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Title: Dandy Hotel Daan Park Branch; City: Da an Taipei; Review: Pleasantly surprised with the hotel.. reasonably priced and located between 2 MRT/train stations. There's a 7-11 at the corner for snacks. Nicely appointed room. We were pleasantly surprised when the staff sent up a Birthday card and snack without prompting, very nice touch.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Privilege Floor by LOTUS BLANC; City: Siem Reap Siem Reap Province; Review: Our stay in the property was definitely one of a kind. The service and attention to detail exceeded our expectation. We called as few days ahead to arrange the airport pick-up and were met at the airport exit by our personal assistant Na To and he was available to help out 24 hours a day. He made our stay even more pleasant. The room we booked, Privilege Suite, was large and had a view of the pool. The stairs right outside our front door, conveniently led to the gym and spa area. The food served at the hotel was also very delicious. You can't go wrong with the private dining or the buffet option. Both options served ample food, the difference is the amount of guest present and the noise level. But either is great. The private tour of Angkor Wat temples and car was arranged the day of arrival. We were not disappointed with the guide or the driver. The driver was also available to us anytime we wanted and recommended places to eat and see. The entire hotel staff were very gracious and accommodated any request (within reason naturally) and even tried to learn our names. The spa was also a very place to relax. We reserved for the massage and facial and thoroughly enjoyed the treatment. Overall, a very positive experience and all the amenities included was worth the price. The daily laundry service alone was heavenly, especially after the temple tours.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Dandy Hotel Daan Park Branch; City: Da an Taipei; Review: First time visit to Taipei for my parents and they did not want to spend a lot for a hotel room. They decided to book a Deluxe Twin Room (DTR). I usually book a bigger room but was pleasantly surprised with the DTR. The room was nicely appointed with very comfortable bed and pillows. The TV was also very nice and big. Enough room for 2 people to move around without bumping into each other. The hotel staff, both day and night, were very helpful and responsive to any and all questions. Check-in was very quick and efficient. The breakfast buffet was good as alway. Be sure to get the corn soup with puff pastry topping. The go very fast but the staff always bakes a new batch, you will just have to wait a bit but well worth it. The hotel is located right next to exit 1 of the Daan Park station. But if you want to avoid the stairs, use exit 6 for the escalators or elevators. The hotel also provides you with 2 bottles of water per day as well as cookies and soda which are replenished each morning. The hotel also provides a self-service washer and dryer for the guests which is great as Taipei is very humid and having freshly laundered clothes vs bringing home soiled and smelly ones.. The hotel is a great value for the money. I have not been disappointed with my stays with this branch.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Hotel Restaurant Derby; City: Zermatt Canton of Valais Swiss Alps; Review: The restaurant is attached to a hotel of the same name. It has both indoor and outdoor area. We came for lunch after going up the Matterhorn. Menus in English is available as well as a special menu for groups. There is also a seasonal menu with special items. The place also has a small salad bar which can be ordered on its own or part of a meal. We opted for the lasagne and the special of the month which was veal medallions. The service was quick and the food was well presented and tasty. Reasonable prices. The day we visited there was a folk arts festival happening and the parade marched right outside the restaurant.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: BELLEVUE PALACE Bern; City: Bern Bern Mittelland District Canton of Bern; Review: This is a 5 star hotel and we chose this place for the mountain view. Good points: great mountain view, center of town, free pass for local transportation, 1 free bottled water per day BAD points: $650 a day for the mountain view, NO doorman, classical (uncomfortable) furniture, bidet located in another room - not is the same space as the toilet, rude desk person, AC not strong enough The hotel is walking distance from the train station and local sights like the Einstein home where he formulated E=mc2. The view from room 315 of the river and the mountains are great but at $650 a night Im not sure if its worth it. Also the furnishings are classical and in the European style but arm chairs in front of the TV just does not make sense especially since they were uncomfortable, a couch would have been better to relax after a day of walking about. The first day we spent walking about the city and the river after checking in. Upon our return (around 10pm) we found the room to be warm, despite leaving the power on and having the AC at the lowest setting. Called the front desk and the woman who answered stated she will send a staff to check the system. Staff came and stated sadly that is the coldest that the room will get but if we liked he can see if another room will be colder. Called the front desk again and stated that a hot room will make it uncomfortable and difficult to sleep and if there was another solution since moving to an equally hot room is not acceptable. At this point the woman stated "This is not America. Open the balcony doors to cool the room". I spoke to the desk manager in the morning and informed her of the situation. At this point did I get an explanation regarding some Swiss law regarding the AC. IF the night front staff would have explained this in the beginning, the situation could have been understood. Ms. P. Baumgartner offered us 2 free drink at CHECK-IN coupon, kind of a disappointment since this was our 2nd day and did not get this coupon on check-in despite paying for the room upgrade to a suite. The hotel has tried to modernize its furnishings and amenities but sadly not modernized enough.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Hyatt Regency Hong Kong Tsim Sha Tsui; City: Hong Kong; Review: Spent the weekend touring my sister around HK. The hotel is conveniently located above the station and a mall. The N1 and N4 exits are currently more convenient vs the B2/B1 exits due to constructions/improvement. The property if very comfortable and has nice restaurants in the facility. We tried the breakfast buffet and was not disappointed. The selection was vast and fresh. There was an egg station, a noodle station, joke/congee station and other selections. The room was comfortable and nicely appointed. Beds were comfortable. The hotel even provided us with a cell phone to use during our stay. This was a great benefit as it offered tips on sights to see and even had a link on where to buy discount tickets from tour bus to the cable car up Victoria Peak. Herbert - the concierge was especially helpful and friendly. He helped expedite our check-in and offered suggestions on where to eat, where to get personal services. He was even able to help when my sister was coming down with a cold.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: InterContinental Bangkok; City: Bangkok; Review: We stayed at this location for 2 different stays but I will review our stay on May 4 to May 7. We are club members and we got upgraded to the King Corner Suite Room. Our room was on the 22nd floor and was slightly older than the one on the higher floors. The room was nicely appointed and very spacious. The AC was very strong and comfortable especially in the heat of the area. The pillow selection is alway appreciated and we even received an email from the hotel staff asking of we needed anything special prior to arrival. We requested extra pillows and as expected, they were waiting on the bed upon arrival. The hotel offered afternoon high tea and happy hour for free if you have access to the Members Lounge. Both services are very nice. Breakfast can either be had at the lounge or downstairs at the Mezzanine level. The main difference is the selection. The mezzanine level has a wider selection but tends to be more crowded and the service is not as individualized as upstairs. The hotel has a rooftop pool with bar. Towel service is provided poolside so no need to bring the room towels. Hotel is located right next to the train station and the covered walkway gives you access to some of the local malls. The nearest train stop is Chit Lom. Siam Mall/Station is only one stop away. Overall, the hotel has a great location and tries to anticipate the needs of the guests. The staff were responsive to some of the missteps that occurred.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Hilton Beijing; City: Beijing; Review: Went to Beijing beginning of July 2017 to visit a friend. Decided to stay at the Hilton since this was close to his place. We were originally booked for a Twin Hilton Deluxe room but decided to upgrade to a suite on check-in. Sadly, the room was not as expected. The room was old and somewhat small for a suite. There were also signs of mold starting to grow in the bathroom, paint chipping and cracks on the shower ceiling. The bathroom mirror over the bathtub also had seen better days. The bathroom door also does not close properly and prevents locking. There is also only one hook in the bathroom to hang a towel or robe so if more than one person is staying in the room, they are out of luck. The TV was also set-up so that it cannot be viewed except from the office desk as the couch was not setup for viewing purposes. The AC was also not strong enough to provide sufficient cooling especially during the summer season. Housekeeping was also a bit lacking. The used robe was simply hung on the closet pull handle instead of being hung on the hanger. We tried the breakfast buffet both in the club lounge as well as the general restaurant. Nothing special to report there but it did have a nice variety as well as a cooking station for noodles and eggs. Overall, nothing special.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Hyatt Regency Naha Okinawa; City: Naha Okinawa Prefecture; Review: A nice hotel with friendly and helpful staff. The staff are also multi lingual so then can help answer most of the guests questions. We booked a room on the 17th floor which also entailed us to use the lounge for check-in and check-outs. It also gave us access to the lounge for drinks and happy hour. The property is only a 5 minute walk from the main shopping/tourist street. Once on the main street, you are in the middle giving you access to the monorail, restaurants, and shopping. The room was nicely appointed and there was an ice machine on the floor. The room included all the amenities like coffee machine and a water kettle. The bed was nice but a bit soft for my liking but provided a restful sleep non the less. The hotel also give you the option for a harder pillow if you like. The lounge is on the 18th floor and gives a great view of the city. During happy hour, the hotel has a carving station that serves a nice roast beef. This is also where you can have breakfast. Breakfast offers an egg station, the rest of the options are fairly standard. The lounge area is small but quieter than the breakfast restaurant on the 2nd floor. The 2nd floor however has a bigger selection. The one downside is that the hotel elevator smelled like fish. Not sure if this is due to the humidity or the "air fresher" that the hotel uses.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Cordis Hong Kong; City: Hong Kong; Review: The Cordis hotel used to be called the Langham Place HK. Our prior stay at this hotel was great and we are a bit concerned if it would have changed with the new brand. I'm happy to say that the service has remained the same. There have been a few cosmetic changes but overall still a great stay. We managed to get room 3606. This is a GREAT room. Its right off the elevators and just a few steps to the lounge. Now don't roll your eyes thinking that it will be noisy and bothersome. It has a great view of the city and the room so well insulated that we didn't hear any noises from the hallway. Also not having to deal with the elevator ride to and from the clubroom for drinks, breakfast or the other offerings was great. Check-in and check-out was also great as it was on the same floor and no long lines to worry about. The main entrance of the hotel is at street level. This is where the two statues can be found. This is also the level where you would catch a cab. There is another entrance through the Langham mall if you want to use the mall entrance but this seems just an unnecessary bother. The Club lounge offers drinks throughout the day as well as afternoon tea snacks, and happy hour adult beverages and snacks. As always, breakfast is also served here as an option but with a smaller selection as the main breakfast area on the 2nd floor above the registration area. Were pleasantly surprised as some of the personal touches offered by the hotel but or biggest surprise was when house keeping tidied up our phone and computer cords with the branded Cordis velcro straps. Yes its a small thing but very nice non the less (see pic below). The hotel is located near the subway lines and ferries. The area is also know for its street food scene which is a plus in my books as I can sample the regional items cheaply. The hotel retained some if not most of the staff from its previous name is this was also a nice touch. Overall, I would highly recommend this hotel.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Prince Waikiki; City: Honolulu Oahu Hawaii; Review: The hotel has a great location in that its walking distance to the Ala Moana Mall so shopping and food is not an issue. The hotel also offers a free shuttle service all day. The hotel also has a Honolulu Coffee Plantation shop in the lobby open 5-5:30. Parking is on site and is easily accessible via the lobby so you don't have to go outside the hotel if you forgot something in the car. The property has a 24 hour gym and restaurant on site. The hotel also has a Club Lounge on the 5th floor, right next to the pool and jacuzzi. If you can get access as part of your reservation great, otherwise I would not pay extra for it. The lounge does have drinks, snacks, and a light breakfast but nothing special in my opinion. All rooms have a ocean view and nicely appointed. The toiletries are also nice. Staff are nice and friendly and if needed, can speak another language. Overall, its not a bad hotel and reasonably priced.; Rating: 3.0/5.0 | hotelrec |
Given the interaction history of a user with products as follows:
Title: Sony DCR-DVD403 3MP DVD Handycam Camcorder w/10x Optical Zoom (Discontinued by Manufacturer); Brand: Sony; Review: 2/14/10 Update: Wow, I can't believe I've had this camera this long! First off, I want to say, this camera has held up amazingly! And get this - I told this to my brother-in-law three years ago. I paid $999 for this camera. It still sells for $[...] Name a single piece of electronics that has held 70% of it's value for nearly five years! That's stunning. I know the trend is for using solid state recordings, but if you want ease of use, and to avoid the hassle of writing DVDs from removable storage on your computer - you could do worse than this camera (or even a more recent model, but still...) (original review follows) ************************************************ I'd read a lot of bad stuff about Sony's earlier model cameras - and in fact, Hitachi had developed the technology and produced better cameras for less cost to the consumer. However, I read a few good reviews about this one and since I buy mostly Sony products, I took the plunge. Fact is, this thing is awesome. It's lightweight, easy to control and takes terrific pictures. I do mean pictures, too. It's got a 3 MP camera that's a snap to take pics with, though, you do have to be careful that you've stopped moving. The camera has a built-in flash, which was lacking from an older model camcorder I had that allowed me to take stills. Timing seems perfect as well. (I've had the camera now for several months.) Also, changing back and forth between video and still mode is literally a flick of the thumb. The camera itself holds up extremely well. I'd read previously that minor movements will completely hose up DVD recordings, but not on this thing. I was moving all over the place as I recorded the interior of a house I was looking at, and it adjusted extremely well to differing light conditions as well as to bouncy movement. The settings for the camera are very easy to configure. The video screen is a touch screen and a lot of the confusing dials and buttons are removed from previous models of Sony recorders. I purchase my DVD media on ebay for about a dollar a DVD (that's the RW's, btw, so I can reuse them. I'd recommend getting single sided ones, so that you can label the DVD. Found that out the hard way after buying 50 dual sided DVD's. At that cheap a cost, it's not worth it for the inconvience of not being able to label the disks.) Oh, and though they warn you not to jiggle the camera during formatting or writing the disk, it's not THAT screwy. I was in a moving car, as well as jostled a bed that the camera was sitting on, and neither disk was ruined. So, I'd take the warning seriously, but no need to consider your media at that much risk. THe only annoying thing is that Sony flashes a warning every time you start up the camera with a non Sony DVD in the recorder. Grrr.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Garmin nüvi 285W/285WT 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator with Traffic; Brand: Garmin; Review: I've had Garmins for a long time. And I've recommended them to family and friends who have thanked me later. I have the 760 in my car and it was time replace my wife's old 330C. For the record it lasted about five years. :) I almost got a TomTom this time around, since they have some neat features, but ultimately, this model of Garmin just had nearly everything and then some. Okay, pros and cons and a few tips. Pros: - Boots up fast. - The new surface mounting grip is awesome (it's an additional expense, but I kinda sorta stole it from my wife since I have this weird bumpy dash, and my current sandbag mount slides all over the place! But this thing has a rubberized bottom that bends and hooks over the dash. I highly recommend getting one!) - The MSN Direct service is amazing. We paid the $30 to basically extend it out for two years. It's so worth it. First off, the thing boots up with the temperature right on your home screen. It does traffic, of course, but it also has weather, movies, and a whole bunch more. Do you know how cool it is to pull up a weather radar on your GPS? Wow! - The driving layout is a bit different than my 760. It's actually easier to read. On the 760, the directions are on the top and they look like "Turn Right on Main Street". On the bottom are your distance to the destination and the Arrival time. Well, what the 285 does is (as you can see by one of the screens) is put your turn direction as an arrow, how far away it is, up at the top. They also squeeze in an easy to read current speed limit on the map, your current speed at the bottom (kind of a nice reminder of when you're speeding! :) ) as well as, if you have the MSN Direct service, the traffic, and a number to easily see how much traffic is impacting your trip. I mean, that's a ton of useful information on one screen. The 760 is still more than a hundred bucks more than this thing! Crazy. - Pretty much has a lot of other cool features - bluetooth, etc etc. The traffic receiver is also MUCH more stable than on the 760 which is semi-notorious for breaking. I don't see that happening with this one. - This model supposedly doesn't have multi-destination. Or at least, Garmin says it doesn't, but now that I think about it, I believe it's included automatically. I was just using the thing yesterday, had changed my route and it asked me if I wanted to change my destination or add it. So.. call me confused. ;) Cons: very few, since I love garmins. - There are some neat features that are available now that this doesn't have - like being able to input a picture and have the GPS figure out where it is. Not sure how useful this is, but; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 2000; Brand: Microsoft; Review: I've had this keyboard multiple times. Don't get me wrong - it's not the keyboard's fault, it's mine. I eat at my computer, constantly. Like, daily. I've had many spills over my keyboard, and it's not until a key is actually stuck shut that I need to replace it. The keys have a great feel to them, they're relatively quiet, and I use the sound control ALL_THE_TIME. I Love the ability to mute my computer's sound right on the keyboard. It's also relatively ergonomic, without being awkward for people who are not used to ergonomic keyboards. The fact that, between my wife and I, who are computer fantatics, and we've bought probably eight of these things, should say a little something about how much we like the keyboard itself. We literally wear out the typeface on the keys, we use them so much. If I had a "con", I would hope for backlit keys, but you can't expect that out of a $15 keyboard!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Toshiba PA3947U-1EAB Touchscreen Pen for Tablet; Brand: Toshiba; Review: As my title says, with a touch screen, you should be able to get away with using your fingers. Why need a stylus? A few points - it's hard to see from the picture, but it's got kind of a rubbery, squishy end to the pointer. So, I have yet to get a regular stylus (like you might see with a Nintendo DS) to work on the device. But this pen has a nice heft to it, and it's really handy to use. One of the biggest complaints about the Thrive is that it's a fingerprint magnet, which is 100% true. Having said that - GET the screen protector. I hate screen protectors, but on this tablet they're going to perform two functions - obviously prevent scratches, but they also cut down on fingerprints. So does using this pen. The screen is gorgeous, but you'll appreciate not having to wipe it down all the time.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Toshiba Thrive 10.1-Inch 16 GB Android Tablet AT105-T1016; Brand: Toshiba; Review: I did all the research on these things, comparing the Asus, Acer, Motorola, iPad and this one. In fact, I found a spreadsheet someone did that added another dozen or so tablets, including the HP, etc. Why did I pick the Toshiba? Primarily? Usability. I realized something about my own use of products that is actually true for most people, though only visionaries like Steve Jobs take it to the limit. The easier something is to use, the more likely you are to use it. If you don't need to find Adapter A (say, mini HDMI) to plug into Adapter B (the actual full-sized HDMI cable you have) to plug your tablet into your TV, the more likely you are to USE the HDMI functionality. Want a keyboard? You can take the one you plug into your PC and plug it into your tablet. Yes, ANY keyboard, not a wireless one, not bluetooth, just a keyboard. ANY thumbdrive becomes an expansion drive. This is huge. The iPad has NO (as in Zero) normal ports. Neither does the (very pretty to look at) Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 (which is so nice that Apple is suing Samsung to keep their tablets out of the country). Everything has to be done wirelessly or through an adapter for other adapters. Price is competitive. On several levels - both with the overall unit, and you can use regular SD cards, which almost none of the others can use. This RAM is cheaper. You can use regular HDMI and regular USB - again, cheaper to acquire and use. Feel is solid - my kids have dropped this thing onto a hard surface floor several times - still works great. The rubberized back prevents slippage and dropping. I like the black border around the screen, as it gives you a place to hold the screen w/out smudging your viewable area. I could go on, but I really wanted to address one last thing that I have found people complain about this particular model. __________________________________________________________________________________- The screen!! Look, it's vibrant but people complain about the smudging. However, if you get the Toshiba screen protector (I usually hate screen protectors!) I found it all but eliminated the problem completely. It also works great to protect your screen against scratching. I love this tablet. I've had it now for over a month and it lives up to everything I'd hoped it would. The graphics are better than the iPad, the cost is a LOT less, and the full-sized ports makes this thing so dang usable. Update: 11/30/2011 The kids are using it (as in three of them) watching Tangled on Netflix. Again with the usability! I had some pretty cheap computer speakers kicking around and it sounds great, and the over 10" screen is keeping a 2 year old, six year old and 10 year old happy as clams. And it streams over Wi-Fi darn near magically. I love this tablet and I haven't used my 4 month old laptop since I got it! Seriously.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: AmazonBasics Medium Point and Shoot Camera Case; Brand: AmazonBasics; Review: Obviously, the price is right, as I've found for every Amazon product I've ever purchased. More importantly, this thing is durable, and comes on sale quite often - twice in two weeks. It's the perfect size for the typical camera sold today. The padding is phenomenal and the zipper case id perfect for holding memory sticks. Ain't it grand we don't need to hold a roll of film for 36 shots?? ;) There's probably enough room for a spare battery if you have/need one, or for a very small micro USB cable if your camera uses one, but that's kind of pushing it. The front side has about 1/3rd to 1/2 inch of padding, which I like, given that most camera's today have only the flimsiest of lens covers and you wouldn't want it broken if you dropped your case.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Ceton InfiniTV 6 PCIe - 6-channel Internal Cable TV Tuner for CableCARD; Brand: Portable4All; Review: UPDATE: 12/17/14 - Just a quick update here, a year and two months later. Just wanted to add - has been working fine/flawlessly. I see from some other reviews and some folks may be getting a dud or some other issue. I will say, setting up an HTPC CAN be complicated and there are so many factors involved: The Tuner Card, Windows Media Center (or other program), the PC itself (hard drive, RAM issues, space issues, CPU, heat, dust, time synchronizing), Microsoft, the cable provider, the cable run from the street to house, to your TV...but the end result makes it all worth while. Good luck! Also, feel free to ask any questions in the comment section - I'm pretty good about responding quickly. Not involved with CETON at all, just a happy customer who has done PC tech support for most of his adult life. ;) The original review continues below the line. _________________________________________________ Going to break this down in two versions - short and sweet and long and detailed. Short version: It was easy as pie. No external add-ons needed, no beta drivers. Works GREAT - definite must buy. Here's the long(er) version. I bought this on my wife's account from Amazon and I installed in last Sunday (it's now Thursday). I have an HP desktop pc (DVR) that I installed it on. I was a little nervous because I'd heard that there was a four tuner limit/restriction on Windows Media Center and that there was something like Tuner Salad or something or other that you had to use in order to get the six tuners recognized. I'd read elsewhere that you could get a beta driver from Ceton and it would take care of the issues. Well, let me put all that to rest and also back up a step - I was coming from a SiliconDust 3 tuner external model. It's worked great, but what with Football season and the CW putting out some great shows, HBO yada yada - there were definitely times when I needed at least four tuners simultaneously on my Verizon Fios connection in Northern Virginia. I debated getting the four tuner version and avoid all the potential risks of Windows Media Center having issues finding the 5th and 6th tuner and saving the $100 would be nice too - but, I bit the bullet and took the risk. Worst case, I could always send it back. The existing 5 star reviews gave me some confidence, and I am hoping my review encourages other DVR aficionados like myself to take the plunge. ;) I didn't need to use an external program, I just installed the card on the existing PCI slot (it was a little one too, by the way - like a one inch wide PCI connector to the motherboard.) When you follow the one page instructions from Ceton, it gives you the contact numbers for the larger CableCard providers as well as their own support number, just in case you have any trouble. I definitely got the impression that they'd go to; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9" Standing Leather Origami Case (will only fit Kindle Fire HDX 8.9" - 3rd; Brand: Amazon; Review: We bought this one my wife's account - we got two HDXs and one black and one purplish/blue origami cases. It's got some pros and cons. Pros: 1. It's sleek and stylish. 2. The Kindle HDX turns off automatically when you close it and turns on automatically when you open it. 3. The buttons are easy to use and to find. 4. Easy to slide it up (as described) to use the excellent rear facing camera. 5. Easy to fold though the stand worked differently than I expected. The bottom of the "stand" is actually a point, not a large folded area, like I expected. Think the "beak" of a folded orgami bird as the part that the kindle is pushing against. Even so, it's surprisingly sturdy. Cons: 1. It's HEAVY. 2. As others have mentioned, the case doesn't completely envelope the kindle as you'd expect, particularly if you're used to other Amazon made kindle cases. 3. It's expensive! For the first time in a kindle related product, I'm not really certain I got my money's worth, since there's no light. 4. It's more difficult than you'd expect to open the cover/lift the flap. I'm a guy, and not having finger nails, I'm not sure I'm going to like how difficult it is to open the cover. I actually envision myself leaving it open more often than not.. and doesn't that begin to defeat the purpose? To elaborate a little bit more about this part - the flexible cover tends to flip around a bit when you lift it, and I've already had times where it closes right back before I get it all the way open. Or, it partially opens and bends, and I have to make more effort to pick it up. I'm not sure I'm describing this well, but I guess it's more that it's an annoyance to do something as simple as opening your Kindle and it shouldn't be something that you event think about, right? 5. The HDX is SOOO light, and SO smooth and sleek, you end up really missing just how nice it is in your hands when you're using the cover. Obviously, this is going to be an issue with any cover, but there it is. 6. It seems the HDX is held in by magnets. It also seems like the thing could flop out of its case at any time. Having both a Kindle Touch, and Kindle Fire HD, where the kindles actually sit IN the case, and are almost challenging to get out, I'm not really confident how well the Kindle will stay in its case. Having said that, it's probably a testament to the technology (which is also a standard of Amazon products) that the case works as it does. I haven't had the kindle actually fall out of the case yet, but it really just does rest ON the case than it does IN the case. Otherwise, it would never work to slide the kindle up and the top be exposed in order to take the pictures. All told, I'm; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: USB 3.0; Brand: Atolla; Review: 8/7/2016 ------------- As mentioned, updated. Looks like the vendor has changed their marketing around a bit, and you can now both see that one version doesn't come with a power cable, one does, and you can even buy the power cable separately. Well done! The prices for all seem fine (though maybe the power cable is a bit steep in price, but, it's not absolutely necessary for most uses...) and I've now had the hub for over a year and it works great! The fact that they made their product's capabilties a bit easier to understand says a lot for the company as well. Old review follows - and, adding in the other star, as promised. :) ___________________________________________________________ (Original review) Great little device - however, I did go looking for the power adapter and.. well, there isn't one. Since they do kind of emphasize in the second picture that it sure seems like there's a power adapter, I kinda wish they'd point out that there isn't one actually in the packaging. However, the product that does get shipped is excellent and have no issues with it. If they were to perhaps NOT emphasize that picture pointing out the charging capabilities, I would probably bump it up to a 5 star rating. As it is, I'm a bit unsure if the port on the end (red: charging) will actually work without the adapter.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: BenQ HT1075 1080p 3D DLP Home Theater Projector; Brand: BenQ; Review: Purchased this unit from Amazon in May - by the time we had time to use it in July, we had the problem with overheating and shutting down repeatedly. Amazon replaced the initial unit. THIRTY TWO days after we received the 2nd unit with minimal use, the same problem started happening again. I've spoken with BenQ support, and all they can say is to return it to them to be repaired and it's not a common problem. Obviously, it has become one if two units in 3 months happened in one household. Picture is amazing - but useless when you can't watch a full program in one sitting.; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: with MoCA Networking for Comcast, Time Warner, Cox, Charter, Suddenlink, Mediacom (SBG6782-AC); Brand: ARRIS; Review: Short version: I wanted an "all-in-one" AC wifi-modem-router set up. Though it technically does that job (which gives it two of the stars), there's so much that it does NOT do, and at such a high price (I paid $200), that it is absolutely not a good value at all. Plus, it randomly drops internet connections on a daily/weekly basis. Longer version: I bought this on the recommendation of my cable provider, Xfinity/Comcast. My reasoning was thus - I wanted all my WIFI and CAT-6 connections to come off of the same DHCP connection so that routing wouldn't be an issue if I wanted to swap files from one to the next. I also have a lot of different devices on my home network. I have at least a dozen tablets, four printers (color laser, BW laser, all-in-one for scanning, and camera printing...I'm a technogeek, sorry!), kids connect phones for free data, laptops, a home based DVR with Windows Media, a half dozen PCs and multiple consoles. (We don't take vacations, we just buy lots of gadgets...) And trying to convert to a "smart home" to boot! Needless to say, I needed a robust piece of equipment. This wasn't it. As mentioned, I wanted to have the ability to route across the network. This it did, thankfully. But, it has horrible AC range.. abysmal, horrid, if-you-leave-the-room-with-your-device-your-connection-speed-drops, type range. I eventually got a rather expensive extender so we could get better than 150 Mbps upstairs. I originally tried adding a WIFI router to the device, only thing is, if you want to actually extend the range, you have to have NO SECURITY SET UP. Seriously. Who designs a router like that? Under what scenario would you ever even ALLOW dropping security? So, you can't set it to WEP, or any of the other settings. I was gobsmacked. Anyway, eventually, after about 8 months of dropped connections, crappy WIFI speeds/ranges, and ultimately, almost no ability to even tell how fast my connection was (except using speedtest ...net) I finally went on a shopping spree for routers. Ultimately, I ended up with a cheaper solution, by getting the best MODEM ONLY device I could find: ARRIS SURFboard SB6141 DOCSIS 3.0 Cable Modem - Retail Packaging - White And then I got a fantastic Asus router (after buying and testing four others) that will allow me track the connection (even with an app on my phone!) of every single device on my network in real time. When we have a teen or two that is sucking down every ounce of bandwidth we have (and it's a rare device that allows you to even set QoS on a router!) I bought: ASUS (RT-AC68U) Wireless-AC1900 Dual-Band Gigabit Router - worth.every.penny. And then some. I did a ton of research, this thing is aces if you can spare the time to learn a little bit about the interface and what it can do.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Coocheer Surge Protector Power Strip with 8 outlets and 5 Quick Charge USB Ports,5ft Extension Power Cord Charging Station for; Brand: COOCHEER; Review: Wanted to like this thing. I mean, five USB smart chargers and a ton of plugs, what can go wrong? Well, I wanted it for a desk charger anyway - so, I never figured I'd have more than 2-3 grounded plugs in it, and used it more for the USB charging since my kids are always coming in and wanting to charge their kindles, tablets and phones. I've had it for a while, but today, it just cut out on me. I reset it a few times (at first, I couldn't even find the switch), but nothing seems to work. I went looking for a manual online, and there doesn't appear to be one. Their website only has a support section for two of their several dozen products. Hint: It's hard to tell from reading their logo exactly what the name of the company is! Their URL is ecoocheer. Long story-short - I can't seem to find what you'd normally consider a "breaker" or fuse on a typical surge protector! Seriously, if you look at this thing, there's no spot for a button that resets it if it's tripped. Only an off/on button which I'm not quite sure what the point of it is. As others have said, it was good while it lasted, but six months has got to be a record in short-lived surge protectors.; Rating: 1.0/5.0 | amazon_Electronics |
Given the interaction history of a user with books as follows:
Title: Homeland (Forgotten Realms: The Dark Elf Trilogy, Book 1); Author: Visit Amazon's R.A. Salvatore Page; Review: This book is amazing. I love the entire series. That out of the way, wow there are typos! All over this thing! I don't remember my paperback having so many....; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Hobbit; Author: Visit Amazon's J. R. R. Tolkien Page; Review: Kind feel like I'm reading the bible when I'm reading these. They are super small too.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Hobbit; Author: Visit Amazon's J. R. R. Tolkien Page; Review: Kind feel like I'm reading the bible when I'm reading these. They are super small too.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: THE LORD OF THE RINGS Trilogy - (The Fellowship of the Ring, The Return of the Ring, The Two; Author: Visit Amazon's J.R.R Tolkien Page; Review: Kind feel like I'm reading the bible when I'm reading these. They are super small too.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Hobbit and Lord of the Rings Trilogy - Boxed Set of 4 Books; Author: Visit Amazon's J. R. R. Tolkien Page; Review: Kind feel like I'm reading the bible when I'm reading these. They are super small too.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Fellowship of the Ring (Lord of the Rings Part 1); Author: Visit Amazon's J. R. R. Tolkien Page; Review: Kind feel like I'm reading the bible when I'm reading these. They are super small too.; Rating: 4.0/5.0 | amazon_books |
Given the interaction history of a user with products as follows:
Title: TOMS Men's Classic Canvas Slip-On; Brand: TOMS; Review: love Tom's; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: TOMS Seasonal Classics Women's Slip on Shoes; Brand: TOMS; Review: love Tom's; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Headsweats Super Duty Shorty Beanie and Helmet Liner; Brand: Headsweats; Review: WELL MADE; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: var aPageStart = (new Date()).getTime(); var ue_t0=ue_t0||+new Date(); window.ue_ihb = (window.ue_ihb || window.ueinit || 0) + 1; if (window.ue_ihb; Brand: Ergodyne; Review: WELL MADE; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Timex Intelligent Quartz Tide Temp Compass Watch; Brand: Timex; Review: Great Product...stellar service; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Timex Men's T5K588 Ironman Sleek 250 TapScreen Full-Size Black Resin Strap Watch; Brand: Timex; Review: love it; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Clarks Men's Norwin Vibe Oxford; Brand: ; Review: great shoes; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Clarks Men's Norwin Easy Slip-On Sneaker; Brand: ; Review: great shoes; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: DJT Men' s Slouch Beanie Slouchy Hat Ski Hat Snowboard Hat Ribbed Beanie Black; Brand: Zacr; Review: great hat; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: NYFASHION101 Slouch Wrinkled Beanie Cap Slouchy Skull Hat; Brand: NYFASHION101; Review: great hat; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: TOMS Seasonal Classics Women's Slip on Shoes; Brand: TOMS; Review: love Tom's; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: TOMS Seasonal Classics Women's Slip on Shoes; Brand: TOMS; Review: love Tom's; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: TOMS Men's Classic Canvas Slip-On; Brand: TOMS; Review: love Tom's; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Ergodyne Chill-Its 6615 Absorptive Moisture-Wicking Dew Rag, Skulls; Brand: Ergodyne; Review: WELL MADE; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: TOMS Seasonal Classics Women's Slip on Shoes; Brand: TOMS; Review: love Tom's; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: TOMS Men's Classic Canvas Slip-On; Brand: TOMS; Review: love Tom's; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: TOMS Seasonal Classics Women's Slip on Shoes; Brand: TOMS; Review: love Tom's; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: TOMS Seasonal Classics Women's Slip on Shoes; Brand: TOMS; Review: love Tom's; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: var aPageStart = (new Date()).getTime(); var ue_t0=ue_t0||+new Date(); window.ue_ihb = (window.ue_ihb || window.ueinit || 0) + 1; if (window.ue_ihb; Brand: ; Review: ran small; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Spyder Men's CORE Sweater Hat; Brand: Spyder; Review: great hat; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: SweatVac Stubby; Brand: SweatVac Performance Wear; Review: I liked it; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: deBeer Military Ballistic Nylon 2-Piece Watch Band/Watch Strap - 11 Colors - (Sizes - 18mm, 20mm, 24mm); Brand: deBeer; Review: Great Stuff; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Vuarnet Canvas Sailcloth Watch Strap with Deployment Buckle + Spring Bars, 26mm; Brand: Vuarnet; Review: Love this watch band... wish it came in other sizes; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: INFANTRY 20mm 22mm Nylon Nato Canvas Fabric Watch Band Strap, 4 Rings Stainless Steel Buckle, Black / Green; Brand: Infantry; Review: great stuff; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Baffin Unisex Cush Insulated Slipper; Brand: ; Review: Fell apart quiickly; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Baffin Unisex Cush Insulated Slipper; Brand: ; Review: Fell apart quiickly; Rating: 2.0/5.0 | amazon_Clothing_Shoes_and_Jewelry |
Given the interaction history of a user with products as follows:
Title: Snap Circuits PRO SC-500 Electronics Exploration Kit | Over 500 STEM Projects | 4-Color Project Manual |; Brand: Snap Circuits; Review: Broke shortly after my son took it out of the box. Very cheaply made and thin plastic. Got to play with it for about an hour Christmas morning before the battery pack broke into pieces.; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Little Tikescount 'N Play Cash Register; Brand: Little Tikes; Review: Love this but wish it had more of the play money! Helps with counting and colors and other learning for my 2 year old so definitely worth it.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: VTech Spin and Learn Color Flashlight Amazon Exclusive, Pink; Brand: VTech; Review: Love Vtech products! They're durable and great quality. My daughter loves it!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: VTech Go! Go! Smart Wheels Spinning Spiral Tower Playset; Brand: VTech; Review: Little smaller then the ones I saw in stores but daughter loves it though. Only comes with one vehicle so we bought more.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Mega Bloks Block Scooping Wagon Building Set Pink; Brand: Mega Bloks; Review: Doesn't work picking up blocks in a home with tile. Wish I would have known that before I bought it but all in all it's still good for storing all her blocks.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Fun Express Zombie Blood Table Cover Party Decor; Brand: Fun Express; Review: We have a very long dining room table so I was nervous this wouldn't completely cover it. I was wrong. It not only covered my entire table it even left just enough on the sides. It wasn't the best material but it worked great for the birthday party theme for my daughter. Will definetly order from this company again.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Halloween Caution Zombies Party Tape Roll Pack of 4; Brand: Fun Express; Review: Liked it for the theme of the party I was having but their wasn't very much in the roll. I was able to do an "X" on a sliding glass door and put one strip across the dining room table. In the future I'd definetly order several rolls to do a complete decoration for a party.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Snap Circuits 3D Illumination Electronics Exploration Kit | Over 150 STEM Projects | 4-Color Project Manual |; Brand: Snap Circuits; Review: This was a gift for my son. He has all of the snap circuit sets and can't stop playing with them. He is 15 and finds them to be great.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Star Wars - Photomosiac - Yoda - 1000 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle; Brand: Buffalo Games; Review: Son loves it.; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | amazon_Toys_and_Games |
Given the interaction history of a user with news articles as follows:
Title: Exclusive: Jayme Closs feeling 'stronger every day' 1 year after kidnapping; Abstract: One year after Jayme Closs was kidnapped as a 13-year-old and held for months by a man who murdered her parents, the teenager says she's feeling "stronger every day."; Category: news
Title: Trump's attempt to hire Trey Gowdy for legal team unravels over lobbying rules; Abstract: President Trump's attempt to hire former South Carolina Rep. Trey Gowdy for his legal team has unraveled over concerns about lobbying rules, Fox News has confirmed.; Category: news
Title: The 20 best bad movies of all time; Abstract: Tim Burton paid tribute to filmmaker Ed Wood with a biographical movie about his life, which was released 25 years ago. Since Wood was known for his low-budget, campy movies, we thought it only fitting that we honor him, and Burton's biopic, with a list of films that are both terrible and terribly entertaining.; Category: movies
Title: Giuliani 'disappointed' in Bolton amid claim he told aide to alert lawyer to Ukraine probe; Abstract: Rudy Giuliani said he was "disappointed" in former National Security Adviser John Bolton, after reports emerged that he had called Giuliani a "hand grenade."; Category: news
Title: NFL owners discuss 17-game season, but idea meets some opposition; Abstract: Some NFL officials would like to expand the regular season schedule to 17 games, but there is opposition among the ownership ranks.; Category: sports
Title: Eagles player upset team missed out on Jalen Ramsey; Abstract: One anonymous Eagles player thought his team should have made a move for new Rams cornerback Jalen Ramsey.; Category: sports
Title: Colin Kaepernick is the perfect replacement for Patrick Mahomes; Abstract: This is a good idea if Mahomes misses a lot of time.; Category: sports
Title: Hikers Find Mystery Skeleton on Remote Mountain in California; Abstract: Had they not gotten off track, a pair of hikers on Mount Williamson, California's second-highest peak, would have missed it. In a remote area about three hours from the mountain's summit, a bleached skull peeked out from beneath gray boulders. "We were in disbelief," said one of the hikers, Brandon Follin, 22, who was with his friend, Tyler Hofer, 33. "My first thought was maybe it was a prop or something like you see in a science class." As...; Category: news
Title: Diplomats describe all-time low in morale at State under Trump; Abstract: The Trump administration's perennial push for steep budget cuts, an exodus of senior staffers with decades of experience and constant allegations that agency employees represent a deep state has sent morale at the State Department to an unprecedented low.; Category: news
Title: CNN Poll: Biden's lead in Democratic primary hits widest margin since April; Abstract: Former Vice President Joe Biden's lead in the race for the Democratic nomination for president has rebounded, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS.; Category: news
Title: Pete Davidson Spotted in New York City on Second Outing with Model Kaia Gerber; Abstract: Pete Davidson and Kaia Gerber Spotted Out in NYC for a Second Time; Category: tv
Title: Genius tiny homes for big families; Abstract: The tiny house movement is synonymous with pocket-sized interiors, snug storage solutions and clever internal layouts, yet you might be surprised by just how many people these compact cabins can accommodate. While some micro properties only offer enough space for a couple, others are designed to suit the needs of an entire family. From converted buses to self-built beauties, these family-friendly pads prove that you can live big in a small space..; Category: lifestyle
Title: The 25 most influential comedians to come out of 'Saturday Night Live'; Abstract: The following is an extensive but by no means exhaustive look at the 25 most influential comedians to come out of "SNL," be they performers, writers, directors or guys who make songs about putting their genitals in boxes.; Category: tv
Title: 17 photos that show the ugly truth of living in a tiny house; Abstract: From cramped lofts that are hard to access to small appliances, this is what it's really like to live in a tiny house.; Category: lifestyle
Title: Trump Wants Defense on Substance, Not Process, of Impeachment; Abstract: President Trump said he has encouraged his GOP allies to defend him on the substance of the impeachment probe, instead of focusing on criticizing the process, ahead of another week of scheduled testimony from administration officials.; Category: news
Title: The Warriors' fall from glory, explained; Abstract: Things are getting bad quick for the Warriors.; Category: sports
Title: Lupita Nyong'o Reprises Her 'Us' Character Red to Terrify Fans at Halloween Horror Nights; Abstract: The actress donned her iconic red jumpsuit to freak people out at Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Orlando.; Category: movies
Title: Collector's items that are actually worthless today; Abstract: You might be surprised to discover that items like Beanie Babies, Barbie dolls, and Norman Rockwell pieces are actually worthless.; Category: lifestyle
Title: Eminem Says He Sides With Chris Brown Over Rihanna Assault on Alleged Leaked Song; Abstract: Leaked audio of Eminem allegedly rapping that he'd side with Chris Brown over Rihanna assault is making rounds on social media and fans are not happy.; Category: music
Title: Foles will start for Jaguars over Minshew after bye week; Abstract: JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) Jaguars coach Doug Marrone believes quarterback Nick Foles gives the team "a better chance of winning right now." Marrone announced Tuesday he will start Foles over rookie sensation Gardner Minshew "going forward." He made the decision during the team's bye week, saying Foles is ready to return from a broken left collarbone and will start next week at Indianapolis. "For me, it was looking back at all the work we put...; Category: sports
Title: Ask Mr. Dad: 'Bad dad' can't connect with kids through play; Abstract: Dear Mr. Dad: I have two kids, ages six and seven, and I'm completely crazy about them. On one hand, I'm confident that we have a good relationship, on the other, I worry that I'm a bad dad. One of the things I hate about myself is that I can't seem to connect with the kids during play and I have a really hard time making myself play with them. That doesn't seem like something a good parent ...; Category: lifestyle
Title: Alex Anthopoulos investigation proves the MLBPA is watching and will be heard; Abstract: ; Category: sports
Title: Just like NFL's deal with Jay-Z, the Colin Kaepernick workout looks like a PR trap; Abstract: ; Category: sports | mind |
Given the interaction history of a user with businesses as follows:
Title: Hollander Hotel; City: St. Petersburg, FL; Review: I stayed at the Hollander last week and it was nice. The pros: 1. The staff is WONDERFUL. They are very nice and will help you however they can. 2. The rooms were clean. 3. It's pet friendly. (Even though I didn't bring my pets.) The cons: 1. Thin walls and ceiling/floors. Because it is an historic hotel, you hear EVERYTHING. I am a light sleeper so first two nights I only got about 3-4 hours sleep. This was pretty terrible because I had business meetings the following days. I even brought a white noise machine (I always do when I travel) and it usually helps. Not so here. Don't plan on sleeping in because the housekeeping carts in the hall sound like a freight train. I bought ear plugs and was finally able to get some sleep. Here's the thing: no one was being loud (be it housekeeping or other guests), you just hear EVERYTHING. I walked around on tip toes trying not to disturb the people below me. I don't know if there's anything that can be done from a structural stand point. If you sleep like the dead then you will be fine. 2. No phones in the rooms. On one hand it's nice, but on the other, if you need something you have to go downstairs to the front desk. 3. Smokers on the porch. It was really nasty to walk through cigarette stank when you leave the hotel. 4. Parking. Parking is kind of a nightmare. Not so much on the hotel's part, but on the general lack of consideration of people who park and don't care if they block you in or if they block the entry/exit into the parking lot. The hotel should REALLY get valet so the guest doesn't have to mess with the mess. Overall my stay was pleasant, but I wouldn't stay here again simply because I'm a light sleeper. Many people have commented on this in Yelp reviews, and had I checked Yelp before I booked I would have booked somewhere else. Again, the Hollander folks are great people, but light sleepers beware.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Tap Room At The Hollander; City: St. Petersburg, FL; Review: I ate here twice while I stayed at the Hollander last week. First time was for lunch. At the suggestion of the waiter I had the fried group sandwich. I ordered the Hula Days drinks which was pineapple/basil/rum goodness. Yummy. It was delicious and I would order it again. The second time was for breakfast and I ordered the classic Eggs Benedict. This I would not order again unless fixes were made. The English muffin was not toasted (basically right out of the package) and it was drowning in Hollandaise sauce. I had a side of the home fries which weren't anything special. They should add something or spice up the home fries to make them a Hollander signature. I also had a couple of drinks at the bar one evening while watching the Stanley Cup playoffs. The bartender is from Boston and it was fun chatting about hockey. Be aware that the pool bar closes at 10, inside bar at 11:00 and kitchen at 10:00. Overall, I would go to the Tap Room even if I wasn't staying at the Hollander.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Hurricane Seafood Restaurant; City: St Pete Beach, FL; Review: I ate here last week while visiting St. Peter. I ordered the grouper and it was ok, a little on the bland side. I think that they could add something to give it a little zing. There was no food service on the roof, so if you wanted to go up there to watch the sunset then you had to order to go and bring it up. It was fine, but it was got cold quick because it was so windy. (which I don't fault the restaurant for) The sunset was definitely spectacular. I recommend going just for that, get a drink and enjoy the view.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Parkshore Grill; City: Saint Petersburg, FL; Review: I ate here last week and it was outstanding. I had the Beef Carpaccio, Lobster Pasta, and Creme Brulee along with wine. It was expensive, but it was absolutely delicious. Service was impeccable and prompt, restaurant was quiet, and the ambience was very sophisticated and classy. I highly recommend Parkshore!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Dali Museum; City: Saint Petersburg, FL; Review: Gorgeous museum. The artwork is fantastic, the architecture incredible, and don't forget to take a stroll in the little outdoor garden. Take some pictures with the Dali bench and moustache. They also have a nice little cafe. I had the "Break Bread with Dali" which was the perfect light lunch - bread, pesto, and almonds. It usually comes with olives, but I don't like olives. They left off the olives and gave me extra almonds which was great. I also had a wonderfully surreal conversation with a gentleman while eating. Joyous indeed.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: O'Maddy's Bar & Grille; City: St Petersburg, FL; Review: I ate here last week while visiting St. Petersburg. I ordered one of the lunch specials - scallop cake with pork belly sandwich with sweet potato fries. It was delicious but I probably wouldn't mix the pork belly and scallop cake together. One or the other. It was an enormous portion of food. I gave half of mine to a retired couple sitting next to me because I couldn't take it with me. Definitely will return.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: St. Pete Beach; City: St Pete Beach, FL; Review: Beautiful, beautiful beach. Clean, low crowd, and a great food stand. It is also a great place to go shelling, but get there early in the morning or early in the evening when the tide is going in/out. I tried the municipal beach at Treasure Island and it was so bad that I came back to St. Pete.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Paradise Grille; City: St Pete Beach, FL; Review: This was perfect at the end of beach day to eat, have a beer, and watch the sunset. I ordered the fried shrimp which came with cole slaw and fries. It was perfect with cold beer. They have a bell that a chosen person gets to ring once the sun completely sets which is fun. I think you go to their website to sign up to be the bell ringer. I also had breakfast here - breakfast burrito which was A LOT of food. I could only eat about half. I would definitely eat here again.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Sea Critters Cafe; City: St Pete Beach, FL; Review: I loved Sea Critters. I ate there last week and sat at one of the picnic tables on the doc. I ordered the grilled scallops with a crab cake, fries, and cole slaw. It was delicious. Boats can pull right up to the doc to eat which for this Texan was super cool. Kids jumped into the water from the bridge behind the dock. A pod of dolphins played along the sea wall. A sailor pulled up with his chihuahua sitting on his boat seat. It was awesome. Perfect place to eat for casual, relaxed atmosphere or after spending a day at the beach. Loved it.; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | yelp |
Given the interaction history of a user with news articles as follows:
Title: Kate Middleton fired her longtime personal assistant amid split from Meghan Markle and Prince Harry; Abstract: Sophie Agnew, Middelton's longtime aide of seven years, was fired after she returned home from her honeymoon.; Category: lifestyle
Title: UFC champ Khabib Nurmagomedov seen training in a freezing river, because of course; Abstract: Khabib Nurmagomedov doesn't mess around.; Category: sports
Title: Frank Mir admits his intellect 'hurts' him in the cage; Abstract: Frank Mir's critical thinking skills are sometimes to his detriment.; Category: sports
Title: Joe Biden reportedly denied Communion at a South Carolina church because of his stance on abortion; Abstract: Joe Biden has a complicated history with the Catholic Church.; Category: news
Title: Biden on being denied communion: 'I'm a practicing Catholic, I practice my faith'; Abstract: Former Vice President and 2020 presidential candidate Joe Biden refused to confirm reports that he was denied communion at a South Carolina church on Sunday because of his stance on abortion, referring to the incident as his "personal life."; Category: news
Title: DOG DUMPED: Dog thrown from car in Greenville; police ask for help finding person who did it; Abstract: A malnourished dog was thrown from a car Tuesday night in Greenville, according to Greenville police. Police said the male pit bull mix wasn't injured when it was tossed from a gray sedan at Camelot Cinemas off East Antrim Drive. Sign up for our Newsletters The dog was taken to Greenville County Animal Care to be checked out. "Depending on what happens, he may need a white knight to provide a "furr"-ever home in about a week," a Facebook post...; Category: news | mind |
Given the interaction history of a user with books as follows:
Title: The Happy Bottom Riding Club: The Life and Times of Pancho Barnes; Author: Visit Amazon's Lauren Kessler Page; Review: I got this one after reading about some test pilots that where stationed at Muroc aka Edwards to further research on the aircraft that came along after WWII and they all (and I mean all) atleast mentioned Panchos place during their stays in the 'rearend of the world' so this was a natural follow up because it looked like fun...which I'm sure they had a blast...what the heck else was there to do? You can only hunt so many jack rabbits. If you only get one about those days this is it from the perspective of 'after hours'.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Pancho: The biography of Florence Lowe Barnes; Author: Visit Amazon's Barbara H. Schultz Page; Review: This woman was a hoot in her day and lived for the moment and when I read Chuck Yeagers' autobiography he mentioned her place and some good times so it perked my interest so I got this to follow up on this lively gal. She was also mentioned in other test pilots that matriculated through Muroc in the old days after the war and that only added more gas to the fire so to speak and it was interesting to go back in time and check out those 'good ole days'. There is another bio in 'The Happy Bottom Riding Club' that is more about the goings on in the 40's & 50's whereas this treatment really covers Panchos' life from beginning to end. What a gal.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Luftwaffe test pilot: Flying captured Allied aircraft of World War 2; Author: Visit Amazon's Hans-Werner Lerche Page; Review: This book is a look back for a GAF pilot and his dealings with testing and R&D on captured aircraft...the author is expresses himself very naturally and is a very easy read the info contained is although not extremely revealing but a good look back on how things where and his take. The verbal method he uses is quite refreshing in a lot of ways he is blunt and to the point with a little humor thrown in which as said makes this a very easy read...I was hoping against hope to read more on the KG200 the Luftwaffes' secret wing that used captured aircraft against the allies but there is very little out there on the subject other than novels which after all this time must be still under wraps for obvious reasons. So that being said I give it five stars for how it was written but two for info ergo the three...lets call it three point five.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: A Time for Trumpets: The Untold Story of the Battle of the Bulge; Author: Visit Amazon's Charles Brown MacDonald Page; Review: If you are new to the WWII arena this book without a doubt is one of the best on the subject written by an Infantry Captain who was there and went on to become the historian of that theater. Well researched and written this is a must have if you are into this sort of thing. A large book and a definite 'must' in any WWII's buffs library. Highly reccomend.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Big Show: The Greatest Pilot's Story of World War II; Author: Visit Amazon's Pierre. Clostermann Page; Review: This is one of those books that come along rarely. Well written insightful and a good piece of history. If you are a WWII buff and especially aviation you owe to yourself to read this one. This IMHO would rank in the all time top ten of that genre. Highly recommend.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: PILOT (Air and Space); Author: Tony Levier; Review: I have been looking for this book since the 70's. Haven't read it yet and am keeping it on a shelf til there are no more books to read. I am a warbird buff and to this day have heard nothing but good things about this effort. So without further ado and mind you it took me 15 years to find Adolf Gallands "the first and the last" for about 5 bucks now they want 142 bucks for the same book 30 yrs later......bs. If you are a buff then grab em while ya can. ***UPDATE***9/21/2012 Finally got it read it and it really deserves the four stars. It is a good look at a life devoted to flight with all its up and downs. Very good look at the trials and tribulations of the P-38 and later jet models that the author had a hand in. Read a lot of Martin Caidin stuff years ago and his book on the Forked Tail Devil led me to this one and it was not disappointing.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Harpo Speaks!; Author: Visit Amazon's Harpo Marx Page; Review: This one is a treat to all fans of the Marx Brothers. Harpo pulls no punches. Fantastic look at what it was like in the early teens and twenties and thirties and forties and life with Groucho Chico Zummo and Zeppo you are never going to guess how they got their names. Any way a good look at American life in the "Good ole days".; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Tigers in the Mud: The Combat Career of German Panzer Commander Otto Carius (Stackpole Military History Series); Author: Visit Amazon's Otto Carius Page; Review: One of the best I've read on this subject. And to say he (the author) was lucky would be an understatement.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Spitfires, Thunderbolts, and Warm Beer: An American Fighter Pilot over Europe (World War II Commemorative); Author: Visit Amazon's Philip D. Caine Page; Review: Decent take on what it was like to live through all that. There have been better and certainly a lot worse put out on the subject of air war in Europe. The Big Show and the one by R. S. Tucker were my first intro into this genre and stand out still. Plus Horrido and Samurai where very good also from the other side and have on the look out for the Russian view point.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Blond Knight of Germany (Erich Hartmann); Author: Colonel Raymond F. Toliver; Review: I enjoy WWII history and really like the war bird aspect. I felt I owed to myself to delve into the greatest of all time and this book does not disappoint.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Slim: Memories of a Rich and Imperfect Life; Author: Visit Amazon's Slim Keith Page; Review: Bought it but haven't gotten around to reading it yet for various reasons and when that happens I will update the review accordingly. But for now I will render a review to stop the emails from here to do a review. It promises to be a good read from what I have gathered as I just finished a book on Howard Hawks which led me to this purchase as it wasn't available at the library. She seems to be a very interesting person and her style was what 'Slim' the character in 'To Have and Have Not' with Lauren Bacall was based on.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Blood Red Snow: The Memoirs of a German Soldier on the Eastern Front; Author: Visit Amazon's Günter K. Koschorrek Page; Review: Am a WWII buff and this was a good view of one soldiers experience. This one covers the trials and tribulations mostly on the Eastern Front with plenty of the inside goings on from that perspective. If you're into WWII from all angles this is a great addition.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Star of Africa: The Story of Hans Marseille, the Rogue Luftwaffe Ace Who Dominated the WWII Skies; Author: Visit Amazon's Colin D. Heaton Page; Review: Well researched book on the life and times of one of Germanys forgotten heroes. Being a warbird buff purchased this one as I have always been fascinated by the exploits that was touched on in "Horrido"; another good over all book on German aces. This one sheds a little more light on the man himself and is a very good read. For some reason I was requested by Amazon for another review when I could've sworn I had previously did one. Regardless, this is another good look at a free spirit who was definitely not a Nazi, but just a damn good pilot with exceptional unmatched skills.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Disaster at Stalingrad: An Alternate History; Author: Peter Tsouras; Review: If you are a history buff or even if you're not, this alternate look at what could've occurred is a wonderful read that flows as easily as a sports page read. Chuck full of pertinent facts that are well researched and spot on historically you'll forget as you're swept along this glide path that you're actually reliving history, gaining knowledgeable information on exact circumstances as they occur in time. I think what some miss are the conclusions drawn by these 're-arranged' circumstances where as the author deftly let's you draw your own conclusions as to what may have followed. I've read other reviews on Mr. Tsouras's work and see where some reviewers want to have 'closure', if you will, playing the 'what if' game but myself see it for what it is, a 'snap-shot' in time, reality based, fact driven, spot in history that shows that little differences could change entire out comes. Highly recommended.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Typhoon Pilot; Author: DESMOND SCOTT; Review: You will be hard pressed to find a better look at what it was like to 'drive' a Tiffy around in those days. I double dare ya to find a better take on what it was like to do so. Very well done book/look at what it was to go through in those trying times. Highly recommend to ANY warbird buff.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The crunch: An irreverent trip through the NFL, from rookie year to a world championship to the player's strike; Author: Visit Amazon's Pat Toomay Page; Review: Good read on the trials and tribulations of pro football. Well written and interesting.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Sandy Koufax: A Lefty's Legacy; Author: Visit Amazon's Jane Leavy Page; Review: One of the best pitchers to ever take the mound...bar none. Ms Leavy does a good job covering things you don't hear about too much....it did lean heavily on the Jewish connection a bit too much for my taste but hey....there just aren't too many out there to start with so the trumpet blowin' can be understood. Good easy baseball read. Recommend.; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | amazon_books |
Given the interaction history of a user with products as follows:
Title: Seiko Men's SNK809 Seiko 5 Automatic Stainless Steel Watch with Black Canvas Strap; Brand: Seiko; Review: I actually looked a lot a lot a LOT LOT!!! of different watches on eBay/Amazon reviews/etc before I actually bought this watch. The only negative comments about this watch was that the face was too small and that it loses a few seconds of time over a few days. I know it's a men's watch (I'm female), but I was not liking the trend that women's automatic watches are HUGE. I have a very slim wrist and I didn't want a watch that the face wouldn't even sit flat on my wrist. So the small face was not an issue for me. My boyfriend has a regular-type man-wrist, and he tried it on, and it looked more casual on him than on me because of the size difference. I work at a desk and I am always concerned I'll scratch it on the desk or bang it into something, I haven't had any issues with it yet. I like simple designs, my last watch was very similar: black, tells time, goes with everything, cloth band (metal bands rip my arm hair out!!), just what a needed. The reason I got rid of my last watch? The battery died. This is my first automatic watch and I totally love it. I haven't noticed it losing time at all, and I take it off to sleep and it still is ticking away when I wake up. (Like I said, I sit at a desk all day, so it's not like I'm shaking it up all the time to 'charge' it). If you've never had an automatic before, I'd warn you about the weight-it's heavier than what I am use to, but after the first day, it was no longer noticeable. The end of the band that is exposed is melted to keep it from fraying, and it catches on my clothes sometimes. seriously, those are my only complaints, and I'm pretty picky about watches being functional, fairly priced, and fashionable.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Mizuno Women's Wave Creation 16 Running Shoe; Brand: ; Review: best shoes ever, make me feel like I can run like the wind; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Richie House Women's Plush Soft Warm Fleece Bathrobe Robe RH1591; Brand: Richie House; Review: Still gives off a lot of fuzzies (especially on black fabrics that it touches) after first wash, but is is sooooooo soft!! Comfy and warm.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: ComfyEarrings CZ Crystal Bezel Stud Earrings; Brand: ComfyEarrings; Review: Exactly what I was looking for - earrings that I can sleep in without a post or a crazy earring back digging into my neck. I have these in my second hole in my ears, as I hardly wear earrings in the second hole and they were starting to close up. I have curly hair, so I went with the bezel edge, but it still catches my hair from time to time. I haven't had to tighten them at all since I put them on, and I have small ears but I can't see the back hanging out either. really perfect!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: CUPSHE Women's Black Lace Up Halter Padding Bikini Set; Brand: CUPSHE; Review: Really a great suit! super cute and works well for me (5'5", 160lbs, D cup). Let's be honest-that cleavage underneath the lace up is SO CUTE but it's also actually supporting. My only complaint is that the band that ties around the neck is a little thin and digs in after hours of wear. I"m going to slide it out and replace it with a big thick strap, though.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Choies Women's White Plunge V-Neck Angel Wings Open Back Skater Cami Mini Dress; Brand: CHOiES record your inspired fashion; Review: So adorable! Per the reviews, I sized up a bit. The back detail is adorable and it's totally a short skater dress but the wings are beautiful and wash well. hangs well, not clingy at all. Super flattering!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Lanzom Women Summer Vintage V Neck Straps Sunflower Print Romper Jumpsuit; Brand: Lanzom; Review: A little short in the torso but it looks amazing. I'm 5'5" 160lbs (bigger up top) and the medium fits. Would go with a larger for a baggier fit; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | amazon_Clothing_Shoes_and_Jewelry |
Given the interaction history of a user with products as follows:
Title: The Captain and Me; Brand: The Doobie Brothers; Review: This was probably the first album I bought back in the 70s, and I played most of the pieces over and over. This is one of the few albums that I can say I enjoy more than half of the tracks.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits; Brand: The Doobie Brothers; Review: One or two tracks were my favorites. This ia another album that I purchased because I want to experience the range of Doobies' music.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Toulouse Street; Brand: The Doobie Brothers; Review: One or two tracks from this album are my favorites. I wanted the whole album just so I can experience the gamut of the Doobies' work.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Livin' On The Fault Line; Brand: The Doobie Brothers; Review: Back in the 70s when I was buying 33s, I had most of the Doobie Bros. albums, and often made mix tapes for my own enjoyment. So much easier now with iTunes and the digital format. Although I have my favorite tracks, I enjoy the whole album as its own 'mix'.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Minute By Minute; Brand: The Doobie Brothers; Review: In replacing all my old 33s, I opted to get most, if not all, of the Doobie Bros albums. A few tracks from this album are my favorites.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Takin It to the Streets; Brand: The Doobie Brothers; Review: The title track is my favorite from this album. Back in the 70s when I was buying 33s, I had most of the Doobie Bros. albums, and often made mix tapes for my own enjoyment. I enjoy this whole album as its own 'mix'.; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | amazon_CDs_and_Vinyl |
Given the interaction history of a user with hotels as follows:
Title: Ayarwaddy River View Hotel; City: Mandalay Mandalay Region; Review: This was the best hotel during my trip in Burma. Spacious room and bathroom, thick towels and sheets. Good working AC. A buffet breakfast with much choice, even cornflakes and milk. But the hotel is a bit out of the centre with no taxi's hanging around. The hotel desk did a very good job in arranging the boat ticket for Bagan, and bus for Hsipaw. And taxi's arrived after 3 minutes. Very good. I paid 32 and 40$ (different room size and view).; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Mingalar Inn; City: Nyaungshwe Shan State; Review: I had a room in the old part for 32 $. The sheets and towels are pretty thin. People are very ice, did make arrangements for me. Good breakfast, good location. There is a boatman on the terrain, where I arranged the boat for the lake, 25$ for the boat.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Floral Breeze Hotel Bagan; City: Bagan Mandalay Region; Review: New Bagan, toilet smell all nights in the room, also in the corridors of the hotel in the evening, they have a sewing problem. Breakfast is for non-Asians very basic. Room 211: put a towl in the water outlet behind the toiletpot helps a bit against bad odeurs. bathroom door cannot close, bad construction. You hear an apparatus going on and out every minute all night, it is somewhere but not in the room. The hotel is newly renovated with the use of much white modern plastic. Even the bathroom door is made of plastic. All in all no atmosphere. But the people of the hotel are very kind and helpful. The AC worked fine. The shower is on a not logic place, makes everything wet. Next time I give this hotel a miss. The hotel has changed her name after the renovation in: Floral Breeze.; Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Mr Charles Hotel; City: Hsipaw Shan State; Review: I stayed in the best room in the new building for 50$. That was the most expensive for me of the accommodations outside Yangon. New sheets and thick towels. There was airco in the room, but did not used it because in Hsipaw in november is not hot. Clean private bathroom with bathtub. I hired a bicycle, but it was heavy to ride on.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Panorama Hotel; City: Yangon Rangoon Yangon Region; Review: It is a midrange hotel in a street afrond a dark black viaduct. just the higher rooms have a view. nice but sober breakfast. nice room and bathroom. nice loby with two internet computers, slow wifi in your room. 85 us is too much compared with Bangkok. some cafe's restaurants nearby. walking distance from the centre. helpful people at the reception for getting cheap taxi's to the airport. modern supermarket around the corner. under the viaduct are people who care for your feet.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Landhotel Hirsch; City: Kempten Swabia Bavaria; Review: Stopover to Italy. Spacious room, good beds, excellent breakfast. the italian restaurant is very fine, try the salads. The location near the autobahn is okay. The town suffers from trafficjams. The centre is beautifull.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Hotel Kastanienhof; City: Berlin; Review: This was our fifth short stay in Berlin, all in midrange hotels. This was the best and we come again. Friendly staff with day-pass for public transport. Comfort room and bathroom, sleepy beds. Well decorated with historical things, foto's mostly. The hotel is very well maintained with a loving care I think. Tasty breakfast buffet with many good choices. Coffee espresso freshly grind yourself or have a pot. Cafe with realy good beer. Taste the black beer, wonderful experience. When we were there in march the cafe closed at eleven, a bit early to my taste. Tram 1 walk 50 m to the left goes to Hackischer Markt and further to Pergamon. Or same tram the other direction two stops to the metro direct to Kurfurstendam. Walk from the hotel to the right to see Prenzlauer Berg with a great choice of restaurants and cafe's and supermarkets on walking distance. Fast wifi. I give 5 dots considering the price and quality.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Dormy Inn Matsumoto; City: Matsumoto Nagano Prefecture Koshinetsu Chubu; Review: Free tasteful Ramen in the evening, free coffee and washibi tea in the afternoon. Across the street is a little district with small streets and many restaurants. Nice for an evening walk. The hotel is clean, friendly staff, the double room is small and efficient. The double bed is not small. The breakfast has some western choices. 15-17 may 2015.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Giragala Village; City: Mirissa Southern Province; Review: Location is great. Fresh fish on the beach (take a flash light with you) Everyday cleaning but you have to ask for that. (Fresh flowers) Room is basic, no chair but I took one from the terras. Old towels, water in one temperature. But a safe and mosquito net. No telephone, no tv which I did not miss. No hot water cooker for tea or coffee but there is a little restaurant. I missed the cooker to have coffee when I want to. Breakfast is simple with bread butter marmelade egg and some pieces of fruit. All in all I found it with 75$ overpriced. At night there is the boom boom music from the beach, in the weekend. I will try to find a better place next time.; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: St Lachlan Hotel and Suites; City: Negombo Western Province; Review: It is a great spacious room, with a carpet on the floor, with rain shower, and just across the road to see a good restaurant at the beach, and good breakfast from a menu (no cheese though and no coffee in the room), but just 15 min by taxi to the fish market, and just 2000 rup for the airport. But ... the noise, the annoying noise all night that made it hard for me to get some sleep. It sounded like an electric apparatus for smoke exhausting. So if I would stay here again in this very nice hotel I would insist to have a room in the main-building above the reception in stead of a room above the restaurant with the noise. But I don't think I will take the chance. I told the reception desk about this when I checked out. "Why did not you tell us before? Someone must have forgotten to etc." So I left Sri Lanka with the bad feeling that I myself was to blame for not sleeping well because I did not reported the noise the hotel-staff likes to make.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Queens Hotel Kandy; City: Kandy Kandy District Central Province; Review: My review of this hotel is placed under the restaurant of this hotel. See my findings there. Now I just repeat that the sleeping and breakfast are good, but no cheese. And I'll place some nice foto's.; Rating: 3.0/5.0 | hotelrec |
Given the interaction history of a user with products as follows:
Title: Moving Comfort Women's Maia Bra; Brand: Moving Comfort; Review: I have never been in love with a bra until now. This is the best "sports" bra ever. The straps don't dig into your shoulders and the high cut of this bra ensures you won't spill out if you bend over. I work some long hours and usually can't wait to peel my bra off me but this was so nice I forgot I had it on. I did order a size larger but if you order your "true" size you should be okay. I will be ordering another one when I finish typing this and creamating all the other bras that have done me wrong in the past.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Daniel Green Women's Cecilia Slipper; Brand: Daniel Green; Review: These slippers are "out-of-the-box" comfortable. I didn't have to wait days to break them in or run them over with a car or have someone with bigger feet wear them. The fit was perfect and I even like the color. I tried not to wear them outside but I couldn't take them off because they are soooooo comfortable. The price is higher than what I usually pay for slippers but ya get what ya pay for. I'm thinking these slippers will last me a good while. I think I'll get me another pair for Christmas or better yet, I'll ask Santa.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Alternative Women's Scoop Neck Tee With Rib Sleeve; Brand: ; Review: I love the thumbhole shirts but they CAN be expensive. This t-shirt is perfect for layering or by itself and very affordable. I will order more.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: OTBT Women's Rhinelander Ankle Boot; Brand: ; Review: The color is gorgeous. The heel is a little tall for me but I could have pulled it off. BUT be sure to order your true size. I ordered a 1/2 size larger to be on the "safe" side. And now, unfortunately, my size is no longer in stock. Silly me! I will never wait again to order these boots if they come back into stock again.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Lady Black PU Long Arm Warmer Dress Up Fingerless Gloves; Brand: Bellady; Review: While they are nice, they are a bit too tight and to not go past my elbow. I admit I never got to wear them all night with my costume because I never made to the Ball. Maybe next year.; Rating: 3.0/5.0 | amazon_Clothing_Shoes_and_Jewelry |
Given the interaction history of a user with books as follows:
Title: Creating a Life: Professional Women and the Quest For Children; Author: Sylvia Hewlett; Review: I never wanted children. Because of the insane hype surrounding this book, I thought I was "safe" when I turned 40. I got a little sloppy with the birth control. Now I'm eleven weeks pregnant with my first child. Thanks heaps, Hewlett.; Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Crafty TV Writing: Thinking Inside the Box; Author: Visit Amazon's Alex Epstein Page; Review: Great book. I've worked on a few late night shows, and Alex's blog and book have helped me shape my spec and move into scripted work. If you're getting ready to go to meetings, this book will give you the right language to use so you don't sound like an amateur. I completely recommend it, especially to stand-up comedians who want to write more than jokes.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: And Here's the Kicker: Conversations With 21 Top Humor Writers on Their Craft; Author: Visit Amazon's Mike Sacks Page; Review: I loved this book, especially the interview with the older guy who wrote for the Marx Brothers, Irving Brecher. Thanks for finding him.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: That's That: A Memoir; Author: Visit Amazon's Colin Broderick Page; Review: I don't have time to read this book, but I can't stop. Every 30 pages or so, I have a new favorite scene. The Galbally boys fight at Kellys Inn, the girl who put out too easily, the make up with the Donnelly clan at the Knockabout place (sorry, pretty sure that's the wrong name) the horrible wake after the Loughhall killings. The Vampire guy. I'm on page 341. I have about 17 more pages, going to save them for later in the week when I'm fresh and not holding my eyes open with my fingers. But I just wanted Colin Broderick to know how great his book is. Thanks mister.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Dancing Fish and Ammonites: A Memoir; Author: Visit Amazon's Penelope Lively Page; Review: Great book. I'm listening to it again- the narrator is great, but I would love to hear it in Miss Lively's 80+ year old voice. I'm 48, she's given me a great, helpful perspective on my age. I hope she writes another one when she passes 90.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Easter Rising: A Memoir of Roots and Rebellion; Author: Visit Amazon's Michael Patrick MacDonald Page; Review: You don't HAVE to real All Souls first, but it's not a bad idea. (You're gonna read both anyway). Michael Macdonald tucks these amazing sentences in the middle of paragraphs and if you read fast, you'll miss them. "Watching Ma mingle with the crowd of Irish old-timers, we laughed whenever we could at the sight of a joke we couldn't really hear." What his mom said to Nora Riordan had me sobbing unexpectedly at a stoplight. AND it's also a great snapshot of pre-Giuliani LES/East Village and pre-Good Friday Accords Ireland. There's so much good stuff here! Also, I'm headed to Ireland and I'm definitely not packing anything green, not even eyeliner.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Secret Scripture: A Novel; Author: Visit Amazon's Sebastian Barry Page; Review: Wow, I loved this story. I am making my way through all Barry's novels and this one, Annie Dunne and Will's story are the ones that stick to me the most. I am listening to the Audible of Secret Scripture in hopes of picking up some context I missed while reading it.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: On Canaan's Side: A Novel; Author: Visit Amazon's Sebastian Barry Page; Review: The last page, the description of a person's escape from life to death, is breathtaking, as is the rest of the novel.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian; Author: Visit Amazon's Sherman Alexie Page; Review: Just finished it 10 seconds ago. So good. I hope Arnold grew up to have a great life. Now that the book is done, I will miss him; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: I Am, I Am, I Am: Seventeen Brushes with Death; Author: Visit Amazon's Maggie O'Farrell Page; Review: I am listening to the audible version. THESE STORIES ARE SO GOOD. The first one stuck with me so much I could barely concentrate on the next ones. I have to start over!; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | amazon_books |
Given the interaction history of a user with hotels as follows:
Title: Patong Mansion Hotel; City: Patong Kathu Phuket; Review: I arrived here from South Africa. From day one all the staff were very friendly and helpful. They gave me good advice on everything from the best tours to go on to places to eat and shop. My room was nice and roomy with a small balcony overlooking the street. Always cleaned very professionally every day. I would highly recommend this Hotel to everyone looking to stay in Patong. I really enjoyed my stay and almost felt like part of the family.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Cardboard Box Hostel; City: Windhoek Khomas Region; Review: I had to hang around in Windhoek for a couple of days so ended up at the Cardboard Box. It is very cheap so don't expect too much. The staff are very friendly and helpful. The accommodation is average there was no private units available for my stay so I had to sleep in one of the dorms. It sleeps 6 so you have to keep an open mind and just roll with it. The whole place needs an upgrade. Saying that it was very busy. The only drawback is the fact that they open the gate at night for the Windhoek locals to come and make use of the bar. Gets quite rowdy at times. Otherwise not to bad but you get what you pay for. Free WiFi in the reception.; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Golden Tulip Dammam Corniche Hotel; City: Dammam Eastern Province; Review: Very Comfortable hotel. Rooms are well appointed includes comfortable double bed. Bar fridge fully stocked. Flat screen TV with mainly local content but some English channels available. Free WiFi is also available in the rooms and in the foyer. The area is a bit bleak lots of office furniture stores around. Large choice of food available they have different menus everyday. Mainly buffet. Also a Chinese restaurant for when you don't' feel like eating what's on the buffet for the day. In the foyer they also have a coffee shop with sweet cakes and confectionery. Well equipped gym for those lengthy stays. They also have a swimming pool for cooling off after a hot day. Friendly staff always ready to be of assistance with a smile. Overall a good place to overnight or stay for a couple of nights; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Squareone; City: Patong Kathu Phuket; Review: I booked the room in a hurry on Agoda as a base to explore other options once I got to Phuket. I stayed in the dorm room sharing with 3 other guys. Everything was as advertised. Neat room with four bunkbeds. Very helpful staff and a nice little swimming pool outside. The only bad thing was the hard mattresses on the top bunks felt like I was sleeping on a piece of wood. They do have nice rooms available as well. Would definitely stay there again in future.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: OYO 416 Grid 9 Hotel; City: Kuala Lumpur Wilayah Persekutuan; Review: Stayed at Grid9 hotel/hostel foe 4 nights while visiting Kuala Lumpur. Stayed in one of the 6 bed dorms. Very comfortable and clean. Lots of lockable cupboards and an ensuite bathroom. All staff were very professional and helpful. Good wifi reception and very nice communal area to watch tv or play a round of pool. Downstairs they have a bar and restaurant with lovely food and cold drinks to choose from. Overall a very pleasant experience and wouldn't mind staying there again. Special shout out to Daniel at reception very friendly and helpful.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Triple Rund Place; City: Kathu Phuket; Review: I stayed in Triple rund place for about two weeks. Nice big hotel room with ensuite bathroom. The room had a balcony but unfortunately it faced onto the building next door so no view. Room was equipped with a TV and fridge. The aircon worked as well. Overall it's a budget hotel and you can't expect too much but I was pleasantly surprised. Staff were super friendly and helpful. I will definitely stay there again in future. The only negative about the place is that it's a little out of the way. The beach us about a 10min walk.; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | hotelrec |
Given the interaction history of a user with hotels as follows:
Title: Resparveth Farm Bed Breakfast; City: Grampound Truro District Cornwall England; Review: I live in Sussex, wanted quiet accommodation in Cornwall - searched online - Just stayed at Resparveth Farm B&B for a week - Will & Larisa the owners are fab - couldn`t have been kinder and more thoughtful, location is fab, house is fab - My title really does say it all .... everything was just fab .... xx; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Hesperia Barcelona Fira Suites; City: Barcelona Catalonia; Review: We ended up at this hotel in a self-catering apartment through www.lastminute.com secret hotel - It is just out of the City; which when you`ve had a day in the City is really nice; the hotel has a free bus in and out of the City; and a free bus to and from the airport; bus driver is kind and helpful - The apartment was great; spacious, clean, we really enjoyed going to the huge market in Barcelona and the fantastic patisserie and returning home to enjoy our food - Apartment cleaned every day - It was so quiet and peaceful- The hotel, as a surprise for my partner`s 50th birthday, placed a cake and drinks in the apartment - very thoughtful - We will definitely return to this hotel - We had an Amazing holiday in Barcelona x; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Barnett Hill Hotel; City: Wonersh Guildford Surrey England; Review: I stayed in an apartment in the period lodge at the entrance to the main hotel; Highly Recommend it; Lovely décor; everything you need is there; comfortable bed; fab bathroom; the views are amazing; there`s a table and chairs outside; had a lovely late supper out there- Had a great stay; quiet, peaceful; staff at the hotel are lovely; nothing`s too much trouble; they handled my stroppy arrival beautifully!! - Breakfast is excellent - I had porridge, kippers, fruit and pastries but there was a large selection of other traditional cooked breakfast etc - I haven`t stayed there before but I shall go back regularly now -; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Park Lodge; City: Bexhill on Sea East Sussex England; Review: Just stayed for 2 nights; Great place; Quiet, yet 5 mins walk to the beach and shops; Immaculately clean; everything you could want or need in the room; Great atmosphere - Run by a really great guy - friendly, helpful, kind - So I'm not at all suprised to find out that it's usually sold out - First time I've stayed here but I will definitely be back -; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Ellesmere; City: Eastbourne East Sussex England; Review: Really great hotel - clean, quiet, everything you could need in the room, staff really pleasant, dog friendly, pretty much opposite the sea front, 5 mins from town centre - parking right outside is very cheap @ £1 a day @ Reception - the Owner is really friendly, kind - I've stayed 3 nights - and I'd stay again without hesitation -; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | hotelrec |
Given the interaction history of a user with books as follows:
Title: The Racketeer; Author: Visit Amazon's John Grisham Page; Review: I was entertained and this book kept my attention which can be hard at times. I would recommend this for a weekend read.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Good Lawyer: A Novel; Author: Visit Amazon's Thomas Benigno Page; Review: I thought this book was written well and it was easy to read. The plot was okay but it was predictable and not too in depth. I would recommend it to those that want an easy read.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Sycamore Row (The Jake Brigance); Author: Visit Amazon's John Grisham Page; Review: I have read almost all of John Grisham's books. This had a few surprises and I like how it picked up from A Time to Kill, but it wasn't quite as captivating. Still a very good story.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: 12th of Never (Women's Murder Club); Author: Visit Amazon's James Patterson Page; Review: I have read every book in this series. This one kept my attention from beginning to end. The ending was abrupt but it was hopefully a set up for next in th series.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Gone (Michael Bennett); Author: Visit Amazon's James Patterson Page; Review: The end was predictable and it seemed to end abruptly. I think some parts of the storyline could've been expanded a little morr.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Unbroken: An Extraordinary True Story of Courage and Survival; Author: Visit Amazon's Laura Hillenbrand Page; Review: Louis Zamparini and all POW's are our nations true heroes. this was captivating and well written. He had to endure more then any man ever should. Great story of resilience and faith.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Innocent (Will Robie series); Author: Visit Amazon's David Baldacci Page; Review: I was looking for a different author to read and I am happy it was David Baldacci. His writing is suspenseful and intelligent. I didn't get bored; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Girl on the Train; Author: Visit Amazon's Paula Hawkins Page; Review: I wanted read the book before seeing the movie. I was annoyed with the main character and storyline but I wanted to see what happened next. Definitely worth the wait.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: An Invisible Client; Author: Visit Amazon's Victor Methos Page; Review: I love legal drama but this was not the usual. This had a little of everything and kept me interested. I can't wait to read more by Victor Methos.; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | amazon_books |
Given the interaction history of a user with news articles as follows:
Title: Gov. Cuomo drops N-word in radio interview while talking about discrimination against Italian-Americans; Abstract: Radio listeners were stunned Tuesday when Gov. Cuomo dropped the n-word during an on-air discussion about discrimination against Italian-Americans.; Category: news
Title: Newly released Trump tax documents show major inconsistencies; Abstract: Documents obtained by ProPublica show stark differences in how Donald Trump's businesses reported some expenses, profits and occupancy figures for two Manhattan buildings, giving a lender different figures than they provided to New York City tax authorities.; Category: finance
Title: Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle mourn Cummings; Abstract: Congressional Democrats and Republicans took to social media to share their condolences.; Category: news
Title: James Mattis mocks Trump's bone spurs; Abstract: Former Defense Secretary James Mattis makes light of President Trump calling him "the world's most overrated general" during his keynote address at the annual Al Smith dinner, a philanthropic event where roasts are tradition.; Category: video
Title: Thomas D'Alesandro III: Former Baltimore mayor and brother of Nancy Pelosi dies; Abstract: Thomas D'Alesandro III, a former Baltimore mayor and brother of Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, has died.; Category: news
Title: Bulletproof Emmett Till marker replaces vandalized sign; Abstract: This is the fourth historical marker at the site. Previous ones became a target for vandals; Category: news
Title: Kurds' Sense of Betrayal Compounded by Empowerment of Unsavory Rivals; Abstract: The United States had encouraged its Kurdish allies to dismantle their defenses in northern Syria, saying it would make it easier to assure Turkey that the Kurds posed no threat.; Category: news
Title: Mourners, constituents pay tribute to US Rep. Cummings; Abstract: Mourners, constituents and other well-wishers paid respects to U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings on Wednesday and a long line of speakers praised him as his body lay in repose at a historically black college in Baltimore ahead of the first in a series of services. During an evening ceremony at Morgan State University, U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin of Maryland told the hundreds of people gathered at Morgan State University on Wednesday that...; Category: news
Title: Marie Osmond recalls thinking 'I must be gay' when she was younger after abuse, body issues; Abstract: Marie Osmond says she questioned her sexuality in her youth while discussing Miley Cyrus' controversial comments about being gay on "The Talk."; Category: tv
Title: It Will Take More Than Lower Mortgage Rates for a Housing Rally; Abstract: The Federal Reserve is hoping that its latest interest-rate cut will help keep the economy safely at cruising altitude.; Category: finance
Title: White nationalists seen filming at lynching victim memorial; Abstract: People carrying a white nationalist flag were caught on security cameras trying to film in front of a new memorial to lynching victim Emmett Till. Patrick Weems, executive director of the Emmett Till Memorial Commission, told The Associated Press that the incident was captured Saturday by new security cameras at the memorial site in Mississippi. Security video from the commission shows the people, including a person carrying the flag of a...; Category: news
Title: Somber mood as Germany marks 30 years of Berlin Wall fall; Abstract: Germany marks three decades since the fall of the Berlin Wall this week, but a hint of a return of the Cold War and the rise of nationalism is dampening the mood. Leaders of former Cold War powers will be absent from anniversary festivities, as Donald Trump's America First, Britain's Brexit and Russia's resurgence put a strain on ties. Gone, too, is the euphoric optimism for liberal democracy and freedom that characterised the momentous event on...; Category: news
Title: Stars turning 50 in 2019; Abstract: Find out which celebrities are celebrating the big 5-0 in 2019!; Category: entertainment
Title: Air Force Academy names airfield in honor of Tuskegee hero; Abstract: Gen. Benjamin O. Davis Jr., the first African American general in the Air Force, once said, "I could have been a teacher. I could have been a doctor or a lawyer, if I wanted to, but I didn't I wanted to be a pilot."; Category: news
Title: President Trump planning to attend Alabama-LSU game this weekend; Abstract: Everyone wants to be in the stadium to watch Alabama-LSU this weekend, even President Donald Trump.; Category: sports
Title: Democrats win full control of Virginia statehouse; Abstract: Virginia Democrats continued their winning streak under President Trump on Tuesday and took full control of the statehouse for the first time in more than two decades.; Category: news
Title: South Dakota executes man in '92 slaying of former co-worker; Abstract: A convicted killer who fatally stabbed a former co-worker during a 1992 burglary used his last words Monday to speak directly to the parents of his victim, saying he forgave them "for your anger and hatred towards me."; Category: news
Title: 'Baby Trump' balloon slashed at Alabama appearance; Abstract: TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) A towering "Baby Trump" protest balloon was knifed and deflated by someone unhappy with its appearance during President Donald Trump's Saturday trip to Alabama, organizers said.; Category: news | mind |
Given the interaction history of a user with products as follows:
Title: Earth Origins Stella Women's Sandal; Brand: Earth Origins; Review: They are so very comfortable and love the color. Great support on my arches and calves. Simply satisfied.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Earth Origins Stella Women's Sandal; Brand: Earth Origins; Review: They are so very comfortable and love the color. Great support on my arches and calves. Simply satisfied.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Earth Origins Stella Women's Sandal; Brand: Earth Origins; Review: They are so very comfortable and love the color. Great support on my arches and calves. Simply satisfied.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Zhuanglin Women's Quick Drying Aqua Water Shoes; Brand: Zhuanglin; Review: Love them for my Aquatic Therapy class and my instructor just loved them and inquiry of where to get them..; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Carole Martin Full-Freedom Front Closure Wireless Comfort Bra; Brand: Carole Martin; Review: okay; Rating: 4.0/5.0 | amazon_Clothing_Shoes_and_Jewelry |
Given the interaction history of a user with products as follows:
Title: D-Link Securicam Network DCS-950G Wireless Internet Camera; Brand: D-Link; Review: I'm not into writing reviews, but this product is bad enough that I felt I had to. I'm an electrical engineer by trade. So, I bought the item, and tossed the CD in. THE DAMNED CD SYNTAX ERRORS OUT. I know a few other people have mentioned this as well, but come on, D-Link... that is just lame. The software won't install. I went to their website to download things, and the software they have is out of sync with the manual. I cannot get my computer to see my webcam, so I am stuck at step 1. (Okay, step 2, step one is "power the thing on") D-link has lost my business. This is just sad. Releasing a product that they didn't even bother to test. They should be ashamed of themselves.; Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Microsoft Wireless Entertainment Desktop 7000 (Silver); Brand: Microsoft; Review: This might be an OK keyboard for home media use, where you use it very little... granted I don't know how you would use a mouse in a situation like that though. But as a daily keyboard, this just doesn't cut it. It has a very awkward feel to it. The slight curve on the keyboard isn't ergonomic at all and there is no elevation change as you would expect from an ergonomic keyboard... so what you get is the worst of both worlds... people who want ergonomics won't get it and people who can't stand ergonomic keyboards won't like it either. I really have no clue who Microsoft's target audience was for this product.; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: DVDO EDGE High-Definition Video Processor; Brand: DVDO; Review: I purchased my Edge after having numerous other DVDO products. When the unit works, its above average. My biggest problem though is the unit is so flaky (even with firmware updates), that I'm going to have to disconnect it and will most likely return it. The originally shipped firmware had issues with audio dropping (I would change TV channels and the audio would stop working, requiring me to reset the unit)... this got 90% better in the 1.1 firmware, but still exists. Now I'm having problems with the unit hanging, or failing to respond to the remote. This seems to happen when I change inputs... it happens at a fairly high rate, and the solution is to power cycle the unit. A soft reset will not always work (even then, the reset button is a small button on the back of the device and difficult to access). What makes the 2 above problems worse, is the "solution" of power cycling it, causes me to lose all my settings... so basically I'm stuck using factory defaults until they fix these issues because I don't want to go through the setting any more. I've also had issues going through the setup menus with it occassionally locking. I've got this unit on my main TV, which my family uses. They just know that once I put the new box on, the TV no longer works reliably. I get calls at work 2-3 times a week "the TV isn't working". I've been working with their customer support on these issues, they've been helpful, but given this is our main TV in our house and basically its been flakey for over a month, that's just unacceptable for us. Hold off. Its a neat idea, but its just not ready yet. I've had great luck with their other products... this just seems to be a case of a product not being ready for market yet. I'm sure they'll get it right.; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Cisco-Linksys WRT610N Simultaneous Dual-N Band Wireless Router; Brand: Linksys; Review: Before you think about even touching this router, go to Linksys' support forum and read this thread: [...] This router appears to have serious issues, which still appear to be unresolved. Serious issues as in, the router hangs and requires rebooting. I have purchased 3 of these units, and 2 are essentially paperweights. I contacted Linksys' support forum and they say this problem isn't even listed under this product. What's scarier are some of the solutions... people suggest its overheating so they put laptop fans on it, or disable features to cool it down. Some of the security code is unstable so people use lower security. Even my 3rd one which "works" has issues. I can't have it auto select the channel and share different protocols on the 5Ghz channel.; Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Sigma DP2 14MP FOVEON CMOS Sensor Digital Camera with 2.5 Inch TFT LCD; Brand: Sigma; Review: Got my DP2 from Amazon today. Was really excited to see the pictures. To my disappointment, the item arrived with a crack... when I looked at the LCD for the first time, I noticed a weird "spiderweb" artifact. At first I thought there was just some dirt on the lens... after some looking, its obvious they shipped me a defective unit. (The crack is not on the LCD, its in the imaging path... either the lens or sensor as the spiderweb shows up in the pictures... the outer lens appears intact so its internal to the camera) Imagine looking through a piece of glass that was shot by a pellet gun... that's what they shipped me. The 2 pictures I took looked amazing, if you ignore the fact that there is this subtle spiderweb on every single picture. This is going to be a great product, but Sigma needs to take a serious look at their quality control. This should have been easily caught. The item was well packed, and does not appear to have been damaged during shipment. How you ship a $650 camera with such an obvious defect baffles me. --------------------------------- UPDATE: Got the replacement. Had some time to get used to it a bit. So my background... I'm not to familiar with photography... so I might not be the target customer for this, and some of my comments might be my lack of knowledge. Anyways, for such a small size, this thing can definitely take some amazing pictures. What I noticed is especially in well lit situations (outdoors) where you've got alot of different light (reflections, sun, shade, etc) the pictures really pop out at you. In mid to dark light, it takes more work. My biggest gripes... I don't like the LCD. Its very difficult to do fine tuning when viewing through an LCD. This makes some of the settings difficult to tweak (especially the manual focus) because you are tweaking below the noise floor of the LCD. If you there is light on the LCD, it makes it even harder. Its not impossible, it just takes some practice. The auto focus works fairly decent, and the flash has a reasonable recharge time. Zoom would have been nice, but you know going in you won't get that feature with this camera. I'm still practicing, but I'm fairly happy with it. When I get a good picture, it definitely blows away any other camera I have.; Rating: 4.0/5.0 | amazon_Electronics |
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Title: Denny's; City: Essington, PA; Review: Went there this morning for breakfast. Ordered two buttermilk pancake eggs hash n toast. Food took more than 30 mins. Waitress came once after 20 mins of waiting saying the food should be out shortly. 10 mins or so pass by n it did. 1. Buttermilk pancake: I received two very different size pancake. One was like 4 in and the other one was like 7 in. That's fine. I looked at it closer and I see dark pieces of burnt food on the pancakes!?!? Waitress ask me if everything's alright. Ok I don't like judging a book by its cover so I did not complain about it. After I took a bite it was extra chewy. I push the plate aside. 2. Hash browns: So hard I couldn't even chew it. Didn't even bother eating it due to the fear of choking. So all I had was two eggs and some very cold n chewy toast. First time at Denny's and I don't think I would go back.; Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Laura's Nails And Spa; City: Prospect Park, PA; Review: First time there and would def go back when I need my nail done. Staff are friendly and my nails were done by little Tina who did a wonderful job.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Gamestop; City: Philadelphia, PA; Review: No stars actually. Bought a 3ds Zelda game there around 3pm on sun. Got home with my ds (charged up ready to Go btw) opens up the game.. n tada there's no game inside. Called up game stop n associate tells me I have to speak to come and speak to the manger. Totally thinking they can replace the game. (Can you tell how excited i am for this game?!?) Monday, i drove there during rush hr. Told the manger about the situation and she tells me that no other gamestop store experience this problem. Products were weighed. I drove almost an hr of traffic just so she can give me Nintendo's customer service number. Lesson learned. Don't ever step foot into this game stop and make sure I open every game box before leaving another game stop; Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Theo's Mediterranean Cuisine; City: Prospect Park, PA; Review: Ordered for delivery last night. Food was great. Only problem I had was seeing this octopus plate. It was great n all but 17 bucks for a tentacle was not worth it for me. Will def order food from there again tho; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Happy Wok II; City: Springfield, PA; Review: I would give this 5 stars and would def order again. I work in Springfield for 2 years plus n this is my first time odering. Fried rice is the real deal unlike those other Chinese takeout who puts a crap load of food coloring to make their rice look golden brown. Ordered lunch special shrimp n broccoli. The shrimp sare huge n the broccoli is fresh. Love it!!; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | yelp |
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Title: Palo Alto; Author: James Franco; Genres: non-fiction, young-adult, fiction; Review: Even though, I'm not entirely convinced by this book, I have to say the attempt to describe what teenagers go through is actually accurate. Yes, this book is lacking of consistency, and depth. But it isn't what -most- teenagers are about? Over all, it wasn't "that" bad, but not "as" good either.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Ici et maintenant; Author: Ann Brashares; Genres: young-adult, mystery, thriller, crime, paranormal, fantasy, romance, fiction; Review: Where to start? Well, I didn't finish it. Couldn't bring myself to do so. As much as I wanted to get into it, this book lacks of several consistency, and huuuge character developments. I'm "sort of" okay with it, when the rest of the plot is well built, and when it obviously serves the purpose of the book. BUT THIS?? What in heaven's name?? I tried, I really tried... But Prenna... How... Okay, let's skip the part where I just make fun of your name, because that was also extremely hard to accept, but HOW are you supposed to be this "superior" being, when you're not even capable of the most basic thing?! Such as using your brain?? This is beyond me! The so-called meta love is just as empty, vain, and clearly forced on us. Just as much as the "plague". Seriously guys, mosquitos? My god, even rats abandoned this ship... (no offense to rats though) For whoever wants to read a dystopian/thriller/sci-fi novel, this isn't your book. Over all, I did not finish it, so my opinion might not be a 100% objective, but nothing in this book made me wanna continue. I usually always finish books, once I passed half of it, but no... NO.; Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: La distance astronomique entre toi et moi; Author: Jennifer E. Smith; Genres: fiction, young-adult, romance; Review: Aaaaah une lecture qui m'a fait du bien! Tellement de bien, meme si au final ca s'est un peu fini en demi-teinte pour ma part. Mais, Lucy et Owen m'ont fait voyager! Tellement tellement! Se retrouver transporter dans des lieux que l'on connait, tels que les rues de New-York et se retrouver quelques pages plus loin entre Londres, Edimbourg, Prague et Paris m'a fait un bien fou et a rendu ma lecture agreable. Cela dit, je reste sceptique quant au deroulement meme des evenements qui par moment m'a semble un chouia creux et soyons honnetes, un tout petit peu surfait. Je ressors de cette lecture satisfaite avec un petit sourire en coin, et ca, c'est l'essentiel, non? :); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: À la recherche du nouveau père; Author: Gwendoline Raisson; Genres: graphic, comics; Review: On suit ici le quotidien de Caroline, qui se retrouve tirailler entre son "role" de mere et de femme, a coups de reunions de groupe des M.A (Meres Anonymes). On s'immisce tout doucement dans les parcours des unes et des autres de maniere un peu trop legere a mon gout. Et c'est bien la le probleme. En effet, le titre porte a confusion; Le(s) Nouveau(x) Pere(s), tres bien, parlons-en, mais ou sont-ils? Durant ce court recit, ils ne sont abordes que tres peu et ne servent que de pretexte pour aborder les obstacles auxquels ces meres celibataires doivent faire face. Un homme va cependant faire son apparition et il est sans doute la cle de tout ca... Que cela soit au travail, dans leur vie de famille, dans leur vie de femme et de mere, ou dans leur simple quotidien, l'on dresse ici le portrait de ces femmes qui vivent au jour le jour. Le stress, le jugement constant de la societe, l'organisation avec la baby-sitter, l'epreuve obligee du parc, l'image que les meres dites "epanouies" vous renvoient en permanence, les rendez-vous et coups d'un soir etc... Un condense ironique, toujours tres humble et sans jugements de faits et situations qui m'auront fait sourire et reflechir en meme temps. Malheureusement, on tombe vite dans les cliches sur la gent feminine (qui ne vit pas le meme quotidien des M.A), et c'est ma foi trop gros pour s'y laisser prendre. Bien que j'ai apprecie ma lecture, je ressors de celle-ci avec un sentiment d'inacheve.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: No et moi; Author: Delphine de Vigan; Genres: romance, young-adult, fiction; Review: Je viens de poser ce livre il y a plus d'une heure et que dire... Je n'avais pas envie de le poser, et pourtant, quelque chose m'enquiquinait vers le dernier tiers du livre. Voyons... Alors oui, bon, c'est un livre qui traite d'un sujet peu commun (a mon sens). Alors c'etait, soit ca passe soit ca casse et j'ai la nette impression d'etre entre les deux. J'avoue que beaucoup de passages m'ont touches, fait sourire et m'ont quelques fois ramenes a ma propre vision des choses et le rapport que je peux avoir a ces dernieres. Mais, de la a dire que j'ai ete emue ou un temps soit peu en accord avec ce qu'il se tramait serait mentir. Car un gros point noir se profile quant a la lecture de ce livre, et c'est malheureusement le personnage de Lou. Autant l'empathie m'a gagne au cours des premieres pages (solitude, manque de confiance, un peu geek sur les bords, etc...), son jeune age poussant justement etre dans cette mecanique -et c'est bien la le probleme- autant vers les 3/4 du livre ca en devenait insupportable. Cette manie de vouloir a tout prix jouer les Mere Teresa jusqu'au-boutiste m'a agace sur la fin. La encore, n'oublions pas qu'elle n'a que 13 ans et que la carte de l'impulsivite de ses actes est tres (trop) largement utilisee. Lou et son QI de 160... Effectivement, etre rationnelle ne fait pas partie de ses capacites. L'obstination perpetuelle dans laquelle elle se mure pour "aider" No est d'une naivete sans nom. Passons maintenant aux parents. Bien que peu presents, compares a nos deux protagonistes, ils jouent tous deux un role capital tout au long du recit. Chacun a leur maniere ils apportent une explication sur l'implication si impartiale et totale de Lou dans sa "relation" avec No. Le debut du roman nous plonge dans l'univers terne et sans vie de ce foyer, qui s'est arrete de vivre un jour, suite a une tragedie familiale. Le mutisme dans lequel chacun se mure est remarquable. Tellement remarquable que c'en est pathologique pour la petite Lou, qui n'a d'autre choix que de se raccrocher a un expose et son sujet. C'est vous dire comme c'est jojo dans cet appartement. Au cours du recit, les attitudes changent (No aidant), et l'on passe du tout au tout le plus normalement du monde *facepalm*. Soudainement, la figure maternelle reprend vie et le couple repart sur de nouvelles bases, facon; "Faisons table rase du passe!". Soit, c'est louable, et l'on veut y croire. Mais cela m'a paru trop rapide et trop simpliste pour que j'y adhere (le passage sur IKEA m'ayant ulcere). Tout cela est bien dommage, car j'ai aime cette histoire, meme si No est un poil agacante a sa maniere. Mais l'on voit tres vite l'attachement et l'importance que Lou lui porte. Cela etant dit, j'ai eu l'impression que No representait une bouee de sauvetage pour elle, sa vie, ses parents, sa petite bulle et qu'au final, la deception ne pouvait en etre que plus grande. L'empathie pour ces personnages ayant rapidement; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Le Petit Prince; Author: Antoine de Saint-Exupery; Genres: young-adult, children, paranormal, fantasy, fiction; Review: Le conte de Saint-Ex mondialement connu a enfin rejoint mes references, ENFIN! Mais, comment apprehender cette oeuvre dont tout le monde parle?? Comment ne pas ressentir le poids de ses admirateurs, et ce depuis plus d'un demi siecle? Tache tres compliquee. Et j'ai je pense ete guidee par cette enclume tout au long du recit. Bien que court, je ne pense pas avoir saisi ni avoir ete en mesure d'apprecier la plume de Saint-Exupery. Peut-etre aurais-je du le lire etant enfant? Peut-etre le relirais-je plus tard? J'y reviendrai, un jour. Mais pour l'instant, je ne suis pas en capacite de fournir un reel avis sur ce petit bout de reve qui pour moi n'a ete percu qu'avec mes yeux d'adulte.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Vertige (Les étoiles de Noss Head, #1); Author: Sophie Jomain; Genres: young-adult, romance, thriller, crime, paranormal, fantasy, mystery; Review: J'abandonne ce livre. Je ne suis tout simplement pas en mesure de continuer. Bien que la plume de Sophie Jomain soit addictive, je ne trouve aucun interet a cette histoire cousue de fil blanc, sur les vestiges de Twilight, car oui, il y a une ressemblance. Et malgre un personnage principal feminin different et un chouia moins godiche que la virginale Bella, il y a une contradiction d'emblee venant de sa part, ce qui a eu le don de m'enerver des les premiers chapitres. Le debut de l'histoire est un tantinet sympa, je le reconnais, mais tres vite on s'enlise dans la vase des cliches qui ont fait la renommee de Twilight, et c'est dommage. Je ne m'attendais a rien, mais la je ne peux tout simplement pas m'evertuer a continuer. Le personnage de Leith, n'est pas deplaisant (au depart), mais cette suffisance d'alpha male qui complete le caractere de cochon d'Hannah m'a juste horripile. Rien a faire. Idem pour Davis, le pauvre Davis relaye dans la friend zone parce qu'il ne suffit pas a combler Hannah, la jeune parisienne qui s'offusque pour tout et rien des lors que quelqu'un n'est pas conforme a ses attentes. Evidemment, qu'il y a attirance reciproque entre lui et Hannah, meme si elle se borne a n'y voir que de l'amitie (Coucou Jacob!) Non, mais franchement... Heureusement, les echanges de mails entre Hannah et sa meilleure amie Sissi ponctuent le recit et donne un ton plus leger a cette histoire. Tout comme Gwen, personnage d'autant plus petri de cliches de part son apparence, on obtient via son personnage des informations sur la mythologie, ce qui ne fut pas pour me deplaire. On notera tout de meme un point positif; le decor. L'Ecosse se prete selon moi parfaitement a cette ambiance fantastique, mais malheureusement les personnages et l'histoire ne font office que de figurants noyes dans ce paysage. En somme, une lecture inachevee sur laquelle je ne reviendrais pas. Cet avis, bien que negatif ne change en rien mon ressenti vis-a-vis de la plume de l'auteure que j'ai trouve fluide et excellente. Neanmoins, l'histoire me laisse pantoise avec un sentiment de deja vu/lu. 1/5 pour l'histoire 4/5 pour la plume; Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Avant toi; Author: Jojo Moyes; Genres: romance, fiction; Review: Apres avoir delaisse cette lecture pendant des mois, je m'y suis remise (le film etant sorti il y a peu), et quel bonheur de retrouver Lou et Will! Je n'ai eu aucun mal a me replonger dans cette histoire, sans trop revenir en arriere, et j'ai ete etonnee de la facilite deconcertante avec laquelle les emotions me sont revenues. Je ne sais pas trop si ce livre est un coup de coeur ou non. Difficile a dire, je suis passee par toutes les emotions possibles et imaginables^^ Le rire, l'empathie, la colere, l'incomprehension, le chagrin (toutes mesures gardees), et enfin ce flot de larmes pr les 5 dernieres pages. Mon dieu que c'etait dur... Je n'ai JAMAIS pleure pour un livre. JAMAIS. Et pourtant Jojo Moyes, bien que son histoire soit un peu longuette par ci par la, elle, a reussi. Comment? Je ne sais pas, mais il me tarde de voir Lou et Will a l'ecran pour sans doutes deverser un autre torrent de larmes tout aussi equivoque.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1); Author: Sarah J. Maas; Genres: young-adult, paranormal, fantasy, romance, fiction; Review: ** spoiler alert ** Fair to say it took me more time, than it should have to finish this book, but how boring this was. Honestly. I understand, that as an introduction to a series the first book can be slow, but over than half of the book is a snooze fest. As for the characters... Feyre is as dull as the life she had back in her village. Tamlin? What to say... Besides grunting and hiding stuff from her, what does he do? Oh right, he nailed her. Wow, talk about one dimensional characters that are used to convey a poor, bullshitty plot. That dynamic is as cliche as its protagonists. It makes sense in a way, but still. The only thing that maybe makes up for this bullshit retelling of Beauty & the Beast was the side characters that are Lucien and Rhysand. I will continue on with the series, mostly because I heard good things about the second book, and also because Rhysand should be the main male character. As for the ending... Just a massive LOL. Therefore, a 2/5 is largely enough.; Rating: 2.0/5.0 | goodreads |
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Title: Baja Cafe; City: Tucson, AZ; Review: Baja is by far one of my favorite brunch spots in Tucson. It's our go to when taking out of town visitors to breakfast. The portions are impressively large and the food is great. Must Have : any of their pancakes; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Rocco's Little Chicago; City: Tucson, AZ; Review: I'm definitely Team Chicago Style pizza - give me all the CHEESE. Roccos is by far our favorite Chicago style Pizza place in Tucson. I just wish the jalapenos were spicier hahaa; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Frog & Firkin; City: Tucson, AZ; Review: When it comes to pizza - this is by far my favorite place in Tucson. The crust is thick, they always add plenty of sauce and cheese. So Good !; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Oregano's; City: Tucson, AZ; Review: Pizza cookie as the appetizer- super good. Chicago style pizza was good too but not our favorite.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Little Anthony's Diner; City: Tucson, AZ; Review: Got the egg salad sandwich on a croissant and it was pretty good - better than I thought it would be! Sunday was good as well and you cant beat the price. Atmosphere also makes it a fun place to bring kids too.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Prep & Pastry; City: Tucson, AZ; Review: Best egg white omlete I've ever had ! The Bloody Mary was also really good, probably one of my favorites here in Tucson.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: O Sushi Restaurant; City: Tucson, AZ; Review: There a quite a bit of options in Tucson for Sushi and a majority of them seem to be pretty pricey for the amt of food you get. I am not one to pay for small servings ! I recently gave this place a try and was surprisingly impressed! You get quite a bit of food for the price and it was absolutely delicious. 5/5 will be back again.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Blanco Tacos + Tequila; City: Tucson, AZ; Review: Overall the food is okay and the portions are on the smaller end. I think what makes this place fun to go to is the atmosphere and views - it makes it a fun place to hit up for happy hour.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Barro's Pizza; City: Tucson, AZ; Review: Pros - - Price : A large pizza, an appetizer, and 2 drinks came out to $24 ! You really can't beat that - Service : The mozzarella sticks came out in less than 5mins and the pizza was not far behind it - Presentation : Pizza looked good! Cons - The pizza was just average. I'd get it over your traditional delivery places like pizza hut or domino's but there just wasnt anything special that made it stick out over its competitors; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Taco Giro Mexican Grill - W Valencia; City: Tucson, AZ; Review: What I love about this place - the quick service, complimentary bean dip that comes with the salsa, and the cheese enchiladas! But seriously, if you are craving Mexican and want an in and out kinda place that is sit down, this is the place to go.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Mama's Famous Pizza & Heros; City: Tucson, AZ; Review: How have I never heard of this place ! The pizza was SO good - we got the thick crust option with extra cheese and it was definitely worth it.; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | yelp |
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Title: Morakniv Classic Craftsmen 611 Utility Knife with Carbon Steel Blade and Finger Guard, 3.9-Inch; Brand: Morakniv; Review: This is a truly great knife. Other knife makers go on about how their knives are the best all around camp/utility knives, this one blows them out of the water. Sharp enough to actually shave with, and easy to keep sharp. Do not let its steak knife appearance put you off. This is real.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Middle Ages Broad Sword & Matching Scabbard; Brand: Tomahawk; Review: I should have seen this coming - but it still looks cool on the wall.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Cold Steel Cutlass Machete 97DRMS; Brand: Cold Steel; Review: Makes me feel like Douglas Fairbanks.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: SZCO Supplies Commando Knife Wood; Brand: SZCO Supplies; Review: This is a cheapo dagger. Why would you want it? It looks freaking cool.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Spyderco Tenacious Plain Edge Folding Knife, Black/Silver; Brand: Spyderco; Review: I have had this knife for nearly two years now, and have abused the bejabbers out of it. I love this knife!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: SZCO Supplies Renaissance Dagger, Bone; Brand: SZCO Supplies; Review: A nice fat hilt as opposed to the wood hilts on the other daggers offered. Same crappy sheathe though.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: German Bastard Full Tang Tempered Battle Ready Hand Forged Sword *SHARP EDGE BLADE*; Brand: Warrior; Review: If you ever want to go Geralt of Rivia on various foul demons and beasts; you might want to take a deep breath and relax. Otherwise this is a great sword for both wall display and backyard fantasy. Though it might worry your neighbors due to the latter.; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | amazon_Sports_and_Outdoors |
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Title: Belkin FlipBlade Adjust Stand for iPad 3rd Gen, iPad 2, iPad, Galaxy Tab and Galaxy Note; Brand: Belkin; Review: Not solid as a rock, but I just use it next to the bed as a "charge stand" and for occasional use at the kitchen table to surf the web. After a year, it still looks new (used every day) and works like it did out of the box.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: LG Tone Wireless Bluetooth Stereo Headset - Retail Packaging - Black/Orange; Brand: LG; Review: I have been using this headset for 8 hours a day (M-F) for over 9 months (my work is done 90% on the phone). Very comfortable, good controls, charge lasts all day. Charge plug is standard mini USB, so don't have to carry unique charging unit. I will buy the same unit when then one wears out.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Azeca BTT005 Stereo Bluetooth Transmitter; Brand: Azeca; Review: Wish the charging unit was standard (i.e., was the same as my bluetooth headset mini USB), which is why I almost gave it 4 stars. Does exactly what I wanted, charge lasts for hours, fits my iPod and TV.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Laister Black Wireless Bluetooth V4.0+edr Neckband Sport Stereo Universal Headset Headphone for Sweat-proof,noise Reduction , Echo Cancellation; Brand: Laister; Review: I must have received an imitation/knock-off, as this unit does not work as advertised. Battery only lasts 1.25 hours after full charge, buttons to initiate a call via my iPhone 6 do not work. I am returning this unit. A real disappointment given all the 5 star reviews. Amazon gets 5 STARS for their return policy/procedure . . . other than an inconvenience, this purchase/return cost me nothing. I just ordered another LG product from Amazon (current LG headset lasted 3+ years with >40-hours a week use); twice the price of this unit, but I am hoping it will work as well/as long as my current LG unit.; Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: LG 32MP58HQ-P 32-Inch IPS Monitor with Screen Split; Brand: LG; Review: Have enjoyed this for several months, using it for work >50-hours a week with no issues. Scan the users manual to learn how to modify view (and turn it off) quicker/easier.; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | amazon_Electronics |
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Title: Collectible Military Challenge Coin Holder Stand Display (Walnut), Case CN06; Brand: DisplayGifts; Review: Perfect but wish it was bigger!!!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: BLACK+DECKER BDH2000PL MAX Lithium Pivot Vacuum, 20-volt; Brand: BLACK+DECKER; Review: Best hand held vacuum I have ever had!!!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Pacific Linens White Pillowcases, 180 Thread Count 2-Pack Size (Standard); Brand: Pacific Linens; Review: Nice basic pillowcases. They are white and fit my pillows nicely. They seem to be fairly thin so I am not sure how they are going to hold up. I have not washed them yet. For the price I don't think you can beat it. I may just have to buy a couple of more!; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Wonder4 Throw Pillow Case, Green Crabs Decorative Pillow Case Sofa Cushion Cover 18 X 18; Brand: Wonder4; Review: This is my favorite pillow ordered from Amazon. The only complaint I would have is how long it took to get here! If your not in a hurry definitely go for one of these as they are beautiful! It is going to go nicely in my beach house! Great deal for the price! I did get this at a reduced cost in exchange for ,my honest review but I am going to order more at the full price!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Colour Changing Egg Timer Perfect Boiled Eggs; Brand: SODIAL; Review: This little contraption works great. I boil a lot of eggs and sometimes forget to set the timer so this is my "fail safe"! I just throw these in with the batch of eggs and if I realize 6 or 7 minutes into the cooking that I forgot to set my timer I don't panic anymore. I just rely on this "timer" to bail me out. I really don't have to set the timer anymore but old habits are hard to break!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: HOME SO Towel Hook with Suction Cup Holder - Bathroom Shower Kitchen Removable Hooks Hanger for Bath robe, Towels,; Brand: HOME SO; Review: This is a great towel hook. I was a little concerned that it would hold tight to my tile shower. After securing it per the instructions I was pleasantly surprised. It secures to the tiled wall very securely, and has stayed tight so far. I am going to purchase more of these types of suction cup devices for my bathroom. Two thumbs up!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Hamilton Beach 33461 Stay or Go 6-Quart Portable Slow Cooker; Brand: Hamilton Beach; Review: Love this slow cooker.....great for tailgaters!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Nestl Bedding 4 Piece Sheet Set - 1800 Deep Pocket Bed Sheet Set; Brand: Nestl Bedding; Review: Definitely not what the hype is. After one wash there was a LOT of cinching (see pictures). They are sheets, and they work for sleeping, so; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Clara Clark Bath Mat Bathroom Rug - Absorbent Memory Foam Bath Rugs - Non-Slip, Thick, Cozy Velvet Feel Microfiber; Brand: Clara Clark; Review: This is so cheap looking... its not even cut evenly!! Looks like someone cut it in a hurry its terrible. Im sending it back t makes my bathroom look cheap i gave it 2 stars instead of 1 because it did seem comfortable.; Rating: 2.0/5.0 | amazon_Home_and_Kitchen |
Given the interaction history of a user with books as follows:
Title: Twilight (Twilight, #1); Author: Stephenie Meyer; Genres: young-adult, paranormal, fantasy, romance, fiction; Review: Loved all the Twilight books, some more than others. This was my favorite.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2); Author: Dan Brown; Genres: history, romance, thriller, crime, paranormal, biography, historical fiction, fiction, fantasy, mystery; Review: I loved this book. It held my interest from start to finish!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Little Women (Little Women, #1); Author: Louisa May Alcott; Genres: history, young-adult, children, biography, historical fiction, romance, fiction; Review: This is a wonderful book. I recommend it for women young and old and inbetween.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Outlander (Outlander, #1); Author: Diana Gabaldon; Genres: history, romance, paranormal, biography, historical fiction, fantasy, fiction; Review: One of the best books I ever read. Wish I had written it.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1); Author: Anne Rice; Genres: history, romance, mystery, thriller, crime, paranormal, biography, historical fiction, fantasy, fiction; Review: A fantastic read. Without Anne Rice, where would the authors of paranormal books be today? Love him or hate him, Lestat is one of the most fascinating characters ever!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Dead to the World (Sookie Stackhouse, #4); Author: Charlaine Harris; Genres: young-adult, romance, thriller, crime, paranormal, fiction, fantasy, mystery; Review: I love all her Sookie books; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Fool Moon (The Dresden Files, #2); Author: Jim Butcher; Genres: thriller, crime, paranormal, fiction, fantasy, mystery; Review: I love Harry Dresden....have loved all of these books, eagerly awaiting the next one!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Guilty Pleasures (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #1); Author: Laurell K. Hamilton; Genres: romance, thriller, crime, paranormal, fiction, fantasy, mystery; Review: Loved the first 5 books...until Anita started sleeping with everything in sight; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Pagan Stone (Sign of Seven, #3); Author: Nora Roberts; Genres: romance, thriller, crime, paranormal, fiction, fantasy, mystery; Review: loved the book, hated the profanity; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity; Author: Bill O'Reilly; Genres: history, comics, graphic, biography, historical fiction, non-fiction; Review: I laughed, I cried, I loved it. O'Reilly is the bomb!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Moon Called (Mercy Thompson, #1); Author: Patricia Briggs; Genres: young-adult, romance, thriller, crime, paranormal, fiction, fantasy, mystery; Review: I love this series...great characters. I'm a new fan!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Queen of the Damned (The Vampire Chronicles, #3); Author: Anne Rice; Genres: history, romance, mystery, thriller, crime, paranormal, biography, historical fiction, fantasy, fiction; Review: This was the first Anne Rice book I read. (Read it while I was on jury duty) Couldn't put it down.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Mummy (Ramses the Damned #1); Author: Anne Rice; Genres: history, romance, mystery, thriller, crime, paranormal, biography, historical fiction, fantasy, fiction; Review: I loved this book once I got into it. I'm still waiting for the sequel. Come on, Anne, we need to find out what happened next!!!!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Night Magic; Author: Charlotte Vale Allen; Genres: history, young-adult, thriller, crime, biography, historical fiction, fiction, romance, mystery; Review: I love this book. It reminds me, in a way, of Phantom of the Opera. I've read it several timesm and it's always good.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: I Only Have Fangs For You (Young Brothers, #3); Author: Kathy Love; Genres: paranormal, fiction, fantasy, romance; Review: This is my first time reading this author. I'm enjoying the book so far.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Nightwalker (Harrison Investigation, #8); Author: Heather Graham; Genres: romance, thriller, crime, paranormal, fiction, fantasy, mystery; Review: Just bought it....haven't started it yet, but it looks good.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Bone Crossed (Mercedes Thompson, #4); Author: Patricia Briggs; Genres: romance, thriller, crime, paranormal, fiction, fantasy, mystery; Review: Loved it!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Grave Sight (Harper Connelly, #1); Author: Charlaine Harris; Genres: young-adult, romance, thriller, crime, paranormal, fiction, fantasy, mystery; Review: Love this series.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Rainbow Season (Turner's Rainbows Saga, #1); Author: Lisa Gregory; Genres: history, biography, historical fiction, romance, fiction; Review: Still one of my favorites!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Trouble with Angels; Author: Jane Trahey; Genres: history, young-adult, children, biography, historical fiction, non-fiction, fiction; Review: I read this a long time ago. I remember it was very very funny!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: City of Ashes (The Mortal Instruments, #2); Author: Cassandra Clare; Genres: young-adult, paranormal, fantasy, romance, fiction; Review: I really enjoyed it. Looking forward to the next one.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: River Marked (Mercy Thompson, #6); Author: Patricia Briggs; Genres: romance, thriller, crime, paranormal, fiction, fantasy, mystery; Review: I love it, but then, I've loved all the Mercy books. Patricia is one of my fav authors.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Claim the Night (The Claiming #1); Author: Rachel Lee; Genres: history, romance, paranormal, biography, historical fiction, fantasy, fiction; Review: An entertaining read by one of my favorite authors.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Poppy Done to Death (Aurora Teagarden, #8); Author: Charlaine Harris; Genres: young-adult, mystery, thriller, crime, paranormal, fantasy, romance, fiction; Review: If I'd read this book first, I probablyu wouldn't have bought any of the others. I found the whole mystery/murder part of the book a little sleazy. It's the only books in the series I didn't like.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Forever Claimed (The Claiming #3); Author: Rachel Lee; Genres: paranormal, fiction, fantasy, romance; Review: I like her Conard County series better; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: A Secret Rage; Author: Charlaine Harris; Genres: mystery, thriller, crime, paranormal, fantasy, romance, fiction; Review: It was okay, but not as good as her other series.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Strange Brew; Author: P.N. Elrod; Genres: romance, thriller, crime, paranormal, fiction, fantasy, mystery; Review: Liked some of the stories, skimmed others. Mainly bought the book for stories by Charlaine Harris and Jim Butcher.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Sweet and Deadly; Author: Charlaine Harris; Genres: young-adult, mystery, thriller, crime, paranormal, fantasy, romance, fiction; Review: I really liked it. Bought the next book in the series.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Frost Burned (Mercy Thompson, #7); Author: Patricia Briggs; Genres: romance, thriller, crime, paranormal, fiction, fantasy, mystery; Review: As always, I was captivated from page one. I love this series. I've read them all and never been disappointed. An auto-buy for me!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Defending the Eyewitness (Conard County & Conard County: The Next Generation #38, Conard County: The Next Generation #21); Author: Rachel Lee; Genres: romance, fiction; Review: Rachel Lee is one of my favorite authors. I love her Conard County books.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Who Buries the Dead (Sebastian St. Cyr, #10); Author: C.S. Harris; Genres: history, fiction, thriller, crime, biography, historical fiction, romance, mystery; Review: Loved it, but then, I love all her books.; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | goodreads |
Given the interaction history of a user with books as follows:
Title: Teaching of Buddha; Author: Visit Amazon's Bukkyo Dendo Kyokai Page; Review: The teaching of Buddha was the. Cornerstone in my life as the best philosophe to practice in life and know I'm liking it more after my researches in emotional intelligence .; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Mindfulness and Acceptance: Expanding the Cognitive-Behavioral Tradition; Author: Visit Amazon's Steven C. Hayes Page; Review: After lot of researches on emotional intelligence I find it the most practical then others to achive the right value point.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Revenge of Geography: What the Map Tells Us About Coming Conflicts and the Battle Against Fate; Author: Visit Amazon's Robert D. Kaplan Page; Review: Robert Kaplan's wisdom in realpolitik is very interesting to al of humans specially for the leaders of new world order.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Going to Pieces without Falling Apart: A Buddhist Perspective on Wholeness; Author: Visit Amazon's Mark Epstein Page; Review: His realistic way of thinking,experiences of seince and knowledge of life. I wish to all whom they like to live a pragmatic life.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma; Author: Bessel van der Kolk M.D.; Review: A good book; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Marshmallow Test: Mastering Self-Control; Author: Visit Amazon's Walter Mischel Page; Review: A good book; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Future of the Brain: Essays by the World's Leading Neuroscientists; Author: Gary Marcus; Review: A good book; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Finding the Space to Lead: A Practical Guide to Mindful Leadership; Author: Visit Amazon's Janice Marturano Page; Review: A good book; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Stalin: Paradoxes of Power, 1878-1928; Author: Visit Amazon's Stephen Kotkin Page; Review: It's rare to find a history book like Stalin: volume 1 with rich information and sociological explanation ,I have read a lot of books about Stalin,but this one is a hi valuable a masterpiece .; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Stalin: Paradoxes of Power, 1878-1928; Author: Visit Amazon's Stephen Kotkin Page; Review: It's rare to find a history book like Stalin: volume 1 with rich information and sociological explanation ,I have read a lot of books about Stalin,but this one is a hi valuable a masterpiece .; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Flashpoints: The Emerging Crisis in Europe; Author: Visit Amazon's George Friedman Page; Review: The best book for Europeans and humans,the way of simple explanation and pragmatic analysis we can't find so easily in another books; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Churchill; Author: Visit Amazon's Paul Johnson Page; Review: His courage and optimistic view . His mindful living stile . His way of how to save his energy for most importend things.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Power of Rest: Why Sleep Alone Is Not Enough. A 30-Day Plan to Reset Your Body; Author: Visit Amazon's Matthew Edlund Page; Review: It's a high level scientific with practical old wisdom ,one of the best book I have read,very thanks to DR.Matthew Edlund.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Moral Landscape: How Science Can Determine Human Values; Author: Visit Amazon's Sam Harris Page; Review: A fantastic book; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Just Listen: Discover the Secret to Getting Through to Absolutely Anyone; Author: Visit Amazon's Mark Goulston Page; Review: One of the best book from two thousand book I have read. A powerful thank to great dr. Mark Goulston; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Good Thinking: What You Need to Know to be Smarter, Safer, Wealthier, and Wiser; Author: Visit Amazon's Guy P. Harrison Page; Review: It's a fantastic book not only to think good but Guy Harrison gives you the tools to put it in practice. Thanks a lot to beautiful mind of Guy .; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Charisma Myth: How Anyone Can Master the Art and Science of Personal Magnetism (Your Coach in a Box); Author: Olivia Cabane; Review: It's a big humanitarian act from Olivia Fox Cabane ,by putting her expansive training techniques in cost of few dollars book,it's a big help for poor people in the world. We all the humanitarians thanks a lot to Olivia.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Breathe: The Simple, Revolutionary 14-Day Program to Improve Your Mental and Physical Health; Author: Belisa Vranich; Review: Thanks to remind us about breathing; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Barking Up the Wrong Tree: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Success Is (Mostly) Wrong; Author: Visit Amazon's Eric Barker Page; Review: Its a amazing book; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | amazon_books |
Given the interaction history of a user with hotels as follows:
Title: Cocobelle Resort; City: Fort Lauderdale Broward County Florida; Review: We stayed one night at the Cocobelle Resort, Fort Lauderdale, post cruise. It was a great location, quiet yet walking distance to Fort Lauderdale Beach and the intracoastal where all of the action was happening. We quite appreciated its central location being our first time to Fort Lauderdale and Florida. Our room was spacious (#15) with king-size bed, mini fridge, coffee machine, table with two chairs and free WiiFii. It was located on the second floor overlooking the pool. The pool area was very nice. Excellent price for Fort Lauderdale. There was no ice in our mini fridge and when we asked the Manager, he apologized and stated that there was no ice available on the premises for the hotel rooms. This would be our only complaint.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Days Inn by Wyndham Vancouver Downtown; City: Vancouver British Columbia; Review: We stayed at the Days Inn Vancouver overnight before a cruise (Norwegian Line). The hotel is centrally located and within walking distance of the Canada Place port (but not Ballantyne Pier which is 15 minutes drive), stores, restaurants, etc. We took the Canada Line train from the airport to a station which was within three blocks of the hotel, an easy walk with wheeled luggage. The staff at the front desk were very helpful and friendly. The room itself was small but comfortable (King-size bed), reasonably clean, had a mini fridge with two free bottles of water, a safe for locking valuables and free WiiFii that worked well. Since the bathroom does not have an exhaust fan the room smelt a little musty. The hotel advertises that it has a free shuttle to the port for cruises and this was one of the reasons we booked it. Upon check-in I indicated that I wanted to book the shuttle for the following morning to go to the port and was advised that I could not do this until the next day. Apparently there are only two shuttles serving a number of hotels and we had some difficulties the next day getting a reasonable time. We agreed to an earlier time only to be refused entry to the port for our Cruise line (Ballantyne Pier) because it was too early. The shuttle returned us to the hotel since we had no where else to go. This was not the fault of the hotel but they were good enough to provide alternative arrangements (taxi) to get us to the port.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Lodge de la Montagne; City: Mont Tremblant Quebec; Review: We stayed at the Lodge de la Montagne for three days at the end of March 2013 in a one bedroom suite on the second (but ground-level) floor. The accommodation was comfortable and conveniently located. We loved the fact that we could ski back to the Lodge and store our skis and poles in lockers and that the Lodge provided padlocks free of charge. The down side is that there are no benches in the locker room, so you have to put your ski boots on in the room and then walk to the locker area floors below. Everything in the Village was within walking distance of the Lodge. It was great having a kitchen so that we could save a few dollars by eating breakfasts and lunches in the suite (we brought food). Relaxing in the outdoors hot tub after a day of skiing was fabulous . Although I was initially disappointed that we had a patio rather than a balcony, we quickly learned the benefits of being at the ground level. We had two deer appear at our livingroom window. They were quite tame and ate from our hands - we took lots of photos. My only criticism is that the Lodge charges for using the internet which I refused to pay. The unit was very warm even with the thermostat turned down ... until we discovered a separate control on the electric rad under the window (hidden by the couch). Once we turned that down (or off), everything was fine.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Best Western Plus Casino Royale; City: Las Vegas Nevada; Review: We thoroughly enjoyed our five-night stay at the Best Western Plus Casino Royale in Las Vegas in June 2013. We had a very nice room with an extremely comfortable king size bed, desk and chair, tub chair, mini fridge and Keurig coffee maker and safe for storing valuables. Although the room was newly renovated and clean and we had a nice view of the pool, with the Palazzo and Venetian Hotels in the distance (lovely view at sunset). It was also great not having other hotel windows facing our room so it was very private. Access to the internet in the room was quite easy and we never had any problems getting on line. A bonus is having a business centre on the first floor accessible with your room key where we could check in and print our boarding passes at our departure. Staff were very friendly and helpful. The location of the Best Western is phenomenal. We were able to explore the other hotels, casinos and shops by foot. Our only issue was that we had difficulties receiving incoming calls from outside the hotel (the telephone lines had been redone during the renovations). We were travelling with another couple who were staying at another hotel so this was frustrating. Our friends had to contact us by email. Best Western was not aware of this problem until we reported it and was working on rectifying the situation when we checked out. They compensated us for our frustrations.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Stoneborough House Bed and Breakfast; City: Budleigh Salterton Devon England; Review: ; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: B W Courtyards; City: New Orleans Louisiana; Review: Our first trip to New Orleans was memorable. B&W Courtyards is located on a quiet residential street close to Frenchman Street and the French quarter, walking distance from many good bars and restaurants. From the outside B&W Courtyards appears as a garage but the beauty is beyond these doors. One enters a paradise of beautiful gardens, fountains, ponds and tranquility. Tom and Dana, our hosts, are very friendly and went out of their way to be helpful in recommending activities and restaurants, making reservations for us, and arranging transportation to the airport, etc. Tom cooked magnificent breakfasts that were completely different each day. Our room was spacious, very clean and comfortable and the WiFi worked well.; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | hotelrec |
Given the interaction history of a user with books as follows:
Title: An Adventure with Billy Bunny (Peek and Find (PGW)); Author: Visit Amazon's Maurice Pledger Page; Review: This book is beautifully illustrated. It is my son's favorite book and we read it almost every night. He cannot read yet, but he loves to uncover the animals behind the pop-up's. He is delighted when he finds the animals. The last page is full of butterflies and he always sqeals in delight.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: All Aboard Airplanes (All Aboard Books); Author: Visit Amazon's Frank Evans Page; Review: I have a 2 -1/2 year old who is fascinated by airplanes. he has been on over 30 flights himself and loves everything about flying. I found this book and he wants me to read it to him all the time. Not only is it fun, but it is informative, actually giving names of real planes from the first flight of the Wright Brothers through to the Space Shuttle. I will buy more from this series since they are so good.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Rough Guide to Belgium and Luxembourg 4th Edition(Rough Guide Travel Guides); Author: Visit Amazon's Martin Dunford Page; Review: I love to travel and have many favorite travel books. This was my first Rough Guide that I bought. I used it all through Belguim and Luxemburg and saw places I would never have found without the book. And I agreed with everything they said about the locations listed. I loved this book so much, when I came back I ordered several other Rough guides for places I planned to visit in the future.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Your Best Life Now: 7 Steps to Living at Your Full Potential; Author: Visit Amazon's Joel Osteen Page; Review: The book was so inspiring. I read it at a time of struggle in my life and it talked to me about letting go of that and moving on. Have faith in God that He had a plan for me to go through these bad times and that I iwll come out of it a better person. Sometimes God needs to teach us when we are not listening, even if that means bringing us to our knees. Joel has a wonderfuul way of teaching us to live God's example - with compassion and love.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: NZ Frenzy North Island New Zealand 3rd Edition; Author: Scott R Cook; Review: I have several New Zealand guide books but this one is the BEST! First of all it is funny and honest. Having been to New Zealand South Island 5 times already, I agreed with all of the observations of places I have been to. I am going again in a couple weeks and can't wait to explore some of the off beaten places mentioned in the book. Make this your go to guide for south island!!; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | amazon_books |
Given the interaction history of a user with products as follows:
Title: Letters to God; Brand: Jeffrey Johnson; Review: I like good Christian movies with clean language. It was a very heart-warming story I have no use for the garbage coming out of Hollywood. Faith like potatoes started out bad but got better as I watched. Courageous was a terrific story, I enjoyed it very much=5 star. I saw "what's up doc about the time it first came out. it is my all time favorite=5 star; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Bible - Solomon; Brand: Ben Cross; Review: WATCHED ONCE, DON'T REMEMBER.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Bible - Jeremiah VHS; Brand: Patrick Dempsey; Review: WATCHED IT ONCE, DON'T REMEMBER. NEED TO WATCH AGAIN.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Burzynski, the Movie; Brand: Eric Merola; Review: I ENJOYED IT. I AM A 3-TIME CANCER SURVIVOR.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: GODS NOT DEAD WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE ?; Brand: Kevin Sorbo ; Review: I REALLY ENJOYED THIS MOVIE. GOD IS NOT DEAD. I'VE ALREADY TALKED WITH HIM THIS MORNING.; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | amazon_Movies_and_TV |
Given the interaction history of a user with products as follows:
Title: Nintendo Super Mario - Yoshi Plush; Brand: Nintendo; Review: My 5 year old got this for Christmas and has really enjoyed it. The Yoshi is small enough to carry around and is made of high quality.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: HearthSong® Orange and Yellow Incred-a-Ball GBOP Great Big Outdoor Play Inflatable Blow Up Bubble Soccer Zorb Ball Heavy Duty Durable; Brand: HearthSong; Review: We purchased 2 of these human hamster balls, and they have both braved two birthday parties for 7 year olds. Both balls are still fully functional with no holes. The balls will start to deflate a little after some torment and abuse, but they air back up with no problem. We have rolled them across concrete and whatever else you might find in a yard. The plastic is super thick. I will say that it takes a LOOOONNNNNGGGG time to air them up. Each section of the ball has to be aired up individually. I used a small air compressor, and it still took me about an hour to air up each ball. It doesn't take quite as long to deflate them, but you won't be able to get all of the air out; which makes for a difficult time trying to store them somewhere. It is cheaper to purchase these balls than it was for me to rent them for 2 hours, so it was worth the money and has already paid for itself.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: BeyWarriors Shogun Steel Octagon Showdown Battle Set(Discontinued by manufacturer); Brand: Beyblade; Review: My 6 year old played with this thing until his heart was content. It's still kinda expensive for a cheap piece of plastic, but it has given many hours of job.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Mario Party 9 Collector's Jigsaw Puzzle; Brand: USAopoly; Review: My 7 year old loved this puzzle! We have done it too many times too count.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Minecraft Steve Head Mask Adult; Brand: BUYSEASONS; Review: It's a box that looks like Steve's head, what can I say. It is just as described. The only reason for the 3 stars is because it is so expensive. If I was crafty, I may have tried to make one myself; but I'm not crafty at all, so I didn't.; Rating: 3.0/5.0 | amazon_Toys_and_Games |
Given the interaction history of a user with books as follows:
Title: Rockhounding Nevada: A Guide To The State's Best Rockhounding Sites (Rockhounding Series); Author: Visit Amazon's William A. Kappele Page; Review: Good book, but I wish is more detailed info there and more photos. Still very good and very useful for any stone lover. (:; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Mosby's Review for the Pharmacy Technician Certification Examination (Mosby's Reviews); Author: James J. Mizner BS MBA RPh; Review: Well, I use it and one other book along with 2 CDs for preparation. Looks great and I hope it will works. Anyway, seems ok because it helps answer exam questions from CD.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Secrets of the PTCB Exam Study Guide: PTCB Test Review for the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board Examination; Author: PTCB Exam Secrets Test Prep Team; Review: Looks great, I use it for preparation for exam (along with Mosby and some CDs) and hope it will work.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Cowboy and The Cossack; Author: Visit Amazon's Clair Huffaker Page; Review: I think, I'll recommend this book. Of course, it contain mostly traditional view about cultures, hmmm... kinda myths? But book itself very funny. Good for anybody who like western and of course for those readers who like humour and good stories.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Rich Dad's Guide to Investing: What the Rich Invest in, That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not!; Author: Visit Amazon's Robert T. Kiyosaki Page; Review: Fun stories but no real info and no educational value . Just fun to read. Good idea, I bet that guy make lot of money.... by selling that books. Good gift - because its fun stories.; Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Where to Find Gold and Gems in Nevada; Author: Klein; Review: Not much pics, instructions how to get there not easy.... Useful book, but can be better, really. I wish they tell exactly how to get there and how place looks like (photo).; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Sabrina; Author: Audrey Ddpa 054024 Hepburn; Review: Perfect for anybody, full of jokes, with wonderful actors, who did great job, wonderful movie! Best movie, all other "sabrina" movies good but not so fun.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Dog Days (Diary of a Wimpy Kid); Author: Visit Amazon's Jeff Kinney Page; Review: Well, its good book for little kids, because they want to know what gonna happend when they will go in school and meet new friends...and it contain important message , like "things happend, didn't take it too serious, you'll get thru somehow".... like bad situations with big kids and Halloween or cheese... or even strange-acting parents (like Dad who ruin the Halloween candy and didn't fix what he did - aka didn't act like responsible adult). Good book.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Happy Times in Noisy Village; Author: Visit Amazon's Astrid Lindgren Page; Review: Fun and good book for kids, about kids living in little village. They all friends, play and work together, really cool.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Karlson on the Roof; Author: Astrid LINDGREN; Review: Language doesnt sounds like American English... and pictures is ugly. I remember that book from my childhood - so funny! But not in that particular case... bad boring translate.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Surely You're Joking, Mr.Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character (Counterpoint); Author: RALPH LEIGHTON' 'RICHARD P. FEYNMAN; Review: Best book ever! Very funny story of genius; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: What Do You Care What Other People Think?: Further Adventures of a Curious Character; Author: Richard Phillips Feynman PH.D.; Review: Nice book from unusual scientist, but "Sure you're joking, mr Feinman" much funnier.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Wolf of Wall Street: How Money Destroyed a Wall Street Superman; Author: Visit Amazon's Jordan Belfort Page; Review: Nice book, very informative, about extremely unusual character. After reading this, I really not understand, how he stays alive. Lucky one? And, he not smart - but he wins a lot... how? Episode with that his little daughter has high temperature - normal parent give her a pills or suppositoria and cold wet wrap and drop the temperature, but he did nothing by himself, just panicking and bring her to the hospital (where some dumb doctors-in-training cant even give right diagnosis!) and saved by another doctor, who call and help him, even if he didn't have to. That guy has so much luck and don't use it for anything good... he ruin lot of lives...sad story.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Confessions of Medical Heretic; Author: Visit Amazon's Robert S. Mendelsohn Page; Review: Old book but still works - because situation in medical field do not change yet. Still there was questionable reasons for tests and scan, medication , prescribed not because that patient need it, but "because recommended to all similar cases in this area", etc., still antibiotics prescribed for flu, even they do not affect viruses...; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Male Practice: How Doctors Manipulate Women; Author: Visit Amazon's Robert S. Mendelsohn Page; Review: Old book but situation don't change. Still unnecessary tests with questinable results, still unnecessary prescriptions and appointments, scaring so woman shoud get more tests and and pay more... etc. Sad - its pretty old book, but things don't change to better yet.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Comic-Strip Math: Problem; Author: Dan Greenberg; Review: Boring and not really useful thin magazine; Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Times Tables the Fun Way Book for Kids: A Picture Method of Learning the Multiplication Facts; Author: Visit Amazon's Judy Liautaud Page; Review: It doesnt contain all times tables, just some of it.; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Addition the Fun Way!: A Picture Method of Learning the Addition Facts; Author: Judy Liautaud; Review: Boring and not funny, sometimes weird; Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: The Long Haul (Diary of a Wimpy Kid book 9); Author: Visit Amazon's Jeff Kinney Page; Review: Another adventure of that very bossy, lame, lazy and egotistic kid, who has not very caring parents.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Laugh-Out-Loud Jokes for Kids; Author: Visit Amazon's Rob Elliott Page; Review: Some jokes adult, like about boy canary being cheap to not pay for dinner for two, and before buy, be sure, your kids know how to read very well and don't have problems with spelling, because most of the jokes in the book based on words what sounds the same but spells differently and kid NOT understand them if he can't find that "missing letter". (:. But, if you have time sit with kids and read to them and explain, then it book good for education.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: A Collection of Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories; Author: Visit Amazon's Rudyard Kipling Page; Review: Little bit strange language... well, its pure English, not American English, I guess. Anyway, cool book for kids.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Flash Foresight: How to See the Invisible and Do the Impossible; Author: Visit Amazon's Daniel Burrus Page; Review: One of the most interesting books about business... Lol.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Long Haul (Diary of a Wimpy Kid book 9); Author: Visit Amazon's Jeff Kinney Page; Review: Its very funny for kids and make them interested in reading, but that boy Gregory is awfully egotistic and has strange family, parents not very grown up. And his parents didn't care if he will get hurt on the way to school by some street kids, which is sad.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Kid's Herb Book, A: For Children of All Ages; Author: Visit Amazon's Lesley Tierra Page; Review: Its cute book but number of herbs in it not big enough to cover just a simple plants what you usually can find growing around your home, and drawings not very helpful to identify plants, I wish author use photo of plants along with drawings.... because author didn't, there a warning in abook, like, ask adults to check if you identify plant right... book suppose to be for kids so they CAN do it, doesn't it?!; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Dragonsong (Volume One of the Harper Hall Trilogy); Author: Visit Amazon's Anne McCaffrey Page; Review: Very nice book about awesome people and dragons. Cool adventure story to read for teens or even for yourself, with friendship, bravery and hard work, leading to great success.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Year in Provence; Author: Visit Amazon's Peter Mayle Page; Review: Very funny , awesome, hilarious book! Make you feel like you was there, with author, looking for "dream house" in France, fighting to buy and to fix it, figuring out how locals purchasing food, cooking, entertaining themselves, etc...; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Once and Future King, Complete Edition; Author: Visit Amazon's T.H. White Page; Review: Very strange book, but interesting.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Time Traveler's Guide to Elizabethan England; Author: Visit Amazon's Ian Mortimer Page; Review: Lot of strange & interesting info about old England traditions & life, some very odd. Real help for those dreamers, who think, back in time was more fun & easy life... Is it not!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Judge Dee at Work: Eight Chinese Detective Stories (Judge Dee Mysteries); Author: Robert van Gulik; Review: Awesome stories, can call "Chinese Sherlock Holmes"; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Zhuangzi Speaks: The Music of Nature; Author: Chih-chung Ts'ai; Review: Cute drawings, funny book, awesome for kids (and adults!); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Snow Flower and the Secret Fan: A Novel; Author: Visit Amazon's Lisa See Page; Review: Interesting, but hard to read, full of sadness and crazy unusual cultural moments, has some moments what basically close to torture... difficult to imagine its all about real life.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: No Logo; Author: Visit Amazon's Naomi Klein Page; Review: That book finally explain me , WHY in school kids forced to take all breakfast items regardless want they or not - and throw them away unused.... and why they not allowed take anything with them, even if its closed pack of juice... (Usually you think you buy it - you own it and can do anything and consume, if its food or drink, anytime - but not in school cafeteria). Because kids are little customers, and training for "how to waste products" very important to make them good customers for life. Its all paid by food delivery company... Lol.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Dirty Russian: Everyday Slang from (Dirty Everyday Slang); Author: Visit Amazon's Erin Coyne Page; Review: Peachy - not "chudenko, but 'chUdnen'ko", Buy is NOT "koka", but "pokA", common word for kiss is NOT "tsium" but 'tchmoki"....and you'll be legendary idiot and hero of all jokes forever if you'll say your penis is big \ or, if you a lady, if you'll say your vagina is cavernous - its just too childish to say that in that particular way.; Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Picture These SAT Words!; Author: Visit Amazon's Philip Geer Page; Review: Great way to help kids build vocabulary at any age!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: House of Robots: Robots Go Wild!; Author: James Patterson; Review: I wish there more books about robots, books just like that - my kid keep asking to read it again and again!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Middle School, The Worst Years of My Life; Author: Visit Amazon's James Patterson Page; Review: Its completely depressive story about young talented boy, who have to deal with loss of his brother, living in bad neighborhood, going in terrible school, having no friends and have nobody to talk with except little sister because his mother always working and to save on babysitter she find "stepfather" who is jobless and not interested in anything except free food and free housing.... so boy has no positive role model and nothing n life what can help him believe in good future... so he start being very aggressive and destructive. He start changing a bit to better when he realize, there may be light at the end of the tunnel - when horrible stepfather moving away and one of the teachers helping boy to find a dream - chance to get into art-oriented school for talented kids, and one girl - his tutor, assigned by that friendly teacher - become his friend... But all that get ruined when his Mom lost her job and have to move to her mother house to save money. Very depressive book and not inspirational, because it has bad ending - like no matter what kids do, adults can ruin they's lives anytime and nobody can protect them... just horrible. I do not recommend book unless you need to scare your child about how fragile his \her future. . Movie is much better but unrealistic (how poor boy can afford, say, thousand of colorful balls or full aquarium of tropical fish) but at least movie has positive ending and inspirational....; Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Public School Superhero; Author: James Patterson; Review: Idea was great - tell the story about life of an dark-skinned boy in mostly dark-skinned community with different ethnicities (sorry for that explanation, I use Wiki to find out polite way to explain)... but story is BORING and full of stereotypes aka what white folks believe is traditional problems of that community...like kids stealing chips from nearby store and bullying each other and call bad names, traditionally considered racist if they used by light-skinned folks... SERIOUSLY???!!! I very disappointed, I expect something funny and educational and inspirational like "House of robots" from that author... but that book very depressive and I think author have no idea what he is writing about, so he just went with all that stereotypes (and uses them too much) instead of really talk with folks from that kind of community and get some ideas and being able to picture that community if full colors, how it truly looks like! In result, folks in the book doesn't look "alive" but mostly like cartoon characters.. and you constantly feel sorry for that boy. I do not recommend this book. I wish it shows some good sides and some inspiration. More "Little Bill" instead of "The Boondocks".; Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: The Modern Herbal Dispensatory: A Medicine-Making Guide; Author: Visit Amazon's Thomas Easley Page; Review: I'm not impressed. I believe, book need more pics of herbs and description and explanation for what reason each herb should be used and why... all that "sour herb", and "sweet herb" may be sound cool and "scientific", but it isn't scientific at all.; Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of NIKE; Author: Visit Amazon's Phil Knight Page; Review: Great book about person, basically make his dream become true by hard work.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Trapped in a Video Game: Book One (Volume 1); Author: Visit Amazon's Dustin Brady Page; Review: Boring; Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: House of Robots: Robot Revolution; Author: Visit Amazon's James Patterson Page; Review: Great book! Kid love it; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Diary of a Minecraft Zombie Book 1: A Scare of A Dare (Volume 1); Author: Visit Amazon's Zack Zombie Page; Review: Boring even for gamer; Rating: 1.0/5.0 | amazon_books |
Given the interaction history of a user with products as follows:
Title: Dickies Juniors' Short-Sleeve Pique Polo Shirt; Brand: ; Review: Good quality. True to Juniors sizes, just wish it was a little longer.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Levi's Women's 524 Bootcut Jean; Brand: ; Review: Levi's are my favorite for size and quality. These are a perfect fit. I don't ever have to try on Levi's, I just buy my size and they fit. This style is perfect if you have slimmer hips and a small butt.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Levi's Women's 524 Bootcut Jean; Brand: ; Review: Levi's are my favorite for size and quality. These are a perfect fit. I don't ever have to try on Levi's, I just buy my size and they fit. This style is perfect if you have slimmer hips and a small butt.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Champion Women's Favorite V-Neck Tee; Brand: ; Review: Fits good around and good sleeve length but the length of the shirt seems very short for a womens shirt.; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Dickies Women's Short-Sleeve Work Shirt; Brand: ; Review: Comfortable, great quality but fits a little loosely. Bought an xsmall and it was roomy.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Converse Unisex Chuck Taylor All-Star High-Top Casual Sneakers in Classic Style and Color and Durable Canvas Uppers; Brand: ; Review: Color was described as Neon Orange, but the shoes are more of a Washed or Faded Orange. Returned because I was looking for a brighter color. Otherwise quality was good just like all other Converse I've bought.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Converse Unisex Chuck Taylor All Star Low Top Red Sneakers - 5.5 D(M) US; Brand: ; Review: Color was described as Neon Orange, but the shoes are more of a Washed or Faded Orange. Returned because I was looking for a brighter color. Otherwise quality was good just like all other Converse I've bought.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Converse Chuck Taylor All Star Core Ox; Brand: ; Review: Color was described as Neon Orange, but the shoes are more of a Washed or Faded Orange. Returned because I was looking for a brighter color. Otherwise quality was good just like all other Converse I've bought.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Converse Unisex Chuck Taylor All Star Ox Low Top Navy Sneakers - 9 D(M) US; Brand: Converse; Review: Color was described as Neon Orange, but the shoes are more of a Washed or Faded Orange. Returned because I was looking for a brighter color. Otherwise quality was good just like all other Converse I've bought.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Converse Chuck Taylor All Star Low Top Black MonochromeSneakers - 6.5 B(M) US; Brand: ; Review: Color was described as Neon Orange, but the shoes are more of a Washed or Faded Orange. Returned because I was looking for a brighter color. Otherwise quality was good just like all other Converse I've bought.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Converse Chuck Taylor All Star Low Top (International Version) Sneaker; Brand: ; Review: Color was described as Neon Orange, but the shoes are more of a Washed or Faded Orange. Returned because I was looking for a brighter color. Otherwise quality was good just like all other Converse I've bought.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Converse C/T All Star Hi Little Kids Fashion Sneakers Black; Brand: ; Review: Color was described as Neon Orange, but the shoes are more of a Washed or Faded Orange. Returned because I was looking for a brighter color. Otherwise quality was good just like all other Converse I've bought.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Converse Men's Chuck Taylor All Star Leather Low Top Sneaker; Brand: ; Review: Color was described as Neon Orange, but the shoes are more of a Washed or Faded Orange. Returned because I was looking for a brighter color. Otherwise quality was good just like all other Converse I've bought.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Converse Chuck Taylor All Star Low Top (International Version) Sneaker; Brand: ; Review: Color was described as Neon Orange, but the shoes are more of a Washed or Faded Orange. Returned because I was looking for a brighter color. Otherwise quality was good just like all other Converse I've bought.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Converse Unisex Chuck Taylor All Star Hi Top Sneaker Shoes Navy Blue (7.5); Brand: ; Review: Color was described as Neon Orange, but the shoes are more of a Washed or Faded Orange. Returned because I was looking for a brighter color. Otherwise quality was good just like all other Converse I've bought.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Converse Chuck Taylor All Star Canvas Low Top Sneaker; Brand: ; Review: Color was described as Neon Orange, but the shoes are more of a Washed or Faded Orange. Returned because I was looking for a brighter color. Otherwise quality was good just like all other Converse I've bought.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: New Balance Women's wt610-w, Black/Blue, 7 D US; Brand: ; Review: Great tread, snug enough fit which is perfect for rough trails. Unfortunately it doesn't take long for these to lose the arch support. They are a bit of a narrow fit, I like it because I have narrow feet though. Very comfortable.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Juniors: Captain America- Distressed Shield Juniors (Slim) T-Shirt Size M Navy; Brand: ; Review: Fits a bit shorter than a regular juniors tee (and I have a short torso); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Pokemon Ash Ketchum Flat Unisex-adult Trucker Hat -One-size Red/white; Brand: Pokemon; Review: Definitely a men's size, a little larger than a regular men's trucker hat (I wear/own a lot) and the foam front is a little taller than most. Seller is listed as Pokemon but the hat I received was not a licensed product. Best quality I could find as far as this particular hat though. Other hats with this design are too cheaply made to bother with. Also, fast shipping!; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: var aPageStart = (new Date()).getTime(); var ue_t0=ue_t0||+new Date(); window.ue_ihb = (window.ue_ihb || window.ueinit || 0) + 1; if (window.ue_ihb; Brand: DC Comics; Review: Described as a licensed DC Comics shirt but what I received was a Gilden shirt with the logo printed on the front. The logo may be licensed but the shirt itself is not a licensed DC Comics shirt. Time will tell the quality of the printed logo.; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: DC Women's Rebound High Tx Skate Shoe-w; Brand: ; Review: They fit as expected, however they do narrow a bit at the toe so if you have wider feet I'd suggest a half size bigger unless you like the snugger fit.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: DC Men's Trase TX Unisex Skate Shoe; Brand: ; Review: General rule: if it's labeled unisex it's closer to men's sizing than women's. I saw so many reviews that said these shoes are a bit smaller than expected so I ordered a half size bigger, turns out I could have ordered my regular shoe size. I wonder if all the different styles currently listed are both men's and women's depending on the color/style? Anyway it's still a great deal cause I bought these for $15.00 after tax; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Allegra K Self Tie Adjustable Tied Business Neckwear Prom Necktie for Men Women Navy Blue; Brand: Allegra K; Review: Tie received was smooth with no pattern. Great quality for the price!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Under Armour Women's Tech Tactical T-Shirt; Brand: Under Armour; Review: This is a fitted shirt, a little longer than the Sonic HeatGear shirts UA has and just as comfortable. I'm 5'0, athletic build and the XS fits great.; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | amazon_Clothing_Shoes_and_Jewelry |
Given the interaction history of a user with products as follows:
Title: Cobra Products 00412BL Zip-It Drain Cleaning Tool; Brand: Cobra Products; Review: After reading Mike V's review, I had to give this thing a try. I also am not the best home-fix-it guy. I have not fallen through the ceiling like M.V., but let's just say that when I announce to my wife that I am about to try to fix something, it is only with the greatest of self-restraint that she can suppress a sigh and rolling of the eyes. But this time--it worked! I had been using super-pro-Drano, or something like that, on our shower drain once a year each time it clogged. But after reading more about it, I became concerned that I would soon eat through a plastic pipe and cause a true plumbing disaster. So I tried this 3 dollar zip-stick and...it worked. It is really easy to use. Just unscrew the drain cover for the shower (I expected that to be rusted shut, but no -- it was easy) or, in a sink, just pull out the plug. Stick the zip stick down and pull it up. You will not believe how much gunk and hair comes up with it. The zig-zagged edges really grab stuff. If you only had to run it through once, you'd be done in less than 10 seconds. But I found I needed to wipe off the gunk with a paper towel (easy) and repeat it about 5 more times before it stopped picking up more gunk. Man, I pulled a lot out. And..ta da..the shower drained perfectly after that. The whole thing took about 3 minutes. Only down side? It's pretty long, but if the clog happens to be lower down than that, you will not be able to reach it. They probably should make a longer version, too. But, I would imagine that it will reach the great majority of clogged drains. I also could not use it on my bathtub drain because it is a very weird sort of thing with a central piece of iron with water draining around it. Can't get a zip-stick (or anything else) around it. But I imagine that is pretty rare. Also, you really won't want to save this when you're through. You better toss it and buy another for the next time a drain clogs. We are recyclers, but really, this is just a thin piece of plastic; no big deal to throw away. And it only costs 3 dollars. This thing is great! I'm buying one for all my family members for Christmas! (Seriously.); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: NancyProtectz Small/Chocolate Brown, Patented with Rubberized Grips/Chair Leg Floor Protectors; Brand: NancyProtectz; Review: These are awesome! I had been struggling with plastic easy-slide covers for the bottoms of our chair's steel legs--killing the hardwood floors without them. These stay on so much better and look fine. Our steel legs are about 1 inch outside diameter; these are snug, but perfect for them.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: LOHAS Candelabra LED Bulbs, 60 Watt LED Light Bulbs Equivalent Daylight (5000K) E12 Bulb, Candelabra Base,; Brand: LOHAS; Review: Bright, beautiful, whitish light. Very nice.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Standard Interior Door Replacement Key; Brand: Kwikset; Review: Can't believe it. They really work. I had tried every size and type of screwdriver I could find and could not unlock our bathroom door, which our teenage son frequently locks for no good reason. The hole in the door knob is tiny. But these keys do the job. Perfect.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: eBoot Stainless Steel Ruler 12 Inch and 6 Inch Metal Rule Kit with Conversion Table; Brand: eBoot; Review: Excellent rulers. Both are perfectly made.; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | amazon_Tools_and_Home_Improvement |
Given the interaction history of a user with products as follows:
Title: NBA Boston Celtics Slam Dunk Softee Hoop Set; Brand: Rawlings; Review: Ok; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Party Essentials Hard Plastic Two Piece 5.5-Ounce Wine Glasses, Clear, Pack of 40; Brand: Party Essentials; Review: Good; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Gund Sesame Street Take Along Elmo 12" Plush; Brand: GUND; Review: Love it; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: GUND Sesame Street Peek A Boo Elmo Animated 15" Plush; Brand: GUND; Review: Love; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Baby Einstein Neighborhood Friends Activity Jumper; Brand: Baby Einstein; Review: Good; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | amazon_Toys_and_Games |
Given the interaction history of a user with hotels as follows:
Title: Gloucester Luk Kwok Hong Kong; City: Hong Kong; Review: This hotel is located in one of the busiest district-Wan Chai near the shopping area,Causeway Bay,opposite the convention center. No matter your stay is for business or for leisure , trust me!GLK is your first choice.Their service is amazing, take good care to their guest in every single step. I did travel a lot the world, but this hotel's service impressed me most,All staff are so friendly and helpful,especially the Concierge,super!They are the best...remember last time I got my flight problem and the local reservation office has closed. The staff in the Concierge personally using his mobile to call oversea to solve the problem for me,much appreciate to their help. The room is big enough,and looks good,however if it is situate at the harbor front ,the view will be even better(AS MOST OF THE ROOM ARE CITY VIEW ONLY) Just a few minutes walk, you are able to reach the Subway Station,tram stop,bus station,no matter to mainland or around the city,ferry pier and of course Taxi are all around the hotel.If you are planning to HK, staying w/GLK will never disappoint you,good location,convenience transfer,close to shopping area and excelent srvice....; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Shanghai Mansion Bangkok; City: Bangkok; Review: the hotel is located on the main road of China Town,just on the ground floor, you can find a super market. and next to that will be the convenience store. Many famous Chinese restaurants are just a minute walk to reach. The hotel is not close to the BTS or Subway, every time you need to take Taxi or Tuk Tuk .The decoration is all Chinese and perhaps this is the selling point of the hotel. Check In lobby is on 1/F and looks very modern. Sitting on the sofa,looking around listening the live music and having a tasty welcome drink,you will easily love this hotel and wanna to share this experience to others. The suite is named in Chinese and inside is big enough,also they all have their own theme. So what is yours? If the breakfast can provide with some more choices,this hotel will be even better...; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Mia Resort Nha Trang; City: Nha Trang Khanh Hoa Province; Review: Being spent 2 days in Mia, stayed in beach front villa and cliff villa. Though the decoration are almost the same for both ,experience are totally difference,if you prefer to take lovely photos,cliff villa is your choice;if you prefer to enjoy the sun bath,beach front villa will be your cup of tea as it just take a minute to the beach from the room. Staffs are all friendly and professional,know the true meaning of personal touch.The food in Sandals and Mojito's are delicious,price are reasonable too, however if the price can also be shown in USD for reference,it could be better. Suggested Mia to use key card instead of metal key as that will be much more easy to carry and use. The lock in Room 305 seems have problem as I need to use some time to open/lock the door. The mattress in Room 501 is a disaster,the hotel must replace a new one as soon as possible, it can't support your body at all, hard to have a good dream! Also the tap in Rm 501 is a joke , I am not able to put both of my hands under the tap for hand washing as the space between are very limited. I don't know whether it is a regulation or not, the lighting of the walkway in the hotel are very weak, luckily i have a torch with me,otherwise that will be a bit scare to walk back to beach front villa after dinner from Sandals.Overall experience is good, but still have room for further improvement.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Kupu Kupu Jimbaran Bamboo Spa by L Occitane; City: Jimbaran South Kuta Bali; Review: This was my third visits there and I found that the service had a great improvement overall. Upon check in, all staffs were very helpful and the lady before escorted me to my room, she did go around the hotel with me and show me their facility , one of those was their second pool. However I still prefer the main pool just out of my room, seems much more privacy there. I think one thing they have to improve ASAP is the fly problem in the beach club, though the problem seems slightly better than 3 years before, it is still somehow unacceptable. I understand that the restaurant is in the beach, it is normal to have difference kinds of insect, however, try to imagine if you have to share your food with them, no matter how good the taste is, the overall experience will become difference. Furthermore, the choice of Pasta in the new menu had been limited which I was a bit disappointed. If there could have one more set of shampoo and shower gel placed in bathroom area, I think that is much more convenience for guest.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Royal Kamuela Ubud; City: Ubud Gianyar Regency Bali; Review: This probably is the best hotel I have ever stayed in Bali. All staffs there are helpful and enthusiastic. Room is spacious and the pool is big enough. What a pity is their kitchen is no longer to run 24 hours, that make us a bit disappointed as 3 years ago I could have a full…; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Borei Angkor Resort Spa; City: Siem Reap Siem Reap Province; Review: The room is reserved through my travel agent as i joined a local tour which is included accommodation. Indeed the Hotel is one of the 5 stars Hotel in Siem Reap which is in an affordable price. The pool is big enough and Spa center, pool bar are all located near the pool. The rooms are currently under renovation but it won't affect you much as travelers visit to Siem Reap, used to leave Hotel to the temple in the morning and return after 1700.The renovated room are far better than the one they shown in their website as those are the old picture (mine one is a Deluxe Room), the shower room come with rain shower and the water pressure are good enough. The bed is so comfortable and I believed that you are able to have a good dream easily. The breakfast impressed me a lot as they almost provide everything from local to international options. Indeed this trip is to celebrate my girlfriend's birthday, I did write to Hotel in April to check whether they could do anything to surprise her. They are very generous as they replied me with no hesitation that a 0.3KG cake could be offered, at that time I had also ordered a bottle of wine. However both items had never appear to me. It was a bit pity here but it won't change our feeling to the Hotel. Finally we had ordered some drinks and snacks in the Pool bar and again that's a good experience since live music available there.; Rating: 4.0/5.0 | hotelrec |
Given the interaction history of a user with movies/shows as follows:
Title: Rush Hour 2 (2001); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Beverly Hills Cop (1984); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Lethal Weapon (1987); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: U.S. Marshals (1998); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: A Fistful of Dollars (1964); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Lethal Weapon 3 (1992); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: High Plains Drifter (1973); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Miss Congeniality (2000); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: GoodFellas: Special Edition (1990); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Pretty Woman (1990); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Armageddon (1998); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Men of Honor (2000); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Beverly Hills Cop II (1987); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Top Gun (1986); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Friends: Season 5 (1998); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: The Fog of War (2003); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Mad Max (1979); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Royal Tenenbaums (2001); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Good (1966); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Citizen Kane (1941); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Pale Rider (1985); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: For a Few Dollars More (1965); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Mr. Deeds (2002); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Friends: Season 9 (2002); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Broken Arrow (1996); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Bruce Lee: Fists of Fury / Chinese Connection (1976); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Magnificent Seven (1960); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Rock (1996); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Troy (2004); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Lethal Weapon 4 (1998); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Uncle Buck (1989); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Tomb Raider (2001); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Hang 'Em High (1968); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Dirty Dozen (1967); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Day After Tomorrow (2004); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Friends: Season 8 (2001); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Con Air (1997); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Fugitive (1993); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: A Few Good Men (1992); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Sin City (2005); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Return of the Dragon (1973); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Casino: 10th Anniversary Edition (1995); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Star Wars: Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Star Wars: Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Chinese Connection (1972); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Office Space (1999); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Green Mile (1999); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Enter the Dragon: Special Edition (1973); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Be Cool (2005); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Hellboy (2004); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Aqua Teen Hunger Force: Vol. 1 (2000); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Aqua Teen Hunger Force: Vol. 2 (2000); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Aqua Teen Hunger Force: Vol. 3 (2003); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Hunt for Red October (1990); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Big Lebowski (1998); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Reservoir Dogs (1992); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: North by Northwest (1959); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Being John Malkovich (1999); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Cannonball Run (1981); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Beyond the Sea (2004); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Saving Private Ryan (1998); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Some Like It Hot (1959); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Family Guy: Vol. 2: Season 3 (2001); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Family Guy: Vol. 1: Seasons 1-2 (1999); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: House of Flying Daggers (2004); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Warriors (1979); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Angels in America (2003); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Aviator (2004); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Shame (1968); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Chappelle's Show: Season 1 (2003); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Mean Girls (2004); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Smallville: Season 1 (2001); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: PCU (1994); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Full Monty (1997); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Mister Roberts (1955); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: My Cousin Vinny (1992); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Kentucky Fried Movie (1977); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Patton (1970); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Rumble in the Bronx (1995); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: O Brother (2000); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Happy Gilmore (1996); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: RoboCop (1987); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Crimson Tide (1995); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Duck Soup (1933); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Groundhog Day (1993); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Hot Shots! (1991); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Incredibles (2004); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Pulp Fiction (1994); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: True Grit (1969); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: A League of Their Own (1992); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Great Escape (1963); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Reno 911: Season 1 (2003); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Twister (1996); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: National Lampoon's Animal House (1978); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: X-Men (2000); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: True Lies (1994); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Gladiator (2000); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Crow (1994); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Enemy of the State (1998); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Spider-Man (2002); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Truman Show (1998); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Batman (1989); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Team America: World Police (2004); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: City Slickers (1991); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Courage Under Fire (1996); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Unforgiven (1992); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Run Lola Run (1998); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Clueless (1995); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Joseph Campbell and The Power of Myth (1988); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Tick: The Entire Series (2001); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Seven Samurai (1954); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Raging Bull (1980); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Man on Fire (2004); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Kung Fu Hustle (2004); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Daredevil (2003); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Batman Begins (2005); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Ocean's Eleven (2001); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Dirty Harry (1972); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Keen Eddie: The Complete Series (2003); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Road to Perdition (2002); Rating: 4.0/5.0 | netflix |
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Title: Seven Star 1.5V, 3V, 4.5V, 6V, 7.5V, 9V, 12V; Brand: Seven Star; Review: Very cool! It was just what I needed and is usable with any number of devices that will take an adapter.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Iwoo Sports Wireless Bluetooth Headset Headphone Earphone for Cell Phone Iphone Laptop Pc(red); Brand: Iwoo; Review: Once I figured out the instructions they work very well. The instructions were not clear, probably because they were not written for the specific model, but for the generic models and not written by a native English Speaker. Once connected, I love them, since they are easy to put on and take off, and no wires! Also you cannot beat the price!; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: CAD Audio USB U2 Stereo Headphones with Cardioid Condenser Microphone; Brand: CAD Audio; Review: This is a great mic for the price and does exactly what I want it to do.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Docooler USB 2.0 50.0M HD Webcam Camera Web Cam with Microphone MIC for Computer PC Laptop Black; Brand: Docooler; Review: Still playing with it, but so far it works well with what I got it for.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Generic Micro SDHC TF Memory Card Class 10, 64GB; Brand: Generic; Review: In my S5 and cooking!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Ecandy Hv-803 Mini Ultra Wireless Stereo Sports,running, Gym,Cycling ,Bluetooth Earbuds Headphones Headsets W/microphone for Iphone 6 5s 5c 4s; Brand: ECANDY; Review: Finally a pair of blue tooth that work and set up easily with Windows 8!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Bluetooth Transmitter, iClever Wireless Portable Transmitter (Connected to 3.5mm Audio Devices, Paired with Bluetooth Receiver. TV Ears, Bluetooth; Brand: iClever; Review: Exactly what I was looking for Plug it into the phone jack, pair up ypr wireless earphones and off you go; Rating: 4.0/5.0 | amazon_Electronics |
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Title: Playlist; Brand: Babyface; Review: A wonderful CD beautifully done in the typical Babyface style. Babyface's style adds a wonderful feel to these songs and in my opinion he's improved on the originals. Not many musicians can pull this offer but Babyface did. Only two new songs on the CD so I hope there's another CD of orginal material coming soon.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Phoenix; Brand: Asia; Review: In my opinion is seems like this alblum was rushed a bit - too much borrowing from previous tunes and some of the 80's sounding keyboards sound like, well, 80's (could have lived without that). Also, I know John went through alot lattely and I'm glad that he's fine but it seems to me that he spends too much time writing about the joys of being alive, sounds more like motivational musicthen the cliche driven ASIA classics of the past. I guess the biggest disappointment for me was that after seeing them live (and they where excellent and so are the Asia live CDs and DVDs) the performances on this CD do not live up to their live performances. Again, my biggest disappoint was that this CD seemed rushed. Well, hope they spend more time on the next CD which may be a year out since Steve is touring with YES this summer (hopefully YES will release a new CD to follow the tour).; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Motif Volume 1; Brand: Steve Howe; Review: Some musicians are considered "great" and unless they play "great" on every track it's considered a letdown. Well, Steve Howe is one of those "great" musicians and he doesn't disappoint on this CD. From reading the track listing on the liner notes it looks like this CD is a re-release of previously released material, well, nothing can be further from the truth. With the exception of The Clap and Concerto in D 2nd Movement every song is either new or done differently enough to sound new. On this CD Steve plays through the styles of the great Chet Atkins, Segovia and Les Paul and in my opinion, any person that can play as good as the greats deservers to be considered one of the great. Every song features Steve alone with his guitar, just the man,his music, his electric and accoustic guitars - no backup band. This CD is a must have for any lover of the guitar and Steve Howe fan. Long live the King, and Steve, don't make us wait too long for the next release.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Live From Nowhere In Particular; Brand: Joe Bonamassa; Review: The previous reviews cover it all, I just wanted to add that for the electric guitar songs Joe plays Gibson Les Paul electric guitars exclusively on this CD, he also added a listing of the effects pedals that he used. Also, what a pleasent surprise when I heard his cover of Yes/Steve Howe's Wurm - I love that song and Joe really does it justice.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Chinese Democracy Shm; Brand: Guns N' Roses; Review: Don't get me wrong I like Slash but Buckethead is in a whole other league of guitarist and Buckethead brings a whole new dimension to GnR - too bad he didn't stick around to record some more CDs with GnR - The Rio 2001 concert DVD with GnR and Buckethead is great.; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | amazon_CDs_and_Vinyl |
Given the interaction history of a user with hotels as follows:
Title: Residence Poseidon; City: Spartia Cephalonia Ionian Islands; Review: We stayed here in June 2014 as a group of three and absolutely loved our holiday! The location was perfect as we hired a car and travelled around Kefalonia, and the hotel itself was great with exceptional service and food, we particularly enjoyed the breakfast's and BBQ evenings that the hotel put on. We also enjoyed the home brewed limoncello drink which was very nice! Only slight issue was the room was basic, but this is to be expected given the cost and area we booked-in. Would definitely stay here again; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Paradisus Varadero Resort Spa; City: Varadero Matanzas Province Cuba; Review: Stayed here for 5 nights whilst travelling around Cuba, by far the best hotel with great service and a variety of very nice food. The room was also very modern and clean and the facilities brilliant! Lovely pool area too!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Melia Habana; City: Havana Ciudad de la Habana Province Cuba; Review: We stayed here for 3 nights (Bed & Breakfast) during our trip around Cuba and were very happy with the service and condition of the hotel. The staff were helpful and breakfast had everything we could ask for. Location was good, right next to the beach and a 15-20min transfer (free) into the centre of Havana. The pool was also very nice; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Black Lion Hotel; City: Walsingham Norfolk East Anglia England; Review: Stayed here in December 2014 with our dog and loved the hotel! Very cosy inside with open fireplaces and great atmosphere, the rooms were lovely with so much character and the owners went out their way to look after us and our dog! Also within short distance of the beach; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Cromwell International Hotel; City: London England; Review: Stayed here in June 2015 for Wimbledon, the hotel location is great within walking distance of major attractions and close to a couple of underground stations. The hotel itself was nice, service was OK which you'd expect from a London hotel. Rooms were quite small though so not much space to move within the room!; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Warwick New York; City: New York City New York; Review: We loved our stay at The Warwick New York Hotel, it was perfectly located within very short walking distance of Central Park/ Times Square and within very close walking distance of other main attractions (Rockefeller/ Macy's/ Bloomingdales etc.). The staff were very helpful and rooms were beautifully presented and always clean. Our room also had a great view down 6th Avenue! (Avenue of the Americas) Would highly recommend this hotel to anyone visiting New York!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Duke Of Buckingham; City: Portsmouth Hampshire England; Review: Nice hotel in great location for visiting Portsmouth and the nearby harbour, also ideal having the Duke of Buckingham pub next door. Rooms are very clean and modern, although a little claustrophobic! We happened to stay the night of a storm, and our room was on the top floor so very windy and loud!!; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Bristol Sunset Beach; City: Corralejo La Oliva Fuerteventura Canary Islands; Review: Stayed here for a week in January and very impressed with hotel. Location is great with easy access to Corralejo centre Staff very amenable and assisted whenever we had any query or request Only problems to note were noise in apartment (lucky we're heavy sleepers!). Apartment was very small, especially the kitchen area that we had planned to use more. And finally room was cold with no sun at all onto our balcony Modern, clean and very nice rooftop bar/ sunbathing area; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Black Lion Hotel; City: Walsingham Norfolk East Anglia England; Review: We stayed in May to celebrate our wedding anniversary, having stayed at the pub a couple of years ago. The hotel is very well equipped and service excellent. Very accommodating during our stay and welcoming our two dogs We were very impressed with the food, the cooked breakfast was perfect and sea bass main also excellent Love the atmosphere in the bar and will definitely be returning again; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Rose and Crown; City: Snettisham Norfolk East Anglia England; Review: Definitely recommend stopping here for a Sunday roast, all cooked to perfection and good service. Location is great and we sat out in the beautiful walled garden - good area for kids to play and kept entertained while we enjoyed the scenery Will hopefully return soon; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Berkeley Suites; City: Bristol England; Review: Berkeley Suites are lovely presented apartments in the centre of Bristol, location is A+ for visiting the city with Clifton and the city centre only a short walk away. Staff are very helpful and professional and the accommodation is well equipped and presented - would definitely recommend to anyone visiting the area Only down side, the noise - we were awoken at 6.30am (on a Monday morning) by what sounded like a demolition/ builders work for about an hour, which strangely stopped at 7.30am; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | hotelrec |
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Title: Bauernschmaus Restaurant; City: Edmonton, AB; Review: It's a pretty cozy place, maybe a bit dated and worn but the staff is super friendly so it has a grandmas house feel to it. The menu is in both German and English is which is handy, and fun to learn German words. We went at lunch on a Friday and it was mostly seniors but we were seated right away. The entrees don't come out super quickly but they give you bread and salad right away. The food is pretty good but very rich so go there hungry.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Rosso Pizzeria; City: Edmonton, AB; Review: I went with a friend and we both found our pizzas pretty bland which was disappointing after seeing the award for best pizza by the door. But the gelato is excellent, I would come back for that alone.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Cafe Mosaics; City: Edmonton, AB; Review: Loved the rustic decor, friendly service, and open concept. My friend and I both got the veggie burger and agreed the "patty" was too thick, the carb ratio was a little high for us. However it still tasted good and the salsa and humus we got with chips were excellent.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Ampersand 27; City: Edmonton, AB; Review: We went for brunch late on Sunday and we were able to get in immediately and sit on the patio. The menu is interesting with lots of options, we got the chicken and waffle and lemon ricotta pancakes. I enjoyed both along with one of the brunch cocktails. The service wasn't fantastic but we've had worse.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Pho Sandwiches; City: Edmonton, AB; Review: I love this sandwich shop, the staff are friendly and the food is great. The lemongrass chicken is my favorite thing to get here, they also serve bubble tea but there are better places to go for that.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: JOEY South Common; City: Edmonton, AB; Review: I've yet to have a bad experience here. The servers are very engaging and efficient. The cocktails are the reason we come here most of the time. The food is good but nothing to write home about. It's a great place to get some drinks and appetizers and chat with friends.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Moxie's Grill & Bar; City: Edmonton, AB; Review: I was pleasantly surprised by Moxies when I went here. Last time it was very mediocre but it's a beautiful restaurant with a great patio space and a comfortable atmosphere. We didn't get any entrees this time but we really enjoyed our desserts and drinks. The house white is pretty decent. Our waitress was lovely and we had an excellent experience.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Gallagher's Pub; City: Edmonton, AB; Review: Definitely a dive bar, but that's what we expected. We were wary to order food here but the drinks were reasonably priced. We went on karaoke night which was very entertaining. I think it's mostly a younger crowd who go ironically.; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Catty Canines; City: Edmonton, AB; Review: My my dog hates being groomed and gets stressed out being handled by strangers. I've been taking her here twice a year for the last few years and I'm never disappointed. They can book us in fairly soon and they are very gracious about my stubborn pup.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: South Side Animal Hospital; City: Edmonton, AB; Review: I've taken my dog to several different vets in the city and this is the best clinic we've been to. The staff are kind and our vet is excellent, she sits in the floor with my dog rather than making her stand on the table so she's more comfortable. They are up front about costs and make sure you know exactly what procedures are being done. Now that my dog is a senior I have to bring her in more often and I'm happy I can bring her here.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Origin India; City: Edmonton, AB; Review: I've only ever been on week nights and the place is pretty empty but the service is excellent. They have a buffet and the food is really good but there isn't a huge selection although the beer list is extensive. All in all we had a good time and enjoyed our food and service.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Tres Carnales Taqueria; City: Edmonton, AB; Review: The food is so so good but it's really expensive for what you get. Our server was very excellent and very helpful. Their sangria is pretty alright but as someone on a budget I just can't justify the cost to eat here.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Louisiana Purchase; City: Edmonton, AB; Review: Apparently this place has been around for a while, definitely wish I had known sooner. We went here rather late for a week day but the staff were really great and the food was excellent. We met the manager who extremely friendly very excited about the restaurant. I tried the alligator which was pretty good and for my entrée I had the fried chicken which was delicious, they only use the breast there which for myself I much prefer not eating around bones when I'm trying to look clean and put together. Awesome service, awesome food. Excited to go back.; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | yelp |
Given the interaction history of a user with hotels as follows:
Title: Hotel Segle XX; City: Ransol Canillo Parish; Review: Visited as part of a group, no other guests at hotel (out of season for skiing). The hotel seemed basic, but clean with amiable staff. Local Area; Bar/restaurant 'El Saler' appeared to be the preferred eating/drinking venue choice for some of our party (reached via stone steps opposite the hotel). A supermarket and a few shops are located nearby (steep hill to climb on way back to hotel).; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Taksim Gonen; City: Istanbul; Review: Great location off Taksim square (nb: major alterations to the square are in progress and may be ongoing for a long time). Typical city hotel, with slightly lacklustre rooms and public areas, however the Cafe bar on the ground floor and the rooftop restaurant both serve good food and the staff are cheerful and helpfull. Don't rely on wake up calls booked at reception, it seems they are overlooked because the reception desk is busy. If Taksim square looks daunting at night, there are several small streets behind the hotel lined with cafe bars and shops.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Korumar Hotel De Luxe; City: Kusadasi Turkish Aegean Coast; Review: Good views and breakfast buffet, public rooms could do with some updating (end of season, some bars/restaurants were closed along with the outdoor pool area which looked very good) Staff efficient and hospitable. Siteseeing; Near to Ephesus. Location; on the edge of Kusadasi (we didn't get the time to visit the town).; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Imperial Hotel Tramontano; City: Sorrento Province of Naples Campania; Review: Historic Hotel, cliff top position overlooking the bay of Naples and Vesuvius, close to the shops bars and restauraunts of old Sorrento and Piazza Tasso. Great views from the restaurant and public rooms, friendly attentive staff. Bedrooms have Italianate palace style in keeping with the hotels heriatge. Attractive gardens, pool, and terrace bar to the front of the hotel.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Hotel Restaurant Pinger; City: Remagen Rhineland Palatinate; Review: The hotel is in a good position, close to the railway station, promenade, and the town centre. Rooms are basic but clean and comfortable. We found all of the staff extremely welcoming and helpful, would definitely stay here again. Hot buffet style evening meals were not to my taste, but that did not detract from enjoying our stay.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Hermes Hotel; City: Agios Nikolaos Lasithi Prefecture Crete; Review: Public rooms are good, staff helpful and friendly, breakfast good, evening meal fairly standard buffet fare but plenty of choice. Bedrooms are clean but a little dated. Great location, near to shops, cafes, and Agios harbour. Local bus, and Elounda service stop nearby.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Lansdowne Strand; City: Calne Wiltshire England; Review: Old hotel located on the main road through the centre of Calne. Rooms were clean, staff helpful. The hotel is an old Inn type building, quirky and characterful with lots of creaking stairs, uneven floors, log fires etc. Courtyard at the rear has a small seating area and parking.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Monterey Beach Hotel; City: Lytham St Anne s Lancashire England; Review: Two night stay in October 2014; The hotel and rooms are a little dated, but were clean and comfortable. Hot breakfast was good and staff were friendly and helpful. Good value for the £35 per night per room we paid.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Carousel Hotel; City: Blackpool Lancashire England; Review: Modern rooms, clean and comfortable, friendly staff. Located on the South promanade (quieter than the North and Central prom areas) - overall very good for the price paid. Hot breakfast good, though other food (evening) fairly average.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: ValleMar; City: Puerto de la Cruz Tenerife Canary Islands; Review: Great position on the promanade behind the Lago Martinez. Public rooms and facilities are good, only let down by the rooms which need refurbishment (we were on the second floor - although it is named "floor 1"). The food is much as expected for a hotel buffet restaurant, plenty of choice but the "hot" food was tepid at best. The staff were very good.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Apartamentos Mediterraneo; City: Marbella Costa del Sol Province of Malaga Andalucia; Review: Great position (Marbella prom/beach), clean and comfortable (floor 11, apartment 2. Not too much internal noise, plenty of kitchen equipment, TV, etc. Surrounded by restaurants/bars etc, and a small kiddies playground next door. Decor/furnishings slightly dated but in ok condition.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Holiday Inn Buena Park Hotel Conference Center; City: Buena Park California; Review: Stayed Nov 2016 as part of a tour group. Hotel is located in a busy suburban area, shops and restaurants nearby. Clean and comfortable, no major issues encountered, did not try the hotel restaurant as it always seemed empty.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Lower Turks Head; City: Manchester Greater Manchester England; Review: Met up with a group of old friends, The lower Turks Head is a decent old pub, and very busy the night we were there, especially early part of the evening. Inside is cosy, and there is an upstairs area with seating, and an outside roof terrace.; Rating: 4.0/5.0 | hotelrec |
Given the interaction history of a user with books as follows:
Title: Freaksville (Freaksville, #1); Author: Kitty Keswick; Genres: young-adult, romance, thriller, crime, paranormal, fiction, fantasy, mystery; Review: "Oh my, there's a new freak in town and you're so going to love her. Kitty Keswick's Freaksville = spooky, wicked-hot fun." - Judith Graves, author of Under My Skin. ;); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, #1); Author: Seth Grahame-Smith; Genres: history, young-adult, romance, mystery, thriller, crime, paranormal, biography, historical fiction, fantasy, fiction; Review: I'm an Austen fan and have been known to go on Austen binges, re-reading each title during a rainy long weekend. That being said, I also admire a good zombie film. The shocking cover and the seemingly blasphemous title ensured I purchased the book five minutes after seeing it on a store shelf. I must say it was a worthy read, kept me entertained and flipping through my copy of P&P for comparison. What a brilliant concept....and what fun! I have since noticed a rash of similarly zooped up classics appearing on shelves, but I have yet to invest in any other titles. English teachers of the world - embrace the gift of these books and use them wisely!; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Witchy Worries of Abbie Adams; Author: Rhonda Hayter; Genres: young-adult, mystery, thriller, children, crime, paranormal, fantasy, fiction; Review: Love the levitating/morphing family members, Witch Flu, and spells gone awry. Magical fun!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Reinvention of Edison Thomas; Author: Jacqueline Houtman; Genres: history, young-adult, children, biography, historical fiction, fiction; Review: A fantastic book for anyone working with, parents/friends of, or someone with aspergers' or related disorders. Loved Eddy's world.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Three Rivers Rising: A Novel of the Johnstown Flood; Author: Jame Richards; Genres: history, young-adult, poetry, biography, historical fiction, non-fiction, romance, fiction; Review: I adored the ebb and flow of this Titanic story in concise verse. Page 13 took my breath away. Loved it!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Hold Me Closer, Necromancer (Necromancer, #1); Author: Lish McBride; Genres: young-adult, mystery, thriller, crime, paranormal, fantasy, romance, fiction; Review: Loved the song title chapter headings, the banter between characters and overall premise. This was a FUN read! There's gotta be more in the works. Right?!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Skin of My Teeth (Skinned, #3); Author: Judith Graves; Genres: young-adult, romance, paranormal, fantasy, fiction; Review: I'm ecstatic to have SOMT: Vol 1 now available for readers. I loved writing the angst and emotion that builds throughout the three volumes - hope you do too! Don't forget the bonus scenes (2 per volume)...one you'll find on my website as well as a few release day blog features and the other is found at the back of each volume.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Spirited: 13 Haunting Tales; Author: Kat O'Shea; Genres: history, young-adult, mystery, thriller, crime, paranormal, biography, historical fiction, fantasy, romance, fiction; Review: Hey guys, I'm thrilled to announce my steampunk short story appears in this anthology! Spirited also features NY Times bestselling authors such as Maria V. Snyder and Candace Havens, as well as a bevy of other wicked talents. Please consider reading and reviewing this title as all proceeds go to 826 National, a literacy-based charity and YOU can help. 'Cause illiteracy is one scary beastie. ;) Thanks! Judith; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Winter Wonders; Author: Alexandra Shostak; Genres: young-adult, paranormal, fantasy, romance, fiction; Review: Tis the season for giving and that is the intent behind Winter Wonders. Was an honour to join such a solid roster of talented authors for this charity anthology - all proceeds go to Literacy Inc. Enjoy wintery tales with heart!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Fast Fiction: A Guide to Outlining and Writing a First-Draft Novel in Thirty Days; Author: Denise Jaden; Genres: non-fiction, fiction; Review: Read an advance copy of this...loved it: Forget the fact that this resource is marketed for those wanting to complete a fast draft - if you're out to get your novel done, period, Jaden's Fast Fiction will be the kick in the ass that gets you there, from story plan to THE END...and beyond.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Skin of My Teeth, Vol. 1 (Skinned: Book 3); Author: Judith Graves; Genres: young-adult, thriller, crime, paranormal, fantasy, mystery; Review: I'm ecstatic to have SOMT: Vol 1 now available for readers. I loved writing the angst and emotion that builds throughout the three volumes - hope you do too! Don't forget the bonus scenes (2 per volume)...one you'll find on my website as well as a few release day blog features and the other is found at the back of each volume.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Beware the Little White Rabbit; Author: Shannon Delany; Genres: history, young-adult, paranormal, biography, historical fiction, fantasy, fiction; Review: I can't wait for this anthology to launch. Fans of Alice, horror, romance, thriller, sci-fi, historical fiction, steampunk...it's got just about every reader covered. But BEWARE, once you follow the little white rabbit...you might not want to come back.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Exposed (Exposed #1); Author: Judith Graves; Genres: young-adult, thriller, crime, fiction, romance, mystery; Review: I'm excited for the release of The Retribution Trilogy! Each book in the trilogy is written by a different author and features crossover characters. EXPOSED (written by me), BURNED (Natasha Deen) and UNLEASHED (Sigmund Brouwer). These are high interest, short, fast-paced reads from Orca Book Publishers that can be read in any order. Check out the series website: [url]/; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Burned; Author: Natasha Deen; Genres: young-adult, fiction; Review: I had a fantastic time working with Natasha and Sigmund on the Retribution Trilogy - BURNED is going to set your reading on fire!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Unleashed; Author: Sigmund Brouwer; Genres: young-adult, fiction; Review: I had a fantastic time working with Natasha and Sigmund on the Retribution Trilogy - prepare for Jace to be UNLEASHED!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Unmoving Sky; Author: K.L. Hallam; Genres: young-adult, mystery, thriller, children, crime, paranormal, fantasy, fiction; Review: It's Gary Paulsen meets John Green in this YA survival novella with loads of feels.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Dead Man's Curve; Author: Alex Van Tol; Genres: paranormal, fantasy, young-adult, fiction; Review: An awesome thrill ride of horrific proportions - especially considering it's a novella!; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | goodreads |
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Title: Vanity Fair Women's True Comfort Cotton StretchFive-pack Bikini Brief #18342; Brand: ; Review: Super soft cotton, very smooth & comfy elastic-I always wear Gap cotton bikinis & these just might be my new favorites-the elastics are even finer & more comfortable-and the price is great! I just wish they would come in the solid colors of your choice-not just the assorted available. A lot of reviews said order up a size-I usually wear a size Large in Gap and the size 8s in Vanity Fair were perfect. They shipped super fast, too! All around excellent and I would definitely recommend!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Ergodyne ProFlex 1650 Economy Elastic Back Support, XX-Large, Black; Brand: Ergodyne; Review: Great !! Relives back pain; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Willis Judd Mens Titanium Magnetic Therapy Bracelet Adjustable For Pain Relief Arthritis and Carpal Tunnel; Brand: Willis Judd; Review: Bought it as a present!! They love it !!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Clarks Women's Annadel Eirwyn Wedge Sandal; Brand: ; Review: THE MOST COMFORTABLE HEELS IVE EVER WORN!! Normally by the end of a party, Im taking my heels off in the car and my feet are in agony. Not with these shoes! Super lightweight, super comfy cushioned footbed and super cute!! Wore them all day in total comfort! Ordered two other colors! Absolutely love them!!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: adidas Men's Alphabounce Em M Running Shoe; Brand: ; Review: Super comfortable from the minute I slipped them on!! I sometimes wear 11 or 10.5 in other brands, but 10.5 was perfect. I would highly recommend!; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | amazon_Clothing_Shoes_and_Jewelry |
Given the interaction history of a user with products as follows:
Title: PC to TV Converter; Brand: Generic; Review: workks good; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Insten VGA to RCA Cable, VGA to TV 3 RCA S-Video AV Adapter; Brand: INSTEN; Review: works great; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Dell / ATI Home Theater 200 PCI TV Tuner Card, Dell Part Numbers: J4461.; Brand: Dell; Review: didnt work dell woud not let me have drivers since i didn't buy from them; Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: U-Mest® PCI Express 5.1 PC Sound Card 6 Channel Surround 3D Audio CMI8738; Brand: U-Mest; Review: works great; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Belkin 8-Inch USB Joystick Adapter for SideWinder, DB15 (F) to USB (M) (F3U200-08); Brand: Belkin; Review: great job; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Importer520 Gold Plated HDMI Female to DVI-D Male Video Adapter; Brand: Importer520; Review: great job; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: EVGA GeForce GT 610 1024MB GDDR3, Dual DVI, mini-HDMI Graphics Card 01G-P3-2616-KR; Brand: EVGA; Review: great job; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: AmazonBasics HDMI to DVI Adapter Cable - 6 Feet (1.8 Meters); Brand: AmazonBasics; Review: great job; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Belkin 8-Inch USB Joystick Adapter for SideWinder, DB15 (F) to USB (M) (F3U200-08); Brand: Belkin; Review: great job; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: PC amd ram - TOOGOO(R) 8GB 4X2GB DDR2-800MHz PC2-6400 240PIN DIMM Desktop Memory For AMD Motherboard; Brand: TOOGOO(R); Review: wont work; Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Case Logic QBP-301Blk Point and Shoot Camera Case (Black); Brand: Case Logic; Review: goodjob; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Bell+Howell DC5-R 5MP Digital Camera with 1.8-Inch LCD (Red); Brand: Bell + Howell; Review: awesome; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: SanDisk 8GB SDHC Memory Card (RETAIL PACKAGE); Brand: SanDisk; Review: love it thanks again and awesome job amazon; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Cooler Master SickleFlow 120 - Sleeve Bearing 120mm Blue LED Silent Fan for Computer Cases, CPU Coolers, and Radiators; Brand: Cooler Master; Review: works great; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: SanDisk Mobile Class4 MicroSDHC Flash Memory Card- SDSDQM-B35A with Adapter 16GB; Brand: SanDisk; Review: awesome; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | amazon_Electronics |
Given the interaction history of a user with movies/shows as follows:
Title: Grumpy Old Men (1993); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Lethal Weapon (1987); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: U.S. Marshals (1998); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: What Women Want (2000); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Lethal Weapon 3 (1992); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Patch Adams (1998); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Steel Magnolias (1989); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Gone in 60 Seconds (2000); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Set It Off (1996); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Miss Congeniality (2000); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Godfather (1990); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Pretty Woman (1990); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Sister Act (1992); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Armageddon (1998); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Whole Nine Yards (2000); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Men of Honor (2000); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Dirty Dancing (1987); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Pearl Harbor (2001); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Father of the Bride 2 (1995); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Runaway Bride (1999); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Maid in Manhattan (2002); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Forrest Gump (1994); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Rock (1996); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Lethal Weapon 2 (1989); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Twister (1996); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Coyote Ugly (2000); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: The General's Daughter (1999); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Patriot (2000); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Lethal Weapon 4 (1998); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Grease (1978); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Independence Day (1996); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Day After Tomorrow (2004); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Sweet Home Alabama (2002); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Best of Friends: Vol. 1 (1994); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Best of Friends: Vol. 2 (1994); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Clear and Present Danger (1994); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Con Air (1997); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Devil's Advocate (1997); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Coach Carter (2005); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Kicking & Screaming (2005); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Hotel Rwanda (2005); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Interpreter (2005); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Sahara (2005); Rating: 4.0/5.0 | netflix |
Given the interaction history of a user with hotels as follows:
Title: Bangkok Loft Inn; City: Bangkok; Review: A fairly standard hotel room but at the price excellent value. It is a little away from the main areas of interest but the sky-train station is only a 5-10 minute walk from the hotel. The staff were exceptionally friendly and helpful and breakfast was great. We had a very early flight on the morning of our departure and were very pleased to be given a packed breakfast to take with us.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Grand Sunset Hotel; City: Karon Phuket; Review: This hotel is located within a row of buildings running east to west so despite the description you are unlikely to see an impressive sunset set from your hotel room however mix a quick Daiquiri and take the lift to the rooftop pool with it’s spectacular views in every direction and you won’t miss a thing! The north-side hotel apartments face the rear of another hotel so not much to look at there from your balcony. We asked for an upgrade to an apartment with a bigger balcony which we got and also as a bonus it was on the south-side of the hotel. The view was an expanse of greenery in front, tree clad hills to the left and ocean breakers to the right. The staff call this the “garden view” but I would call it jungle view myself. We were really pleased with the upgrade and surprised that we were not asked to pay any surcharge for it. The hotel was built in 2009 so both apartments that we experienced were almost antiseptically clean and fresh. Delightful bathroom. Modern air conditioners in living and sleeping areas, big wide screen TV, (however limited to only 10 channels when we were there and only 1 of these English speaking). The buffet breakfast, if not included, is 200 baht per person and is well worth it. Both European and Asian features on the buffet which changes daily. There 3 Internet connected laptops set up in the guest area for guest use free of charge. The reception staff are super-friendly and always helpful. It’s less than 100 metres from the hotel to the sea and it’s a beautiful beach. One of our best ever hotel stays. We’ll be back there.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Honey Resort; City: Karon Phuket; Review: We can reccommend this neat hotel to budget travellers who want to be close to beach, restauaWe are happy to recommend this neat hotel to budget travellers to Kata who want to be close to beach (200 metres), restaurants and shops etc. The hotel is set back around 25 metres from the street and so is isolated from street noise. We found the staff to be both friendly and very helpful. They assisted greatly in helping us deal with as many as 3(!) separate issues that we encountered during our stay, though these were in no way related to the hotel itself. The room itself was comfortable and had a nice feel to it. We had direct access, via our small terrace, to the curious swimming pool that runs like a narrow moat along front of the accommodation block. Buffet style breakfast was included in the price but was basic. Internet access is available but we had to pay for it (around $10AU/week). There were 70 plus channels accessible on the TV in the room. As we were there in an off-peak time, (August), we asked for and got a discount on the room rate. rants and shops etc at Kata. The hotel is set back around 25 metres from the street and so is isolated from street noise. Most important for us; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Front Apartments; City: Patong Kathu Phuket; Review: We paid a bit more to have one of the two top apartments. On the 4th floor these have a truly spectacular view of the sea front from a large private balcony. We found the staff to be relatively polite until things went wrong two days before we were due to leave. A bedroom wall light fell to the floor and smashed. We assured the staff that neither of us was in the room when this breakage occurred. It was also apparent that the attachment point on the fitting was clearly damaged, nevertheless we were pressured into paying for the breakage. The staff threatened to call the local Police and warned that this would not be a good experience for us as Patong police had little patience in such situations. We decided to pay up on the basis that it was $25 and that we had come after all for a relaxing holiday. On two separate occasions when it rained heavily water entered the bedroom of the apartment at the base of the sliding doors even though they were closed and locked. Heavy applications of gap sealer on both sides of these doors were a clear indication of previous attempts to prevent inundations. On our last day there was a large puddle of water visible on both sides of the double bed. The staff explained it by insisting that we must have left these doors open! The first days were great in the apartment but the last two were very stressful for both of us. The apartment itself was generally good and in a good location. Other visitors may have better luck with the fittings and the weather than we did. Needless to say we won’t be back there.; Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Dee Andaman Hotel; City: Pak Nam Krabi Town Krabi Province; Review: I can thoroughly recommend this hotel as an excellent place to stay while in Krabi. Good points are: Staff were friendly and helpful as is usually the case in Thailand. The room was a good size and, furnished tastefully in dark wood, it had a colonial feel about it. We both slept well in a beautiful firm king size bed. The air-con did not cause drafts over the bed which can be an unpleasant experience in smaller hotel rooms. There was a nice little balcony perfect for smokers. Really nice clean swimming pool which managed to appear almost secluded even though right next to the hotel. The hotel reception adjoins a very pleasant dining area which again has a nice ambience of the era of rubber plantations. Breakfast was satisfactory. A typical buffet and an egg station. The only bad point that comes to mind is that the hotel is approximately a 15 minute walk from the town centre however there is a regular free min-bus shuttle service to and from town from the hotel. The shuttle runs until 8pm after which if you don't want to walk back to the hotel in the dark, a taxi fare will set you back around 200 Baht. After a long journey from Europe we stopped there two nights before heading on to beach destinations. We were pleased with this decision as we had time to visit local markets and try out some of the famed cheap and excellent street food.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Lazy Days Bungalows; City: Ko Lanta Krabi Province; Review: This place would surely be close to ideal for those of any age looking for a ‘get away from the crowds’ break by a tropical beach in Thailand but still having all the amenities of civilisation. During our 6 day stay we alternated between pleasant and relaxing days at the resort doing almost nothing and day excursions around the island on a motor bike and boat trips to neighbouring Islands like Ko Phi Phi Lay. This is a place where it is important to choose carefully where you stay. There are 9 bungalows in all. 6 at the rear are labelled ‘Sea view’ and the 3 at the front are ‘Beach front’. We had one of the better sea view B’s for the first two days, i.e. closer to, and with a decent view of, the sea. The two bungalows at the very rear have a more restricted view could reasonably be renamed ‘sea glimpse’. The ‘Beach front’ bungalows are just meters from the high tide line and really well worth the higher rate if you can manage it. Ask for No. 1 bungalow – the most private and furthest from the restaurant. We were very happy with both the Bungalows we stayed in. Very comfortable bed, nice little bathroom, bar fridge and with a sense of camping in a large Bamboo tent. Each one has its own little veranda. Around about there are enough places to lounge around, either in or out of the sun. There was usually no more than a half dozen people on the beach at any given time. Swimming however was limited to a couple of hours either side of high tide at which time the sea in front of the resort would be less than 2 metres deep at best, but enough for us. The resort runs its own small restaurant. We had the complimentary breakfast there every morning choosing the menu choice based around bacon and eggs. We had dinner at the restaurant twice. As they employ a European chef the culinary ideas and the quality of food was served was very, very good however, relative to local restaurants, it was expensive and we found the portions of food to be a little smaller than we are used to. On our first night there my wife and I had a 3 course meal. I actually had starter and main followed by a second starter and didn’t feel at all overfed after. We found that it was actually significantly cheaper to pay for a tuk-tuk to take us the 6km to the local small town, Saladan, where there are some really good Thai restaurants along the water front specialising in freshly caught seafood dishes. As Thai food is one of the attractions of holidaying there it was an easy choice to make. The staff, Caroline in particular, where very, very helpful. If you need a tuk-tuk or want to hire a motor bike they’ll fix it for you. We were given lots of tips on what to see in and around the Island, and even where; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | hotelrec |
Given the interaction history of a user with products as follows:
Title: Kidkraft Limited Edition Toy Box - Cherry; Brand: KidKraft; Review: Timely shipping and box came with no damage. No issues putting together either.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: InterDesign Microfiber Verto Bathroom Shower and Tub Accent Rug, 60 x 21, White; Brand: InterDesign; Review: I purchased this product in white and have noticed random red or black fibers in the bath mat that make it look dirty when it's not. It is very absorbant but takes a long time to dry so when wet and walked on it picks up any and all dirt on feet. Underside of mat is rubbery so it stays in place and makes it waterproof. I have hand washed the mat and dried in dryer on delicate setting and it came out very nicely. If these mats dried faster there wouldn't be an issue when walking on them barefoot.; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Superior Plunger and Caddy, White/Blue; Brand: Superior Performance; Review: After having this product for a few months it still has a lingering rubbery/chemical smell and the bottom blue lip slides off from time to time.; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Window Film 3D Static Privacy Decoration Self Adhesive For UV Blocking Heat Control Glass Stickers,35.4x78.7 Inches; Brand: CottonColors; Review: Love this for our front door. It worked easier to have two people. We precut pieces a little bigger than the window pane and while one person held it firmly in place the other traced the edges with a pair of scissors. After tracing we cut it out, removed the static film, sprayed the area with windex and cleaned the area. While it was still slightly wet we; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Armen Living LCSUCHWACH Summer Chair in Charcoal Fabric and Walnut Wood Finish; Brand: Armen Living; Review: Very high quality, great packaging and simple put together.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Covers For The Home Stitched Edge Flannel Backed Vinyl Tablecloth - Medallion Pattern - 54" X 72"; Brand: Covers For The Home; Review: Will buy again; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Guidecraft Heartwood Kitchen Helper Stool - Solid Cherry: Premium Solid Wood, Adjustable Height, Foldable Baking Stool for Children; Brand: Guidecraft; Review: Easy to assemble, quick and easy to stow away; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | amazon_Home_and_Kitchen |
Given the interaction history of a user with hotels as follows:
Title: Sun Island Resort And Spa; City: Nalaguraidhoo Island; Review: had a great experience there.awsme service and nice ambience for a perfect honeymoon..food ws really awsme.....i think we made the right decision to have our honeymoon...the water s so clear n beautiful...romantic candle light dinner n moon kissd silversand sand ll take your breath away....; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Vrede en Lust Wine Estate; City: Franschhoek Western Cape; Review: I had an awsome bday in vrede en lust estate. The whole ampience just took me and my wife out of the world. The whole place is so close to nature. ReaLly appreciate the way they maintain the whole estate and their hospitality. I would definitely recomend you to experiance Vrede en lust atleast once.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Dutch Manor Antique Hotel; City: Cape Town Central Western Cape; Review: Management s so bad. They lack the people skill very much. Management was quiet rude when we complained about their dusty carpets. Whole ampience was quiet horrible. Didn even enjoy a minute there. Because f their dusty carpets we were forced to find another accomodation. I ll never recomend anyone there.; Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Footprints of Knysna; City: Knysna Western Cape; Review: Tough to forget tis plsce. Had a nice stay thre. Management ws very nice and helpful. Even though the room was quiet old we had all facilities thre. Around 5 kms from waterfront. And it has a good view f knysna heads. I def recommend tis place fr a holiday stay.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Wilgewandel Holiday Farm; City: Oudtshoorn Western Cape; Review: We stayed there fr a night. Accomodation s not so great but there are lots for kids like camel ride, quad bikes. Farm s so beautiful. But i promise its an awsme place fr kids and very near to cango caves. Management s so friendly and helpful.; Rating: 3.0/5.0 | hotelrec |
Given the interaction history of a user with books as follows:
Title: On Dublin Street (On Dublin Street Series); Author: Visit Amazon's Samantha Young Page; Review: Maybe I'm too old for this sort of bla story. It's very predictable. The setting could be in any college town. I'm about 1/2 way through it...maybe it gets better?; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Move Over, Rover!; Author: Visit Amazon's Karen Beaumont Page; Review: My kindergarten class loved this story. We did a fun comparison with the story "The Mitten". The kids made cute dog houses & retold the story in their own words.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Hit (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition); Author: Visit Amazon's David Baldacci Page; Review: Good read. Lots of twists & turns. Who is to be trusted? This will be a great action-packed movie! I love Baldaci's books.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Orphan Train: A Novel; Author: Visit Amazon's Christina Baker Kline Page; Review: This historical novel would be good reading for jr. hi. readers. The plot is simple and easy to follow. It is a good book for class discussions.; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: The Husband's Secret; Author: Visit Amazon's Liane Moriarty Page; Review: This book was recommended by a sales person at a local bookstore. It was the best book I've read in a long time.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Big Little Lies; Author: Visit Amazon's Liane Moriarty Page; Review: The best read! I read "The Husband's Secret" and thought it was excellent. Big Little Lies was beyond excellent. I love the way Liane developes her characters.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Purity: A Novel; Author: Visit Amazon's Jonathan Franzen Page; Review: This book pulls in the reader. I got attached to the characters so much that I cried at the end. I read the ending while sitting on the beach in Feb.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: A Man Called Ove (Thorndike Press Large Print Core Series); Author: Visit Amazon's Fredrik Backman Page; Review: Loved this book! Very entertaining.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Making the Corps; Author: Visit Amazon's Thomas E. Ricks Page; Review: My grandson is a Marine. I'm so glad I read this after he completed boot camp! Even though this book was published in the late 90s, much of boot camp experience occurs today.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Woman in Cabin 10; Author: Visit Amazon's Ruth Ware Page; Review: How could this book stayed on the best seller list for soooo long? It was an okay read but not the greatest.; Rating: 3.0/5.0 | amazon_books |
Given the interaction history of a user with hotels as follows:
Title: Dar Fakir; City: Marrakech Marrakech Tensift El Haouz Region; Review: As a travel writer, under a different name, I specialise in Morocco and in particular properties in the old Medinas. I stayed at Dar Fakir three years ago and the change is extraordinary. Then it was good but a little too bohemian for the average traveler. The service was slightly erratic and the food quite normal. However, since the renovation and change of management, the place is now quite exceptional. The decor is magical and the service and food, is fabulous. I notice some people think it is not a true riad. Well it may come as a shock to many, to learn, that there are no TRUE riads in the Medina of Marrakech bar a few, which are mostly Royal Palaces. A riad is a large walled garden with accommodation at each end. Dar Fakir is, as the name suggests, a Dar or House. It is one of the most impressive in the Medina of Marrakech.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Dar Rbab; City: Fes Fes Boulemane Region; Review: Dar Rbab is one of those increasingly rare finds, that has you wondering why, so many other riad/b&b owners, decide to pull down the original riad, only to build a modern, bland replica. It has been renovated but with original materials and in the Fassi style, and carried out by the owner himself, Mark, over a number of years. The labour of love is quite obvious. It does mean however, features such as the narrow, winding staicases have been kept. You should plan to pack lightly, as having to haul the Louis Vuitton Luggage Set up to your room, will leave Mark panting and red faced for the next week. The riad is situated in the depths of the Medina which, unlike Marrakech, is hilly and relatively untouched by touristic intent. Think rustic village in Yorkshire compared to Stratford-Upon-Avon. Mark Willenbrock and his wife Ghrizlain greet you at the door and you feel immediately welcomed as a house guest, rather than a paying one. Their two children are charming and excellent at waking you up early in the morning, even when you prefer to have a lie in. This adds to that family house feel. Mark's knowledge of both Fez and Morocco in general, is encyclopedic. His stories of ancient Morocco and it's esteemed families leave you stunned and his wit leaves you crying. I shall certainly stay here again, if only to hear more hilarious anecdotes over a superb bottle of Merlot.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Kasbah Ait Ben Moro; City: Ouarzazate Souss Massa Draa Region; Review: After the long drive from either Marrakech or Merzouga this is a truly welcome restbite. A beautifully restored Kasbah with spectacular views over a Palmerie. The rooms are traditional but elegant and very comfortable. The service from the very start is excellent and very warm and the food is just right. A real taste of Berber cuisine. Of all the hotels, auberges in the area, you will find it hard pushed to stay in any better.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Auberge Derkaoua Chez Michel; City: Erfoud Meknes Tafilalet Region; Review: Derkaoua is a fabulous place to stay, whilst exploring the desert. The service is excellent, the rooms clean and very comfortable and the food is second to none, in the area. It is a few kilometers off the main road and across sand so the desert adventure starts before you even arrive. Once there you are warmly greeted and shown your own small lodge, set in beautiful gardens, most with private terrace. Most of the year you will enjoy eating breakfast outside, under mature trees, clutted with song birds. If you like you can then spend the night in their bivouac, in the dunes, some kilometers away. This is the best set up of all that I have visited. Large individual tents, washing facilities and European loos. The food is as good as at the auberge and the atmosphere at night, around the camp fire, is so Lawrence of Arabia, especially if you have just returned on camels from seeing the sunset on the high dunes. They can also take you out very early in the morning to see the sunrise but I passed on that due to having too much to drink the night before. Both the auberge and the bivouac are musts to stay in, if visiting Merzouga.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Dar el Souk; City: Marrakech Marrakech Tensift El Haouz Region; Review: This is another one of those increasingly rare to find Marrakech riads, unspoilt and original. It is not minimalist nor pretentious nor one of those so called, hotel spas. It is relaxed and eclectic. The staff are extremely polite without being obsequious and the owner, Madi, is very much like the riad itself, beautiful, chic and charming. The location is ideal with parking just a few minutes away and Place Jemaa el Fna a direct, short walk through the Riad Zitoun souk. Wonderful. This riad is most definitely one of the best you will find in Marrakech, for both value for money and for a delightful experience.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Fawakay Villas; City: Marrakech Marrakech Tensift El Haouz Region; Review: A really stunning place to stay. The villas are beautifully built and decorated with great imagination, mixing modern with old and European with African. The pool is very family friendly and the gardens are a joy. The owners, Francis and Dawn, cannot be more firendly and helpful and both enjoy evenings chatting to you by the bar, if you wish. Be prpared to consume copious amounts of wine though.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Villa Dinari; City: Marrakech Marrakech Tensift El Haouz Region; Review: Villa Dinari is haven of tranquility and the perfect place to return to after a long days shopping. The mature gardens are stunning and the rooms spaced within them are spacious and very tastefully decorated. The bar/restaurant is the coolest place to unwind and Heather and Abdul, the owners, are perfect hosts. Heather makes a mean cocktail. If after a cooling swim you feel too lazy to walk to the main bar, the pool has a bar of it's own, with a help yourself, honesty policy.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Oscar Hotel; City: Ouarzazate Souss Massa Draa Region; Review: I have stayed a number of times at this hotel and yes, it is tired and yes it is fairly basic but it has a charm and the staff are very helpful. I have also stayed at the Bereber Palace, I love that too but value for money, nothing is better than the Oscar.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Riad Farnatchi; City: Marrakech Marrakech Tensift El Haouz Region; Review: There are over 1000 riad hotels in the medina of Marrakech. They are as varied in quality of service and style as any hotel in the country. Some very poor and some very good. Riad Farnatchi is one of the best and fast becoming the benchmark for the rest. Service is second to none, food exquisite and the rooms are opulent. I said it is a benchmark for the rest but they have set the target so very high, most other riads will do well if they come even close to Farnatchi's high standards. Fabulous.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Victoria Inn; City: Holkham Wells next the Sea Norfolk East Anglia England; Review: This is a wonderful inn. Recently renovated it is stylish, comfortable and mixes new with tradtional. The lunch menu is a delight, with localy produced, organic food, superbly presented. Delicious and boy do you get a helping. Service is impeccable. The beer is wonderful too.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Kasbah Ait Ben Damiette; City: Skoura M Daz Souss Massa Draa Region; Review: This is a true joy to stay in and have done so many many times. It is an authentic Berber Kasbah yet has the facilities to make your stay very enjoyable. Service is excellent and the food is organic and delicious. The best place to stay overnight en route to Merzouga or even just to relax in for a few days.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Selman Marrakech; City: Marrakech Marrakech Tensift El Haouz Region; Review: This has to be one of the most luxurious hotels in Marrakech, with a service that is sublime. The choice of rooms are enormous and each are a delight. The suite where Tom Cruise stayed, whilst filming Mission Impossible V, is breathtaking. The added beauty, if you love pure bread Arab horses, is the stables. They even do a mini horse show, showing off the magnificence of these animals. Will certainly recommend the hotel to anyone.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Ingliston Country Club; City: Bishopton Renfrewshire Scotland; Review: I have stayed in many places across the world but I have to say this ranks as number one for service and comfort. The huge team of staff were all extremely helpful and very polite, even when there was a mistake, on my part for booking the wrong dates, they bent over backwards not only to find me accommodation but also to sort out the fee, with the booking agent. Not only did they not charge for the wrong dates, and the agent said it was non refundable but they did, we were also put into an amazingly comfortable lodge, at a discounted rate. As it was high season, they certainly did not have to do this. As I said the staff are incredible and I wish I could remember all that helped but I do remember Siobhan stood out as being exceptional in every way. Polite, efficient and solved the problem of my doing. Incredible. This place is a must to stay, when in Scotland. I will even go back, just to stay there.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Hilton Newcastle Gateshead; City: Gateshead Tyne and Wear England; Review: I stayed here whilst filming and it was very comfortable. The staff were very helpful but prices were high, especially at the bar. I will stay there again but I will drink elsewhere. Great breakfast and a good choice.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Churchill Guest House; City: Dover Kent England; Review: This is truly one of the best guest houses I have ever stayed in. The service was impeccable, the room was so charming and the location is perfect. I will certainly stay here again and perhaps for a holiday. I stayed there for one night as a stop off to a ferry to France. I would certainly stay longer if I had a choice.; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | hotelrec |
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Title: Windtalkers (2002); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: U-571 (2000); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Risky Business (1983); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Paint Your Wagon (1969); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: A League of Their Own (1992); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Hot Chick (2002); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Mission: Impossible II (2000); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Sound of Music (1965); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: 48 Hrs. (1983); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Rock (1996); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Twister (1996); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Behind Enemy Lines (2001); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: What's Up (1972); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: X-Men (2000); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Double Jeopardy (1999); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Yours (1968); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Coyote Ugly (2000); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Kramer vs. Kramer (1979); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: True Lies (1994); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Terms of Endearment (1983); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The General's Daughter (1999); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Enough (2002); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Air Force One (1997); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Basic Instinct (1992); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Disorderly Orderly (1964); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Jerry Maguire (1996); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Desk Set (1957); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Total Recall (1990); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Patriot (2000); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: In Like Flint (1967); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Lethal Weapon 4 (1998); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Raising Arizona (1987); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Gaslight (1940); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: 12 Monkeys (1995); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Analyze That (2002); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: The Waterboy (1998); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Topper / Topper Returns: Double Feature (1937); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: XXX: Special Edition (2002); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Dead Man Walking (1995); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: City of Angels (1998); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Dead Poets Society (1989); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Father of the Bride (1950); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Independence Day (1996); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Our Man Flint (1966); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Big Daddy (1999); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Friday the 13th (1980); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Legally Blonde 2: Red (2003); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Tango & Cash (1989); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: 13 Going on 30 (2004); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Con Air (1997); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: That Touch of Mink (1962); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Stakeout (1987); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Prince and Me (2004); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Wedding Singer (1998); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Old School (2003); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Face/Off (1997); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Philadelphia (1993); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Secretary (2002); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: How to Marry a Millionaire (1953); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Some Like It Hot (1959); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Ghostbusters (1984); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Tomorrow Never Dies (1997); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Lethal Weapon (1987); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: U.S. Marshals (1998); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Hope Floats (1998); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Rush Hour (1998); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Usual Suspects (1995); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Pelican Brief (1993); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Dragonfly (2002); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: We Were Soldiers (2002); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Stigmata (1999); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Forrest Gump (1994); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Practical Magic (1998); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Enemy of the State (1998); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: For Love of the Game (1999); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Clear and Present Danger (1994); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Green Mile (1999); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: A Few Good Men (1992); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Village (2004); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Lethal Weapon 3 (1992); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Feng Shui (2000); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Manchurian Candidate (2004); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Twisted (2004); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Notebook (2004); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Haunting (1999); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Fugitive (1993); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Alien vs. Predator (2004); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: That Funny Feeling (1965); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Guarding Tess (1994); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Postcards from the Edge (1990); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Little Black Book (2004); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Sleepless in Seattle (1993); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: When Harry Met Sally (1989); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: If a Man Answers (1962); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: An Officer and a Gentleman (1982); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: While You Were Sleeping (1995); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: High Crimes (2002); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Seven (1995); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: An Affair to Remember (1957); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Thomas Crown Affair (1999); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Sabrina (1995); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Return to Me (2000); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: First Daughter (2004); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Dr. Andrew Weil: 8 Weeks to Optimum Health & Spontaneous Healing (2000); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Serendipity (2001); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Come September (1961); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Uptown Girls (2003); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Five People You Meet in Heaven (2004); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Before Sunset (2004); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Wicker Park (2004); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: When a Stranger Calls (1979); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Collateral (2004); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Miracle (2004); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Funny Lady (1975); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Glass Bottom Boat (1966); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Not Without My Daughter (1991); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Punchline (1988); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Way We Were (1973); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Murphy's Romance (1985); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: For Pete's Sake (1974); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Stay Hungry (1976); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Saw (2004); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Prince of Tides (1991); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Main Event (1979); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Forgotten (2004); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Mask: Director's Cut (1985); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Spanglish (2004); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: That Thing You Do! (1996); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Smokey and the Bandit / Smokey and the Bandit II: Double Feature (1977); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1960); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Mrs. Doubtfire (1993); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (2004); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Grudge (2004); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Soapdish (1991); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Road House (1989); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Cellular (2004); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Places in the Heart (1984); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: It Happened to Jane (1959); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Say It Isn't So (2001); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Young at Heart (1954); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Absence of Malice (1981); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Owl and the Pussycat (1970); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: After the Sunset (2004); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Nuts (1987); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Raise Your Voice (2004); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Exorcist: The Beginning (2004); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Pillow Talk (1959); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Norma Rae (1979); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Calamity Jane (1953); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Grumpy Old Men (1993); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Don't Say a Word (2001); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Family Man (2000); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Footloose: Special Collector's Edition (1984); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: As Good as It Gets (1997); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Door in the Floor (2004); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Elf (2003); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Closer (2004); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (2004); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Ocean's Twelve (2004); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Orgazmo (1998); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Toolbox Murders (2003); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Taxi (2004); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Final Cut (2004); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: The Woodsman (2004); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: The Incredibles (2004); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Spy Game (2001); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Darkness (2002); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Meet Joe Black (1998); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Speed (1994); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Jaws (1975); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Fried Green Tomatoes (1991); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: I Do (But I Don't) (2004); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: American Wedding (2003); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Nine Months (1995); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Liar Liar (1997); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: To Catch a Thief (1955); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Along Came Polly (2004); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Starman (1984); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Sum of All Fears (2002); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Bruce Almighty (2003); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Patch Adams (1998); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Wild Wild West (1999); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Sneakers (1992); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Bodyguard (1992); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Great Outdoors (1988); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Mission: Impossible (1996); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: GoodFellas: Special Edition (1990); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Fight Club (1999); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Adam's Rib (1949); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Roxanne (1987); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: The Fast and the Furious (2001); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Anywhere But Here (1999); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Phenomenon (1996); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Ladder 49 (2004); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Cocktail (1988); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Stepmom (1998); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Sometimes in April (2005); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Indecent Proposal (1993); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Broken Arrow (1996); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Bone Collector (1999); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Boys Don't Cry (1999); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Schindler's List (1993); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Men in Black (1997); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Aviator (2004); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Chicago (2002); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Fat Actress: Season 1 (2005); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Cradle 2 the Grave (2003); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Demolition Man (1993); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Titanic (1997); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Days of Thunder (1990); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Punisher (2004); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Tootsie (1982); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: My Fair Lady: Special Edition (1964); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Trouble with Angels (1966); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Finding Neverland (2004); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Racing Stripes (2005); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Birth (2004); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Gypsy (1962); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Elektra (2005); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: The Gift (2000); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Chocolat (2000); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Ray (2004); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: A Love Song for Bobby Long (2004); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Beyond the Sea (2004); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Are We There Yet? (2005); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Assault on Precinct 13 (2005); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Carolina (2004); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Seed of Chucky (2004); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Hitch (2005); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: White Noise (2005); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Boogeyman (2005); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Be Cool (2005); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Hide and Seek (2005); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: With Six You Get Eggroll (1968); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Hotel Rwanda (2005); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Kinsey (2004); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Stage Beauty (2004); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: What Lies Beneath (2000); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Constantine (2005); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: I (2004); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Meet the Fockers (2004); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: National Treasure (2004); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Urban Legends: Bloody Mary (2005); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Upside of Anger (2005); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Prophecy: Uprising (2005); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Million Dollar Baby (2004); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Coach Carter (2005); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Jacket (2005); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Zodiac Killer (2004); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: House of Sand and Fog (2003); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Absolute Power (1997); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Driving Miss Daisy (1989); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Off the Map (2003); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: True Crime (1999); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Alexander: Director's Cut (2004); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Big Fish (2003); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Ten Commandments (1956); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Remember the Titans (2000); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Because of Winn-Dixie (2005); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Daddy Who? (1999); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Down With Love (2003); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Cursed (2004); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Suspect Zero (2004); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Wraith (1986); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Ring Two (2005); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Guess Who (2005); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Monster-in-Law (2005); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Cross Bones (2005); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Hostage (2005); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Doris Day Show: Season 1 (1968); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Man of the House (2005); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Tarzan (1981); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: My Sister's Keeper (2003); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Longest Yard (2005); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Jack O'Lantern (2004); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Roseanne: Season 1 (1988); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Adventures of Ma and Pa Kettle: Vol. 1 (1947); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Beauty Shop (2005); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: XXX: State of the Union (2005); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Sahara (2005); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Homeland Security (2004); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Amityville Horror (2005); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Marksman (2005); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Teaching Mrs. Tingle (1999); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Halfway House: Special Edition (Unrated Director's Cut) (2004); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: The Ghost and Mr. Chicken / The Reluctant Astronaut: Double Feature (1966); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: ABC Primetime: Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ (2004); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Sweet November (2001); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: First Knight (1995); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Armageddon (1997); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Domestic Disturbance (2001); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Andy Griffith Show: Vol 3: Andy Discovers America / Andy's English Valet (1963); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Little House on the Prairie: Season 6 (1979); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Story of Us (1999); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Little House on the Prairie: Season 2 (1975); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Golden Girls: Season 1 (1985); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Lion King: Special Edition (1994); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Dante's Peak (1997); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Frankie and Johnny (1991); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Princess Diaries (Fullscreen) (2001); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Chain Reaction (1996); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Little House on the Prairie: Season 4 (1977); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Cobra (1986); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Carousel (1956); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Deliver Us From Eva (2003); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Barbra Streisand: Timeless: Live in Concert (2001); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Art of War (2000); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Charmed: Season 2 (1999); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Barbra Streisand: The Concert: Live at the MGM Grand (2004); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Bridges of Madison County (1995); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Clambake (1967); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Jersey Girl (1992); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Love Story (1970); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Kiss Me Goodbye (1982); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Exorcist: Restored Version (1973); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Jaws: The Revenge (1987); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Twister (1990); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Little House on the Prairie: Season 8 (1981); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Love Affair (1994); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Sex and the City: Season 3 (2000); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Six Days (1998); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Head Over Heels (2001); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Scream 2 (1997); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Today You Die (2005); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Boyfriend School (1990); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Sex and the City: Season 6: Part 2 (2004); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Dick Van Dyke Show: Season 1 (1961); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Specialist (1994); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Somewhere in Time (1980); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Volcano (1997); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Cinderella: Rodgers & Hammerstein's (1965); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: South Pacific (2001); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Andy Griffith Show: Season 2 (1961); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Hannibal (2001); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: One Fine Day (1996); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Directors: Barbra Streisand (2000); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: She's All That (1999); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Bad Girls (1994); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Viva Las Vegas (1964); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Tank (1984); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Sex and the City: Season 6: Part 1 (2003); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Little House on the Prairie: Season 5 (1978); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: That Old Feeling (1997); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: King's Ransom (2005); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Fear of the Dark (2002); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Crash (2005); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Dr. Quinn (1993); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Deal (2004); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Two Can Play That Game (2001); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Rose Red (2002); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Titanic (1953); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Unfaithful (2002); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The I Love Lucy 50th Anniversary Special (2001); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Stir of Echoes (1999); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Transporter (2002); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Ghost Watcher 2 (2005); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: They (2002); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Boo! (2004); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: 11:14 (2005); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Icon (2005); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: House of Wax (2005); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Interpreter (2005); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Godfather (1974); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Garden State (2004); Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Vertical Limit (2000); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Sleepers (1996); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The End (1978); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Hooper (1978); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Apollo 13 (1995); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Homeward Bound 2: Lost in San Francisco (1996); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Rules of Engagement (2000); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Beautiful (2000); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: King of the Hill: Season 2 (1997); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Eye for an Eye (1996); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Bewitched (2005); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Truth About Love (2004); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Batman Begins (2005); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Fever Pitch (2005); Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Ice Princess (2005); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Beautician and the Beast (1997); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Bridget Jones's Diary (2001); Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Laws of Attraction (2004); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Sandlot (1993); Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Mrs. Winterbourne (1996); Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Irma La Douce (1963); Rating: 4.0/5.0 | netflix |
Given the interaction history of a user with books as follows:
Title: Breakthrough: Our Guerilla War to Expose Fraud and Save Democracy; Author: Visit Amazon's James O'Keefe Page; Review: Good information. Their work has force the main-stream media to actually report on some of the REAL stories. Also details the lengths that the powers that be will go to keep this information - - the real news stories - - form being exposed.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Diamond Fractal: A Story of a Shattered Mind Made Whole; Author: Visit Amazon's Karen A. Keegan Page; Review: What an incredible journey! I once heard a preacher say that the Evil One only attacks those he is afraid of and that the bigger the attack, the bigger design G-d has for their life. That has certainly proved true in this book. What the Enemy meant for harm, G-d has resurrected for HIS good and perfect plan. There are some hard to read portions of abuse in this book. However, none of the SRA memories are described; and, unlike a few other biographies Ive read, the book does not focus on the bad stuff, but on the mercies, goodness, and loving-kindness of G-d and His pursuit of one of His lost and confused kids. Its a story of how G-d brought peace and calm out of pain and despair. It gives proof that there IS hope and healing for the wounded.no matter how badly they have been hurt. I love the back and forth flow of the book that lets you know what Minna and Karen were each thinking at the time.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Shinar Directive: Preparing the Way for the Son of Perdition's Return; Author: Michael Lake; Review: I don't know what I can add to the other great reviews. I love the balance that this author brings. This can be a scary topic, especially since we can see these end-time prophecies unfolding before our eyes. Yet, Dr. Lake gives encouragement and instruction on how to prepare for what is coming. The only negative thing I have to say about the book is that the illustrations could be a bigger. I had difficulty reading the small print in the illustrations (even with my reading glasses). I love all the citations that allow me to follow up and study more deeply in areas of special interest to me.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Ebola and the Fourth Horseman of the Apocalypse; Author: Visit Amazon's Sharon K. Gilbert Page; Review: Good read. I especially liked the last "how to prepare" chapter.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Survive the Unthinkable: A Total Guide to Women's Self-Protection; Author: Visit Amazon's Tim Larkin Page; Review: It's a good start, but the author keeps repeating himself and never FULLY lists the sensitive body target points. After the first few chapters, I got bored, but persisted in my reading hoping for more detailed examples and lists. There were none with the exception of but one or two small examples. His philosophy is fully laid out and repeated all through out the book, and repeated, and repeated... It would be an excellent book if he condensed the contents of this book into one chapter and spent the rest of the book giving various example, charts and diagrams. I was disappointed in the book.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Evangelpreneur: How Biblical Free Enterprise Can Empower Your Faith, Family, and Freedom; Author: Visit Amazon's Josh Tolley Page; Review: Wow! Know wonder I feel like I can never get ahead! This book explains why we are in the financial trouble we are in and how to get out - through entrepreneurship. There are activities at the end of most chapters to help you put into practice the ideas discussed in the chapter. I would recommend this book to everyone who truly wants to be financially free - not to just get out of debt, but to become prosperous.; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | amazon_books |
Given the interaction history of a user with books as follows:
Title: The Handmaid's Tale; Author: Margaret Atwood; Genres: history, paranormal, biography, historical fiction, fantasy, fiction; Review: Not enjoyable to read, thoroughly dull. My distaste is mainly on the writing. Some sentences were painful, practically: 'entered a room, sat on the chair, had some tea'. The subject's potentially interesting but it's unnecessarily hard to read.; Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: The Trial; Author: Franz Kafka; Genres: thriller, crime, paranormal, fiction, fantasy, mystery; Review: Disappointing, confusing and aimless. Seems undeserving to be considered a classic. Generally unpolished style of writing and sections are unwritten (including the ending). Consider why reviews and feedback are vague - there just isn't much to say apart from the basic premise of a man being accused of an unknown crime in an unusual court. Perhaps you could consider this a deep look at society or purgatory but the cues aren't strong enough. I don't recommend reading this for entertainment.; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Looking Backward: 2000-1887; Author: Edward Bellamy; Genres: history, paranormal, biography, historical fiction, non-fiction, fantasy, fiction; Review: A wonderful theory neatly forced into a simple novel. Julian West wakes to a future where society has restructured and become a paradise where greed is eliminated and all industries are efficient resulting in bountiful resources and happy people. The narrative is based on Q&A style dialogue between West and Dr Leete who looks after West at his home. Many topics are discussed ranging from shopping to publishing and Bellamy doesn't shy away from detail. Read this is you like envisioning an alternative society, positive and almost realistic. Maybe don't bother if you're after a typical novel based around circumstances and characters. I think Bellamy wrote this to get his idea across in a more interesting format than an academic paper and if that's the case then he did an excellent job resulting in something like a reverse 1984 and The Sleeper Wakes.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Five Star Billionaire; Author: Tash Aw; Genres: history, biography, historical fiction, romance, fiction; Review: Each chapter switches between characters with self-help book style chapter titles like 'Luxuriate in Serendipitous Events'. It's not a self-help book and won't help you become a billionaire. It's a nice story of a few people trying to get the best out of life (like you and me). The characters vary from aspiring women to a pop star. Although an enjoyable read essentially the book covers the difficulties of modern life including work and love. Few surprises in the story, but, each day as I read a bit more on the commute to work - it felt like catching up with a few friends. Long listed for the Man Booker Prize 2013 and regularly compared to one of my favourite books 'How To Get Filthy Rich In Rising Asia' by Mohsin Hamid (again, the title isn't helpful, it's a love story). I've given it a four star rating because apart from dragging on bit, after a few hundred pages, it's a great read. Not challenging and entertaining. I'll be thinking about the characters for a few weeks and that must be a good sign!; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Circle; Author: Dave Eggers; Genres: thriller, crime, paranormal, fiction, fantasy, mystery; Review: A disturbingly believable story based in the near future about a tech company like Google, which forces everyone towards dangerous ideologies including losing privacy and unification of essential services. Reading through the festive period, a time when friends and family use social media to keep in touch, some of the concerns like dependency on technology were especially meaningful. The story follows Mae, a new employee that starts in a simple role then becomes a representative and guinea pig. You follow her changing from a sane person with mixed opinions to obsessed and absolutely committed to the Circle. Dave Eggers's writing style is simple so you can enjoy imagining the vivid scenes and clear narrative. If you enjoy sci-fi and current techy stuff this is a enjoyable read, just try not to feel intimidated next time you log in to Facebook or 'One account. All of Google'. 'Secrets are lies Sharing is caring Privacy is theft'; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: NW; Author: Zadie Smith; Genres: fiction; Review: Such a shame. I was looking forward to reading my first Zadie Smith, but, it was jarring and difficult to read. Hundreds of pages of random chat. Descriptions and experiences from the area are perfect. She's a fantastic writer but the novel is just scattered scenes. I hope her other books aren't like this.; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: A Hologram for the King; Author: Dave Eggers; Genres: history, biography, historical fiction, fiction; Review: Basically a story about an average man in a boring sales job battling with first world problems. Pretty painful to read compared to The Circle which seems so clever. Amazing to think how many average people will read this story about a plain man living an unexciting life - maybe that's the whole point! Haha; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Goldfinch; Author: Donna Tartt; Genres: thriller, crime, mystery, fiction; Review: Not particularly interesting but excessive, sometimes pointlessly descriptive and only just engaging to keep you from abandoning.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Before I Go to Sleep; Author: S.J. Watson; Genres: thriller, crime, mystery, fiction; Review: Utterly gripping. Literally couldn't put this down.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: High-Rise; Author: J.G. Ballard; Genres: thriller, crime, paranormal, fiction, fantasy, mystery; Review: Modern living regressing residents to primordial irritability and brutality. At the start people struggle to live alongside each other within the malfunctions of a confined vertical city. As time goes on, their behaviour deteriorates and the insane becomes normal. The most brilliant part of this contemporary sci-fi is the reflection of how we can covert from thinking something is crazy one day to not realising what we've become the next. Classic and easy to read.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Beautiful You; Author: Chuck Palahniuk; Genres: thriller, crime, paranormal, fiction, fantasy, mystery; Review: Halfway through I was so embarrassed of reading this I started hiding the cover when reading during commutes. Although perfectly readable it gets seriously ridiculous and rude. Nothing like Fight Club more like a twisted sci-fi fantasy from Fifty Shades (haven't read Fifty Shades). Careful with this one!; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Operation Thunderbolt: Flight 139 and the Raid on Entebbe Airport, the Most Audacious Hostage Rescue Mission in History; Author: Saul David; Genres: history, fiction, thriller, crime, biography, historical fiction, non-fiction, mystery; Review: Detailed and enthralling factual story set linearly with times and cities explaining how officials around the world reacted to the dramatic terrorist hijacking. Easy to read and filled with depth to entertain you through many commutes. Excellent account of the event, leaving you thoroughly informed and amazed about this incredible story.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Man on Fire; Author: Stephen Kelman; Genres: fiction; Review: Enjoyable read albeit silly and frustrating at times due to the rambles of Bibhuti and not enough depth with the characters to keep interest. Incredible this is based on an actual person! If I ever meet him I'll feel like shaking him and ask he comes back to this universe.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Version Control; Author: Dexter Palmer; Genres: thriller, crime, paranormal, fiction, fantasy, mystery; Review: Struggled to finish because the story gets unnecessarily complicated and I was confused. Really wanted to read this following a recommendation from BuzzFeed based on similar books to The Circle. The writing style is excellent and made it possible to get through even while the narrative was weaker. Looking forward to reading Palmer's next books.; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future; Author: Ashlee Vance; Genres: history, comics, graphic, biography, historical fiction, non-fiction; Review: Can't help but joining the cult. The biography covers some family background, personal difficulties and commercial rollercoaster. Feels like reading about Ford or Edison while they were still alive.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Heroes of the Frontier; Author: Dave Eggers; Genres: history, biography, historical fiction, non-fiction, fiction; Review: Another zeitgeist type novel by Eggers. Slightly dull plot, not quite a 'big adventure' and whenever something interesting happens it leaves you wishing the book could be more exciting. Like 'Hologram for a King' the story is a snapshot of what could be anyone. I'm sure these will be fascinating to read in the future. The writing style is gentle so although the plot isn't always captivating it's easy to get through.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Exit West; Author: Mohsin Hamid; Genres: history, paranormal, biography, historical fiction, fantasy, romance, fiction; Review: So disappointed. Unlike one of my fav books (How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia) this was muddled and not engaging. Another narrative structure crossing too many characters and locations. Like a few books I recently read, I would've enjoyed a more focused story based on a couple of characters.; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: The Power; Author: Naomi Alderman; Genres: paranormal, young-adult, fantasy, fiction; Review: Enjoyable idea however the book's structure sometimes scattered across too many characters. Ideally the story would've focused on Margot (American politician and mum) and Tunde (Nigerian aspirational journalist). Although the collection of characters was probably meant to create a more diverse and interesting read, it was a bit confusing and not enough detail was revealed meaning they felt a bit unneeded. Hopefully a TV series will be created soon!; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Nod; Author: Adrian Barnes; Genres: thriller, crime, paranormal, fiction, fantasy, mystery; Review: Readable with loads of potential but spoilt by the weak ending. The characters developed well through the first third of the book but quickly the story slipped into an unrealistic (albeit no less than the basic idea), unclear, unquestioned series of uninteresting events. Paul becomes the only tie for reading through, every-one/thing feels a bit pointless and it's a shame the strength of the start didn't continue through.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Complete Prose; Author: Woody Allen; Genres: non-fiction, romance, fiction; Review: Original collection of short stories. Quirky and confusing. A lot is off-putting because the formula of replacing something normal with something odd (such as 'he sat for breakfast at 6pm and ate a chainsaw) was used too often to be funny. The film 'Zelig' (1983) used this formula perfectly (in other words: not too much!) There are a few brilliant stories amongst the silly writing. My favourites, in this order: 1. 'Retribution' (Side Effects), daughter and mother in law love tales with an unexpected twist. 2. 'The Whore of Mensa' (Without Feathers), working class guy gets blackmailed for seeing smart girls and having intellectual chats. 3. 'My Speech to the Graduates' (Side Effects), a recognition of the many scientific facts available but also timeless mysteries. I wonder if he actually gave this somewhere! 4. 'A Brief Yet Helpful, Guide to Civil Disobedience' (Without Feathers), satirical guide for those looking to start revolution.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: It Ends with Us; Author: Colleen Hoover; Genres: young-adult, romance, fiction; Review: One of few actual books I couldn't put down. A rollercoaster of extreme happiness and through-the-floor anguish. The narrative is told through a mix of present day and reading back through a diary. This technique helps double the pace and intrigue, at important bits the story leaves you desperate to get another chance to read on. This isn't a 'happy' story, it emphasises how easy it would be for anyone to fall into a bad situation and justify it with no escape. A few sex scenes were cringy and everything happens so fast it kindly helps remind, this, story is fiction.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: It Can't Happen Here; Author: Sinclair Lewis; Genres: history, biography, historical fiction, non-fiction, fiction; Review: Yes it's topical and similar to the events around Trump. It's also more extreme (for example: the Minute Men, classic cronies that help keep the population in check). Annoyingly it's nowhere near as enjoyable to read as 1984, the chapters don't progress in a fluid linear narrative like 1984, it's hard to relate to and thoroughly understand. I forced my way through it and there are parts that alarmed me because of the similarities to current events (I honestly wonder if my ebook was changed by pranksters!) I recommend to everyone who enjoys classics and dystopia. Pleased to've ticked this one off my list!; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Into the Water; Author: Paula Hawkins; Genres: thriller, crime, fiction, mystery; Review: The story is based around a community and 'drowning pool' which a few are endless fascinated over. It's not particularly gripping and the story unpackages itself like any crime novel will do but it doesn't feel thrilling, memorable or dramatic. I didn't enjoy the way each chapter is someone else, it skips too quickly. Imagine watching a film where each character had 10 minutes on screen... Don't read this is you want something like Girl on the Train.; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Mail Men: The Story of the Daily Mail – the Paper that Divided and Conquered Britain; Author: Adrian Addison; Genres: history, non-fiction, biography, historical fiction; Review: As you can expect, this unauthorised story of DM covers interviews and quotes from the infamous history. Lots of detail about the circumstances before and the launch period. The last fifth of the book goes into the recent digital transformation, wish it had expanded - perhaps a sequel in a few years!; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Boy at the Top of the Mountain; Author: John Boyne; Genres: history, young-adult, children, biography, historical fiction, fiction; Review: The story follows orphaned Pierrot to living in Hitler's house. As you can expect, it shows how someone can go from being considerate and kind to horrible and backstabbing. Ideal book for children to cover the concept of changing morals. For adults it's probably too simple to enjoy unless you're after a quick read.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: The Underground Railroad; Author: Colson Whitehead; Genres: history, paranormal, biography, historical fiction, fantasy, fiction; Review: Struggled to engage with this, most likely because I read it during my busy train commute and found it difficult to pay attention. The general story is fascinating and terribly sad how humans treated other humans. Hopefully I'll get the chance to understand the story from a TV or film version.; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: The Word Is Murder; Author: Anthony Horowitz; Genres: thriller, crime, fiction, mystery; Review: Another fav from Horowitz! Slight twist on a murder mystery from his perspective as a writer following a former-copper detective investigating the murder of a woman just after she arranged her funeral! Yes the premise is simple and I'm pleased to report the story is a pleasure to read. Can't wait for Horowitz's next book!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The Diary of a Young Girl; Author: Anne Frank; Genres: history, young-adult, comics, children, graphic, biography, historical fiction, non-fiction, fiction; Review: I listened to the audio book with Helena Bonham Carter's narration. For those interested in listening/reading but not sure what to expect, my experience was that the format is literally diary style with regular dated entries of Anne's speaking to 'Kitty' (her diary). While the diary wasn't intended to be published and read by people the World over, her interests in writing, journalism and studious character are revealed in the entries. Anecdotes of her tragic life in the annex give you a feel at what it was like to be effectively imprisoned there. Her story's conclusion is well know and details on what could be pieced together of the family are explained in a narration at the end. It's a heartbreaking book but definitely a special chronicle everyone should read or listen to.; Rating: 4.0/5.0 | goodreads |
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Title: Eye of the Needle; Author: Visit Amazon's Ken Follett Page; Review: Ken Follett writes a very good novel with thorough aspects of the time period and culture where the story takes place. Great effort is spent in developing all of the characters. I have to agree that the ending was a little far fetched and easily predictable. Anyone who enjoys this Follett book should definitely read his Book "The Jackdaws". That one I give 5 stars to.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Bleachers; Author: Visit Amazon's John Grisham Page; Review: This is the second departure from legal/corporate thrillers I have read from John Grisham. Skipping Christmas I loved. Bleachers on the other hand is a realatively good book, but I expect more than just good from John Grisham.; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Skipping Christmas; Author: Visit Amazon's John Grisham Page; Review: Even though John Grisham goes outside his usual topic, he was able to keep me spellbound. An interesting story about Christmas that is familiar to everyone when the holidays approach. The Kranks are tired of the over commercialization of Christmas and decide to skip it. What happens after that is a pleasure to read.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Jackdaws; Author: Visit Amazon's Ken Follett Page; Review: What can I say but Wow. Much better than "Eye of the Needle" which was still a realitively good book. Follett developed everything well and I was riveted to the book and was disappointed when I had to put it down.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: MCSE Self-Paced Training Kit (Exams 70-290, 70-291, 70-293, 70-294): Microsoft(r) Windows Server(tm) 2003 Core Requirements (Pro-Certification); Author: C Zacker; Review: I am only just getting started with this Kit and am 5 Chapters into the 70-290 Exam book. The Server 2003 Evaluation copy is great and I used a WinXP machine and a roll over cable and I have the needed network to do all the Exercises. Then the problems start. There are MANY errors and typos in the Exercises. They constantly use ? instead of ". They also have you run command line scripts that DO NOT work that the chapter just got done explaining to you why they won't work (and knowing that it is not suppose to be part of the exercise). They also have you run commands from the command prompt and forget to tell you that you need to be in the Root of C:\ If you have experience you will troubleshoot your way through the exercises. If not, you will probably give up. I ordered the Sybase books for exams 70-290 and 70-291 before I finished chapter 2. I will continue to drudge through until they get here. There is very good information MOST of the time. Come on Microsoft; Proof your text and Excercises for functionality before going to press.; Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: MCSA Windows Server 2012 Complete Study Guide: Exams 70-410, 70-411, 70-412, and 70-417; Author: Visit Amazon's William Panek Page; Review: I wish the book was split into sections specifically for each exam. Instead, topics go into much more depth than is required while preparing for the 70-410 exam. My hope is that this will make setting up for successive exams easier to prepare for. I am combining this book with CBTNuggets subscription. They seem to work well together. I have also ordered the training guide book specifically for the 70-410 exam. My sense says this should be a combination. What would be beneficial is a description of how to set a virtual domain up, that allows you to run virtual instances of Server and Workstations. That would give definitive hands-on experience.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: CCENT ICND1 Study Guide: Exam 100-105; Author: Visit Amazon's Todd Lammle Page; Review: The books seems to cover the proper details, but not in a way that enabled me to build a base knowledge and then fill in on top of it. This is a personal thing. I purchased the Wendell Odom book fom Cisco Press, and it lays things out more clearly for me. My recommendation would be to get each book and see which one works better for you personally.; Rating: 3.0/5.0 | amazon_books |
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Title: Singer stands up to heckler who told her to take shirt off; Abstract: After being heckled on stage and told to "free the nips" at a concert in Texas, singer Maggie Rogers voiced her anger about the harassment.; Category: video
Title: 11 Powerful Products That Cut Your Cleaning Time in Half; Abstract: Save time without sacrificing cleanliness at home with these mighty cleaning products. No stain, scum, or smell can handle the battle against them. As an added bonus, many of the products on the list are free of harsh chemicals and scents.; Category: lifestyle
Title: Where have Cape Town's great whites gone?; Abstract: Shark spotters say Cape Town's world-famous great whites have disappeared. So where have they gone?; Category: video
Title: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are taking a royal respite; Abstract: Starting next week, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are going AWOL.; Category: lifestyle
Title: Lady Gaga Opens Up to Oprah About Trauma, Self-Harm, and Choosing Kindness; Abstract: After winning an Oscar, multiple Grammys, and launching a hit beauty line, the singer says she's done with freaking people out.; Category: music
Title: Comics - 'Bottom Liners' by Eric and Bill Teitelbaum; Abstract: ; Category: entertainment
Title: Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Won't Spend Christmas with Queen Elizabeth at Sandringham This Year; Abstract: They'll hang out with baby Archie and Meghan's mother, Doria Ragland, instead.; Category: lifestyle | mind |
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Title: Last Stand: Surviving America's Collapse; Author: Visit Amazon's William H. Weber Page; Review: A quick read that I enjoyed. Passed it on to others who were equally impressed.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Survivalist (Finest Hour); Author: Dr. Arthur T Bradley; Review: Excited to get book 6! Really like the plot and all the previous books. Great kindle read that I am sharing with he spouse. I would hope he adds some more practical preps to the book as well as some how to's written in. Great story though. Look forward to book 7.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: The Book of Frank: ISIS and the Archangel Platoon; Author: Visit Amazon's Walt Browning Page; Review: Enjoying this book on my kindle and that's what it's all about.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Exit: The Van Zandt Chronicles (Volume 1); Author: Visit Amazon's G. Michael Hopf Page; Review: Read all of them and have enjoyed the series. Great characters and plot. Kudos to the author.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Trigeminal Neuralgia. Living with trigeminal neuralgia. A practical guide; Author: Mr. Victor Venfield; Review: Trigeminal Neuralgia is the most painful disease anyone can get. I bought 5 of these books that are an easy read for someone who has no idea what TN is. When applying for SSDI benefits, I went through the book and highlighted all the treatments and medications I went through in order for them to understand. The book was also shared with my husband, Human Resources at my place of employment, and friends who wanted to know why I couldn't go anywhere socially anymore. I wish there was more up to date descriptions of medications and treatments.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Avenging Home (The Survivalist) (Volume 7); Author: Visit Amazon's A. American Page; Review: Great ending to the books. Loved this series and have shared with others. The author has done well making this story seem real.; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | amazon_books |
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Title: Rockport Men's Storm Surge Waterproof Sneaker; Brand: ; Review: After 6 months of very light wear (once or twice a week), I'm revising my review and changing from four stars to one. Although I initially liked these shoes, as others have noted, the uppers have separated from the soles and the shoes are no longer wearable. It's too bad as they are otherwise in good condition and I really liked them. ------------------------------------ Great shoes, and really comfortable. I live in Minnesota, and dress for my job is office casual. I bought these shoes about 2 months ago, and wear them a couple times a week. They've held up nice, and don't really show any signs of wear. Supposed to be waterproof, but since it's winter here, they've only been exposed to snow so far. Only downside is that the laces broke prematurely, and had to be replaced. They were a bit short and I didn't like them much anyway...one star deduction.; Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Rockport Men's Waterproof Lead The Pack Cap-Toe Oxford; Brand: ; Review: I've been wearing Bostonian cap toe shoes with my suits for years. Bought these shoes thinking that they'd be a good option for either casual wear or as a comfortable shoe to wear with a suit. These are neither. The style is dressy, but the soles and leather make it look casual. I had to return, and Amazon was great about a refund.; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Chef Works Chef Hat; Brand: ; Review: Great chef hat. Bought six of these for a team bbq at work. The hats are of nice quality, and have Velcro to adjust size. After the event, I gave the hat to my 4-year old daughter, who wears it when we cook at home!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Rockport Men's DresSports 3.0 Darrelson Plain Toe Oxford-; Brand: ; Review: I've had these shoes for about a year and a half, and wear them to work about twice a week. They fit great and are extremely comfortable. When they get scuffed, a bit of polish returns them to new looking. Reason for the two stars is the quality of the soles. A few months ago, I wore them in the rain, and noticed my feet getting wet through the shoes. Didn't really think anything of it at the time. Today, I took a look at them, and the bottoms of both soles are cracking where they flex. Will need to replace long before I expected to.; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Rockport Men's Sharp and Ready Colben Oxford; Brand: ; Review: OK shoes. The oiled leather finish attracts dirt and is difficult to maintain. Not as dressy as I would have liked. Shoes themselves are comfortable, and look nice in my closet!; Rating: 3.0/5.0 | amazon_Clothing_Shoes_and_Jewelry |
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Title: My Pony; Author: Visit Amazon's Susan Jeffers Page; Review: This is an adorable book about a little girl who wants a pony more than anything. Her dreams come true, if only in her imagination. A wonderful story for children and adults a like who love horses or have always wanted one. :o) I love the picture on the cover!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Flutterby (Serendipity Series); Author: Visit Amazon's Stephen Cosgrove Page; Review: All the serendipty books are super cute and have memorable lessons that the whole family can learn from! You can't go wrong purchasing one of these books.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Butterwings (Serendipity); Author: Stephen Cosgrove; Review: All the serendipty books are super cute and have memorable lessons that the whole family can learn from! You can't go wrong purchasing one of these books.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Wee Sing Bible Songs (Wee Sing) CD and Book Edition; Author: Visit Amazon's Pamela Conn Beall Page; Review: I had this as a cassette tape as a child and about wore it out. Now I play it for the kids I watch and hopefully someday children of my own.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: The I LOVE YOU Book; Author: Visit Amazon's Todd Parr Page; Review: I LOVE Todd Parr books & so has every child I have ever read them to. I work at a primary school as a teacher's aid & the kids all love every Todd Parr book we have ever read together. The bright colors & short phrases keep their attention & the topics provide some great conversation!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Winter's Gift; Author: Visit Amazon's Jane Monroe Donovan Page; Review: Beautiful illustrations & lovely story.; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | amazon_books |
Given the interaction history of a user with products as follows:
Title: Sunlite Speedometer; Brand: Sunlite; Review: It was amazing till the speedometer broke; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Covert Escape RG(TM) Flashlight/Tools/Camera/GPS/Cycling Chest Pack by Hazard 4(R); Brand: HAZARD 4; Review: amazing quality very happy with this; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Sunlite Handlebar Shims; Brand: Sunlite; Review: keeps my handlebars from moving love it; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Ularmo 2015 New Popular Gothic Punk Temptation Ear Cuff Wrap Clip Earring (Cat Black); Brand: Axavi; Review: Nice one earring it's only when you get when you buy it I was kind of skeptical on it but it's really nice and it's fits really well; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Tactical Warrior Tanto Full Tang Emergency Outdoor Survival Gear Boot Knife .; Brand: Armory Replica; Review: First off this is a really really tiny night as I have a UST knife from sports authority and it is a little bit smaller than that knife and then I have to full-size machete knives and this is a really small knife but it is perfect to put your boots as I've already installed it but I took a picture as far as the size comparison it is really hard to break and when you get it it may be a little dull I'd recommend sharpening it properly; Rating: 4.0/5.0 | amazon_Sports_and_Outdoors |
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Title: Cuisinart CFO-3SS Electric Fondue Maker; Brand: Cuisinart; Review: Just bought one of these and used it this evening. Out of the package the partial cover used to rest the forks on didn't actually fit the bowl and teetered and fell in repeatedly. The temp is difficult to get fine enough control over when making a cheese fondue. Your choices are lumpy and semi-solid or full boil and trying to stick. Not easy to clean up and store because of the permanent attachment to the heating element/stand. It comes without a lid, which is a little annoying. And the most annoying feature is that the cord is phenomenally short and magnetically attached. The weight of the extension cord was enough that the slightest jostling of the pot made it break away over and over again while trying to use it. The magnet isn't strong enough and the cord is too short. It even claims you're not supposed to use any extension cords with it. The cord it came with doesn't even reach from the middle of my table where the pot is to the edge of the table. Who has outlets installed in their dining table? It also has a very wide bowl, which while nice for us 4 adults, means you need a pretty high volume of stuff in it compared to what most people want to eat at a fondue sitting. It's pretty and could have been a great product, but it seems like user testing groups were nonexistent on this one.; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Euro Cuisine YMX650 Automatic Digital Yogurt Maker; Brand: Euro Cuisine; Review: This product is easy to use, and does what it claims. The jars are fairly small, compared to my mother's old yogurt maker, but the instructions are easy to follow, and the yogurt produced was excellent. I will say that you could probably accomplished about the same thing with some canning jars in a crock pot, after it has been heated and then turned off, and then wrapping the whole thing in a comforter. It is really just a very basic little heating element to keep the jars at 110 degrees Fahrenheit. So it's up to you whether it is worth the money for the simplicity of it. But I have no complaints, and the jars with date indicators built in are a nice feature.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Euro Cuisine GY4 Top Tier Yogurt Maker; Brand: Euro Cuisine; Review: Product is as advertised. The yogurt on both levels came out consistently well. It is easy to clean. No complaints.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Woolite Four Compartment Mesh Hosiery Bag; Brand: Woolite; Review: The concept is good, but a couple of mine very quickly started to have the inner walls pull away from the outer bag because the sewing used on them is not well secured.; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Lingerie Bags for Laundry - Premium, Zippered, Delicates Laundry Bag Protects Clothes in the Wash - No More; Brand: WashGuard; Review: I actually use them as bra bags, because when the bra goes through the dryer in them, it actually gets dry, unlike a lot of smaller similar bags actually meant for bras. Nice that the zipper tucks in under a loop of fabric, so that they don't usually come open in the wash. Good product, good price.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: 12 Pack Kit - Turn any wide mouth mason jar into a fermenting crock; Brand: Fermentools; Review: Product is as advertised. The lids are higher quality than I expected. Seems to work great and function as advertised.; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | amazon_Home_and_Kitchen |
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Title: Monster High Travel Scaris Skelita Calaveras Doll (Discontinued by manufacturer); Brand: Monster High; Review: My niece loved it. This doll can be posed in different ways. It comes with accessories. The suitcase opens, but it does not come with anything in it. This is a very unique line of dolls compared to the other ones out there.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: LEGO Creator Log Cabin 5766 (Discontinued by manufacturer); Brand: LEGO; Review: This was a gift for my son and he loves it! You can build a log cabin, a country retreat, or a river hut. It has 355 pieces and is meant for ages 7-12. The creator sets are great, they use less complex pieces, ones that you can actually use to build many other things. I love this because if you lose a piece in one of these sets, you have a much better chance of being able to find a replacement piece, or better yet, already having one on hand, even if it is a different color. I also really love that there are multiple ways to put this together. My son just put together a set that was over 800 pieces in less than an hour, so with the prices of lego sets, you can imagine how much it costs to keep him busy with this sort of thing, but they are so great for encouraging their creative side and learning how to follow instructions and put things together.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Coloring Pen | Monster High Collection | Party Accessory; Brand: Amscan; Review: I got this to go with another Monster High gift for my niece. It was very small for the price. I would say about 3/4 the size of a regular pen. My niece was very excited to get it none the less. It is very cute and has her favorite on it-Monster High. I remember having these sort of pens when I was in school, I used to love them.; Rating: 3.0/5.0
Title: Monster High Sweet 1600 Draculaura Doll; Brand: Monster High; Review: Very cute doll. My niece loved it! It looks much prettier than the pictures. Great alternative to the standard barbie doll. Her hair looks very pretty, she comes with accessories. This would be great for a collector as well. You can pose her in different ways, take off her earrings and headband. The accessories are: an invitation to a party, a key, an outfit and a cake.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: LEGO City Fire Truck 60002; Brand: LEGO; Review: Very cute set! My son has always loved firefighters/trucks. It comes with 2 firefighter mini figures and some accessories, there are 208 pieces total and it is intended for ages 5-12. Legos are great for encouraging creativity in your young one. These sets make great gifts. The only thing I don't care for too much is the price, but legos have always been a bit on the expensive side.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: DEVIL Hanayama Cast Metal Brain Teaser Puzzle (Level 4); Brand: Bepuzzled; Review: I gave this product to someone as a gift and he enjoys it. It is meant for ages 12 & up, I got it for an adult. You untangle the 3 rings and put it back together, sounds easy, but it is a challenge (in a good way). It can be used as a coaster as well. There are different levels of challenge, this is a level 4. It is great quality. It would make an excellent stocking stuffer and it is great for entertainment if you have guests.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Intex Mega Chill Floating Cooler; Brand: Intex; Review: I got this as a gift for someone and they really enjoy it. It holds 24 cans and ice. It has 5 cup holders and 2 handles and it comes with a repair patch. It seems very durable. If you want to hold bottles of beer, it will fit about 6 with ice. Great to take along to the river or for a day at the pool.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Clue Secrets and Spies; Brand: Clue; Review: Cute idea, but my son was not very interested in this one as I thought he would be. This is nothing like the standard Clue game and it is very complicated, my son lost interest because I had to keep re-reading the rules & he lost his patience. Also the text message don't add anything to the game, they are just an even further waste of time.; Rating: 2.0/5.0 | amazon_Toys_and_Games |
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Title: Cuisinart GR-4N 5-in-1 Griddler, Silver, Black Dials; Brand: Cuisinart; Review: Makes great sandwiches, and French toast. works great as a grill. Easy clean up. Heats up quickly.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Dyson DC65 Animal Upright Vacuum Cleaner; Brand: Dyson; Review: Its a Dyson Animal, Great Price, all attachments included. We have 3 Dyson vaccums. had a Kirby used Dyson after Kirby. Sold Kirby at a yard sale. Dyson picked up twice the dirt and lint as the Kirby, after Vaccumming with the Kirby.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Ulster Weavers Rooster Double Oven Glove; Brand: Ulster Weavers; Review: Works to keep my clothes clean and dry; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Ulster Weavers Arts and Crafts Double Oven Glove; Brand: Ulster Weavers; Review: I cook in a school lunch kitchen and have food and water splash on me. These aprons keep me clean and dry; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Keurig K560 - Bonus Set Includes 32oz Carafe + 60 K-Cups + 4 K-Carafe Packs + Wa; Brand: Keurig; Review: Arrived just as stated; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Ulster Weavers Tree of Life Cotton Apron; Brand: Ulster Weavers; Review: Keeps clothes clean and dry; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | amazon_Home_and_Kitchen |
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Title: Quality Inn Near Hearst Castle; City: San Simeon San Luis Obispo County California; Review: Very old, musty smell immediately upon walking in the door. Looks like a poor remodel. Poor paint jobs, nothing replaced or updated, just covered up with more paint. 2 different colors of paint on bathroom door. Toilet stained with yellow and black gunk. Old gum in carpet. Door security latch did not work. Found out in the morning the sliding glass door wasn't locked all night.Dirty sheets. Breakfast was the standard make your own waffle. No complaints there. Don't bother paying extra for a beach view in my opinion. The view is partially obstructed by the buildings across the street. I thought the staff was friendly. This area is limited on hotels and food. No where to eat, very few places deliver here. Actually, only a couple pizza places I've never heard of. Was cheap for the area but still not worth the price.; Rating: 2.0/5.0
Title: Azure Hotel Suites Ontario Trademark Collection; City: Ontario California; Review: I had an important state licensing exam and decided to book a room for a couple days to study before the test. Best decision ever. First of all, the beds are so comfortable and the furniture is high quality. Not the typical hotel desk and night stand. And everything was CLEAN and smelled good. The best part was the food. Free hot breakfast, and not the do it yourself waffles but a chef waiting to take your request. I loaded up on free breakfast, took the left overs to my room fridge, microwaved it and ate that for lunch then Ordered their amazing room service for dinner. I didn't have to leave the site and I got to focus on my work. When I needed a break I was able to stroll around the grounds which were very well kept. Or go to the lobby for complimentary snacks and drinks in the evening. Perfect stay. I haven't had opportunity to stay here again but my first choice in hotels are Ayres Suites. I tell everyone who's looking for a hotel to check here first. They also have great specials that are tailored to each location. The only time I don't stay at Ayres is because they haven't built one where I'm going!; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Eastside Cannery Casino Hotel; City: Las Vegas Nevada; Review: Made reservations about 3 weeks prior, called on my way to see if I could check in 1 hour early, they said yes. I specifically asked if they had non smoking rooms and they said yes we have you down for non smoking. Great, I got there within the hour. First they couldn't find my reservation, then once they did they told me it was a smoking room. Hmmm, I reminded them of the conversation not even an hour ago. They basically threw there hands in the air and didn't offer Anything else. Since I was there early I asked if I waited until everyone checked out if I could get the next available non smoking room. They said there still aren't going to be any non smoking rooms. I asked for an upgrade, they said they had nothing available. I asked to cancel, they said they couldn't and I'd be charged the full amount. I asked to see the room, it smelled heavy of smoke and I could feel my chest getting tight. A very sweet housekeeper named Twinkie came in and offered to spray and clean a bit more. We stayed in the room for 5 mins before we had to walk out. We asked for the manager by name, Michelle to come to the room. They sent another guy who was the housekeeping manager instead. We then called again for the manager and they told us Michelle just happened to leave for the day. We spoke to a different manager who still didn't do anything because she wasn't told we had a problem with our room. (Imagine my frustration). Finally we go down and ask what rooms are available and we will pick the one we want. That's when they inform us that only two floors are smoking floors, the rest of the hotel is non smoking. They only offered rooms on smoking floors. I asked another worker passing by which are the smoking floors, she said there was a smoking floor that also had non smoking rooms. HELLO!! We asked for one of those rooms and got by with a faint smokey smell. After settling in it was 4pm. We went to walk through the other floors. Housekeeping was cleaning rooms, we asked and counted 5 rooms that ppl had checked out from on the non smoking floors. WHY COULDN'T WE HAVE THOSE ROOMS???!!!! Something's not right about this place. Desk workers were so rude and acted like they were trying to cover up their own mistakes. Never, ever, ever staying here again....Ever.; Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: Renaissance St Louis Airport Hotel; City: Berkeley Saint Louis Missouri; Review: Stayed 3 nights &4 days, rooms are clean, nice furniture, comfortable beds. No complaints. Had a two queen bed room, Comes with coffee maker but no fridge or microwave. There is room service, a full restaurant and bar downstairs. The staff is SO nice! I mean the bell men, bartenders, front desk. All went out of their way even though I couldn't tip them. I had lost my ATM card and told them....sorry I can't tip you and that didn't stop them. For example, I asked the bartender if the muffins displayed were complimentary. She said No but asked what was I looking for. My daughter said she wanted chocolate chip. The bartender went to the kitchen and came back with 3 chocolate muffins and a cup of coffee for me saying it was on the house! They did many other things but I thought that was so sweet. Only thing was the first day we got a note saying our room wasn't cleaned because the do not disturb sign was up. So we took it down and the next two days the room still wasn't cleaned. We called but no one came to clean, although they did bring us extra towels and blankets. Finally on our last night I went down to ask for more towels in person. They brought them up and then let us know we were supposed to ask for "stay over" service. Never heard of that. They said to respect privacy you have to request that your room be serviced every day. I thought that was odd but still doesn't take away from how helpful everyone was.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Ayres Suites Ontario Mills Mall; City: Ontario California; Review: I had an important state licensing exam and decided to book a room for a couple days to study before the test. Best decision ever. First of all, the beds are so comfortable and the furniture is high quality. Not the typical hotel desk and night stand. And everything was CLEAN and smelled good. The best part was the food. Free hot breakfast, and not the do it yourself waffles but a chef waiting to take your request. I loaded up on free breakfast, took the left overs to my room fridge, microwaved it and ate that for lunch then Ordered their amazing room service for dinner. I didn't have to leave the site and I got to focus on my work. When I needed a break I was able to stroll around the grounds which were very well kept. Or go to the lobby for complimentary snacks and drinks in the evening. Perfect stay. I haven't had opportunity to stay here again but my first choice in hotels are Ayres Suites. I tell everyone who's looking for a hotel to check here first. They also have great specials that are tailored to each location. The only time I don't stay at Ayres is because they haven't built one where I'm going!; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | hotelrec |
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Title: Hydor Koralia Nano Aquarium Circulation Pump, 240, 425, 565 GPH; Brand: Hydor; Review: It's a circulation pump. Not rocket science, but these guys put some real thought and effort into making this a solid and well thought out addition to your aquarium. The magnetic/suction based attachment is a really great feature. Just maneuver the pump to the desired location in the tank and place the magnetic back in the same spot outside the tank. Reverse to reposition. No fuss and it stays put. Well designed, durable and does the job.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Marineland Rite-Size Penguin Power Filter Cartridges; Brand: MarineLand; Review: These are standard issue filter replacements. Well constructed and fit correctly, these do the job they are built to do.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Marineland Rite-Size Penguin Power Filter Cartridges; Brand: MarineLand; Review: These are standard issue filter replacements. Well constructed and fit correctly, these do the job they are built to do.; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Current USA Satellite Freshwater LED Plus Light for Aquarium; Brand: Current USA; Review: I bought this light to replace the existing dual 24" T8's in my Eclipse 3 filter hood. It will actually sit inside the existing lens (once the tubes and sockets are removed). No heat issues or anything. The light is much brighter than the dual 24" HO T8's. Reaches well to the bottom of my 37 gallon tank. I have two setup side by side so I can see the difference. I like the LED shimmer and brightness much better than the fluorescent. Time will tell, but so far so good. I ordered a second one for the other tank. One caveat, there is no ramp up timer option for this light. That said, a regular AC timer will allow the lights to be switched off. When the timer switches them on again, they come back on at the previous setting.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: Hyper Pet Hyper Chewz Chew Toys for Dogs; Brand: Hyper Pet; Review: We have a pit bull that LOVES these toys. We have several shapes and sizes and they are extremely durable and yet not a hard product. She's been working this thing over with extreme prejudice for 8 weeks and it just now looks well broken in.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: RUFFWEAR - Quencher Waterproof, Collapsible Dog Bowl; Brand: Ruffwear; Review: Great bowl for travel. We leave it in the car and haul it out when needed. Dump a bottle of water in and stand back. After the pooch is done slobbering it up, just add a bit more water, slosh it around, turn it inside out and toss it back in the car to dry.; Rating: 5.0/5.0
Title: RUFFWEAR - Quencher Cinch Top, Waterproof, Collapsible, Closeable Dog Bowl; Brand: Ruffwear; Review: Perfect bowl for on the go. We add the kibble cinch it up and toss it in the car. Just open it up and toss it on the ground at dinner time and you are all set. Cleans up easily.; Rating: 5.0/5.0 | amazon_Pet_Supplies |
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Title: La mirada de la loba blanca (Spanish Edition) eBook; Brand: Claire Bouvier; Review: muy buena; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: El observatorio (Harry Bosch n 13) (Spanish Edition) - Kindle edition; Brand: Visit Amazon's Michael Connelly Page; Review: no me gusto; Rating: 1.0/5.0
Title: El secreto de la perla; Brand: Di Morrissey; Review: me gusto mucho; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: Hijas de la luz del norte (Spanish Edition) - Kindle edition; Brand: Visit Amazon's Christine Kabus Page; Review: muy buen libro muy inteligentemente escrito; Rating: 4.0/5.0
Title: El intermediario (Spanish Edition) - Kindle edition; Brand: Visit Amazon's John Grisham Page; Review: muy buen libro; Rating: 4.0/5.0 | amazon_Kindle_Store |
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