Posts Tagged ‘gourmet’

This is a very good book. It’s a fast read, despite its mammoth size. Granted, it’s no “It” by Stephen King, but it’s a pretty big book at a whopping 498 pages. I think this book could have been a lot better if it had been about a hundred pages less. Here’s my simple breakdown:

PROS:
The book reads fast, so each chapter seems to fly by. The relationships between the characters are real, the dialogue feels real, even the love seems real. Realism keeps a reader glued to the book & this book – despite its obvious vampire plot – is very realistic. It’s also very well written. Stephanie Meyer doesn’t say in ten sentences what she can say in five, and she doesn’t say in five what she can say in one. She’s succinct and an incredible writer. Most of the time. This makes for a quick and satisfying read, with all Bella & Edward’s high highs and low lows feeling familiar and plausible.

CONS:
Too much repetition. In attempt to posit the awkward, clumsy, and so-not-a-supermodel Bella against the suave, uber-hunk vampire Edward, Stephanie Meyer goes too far. My head started to swim after awhile with all the repetition. It’s like this: Bella sees Edward; he’s so handsome and suave and she’s such an awkward clutz! Things are awkward. Then Bella goes home & things with her dad are awkward. Then she goes to school, where, you guessed it, things are awkward. There’s also too much focus on Edward’s good looks. I found it to be clunky and expositional. Edward speaks from ruby red lips and his muscled arms and his chiseled chest, etc. etc. We get it: she’s average at best and he’s just the bee’s knees. We get it.

Also (and this didn’t bother me too much but I feel I have to include it in the “cons” section), I thought that for a downtrodden, sullen, loner with low self-esteem Bella acted awfully rude and arrogant to the kids at her school who were only trying to be nice and befriend her. You can’t get mad that you have no friends and no one understands you when you detach from everyo
Taste of Seattle Gourmet

My husband & I like how easy this kettle is to fill and clean but once the water came to a boil the handle was blistering hot and burnt my hand. There are nice looking rubber grips on the handle, but it does not cover all of the metal and it does not protect your hand from the hot steel. Some people had no trouble with this at all and I’m glad for them, but nevertheless, some customers had the same complaint as I do and one customer’s grips were melted off from the excessive heat. If you buy this kettle, just be sure to take it off the heat promptly once the liquid comes to a boil to avoid searing your hand. I have no other complaints about it. It looks nice and cleans up easily in my opinion.
KitchenAid 50585 Gourmet Essentials

Purchased the IPOD Touch for my daughter on her 18th Birthday. She is very happy with it and has even shown me how to use it. The sound is great and the video extremely clear. I followed up with the bargain pruchase of some of the accessaries through AMAZON.com. We couldn’t be more excited and pleased with the entire system.
Gourmet Foods Online Gift

After J.D. Salinger died, my 92-year-old mother expressed interest in reading The Catcher in the Rye, so I ordered a used copy of the book The Catcher in the Rye through Amazon.com and had it sent to her. She really enjoyed reading it and gave a review of it at her retirement home book club. She told them she loved the book. I asked for her comments for this book review, and she said:
“I was curious because I heard that after J.D. Salinger died the book is deemed a classic. I hadn’t read it because at one time it was banned. I learned a lot about Holden Caulfield–coming of age. I laughed a lot when reading great descriptions of characters. I could gloss over swear words. A fun book open- ended.”
Apple Pancake Breakfast Gourmet

This product was for my 8 year old daughter. Yes I had to set it up on Itunes but she loves it and uses it all the time.
Touch of Magic Gourmet

Just a poorly thought out reason for aggrivation. Itunes is slow sloppy and poorly thought out. There is support and manuals but Apple seems to think everyone has a Mac when in fact everyone I know that has a Mac they also have a PC because the Mac is junk. Maybe if more people get rid of their ipod and flood the market with used ones Apple may get the hint and make ipod more PC friendly…..

Cascade Trek Gourmet Gift

Consumer Reports gave this machine a high rating. Ordered it from Amazon for a good price. It actually arrived the next day!
Mothers Are Forever Gourmet

I went from Microsoft Works to this pile of junk. The computer consultants I use also agree. I may be an ignorant old man but they are not.If you are over 40 years old–DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT.
Refined Elegance Gourmet Upscale

I have a Beagle that sheds enough fur to make another dog in 2-3 days. I started using this brush and after a week of use, WOW what a difference. This thing really works and my dog really likes it too as it has cut down how many times he has to vacuum. He really hates the noise.
Easter Tweets Chick Gourmet