Epinions Recent Reviews for ETorrey

Wilbur Smith's Egypt series continues

Mon, 11 Jun 2001 18:25:22 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ETorrey - In RIVER GOD, Wilbur Smith introduced us to Taita and his queen. In SEVENTH SCROLL (set in modern times) we learned more about Taita, through the eyes of present-day archeologists and fortune hunters.

In the book, WARLOCK, we learn the story...

Tapas To Die For

Sat, 9 Jun 2001 18:46:07 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ETorrey - On a recent trip to Chicago, I was lucky enough to stumble upon EMILIO'S TAPAS. I understand that there are several Emilio's in the Chicago area, but the one we ate at was downtown (on Ohio, I believe). The phone number is 312/467-7177.

Tapas...

Fine Dining in Chicago

Thu, 7 Jun 2001 02:18:50 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ETorrey - I was recently in Chicago and had a wonderful dining experience at Everest. I was looking for a nice place to take a friend (a celebration, of sorts) and picked it out of a hat. (Well, out of the Zagat's guide.) I didn't realize at the time that Everest...

More Than Seafood

Sat, 29 Jul 2000 16:42:15 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ETorrey - I ended up at Dick & Harry's as someone else's guest. It is not a restaurant that I would have probably chosen -- I am not a seafood fan and this restaurant is in a strip mall and is located between a sandwich shop and a pizza parlor. I was not...

AMAZING Food!

Sat, 29 Jul 2000 16:25:38 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ETorrey - My visit to Seeger's was quite unexpected. A business associate called to announce he would be in Atlanta the next day and we should have dinner. And, he announced, he was expecting me to pick someplace great!

With very little hope of getting...

iMac: Who is the audience

Sat, 18 Mar 2000 19:05:45 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author ETorrey - I am a bit confused....

I think the iMac commercial is offensive. In today's society, there are too many people who tend to use guns to express their opinions.... in the process, students get killed by fellow students whose opinion is that the...

Dirk Pitt...Ready for Retirement?

Tue, 18 Jan 2000 02:03:10 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ETorrey - Clive Cussler's last book, "Serpent: The NUMA Files", introduced a new character/hero.... in his newest book, "Atlantis Found", we find an ever-charming Dirk Pitt (hero of numerous Cussler books) back as the hero, but he is aging a...

London Theatre -- Mamma Mia

Mon, 29 Nov 1999 19:31:24 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ETorrey - I was in London this past Spring (April/May) and saw a new musical that was playing at the Prince Edward Theatre (Leicester Square tube stop). The musical is titled MAMMA MIA and it is terrific.

The story begins with a young woman about to get...

Thank you Disney and Pixar for making Toy Story 2

Sun, 28 Nov 1999 17:55:44 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ETorrey - How often have you gone to see a sequel and been disappointed in it? Well, be prepared for a surprise. In Toy Story 2, Disney and Pixar team up again and manage to create a movie that is as funny, clever, and well-written as the first movie.

I...

Macbeth is brought to life in KING HEREAFTER

Wed, 17 Nov 1999 18:57:22 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ETorrey - I just finished reading Dorothy Dunnett’s book, KING HEREAFTER, and I highly recommend it to any true-blue, English/Scottish-history, historical fiction fans. (If you have read any of my other epinions, you know that I am a Dorothy Dunnett fan, but, even...

Tough going, but worth the trip

Wed, 17 Nov 1999 01:16:27 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author ETorrey - Other epinions not withstanding... I sort of enjoyed this book. I do have to admit, it was tough going at first -- the book is divided into 4 sections, each section relating the same story from a different perspective -- and I found "Book One"...

Easy-to-install/use VCR

Thu, 11 Nov 1999 18:59:37 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author ETorrey - The VCR I purchased a few months ago (on sale) may not be the latest thing out there, but it works for me. And, if my experience with this Philips Magnavox product is any indication of the quality of the rest of their products, then I can highly...

Char Broil: Yes, I put it together myself

Thu, 11 Nov 1999 02:06:50 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ETorrey - I am not sure what "name" Char-Broil grill I bought, but if you are into such things, it is Model 4638942.

It is a large gas grill with controls from low-to-high for the flame, you can light the left side or the right side or both,...

Canadian Rockies by TRAIN

Wed, 10 Nov 1999 21:31:37 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ETorrey - Perhaps it was the friends I was traveling with, perhaps it was my need to relieve stress, perhaps it was the first class treatment – whatever it was, my trip by train through the Canadian Rockies ranks right up there as one of the best trips I have ever...

Dirk Pitt is not dead, just resting!

Wed, 10 Nov 1999 02:18:26 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author ETorrey - Don’t worry, Dirk Pitt is not dead, he is just on temporary hiatus, as it were. Clive Cussler (famous for his best-selling Dirk Pitt series) has teamed with Paul Kemprecos to create a new series of books (“from the NUMA files) staring Kurt Austin.
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This cartoon is definitely NOT for young children

Tue, 9 Nov 1999 02:35:47 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author ETorrey - Princess Mononoke is an animated feature film from Japan, that has been re-dubbed in English. (I read that the movie earned more than $150 million in Japan.) As being the voice of an animated character seems to be all the rage in Hollywood, there are...

Best of Anne Rice -- no vampires

Tue, 9 Nov 1999 00:42:17 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ETorrey - Don't get me wrong, I am an Anne Rice fan, but I can understand how some people may find her Gothic tales to be a bit much, and even a bit formula and commercial (lately). However, when I read The Feast Of All Saints, I knew that I was going to remain a...

Crawford travels to Malta

Mon, 8 Nov 1999 01:36:01 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ETorrey - In The Disorderly Knights, Dorothy Dunnett takes us on a trip to the isle of Malta, where Francis Crawford becomes acquainted with the Noble Order of Knights Hospitaller of St. John of Jerusalem, Rhodes and Malta.

Here also, Crawford meets...

The excitement continues in 16th century France

Mon, 8 Nov 1999 01:33:46 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ETorrey - As you begin reading Queens’ Play, the second book of the Lymond Chronicles, be warned…. having gotten this far, you will be hooked and will have to continue on for 4 more books – there will be no turning back.

Oh, and another bit of advice,...

Historical fiction at its finest

Mon, 8 Nov 1999 00:50:32 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ETorrey - The Game of Kings is the first in a 6-book series known as the Lymond Chronicles. As it says right on the cover, Washington Post Book World calls Dorothy Dunnett “the finest living writer of historical fiction” – and I have to agree.

This book...

Carr, Calleb: Fantastic follow-up to The Alienist

Sun, 7 Nov 1999 17:45:00 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ETorrey - The Angel of Darkness reunites the reader with Dr. Kreizler and the rest of the gang, to once again solve a puzzling, psychological kidnapping/murder mystery.

The story begins in 1897, a year after solving the case introduced in The Alienist...