Epinions Recent Reviews for MagCentaur

My Surrogate Home

Thu, 5 Mar 2009 14:46:47 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author MagCentaur -

In February 2007, my husband, my daughter, our two dogs, our Beta fish in a clear martini shaker set in a cup holder, and I set out on an all but irrevocable adventure. My husb...

HabiTRIAL...oops...I mean HabiTRAIL

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 17:27:13 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author MagCentaur - Oh, you know it's bad when a product brings MagCentaur out of hiding since '01. So, my "Little Peanut,"the very one I wrote about as an infant in other epinions pieces, has grown into a fine and sassy, almost 9-year old girl who fell head over...

Don't Look For the Spoon--You Won't Get It

Thu, 18 Jan 2001 15:53:57 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author MagCentaur - I'm taking it personally. Yep. Personally. I've been reading reviews of Unbreakable, and I am left with the disappointment that people just don't seem to "get it." I fully realize that, like people, no one movie can be all things to all people. I...

For the Sake of a "Fat Kid"

Fri, 21 Jul 2000 21:06:08 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author MagCentaur - Growing up, I was the obligatory, ever-present “fat kid” at my school. Every school has one to get under the skin of the “normal” kids–to give them a target for their verbal, and sometimes physical, aggressions...

Prescription for Preteens

Thu, 13 Jul 2000 18:09:04 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author MagCentaur - Plot: A child of divorced parents has to learn to deal with the stress of a new home, new state, new friends, and new experiences that causes her nightmares. Alex Fitzgerald is afraid of being called a baby if anyone finds out that she has...

Of Dog Chasers and Kings

Tue, 27 Jun 2000 01:10:28 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author MagCentaur - Plot: A willful little boy is sent to his room, where he creates an imaginary land with creatures as wild as himself. While at the land, he "tames" the Wild Things and, in the process, grows to miss and appreciate his home.

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Classic, Yes...Do I Jump to Read It? No.

Tue, 27 Jun 2000 00:26:20 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author MagCentaur - Plot: A runt pig, Wilber, must rely on the aid of a literate spider and other barnyard animals to help him survive into adulthood and beyond. As a runt, normal farming procedures dictate an early death at the hands of the farmer. With the help...

I'm Not Saving My Daughter From this Monster

Mon, 19 Jun 2000 03:45:16 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author MagCentaur - Plot: Grover, the Sesame Street character, reads the title of the book and tries to convince the reader not to continue turning pages, as it will result in meeting the "scary" monster at the end of the book. His methods of "tying...

Examining Prejudice Through a Dragon

Tue, 30 May 2000 03:43:34 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author MagCentaur - Age Group: 9-12

Plot: A boy, Darek, and his family must end the prejudice and centuries old killings of dragons. When Darek's brother kills a baby dragon's mother, Darek must care for it, but the town that Darek lives in is...

Murdocca Should Crawl Into Tuttle's Shell For Writing This

Tue, 30 May 2000 03:12:19 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author MagCentaur - Age Group: 4-6

Plot: A turtle's shell is stolen, and he enlists the help of the other forest animals to retrieve it from the rat, Louis, who stole it. Along the way, the various animals show ingenuity in getting the pumpkin...

I Have This Tree in My Backyard

Sun, 28 May 2000 13:34:40 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author MagCentaur - Plot: A boy grows up with the friendship of a literally "Giving Tree." Throughout his life, the tree serves, dutifully and happily, many functions for him--from friend to always-selfless provider. Not until his old age is the...

Yes, THAT Amy Tan Wrote It

Fri, 26 May 2000 19:45:38 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author MagCentaur - Age Group: 6-9

Plot: Bored grandchildren get enveloped in their grandmother's rainy day story of her childhood in China during the Moon Festival. Her tale is enmeshed with cultural values and beliefs, as it richly describes a...

Lewis' Famous Allegory

Fri, 26 May 2000 19:04:51 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author MagCentaur - Plot: Four children discover a secret world through a wardrobe. In their adventure, one of the characters, Edmund, battles the temptation that leads to evil, while the other children, with the help of a brave Lion-king/savior--Aslan--battle the...

Well, You're Gonna Need a Place to Stay...

Thu, 25 May 2000 20:25:30 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author MagCentaur - I am NOT a heat person--I wilt like a weed soaked in RoundUp if the temperature is higher than 78 degrees. Being that I live in Southern California (five minutes away from the hospital in which I was born), this is an inconvenient fact of my life. When...

Evenflo Trendsetter Advantage Travel System: Evenflo Makes It Easy to Go

Sat, 6 May 2000 04:19:21 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author MagCentaur - I started liking my mother-in-law much more after she gave us the Trendsetter. This baby's convenient, functional, and the 4x4 of strollers.

The car seat/carrier snaps in and out of the base (the carrier is also able to be strapped securely...

I've Turned My Daughter Into a Swinger ;)

Thu, 4 May 2000 17:53:03 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author MagCentaur - All hail the Fisher Price gods. I would give up any other piece of baby equipment, maybe even my cat, for this thing. I must admit that I lucked out on the efficacy of this swing, because it was purchased when I was 7 months pregnant and in the...

Cosmetics: You Want to Put that WHERE???

Tue, 7 Mar 2000 21:40:50 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author MagCentaur - If your answer to "WHERE?" is on your eyelashes, you better try a brand of mascara OTHER than Almay's One Coat Color and Curl. Every woman has that abyss of tried-once, hated it, feel like a...

It's back...it croaked.

Mon, 31 Jan 2000 21:52:43 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author MagCentaur - I remember when the best place for a kid to be, prepubescent or teen, was the arcade. Not the ones like today, with the virtual reality appeal. No, the ones that had all the games that we were so impressed with, that bleeped and creaked flatly, with...

Staple All Papers to Your Head

Fri, 28 Jan 2000 16:25:47 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author MagCentaur - Attention all incoming or prospective CSUSB students...KEEP ALL PAPERS THAT GO INTO THE HANDS OF ADMISSIONS OR FINANCIAL AID!!! Break out the change to make photocopies, and get ready to pay for a bunch of transcripts from your high school and any other...

The Soundtrack Cometh

Fri, 28 Jan 2000 15:22:34 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author MagCentaur - I saw _The Blair Witch Project_ on VHS. I was a little bewildered the first time around. I must say that the second time was a lot scarier, though not THE scariest movie I've ever seen.

What outdoes this movie, however, is it's soundtrack...

What Was That About AOL Cars?

Fri, 28 Jan 2000 15:05:37 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author MagCentaur - A few days ago, I received a joke in my email box titled "AOL Cars." Like a battered and abused dog that keeps coming back for more, I have stuck with AOL, for some unknown reason...probably laziness...for FIVE years. Yes, I should be...

Irreplaceable, but Beware of Where You Buy It!

Thu, 27 Jan 2000 12:27:10 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author MagCentaur - (*Note--Millenium will appear in "" throughout because I am of the camp that believes it to officially start in 2001)

Okay, I have to admit, I am one of those new moms that has gotten sucked into buying anything and everything...

Squirrel Nut Zippers: SNZ: Hot & Inevitable Perrenial Favorites

Thu, 27 Jan 2000 00:37:45 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author MagCentaur - How can one rate just one of The Squirrel Nut Zippers' four albums? Each is linked by an undeniable style, yet each is distinct in its skin. Like many, I found SNZ when the popular favorite "Hell" came out off the _Hot_ album. I bought the...