Epinions Recent Reviews for Mangy

Frankenmuth, Michigan

Tue, 26 Dec 2000 14:36:15 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Mangy - We recently visited Frankenmuth,Michigan. We had heard about "Bronner's" which is advertised as the biggest Christmas store in the United States. This is indeed true! Bronner's is a fantastic store which features Christmas decorations from...

House of Sand and Fog

Tue, 26 Dec 2000 13:22:14 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Mangy - Andre Dubus has written three books; Bluesman, The Cage Keeper, and The House of Sand and Fog. Although I have not read his first two novels, "The House of Sand and Fog" is so surreal that I felt as though I was living in La-La Land while...

The Poisonwood Bible

Thu, 27 Jul 2000 15:55:55 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Mangy - Barbara Kingsolver has written this novel with a profound knowledge of domestic abuse as well as unusual insight of family interaction. She blends her research of political struggles in the Congo with compassion for it's people. The story is played...

Small but powerful phone

Tue, 11 Jul 2000 14:46:31 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Mangy - I needed a mobile phone that was small enough to keep in my purse, but powerful enough to allow me to use when traveling an area of approximately 150 miles. This digital wireless telephone is exactly what I wanted. The battery can be recharged in 3...

Hannibal the cannibal

Wed, 5 Jul 2000 19:27:36 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Mangy - I love all kinds of novels, but I especially love a good mystery! This book is certainly a mystery story as well as a rather science fiction thriller.

As the story starts, it's an interesting start for a good mystery but it quickly...

Hooray for Black and Decker

Tue, 20 Jun 2000 17:01:05 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Mangy - I have just recently purchased my Black and Decker toaster oven! In my opinion,this is the greatest invention since the microwave!

This appliance is small enough to fit comfortably on my limited kitchen counter space. It is an attractive...

Bragg Rick: All Over but the Shoutin"

Mon, 19 Jun 2000 12:09:30 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Mangy - This autobiographical novel is a pleasure to read. The author gives you several hours of reading enjoyment as he leads you through his life. Even though he was born and raised within a family environment of love and religion, he rejected the religion...

Fredriksson, Marianne: Hanna's Daughters

Tue, 6 Jun 2000 00:59:57 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Mangy - I found this book to be slow reading and a bit confusing. It was a little difficult to get used to the repeated use of both female and male names, as well as the language used in conversations.

The author takes the reader through several...

Albom, Mitch: Tuesdays with MORRIE

Tue, 6 Jun 2000 00:41:42 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Mangy - This poignant story is narrated by the author who contacted his old professor and mentor after seeing him on a TV news show.

It is a story of life, death, loyalty, bravery, compassion, grief and above all, love.

The author takes you through the...

Miller, Sue: While I was Gone

Tue, 6 Jun 2000 00:26:45 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Mangy - Has there ever been a woman who didn't daydream about "another life"? Sue Miller's heroine, Jo, not only dreamed about another life, she lived one for a short time.

Miller takes a fantasy and brings it to life when Jo, who thought her...

Tuesdays with Morrie

Mon, 15 May 2000 11:42:07 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Mangy - This lovely and poignant story is one of compassion, courage, loyalty and most of all enduring love. The author narrates his story of reuniting with his college mentor after learning that professor was afflicted with a terminal and disabling disease...

Best phone!

Tue, 25 Apr 2000 14:54:11 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Mangy - I purchased the Nokia 6162 cell phone after looking at hundreds of similar phones. I travel alone much of the time and i wanted a small phone that would fit easilly in my purse or "belly bag". The Nokia is a perfect size and the keys are...

Here On Earth

Mon, 3 Apr 2000 13:04:17 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Mangy - Alice Hoffman does it again. This is a powerful novel that captures the imagination as it explores lost loves, family loves and situations that threaten to destroy both. This is Hoffman's twelfth novel and she never fails to mesmerize the reader with...

Back Roads

Mon, 3 Apr 2000 12:33:49 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Mangy - I have just finished reading this dynamic novel. Tawni O'Dell does a superb job of probing the mind of a young man who grew up under the influence of a violent, abusive father and a weak, submissive mother. The story outlines the behavior of the four...

Harriet The Spy

Mon, 3 Apr 2000 12:13:48 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Mangy - "Harriet The Spy" Is a delightful video for pre-teens or for very young teenaged girls. I've seen this movie at least 4 times with my 12 year old granddaughter. "Harriet" goes with us on every cross country road trip. This is a...

nice little camera

Thu, 16 Mar 2000 20:48:24 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Mangy - Our family owns several cameras. We travel quite a lot and since my favorite camera was a little too large to carry in my purse, I asked my husband to get a smaller one for me. The Konica he found is not only small, but it also comes in a nice leather...

"point and click"

Thu, 16 Mar 2000 20:36:51 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Mangy - I love photography and my husband has several large, expensive cameras. Unfortunately even though I do love photography, I am the family technological idiot and those wonderful cameras were just too much for me to understand. "Please (I begged)...

DVD,not fo rme

Fri, 18 Feb 2000 13:55:55 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Mangy - Did I say the DVD was not for me? Well, for several weeks I couldn't figure it out and although my husband kept telling me to "read the book", it still looked pretty complicated and I didn't really try it. After all, he always turned it on...

Angela's Ashes

Wed, 16 Feb 2000 13:47:15 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Mangy - Has there ever been a colder, wetter country than Ireland? This seems to be a highly autobiographical story of an Irish man who was born in America then, as a very young child, returned to Ireland with his family. The author drones on and on about the...

Gap Creek

Wed, 16 Feb 2000 13:19:47 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Mangy - The most remarkable thing about this book is the author. It's difficult for me to believe that the very sensitive descriptions of emotional and physical pain regarding childbirth, death, hardship and life of a woman were written by a man! The story of...

Gateway Essential 400: Gateway to the internet

Thu, 3 Feb 2000 12:26:49 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Mangy - Prior to buying my gateway computer, I used a much less expensive, little known model. It was okay for a beginner but as I became more adept at using the internet I found that a bigger, better computer was probably going to be more fun. Gateway does it...

The Testament

Mon, 31 Jan 2000 19:03:04 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Mangy - John Grisham has done it again!! As usual, his stories are entertaining as well as, on some level, informative. This one begins with a very wealthy old man who writes his last will and testament right before he ends his life. The surprise is "who...

Carboyhrate addicts alert

Mon, 31 Jan 2000 18:48:36 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Mangy - Are you addicted to carbohydrates?? I sure am! In fact, as I took a good look at my dietary intake one day it occurred to me that I had eaten nothing other than carbohydrates for a whole 24 hour period. Groan....I felt bloated, heavy (I was) and...

a great TV,VCR

Sun, 30 Jan 2000 18:32:44 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Mangy - When after struggling a year with our new DVD, and finally giving up on ever being able to use it, I asked my husband to get me something that I could use all by myself. The Panasonic PV-M1379W does it all.

Yes, finally I can watch a movie without...

a multimixer

Sun, 30 Jan 2000 17:57:15 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Mangy - Our family likes deserts but sometimes getting the big mixer out of the bottom of the cabinet to make them is just too much trouble. I find the Braun hand blender just the right mixer-blender to match my busy life style. This small blender comes with...