Epinions Recent Reviews for VickeyK

When God Was A Woman, Part Deux

Sun, 19 Aug 2001 17:49:40 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author VickeyK - Excellent, revelatory, mind-expanding, broadening, life-changing, well-researched, comprehensive...forgive me, but I want to get all the good words in early, for those who simply browse the reviews.

The book is about ancient history. What...

Le Petite Cafe pour une Bon Temps

Sun, 8 Jul 2001 19:42:46 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author VickeyK - Le Petite Cafe has been serving wonderful breakfasts and dinners for at least 25 years. Judging by its food alone, you'd assume it was the newest, trendiest place around. The food is great! Ergo, if the restaurant has been here so long it should be...

Yes, in Fact: Dogs Do Rule

Sun, 8 Jul 2001 02:16:02 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author VickeyK - The first 10 minutes of Cats and Dogs is the funniest segment of film anywhere, on any subject. Black humor heaped atop slapstick and sweetened with a dash of satire--the fact that the rest of the movie couldn't quite keep up hardly matters...

For want of a nail, the war was lost....

Thu, 5 Jul 2001 18:28:16 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author VickeyK - How Few Remain would be a first-rate history book, if it wasn't fiction. It tells a compelling story, but not (IMHO, of course) compellingly.

How Few Remain starts with a true incident--in 1862, a Confederate messenger dropped...

Nurture your Inner 12-year-old with Evolution

Wed, 13 Jun 2001 12:27:27 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author VickeyK - Evolution is a fun movie: Men in Black meets Real Genius with a little less originality than either. There are parts that will have you rolling on the floor, and you will definitely not be bored. But the out-of-left-field,...

Counting Sheep for Fun and Profit

Wed, 2 May 2001 01:50:58 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author VickeyK - I'm comfortable recommending this book because I've benefitted from following the advice in it.

Power Sleep is a how-to book by James Maas, a Harvard professor who has spent many years studying and lecturing about sleep. His main...

Another installment in an ongoing saga

Wed, 14 Mar 2001 03:43:00 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author VickeyK - Merrick and Anne Rice..fun, but nothing new.

If you like Anne Rice, she's always fun to read. Her descriptions are rich, vivid, and sensual, like Godiva chocolates. But have you ever eaten too much chocolate? I've avoided Anne Rice for a...

Another Side of Garcia Marquez

Sat, 10 Mar 2001 00:21:42 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author VickeyK - Gabriel Garcia Marquez is a fearless writer. He seems to be always challenging himself, and is never content to turn out novels that echo one another.

In News of a Kidnapping, Garcia Marquez abandons many of the tools that have...

This is Slow Death to Dieters

Mon, 1 Jan 2001 16:04:44 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author VickeyK - My one-word opinion of Landry's: Rich!

This could be good or bad. It's good if you're hungry, and are blessed with a metabolism that can take any amount of oil and carbs and keep it from attaching to your thighs. It's bad if you're trying to...

A movie worth 2 hours of your time

Mon, 1 Jan 2001 07:20:16 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author VickeyK - All the Pretty Horses is a wonderful movie. Of course that's just my opinion, offset by several others at the Epinions website. Many find it disjointed, and lovers of the book are disappointed. Since Epinions is about all of us expressing our...

Great Silliness

Wed, 27 Dec 2000 00:42:00 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author VickeyK - What Women Want is a silly movie. True, it brings incredible talent together and is good for a lot of laughs, but that only makes it a great silly movie, as opposed to your run-of-the-mill silly movie. If you like romantic comedies, you'll love...

Good movie, so-so History

Sun, 24 Dec 2000 16:26:30 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author VickeyK - The Patriot is great entertainment, and is recommended to anyone who can stomach battlefield carnage scenes (a staple of historical movies today). And I suppose anyone old enough to follow the plot is smart enough to realize that Hollywood movies...

Comics and Real Life Mix Well

Sun, 26 Nov 2000 23:18:38 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author VickeyK - Unbreakable succeeds or fails depending on you. I loved it; the guy behind me thought the ending was dumb. It depends on where you draw the line that separates fantasy and silliness.

As a film, Unbreakable is absorbing from the...

Lovely to look at, & a plot too!

Wed, 8 Nov 2000 23:37:36 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author VickeyK - This movie is one of the most beautifully filmed I have ever seen. A plot and characters that held my interest was almost superfluous! If you are moved at all by subtle effects, the glow of sunsets, the play of light filtered through trees, or night...

Olvera Street--Don't leave LA without a visit

Sun, 29 Oct 2000 16:49:10 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author VickeyK -
Review Topic: Sights & Attractions

Olvera Street, most definitely a tourist attraction, also has historical impact as well as a festive atmosphere that makes a visit here rewarding. Shops featuring the kitschiest of Mexican...

Plain Jane it's not

Sun, 22 Oct 2000 17:22:20 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author VickeyK - Lady Jane spares no expense to recreate the world of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I; with humor added it could almost be a parody of the period piece. Rich in textures and settings and employing wonderful actors with sonorous voices to enact a tale...

My 3 Sons Run Amok in the 12th Century

Sat, 7 Oct 2000 15:13:38 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author VickeyK - The Lion in Winter, is beautifully produced and well-acted, with dialogue that flies back and forth like punches in a prize fight. Its characters are all sadistic, ambitious, cruel schemers, but you cannot help loving them for their fire. It may...

We're all Tuesday People

Fri, 29 Sep 2000 01:28:45 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author VickeyK - Tuesdays with Morrie is a wonderful book about a man who has lost himself, and the teacher who re-enters his life at exactly the right time. The book is hard to describe, because descriptions make it sound like an advice book, and advice books...

Reading is Fun...Even for Adults

Fri, 22 Sep 2000 21:15:00 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author VickeyK - Harry Potter books are for those who can read for the sheer fun of it. Like The Hobbit or The Chronicles of Narnia, good children's books entertain all ages. While I enjoyed the first book in this series almost a year ago, for some...

Getty & Huntington--why aren't all museums like this?

Tue, 19 Sep 2000 01:10:11 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author VickeyK -
Review Topic: Sights & Attractions

Los Angeles has 2 of the best art museums in the world, and it's a pity that most of us Angelenos wait until we have out-of-towners in to visit them.

What these museums have in...

Addressing OUR need for meaning

Thu, 14 Sep 2000 22:56:33 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author VickeyK -

For years, people have been telling me to read this book. Now that I have, I can only wonder why I waited so long. This book is packed with wisdom which anyone can take to heart.

The first part of the book deals with Frankl's experiences...

Virginia Creek Settlement near Bridgeport

Wed, 6 Sep 2000 03:19:41 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author VickeyK - On Hwy 395, within a mile of the cutoff to the ghost town Bodie, is one of the best restaurants in the area. Of course, you could say that there are darned few restaurants in that area, but never mind. The Virginia Creek Settlement is a fine place to...

Virginia City & Gold Hill--still rich

Mon, 4 Sep 2000 21:20:25 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author VickeyK - Virginia City is a real small town, but part pretend for us visitors. The buildings, the antiques, the wild west stories, and the spirit of the town are as lively as ever. The city of Gold Hill is nearly gone. Once, Virginia City & Gold Hill were...

True West is Hearty West

Sun, 20 Aug 2000 01:24:33 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author VickeyK - True West's policy seems to be that if something is worth an story, it's worth a good story. Articles are well-researched and are often written by known authors and experts in their fields. Still, the magazine differs slightly from "Wild...

What if at its finest

Thu, 10 Aug 2000 23:43:41 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author VickeyK - What if the South won the Civil War? What would happen? Would slavery last for generations? Would Lincoln be assassinated? If these questions raise a spark of interest in you, read Guns of the South!

This story of time travel and...