Epinions Recent Reviews for Vicki

A delightful adventure, with trains and a ghost

Sun, 10 May 2009 18:02:02 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Vicki - The Neddiad is the story of a boy whose family impulsively picks up and moves from Chicago to Los Angeles in the 1950s. Along the way he makes a variety of friends, including other kids (one of them a ghost) and one or more adults. One of the unanswered...

A bad beginning indeed

Sat, 29 Mar 2003 11:15:37 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author Vicki - The Baudelaire children endure a series of--as the title says--unfortunate events, half bad luck and half because of an unbelievably evil villain.

After their parents' tragic death, they are whisked away to live with a distant relative, who...

WillyGoat: Definately the best prices on...

Tue, 19 Nov 2002 17:50:41 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Vicki - Definately the best prices on toys. Quick responses when asked questions. Very easy ordering and follow-up. Would highly recommend anyone to purchase from them. Did receive a package damaged and had replaced immediately without question. Have...

Satisfying, affordable lunch in Brooklyn

Thu, 19 Sep 2002 17:14:24 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Vicki - Moroccan Star has moved a block or two down Atlantic Avenue. The new location is prettier, if less convenient--they used to be right on Court Street--and the food is still well worth the trip.

I went in for a late lunch on a Monday. This is a...

A place to avoid

Sat, 10 Aug 2002 15:50:16 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author Vicki - I went into Mee Noodle Shop because it was convenient and inexpensive, and a little because of the (eleven-year-old) favorable review in the window. Looking at what's here, I can only conclude that the service and food have declined dramatically in the...

Acme? Didn't all their devices fail spectacularly?

Fri, 10 Aug 2001 14:37:50 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author Vicki - Acme claims to be New Orleans food, more or less. "Catfish po'boy", jambalaya, plenty of hot sauces, home-made lemonade.

I'm not an expert on this cuisine, but I'm fairly sure that fish on French bread, with lettuce and tomato hidden...

a wedding, and a shopping gala

Tue, 7 Aug 2001 14:29:36 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Vicki - Having heard about Hay-on-Wye for years, I finally got there this summer, because two friends of mine decided it would be the perfect place for their wedding.

The wedding itself was a delight--bride and groom both clearly glad to be there, her...

An old favorite, slipping a little

Wed, 9 May 2001 17:50:54 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Vicki - Khyber Pass has been one of my favorite restaurants for years. It's not fancy, but the food and service are both good.

For a while, I'd walk in every couple of months--as often as I could persuade anyone else that they'd like to have Afghan...

The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe: Successful "Search"

Wed, 11 Apr 2001 19:11:22 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Vicki - Tomlin proves that there is intelligent life in the universe: it's right up there on stage in front of us. She slips from role to role, and always back to Trudy, a bag lady who explains that she wouldn't recommend going crazy for everyone, but it was the...

Wonderful birthday dinner

Sat, 11 Nov 2000 18:11:48 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Vicki - I found Alison in an online reservation service: I asked for a romantic French restaurant in New York. There was a space on the form for "special occasion," so I put in "birthday dinner."

The welcome was warm and friendly...

Excellent everyday bag

Tue, 17 Oct 2000 15:08:35 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Vicki - I carry this bag almost every day, at home or away. It has room for a book, my gym clothes, and my lightweight cardigan. Or two or three books and a pocket camera.

There are enough separate pouches for almost every imaginable use. The special...

Emotional, witty drama

Thu, 21 Sep 2000 14:36:35 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Vicki - The Countess is based on historical events. The main characters are the famous critic John Ruskin--whose work is still read today--Ruskin's wife Effie, and John's protege, the young pre-Raphaelite painter Everett Millais. As the play begins, they...

"mediocre" would be putting it kindly

Tue, 29 Aug 2000 14:51:13 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author Vicki - I don't expect outstanding food from a chain restaurant. What I expect is decent, relatively inexpensive, and reliable food. Domino's, unfortunately, manages only the third of those things. The prices aren't better than any other pizza place where I...

Useful, but be careful

Fri, 28 Jul 2000 15:21:19 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Vicki - Tylenol can be very useful. I was profoundly grateful for it after lying awake in pain all night, waiting to reach my doctor and find out if there was any painkiller I could take that went with the medicine he'd prescribed.

There are times you...

delightfully funny animation for all

Fri, 30 Jun 2000 12:06:47 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Vicki - I went to see Chicken Run because my partner is a huge fan of Aardman animation, and it seemed like a fun way to spend an evening. We were more than satisfied, and in fact have already agreed to see it again.

The animation is remarkably well...

Gorgeous British countryside

Thu, 22 Jun 2000 11:40:46 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Vicki - I was in Swansea recently for a couple of days, and my host suggested a drive out to the Gower Peninsula. Knowing nothing, but trusting Jo, I went.

We drove along quiet roads onto a moor, with sheep grazing on it. Large parts of the Gower are...

pizza the way it should be

Fri, 16 Jun 2000 14:33:17 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Vicki - Patsy Grimaldi makes what are probably the best pizza pies in New York City. (If you know a better, let me know--Old Fulton Street isn't the most convenient place for me to get to.) Like most good New York pizzerias, pizza is sold only by the whole pie...

budget flight, smoking allowed

Wed, 7 Jun 2000 15:21:31 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Vicki - I booked on Kuwait Airways from New York to London because it was the least expensive flight I could find in late May. Every comment I read about this airline mentioned that they don't serve alcohol--none mentioned that they do have a smoking...

photographic, a pleasure to browse

Tue, 16 May 2000 18:00:12 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Vicki - When I first moved to my present home, across the street from a salt marsh, and became interested in birds, this is the book I bought. It's illustrated with color photos, which is both its virtue and its limitation. Photos are great when you can say...

Megabank: poor interest rates

Tue, 16 May 2000 14:27:00 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Vicki - The Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation is one of the organizations that own the world. It may well be that, in fifteen or twenty years, we'll all be banking with them.

They're certainly working on it. I opened an account at my local...

Central Park: some highlights

Mon, 15 May 2000 13:06:02 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Vicki - Central Park may seem small in absolute terms, but it's large enough to contain a huge variety of spaces and activities. I haven't tried all of them yet--I've only lived in Manhattan for a dozen years, and there's a lot here.

For peace and...

Skip the chai

Mon, 15 May 2000 12:18:19 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author Vicki - Starbucks is a coffee shop. They advertise it, and they seem to be quite good at it.

Like many coffee shops, they don't understand tea. This is frustrating, but I'm used to it. Usually, that just means that I'll get few if any choices, and...

Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum

Fri, 12 May 2000 14:17:38 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Vicki - The Noguchi museum is tucked away on an unimpressive side street in Long Island City. That's right across the river from Manhattan, and you can get a fine Greek or Italian lunch in Astoria before or after visiting the museum.

Noguchi was a...

thoughtful, fast-moving adventure

Fri, 12 May 2000 13:43:44 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Vicki - The Cassini Division combines fast-moving adventure with world-building and philosophical questions. It may not be everything an sf novel should be--even if we could define that Platonic ideal--but it offers more than enough for almost any...

Multi-colored fun

Thu, 4 May 2000 17:28:38 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Vicki - The Big Orange Splot is about exactly that: a seagull drops a can of orange paint on a house in which the houses are all made out of ticky-tacky, and all look just the same, and all the residents like it that way: it's tidy.

To...