© 1999-2008 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-arianej Recent reviews written by member arianej en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_430721502852?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author arianej - The trouble with delving into a long-running series is usually that you have to start at the very beginning in order to get the most meaning out of what you read. Fortunately, this isn't the case here! Tess Gerritsen is the best-selling author of the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~430721502852 Tue, 20 May 2008 04:13:24 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_430721502852?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_407074934404?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author arianej - Rachel Morgan is in trouble. A witch and a bounty hunter with a string of captures gone bad, she's looking to break out of her contract with the Interlander Agency. But the last person to try and break their contract ended up in bits and pieces, and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~407074934404 Mon, 5 Nov 2007 04:46:53 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_407074934404?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_280261267076?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author arianej - Having enjoyed Anthony Bourdain's no-holds-barred views on food, cooking and travel in his books Kitchen Confidential and A Cook's Tour, I perked up to see a complimentary blurb from him on Jerry Hopkins' Extreme Cuisine: The Weird and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~280261267076 Fri, 17 Nov 2006 18:56:46 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_280261267076?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_266636267140?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author arianej - A friend was looking at my Amazon.com wishlist, and said, "My god, do you have down everything Terry Pratchett has ever written?" Well, no. I already have quite a few of his novels! But I hadn't gotten around to reading his The Last Hero: A... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~266636267140 Mon, 16 Oct 2006 18:22:45 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_266636267140?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_194160856708?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author arianej - Unless you've been living under a rock, you're at least familiar with the success of Dan Brown's novel The Da Vinci Code and its best-selling blend of Biblical history, art, cryptography and conspiracy theory. Since then, there's been much... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~194160856708 Wed, 24 Aug 2005 17:39:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_194160856708?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_178757668484?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author arianej - I try to keep up with reading in the fantasy genre, but with so many books on my To Read list, it isn't easy. Every so often, a book falls through the cracks and I don't "discover" it until years after its publication. While I may feel like an idiot... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~178757668484 Sun, 3 Apr 2005 02:38:30 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_178757668484?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_169920728708?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author arianej - Throughout history, there's been cases of people pretending to be someone they're not. A great many were swindlers and con artists, others may have been genuinely convinced of their mistaken identity. Yet others may clung to the belief that they really... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~169920728708 Sun, 16 Jan 2005 19:48:13 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_169920728708?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_156913602180?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author arianej - When he was in his early twenties, my husband did some traveling out west in Montana and in the Glacier National Park. Not being a serious outdoorsman, he was still moved by its untouched beauty and has wanted to go back ever since--with me along, of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~156913602180 Wed, 6 Oct 2004 00:04:06 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_156913602180?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_136683294340?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author arianej - I suppose it was only a matter of time. The yellow and black [Insert topic here] for Dummies series is so popular and covers so many different topics, that maybe it inevitable for other guides to also branch out into less obvious areas of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~136683294340 Tue, 13 Apr 2004 22:28:06 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_136683294340?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_132697263748?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author arianej - It's rare that a person is so blessed with talent as to be able to succeed in two different professions, but I think Michael Palin makes the cut. Probably best known for being in British comedy group Monty Python and his hilarious role in the movie A... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~132697263748 Wed, 10 Mar 2004 01:23:59 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_132697263748?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_128476155524?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author arianej - Three things convinced me to pick Dan Chernenko's The Bastard King off the library shelf. One, the use of the word "bastard", particularly combined with the word "king". Conflicts of succession make for interesting history, and I hoped it'd make... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~128476155524 Tue, 3 Feb 2004 04:01:55 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_128476155524?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_126817177220?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author arianej - I've always had a fascination with the interactions between animals and humankind. Wildlife documentaries keep me glued to the TV, whether it's about sharks, lemurs, or the hidden life of bees. Thank goodness we don't have cable and the Discovery... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~126817177220 Wed, 21 Jan 2004 15:17:51 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_126817177220?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_117245382276?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author arianej - Since I love reading about Tudor era history, I often pick up historical fiction that on that time period, too. On my reading list for a while was Phillipa Gregory's The Other Boleyn Girl. This novel tells the story from the point of view of Mary... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~117245382276 Sat, 1 Nov 2003 02:10:32 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_117245382276?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_114831101572?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author arianej - Fantasy was my first love after I switched over from Young Adult to adult fiction, and it's still one of my favorite genres even now. I tend to lean more toward high fantasy or sword and sorcery, nothing too heavy, but with lots of solid action and adve... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~114831101572 Tue, 7 Oct 2003 17:09:19 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_114831101572?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_113015230084?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author arianej - When I heard Terry Pratchett had written a novel for Young Adults, I was a little worried. As much as I enjoy his work and his sharp, biting humor, I was afraid that maybe he'd feel the pressure to change that in order to suit a younger audience. Stil... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~113015230084 Wed, 17 Sep 2003 17:17:57 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_113015230084?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_111123533444?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author arianej - If you've heard of Jacques Pepin, maybe you've seen one of his many cooking shows produced by PBS, l... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~111123533444 Wed, 3 Sep 2003 22:29:37 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_111123533444?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_110436650628?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author arianej - I've been on a Jane Austen sequel kick lately, which isn't really a good place to be... So many of the sequels fall far short of Austen's wit and delicacy, and some are just terrible rehashings of her plots, clumsily executed and without any surprises... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~110436650628 Wed, 27 Aug 2003 21:06:44 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_110436650628?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_108868177540?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author arianej - Most people have heard of the Black Death, the plagues that swept over Europe beginning roughly in t... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~108868177540 Mon, 11 Aug 2003 19:22:43 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_108868177540?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_103922175620?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author arianej - The closest I come to a Southern heritage is the fact that my parents came from Southeast Asia. Foo... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~103922175620 Mon, 23 Jun 2003 17:02:40 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_103922175620?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_103560613508?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author arianej - I've heard a lot of praise for Laurell K. Hamilton, but wasn't too enthralled by her A Kiss of S... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~103560613508 Fri, 20 Jun 2003 02:34:51 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_103560613508?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_101777313412?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author arianej - Even if you're one of the few people in the U.S. who haven't seen the movie, you've probably heard of The Blair Witch Project and the furor it caused among fans who believed the frightening tale of three film students who mysteriously disappeared... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~101777313412 Mon, 2 Jun 2003 21:00:50 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_101777313412?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_101001367172?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author arianej - Like many classics I've somehow managed to miss reading over the years, I'd never read Peter S. Beagle's The Last Unicorn. On my last trip to the library, I grabbed it, The Unicorn Sonata, and Tamsin, and hoped that I'd like... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~101001367172 Mon, 26 May 2003 01:14:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_101001367172?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_98305674884?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author arianej - I love stumbling upon a great book by accident. As it happens, I would've never found Betty Reynolds' wonderful, wonderful Squeamish About Sushi and Other Food Adventures in Japan. A thin book of bright watercolors and handwritten text, it looks... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~98305674884 Mon, 5 May 2003 22:24:10 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_98305674884?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_97180814980?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author arianej - I haven't read as many of the classics as I should, I suppose. I read and enjoy Jane Austen, but I've yet to crack open any works by Dickens, Trollope, the Brontes, and I don't remember a single thing about George Eliot's Middlemarch... But I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~97180814980 Fri, 25 Apr 2003 00:47:04 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_97180814980?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_96553700996?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author arianej - Spring is in the air and my garden calls. It's not a very strong call because I'm a not a very good gardener, but it calls just the same. Between wrestling with chickenwire fences, bamboo stakes and seed trays, I took some time out to read Leslie Land... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~96553700996 Fri, 18 Apr 2003 14:29:50 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_96553700996?linkin_id=8003929