Epinions Recent Reviews for astromish

There's something for everyone

Fri, 19 Dec 2003 00:45:46 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author astromish - The DaVinci code has a lot of things going for it that make it a real crowd pleaser. First off, it revolves around a conspiracy theory involving the Catholic church. The fact that religion could be less than sacrosanct appeals to nearly everyone.The book...

One of the finest literary masterpieces of the 20th century

Tue, 15 Jul 2003 15:23:48 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author astromish - “The Murder in the Cathedral” by T. S Eliot is usually sold as a 65 page 6’’x 4’’ book. A book analy...

The farthest thing from Austen

Mon, 14 Jul 2003 15:06:21 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author astromish - William Thackeray ‘s “Vanity Fair” possesses a certain cynicism that can delight and sadden at the s...

Braun Silk-Epil Eversoft Body System 2370 / 2390 / 2350 Epilator: Best thing on the epilator market

Fri, 11 Jul 2003 15:57:27 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author astromish - I put off buying an epilator because I heard about how painful it was. After trying out friends' e...

Austen's wit at its delicious best

Wed, 9 Jul 2003 15:21:21 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author astromish - Jane Austen’s “Sense and Sensibility “ is one of her true masterpieces. Set as usual among the Geor...

Life of Pi(p)

Thu, 3 Jul 2003 17:25:45 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author astromish - Charles Dickens’s “Great Expectations” lacks the expansiveness of his “A Tale of two cities”. The st...

A story of immortal love

Thu, 26 Jun 2003 15:15:33 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author astromish - I have this inherent need to disprove that books that everyone loves are worthy of the hype. I did t...

A slice of life from Hardy's Wessex

Tue, 24 Jun 2003 16:10:01 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author astromish - After reading Hardy’s “Tess of the D’Urbervilles”, I had high hopes for what the next Hardy novel I...

A heady mix of reality and idealism

Fri, 20 Jun 2003 16:02:59 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author astromish - "The thorn birds" has been compared to Gone with the wind, on several occasions. Both protagonists a...

GWTW-- certainly knocks the wind out of you

Wed, 21 May 2003 16:33:28 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author astromish - "Gone with the wind" is perhaps one of the most challenging novels to read. Not because the language is hard to understand, because it isn't. The story rarely drags and even when it does, the detailing is quite interesting(this, coming from me , a person...

Dickens at his best

Mon, 19 May 2003 14:36:56 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author astromish - "A Tale of Two cities" has every possible element of a classic. It has a historical background, a hero and heroine who fit the bill perfectly(as far as the cliche of perfect protagonists goes). It also has secondary characters whose stories are as...

Importance of Being Ernest: The importance of being witty-- why this is Wilde's best work

Mon, 12 May 2003 12:29:51 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author astromish - Many people consider this play to be nothing more than witty talk and absurd situations. While I cannot deny that, I think that there is far more to "The Importance of Being Earnest", than mere witty talk. Wilde described the play as a trivial comedy for...

Lord Archer aims true

Mon, 12 May 2003 12:21:49 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author astromish - The first image which comes to mind when I think of Lord Archer is of him sitting in his prison cell. I honestly don't mean to offend any of his fans, but considering that I have never read any of his works before, I have nothing else to associate with...

Tess of the badly-made-movie-villes

Mon, 12 May 2003 12:11:56 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author astromish - The story of Tess is a tragedy, which Hardy wanted to use as an example of how insurmountable fate could be. It deals with her being betrayed by the men in her life-- her employer Alec D'Urberville and her husband Angel Clare. Throughout her life, she...

Austen would have been proud

Fri, 9 May 2003 13:46:58 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author astromish - When I decided to rent the miniseries version of Pride and Prejudice, I felt slightly uneasy. I had watched countless novels being butchered on screen and the thought of the same happening to P&P filled me with considerable dread. However, I told myself,...

Eyre-esistible

Thu, 8 May 2003 16:05:14 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author astromish - Let me just start off by saying that I am the least likely person to enjoy classics. I lack the patience that classics require you to have. And inspite of this failing, I read Jane Eyre and I loved it from the first word. Jane Eyre is quite simply a...

One of the best novels in the last 150 years

Tue, 28 Jan 2003 13:21:20 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author astromish - "Tess of the D’Urbervilles’’, according to me is one of the best novels ever written in the last 150 years. Set in the village of Marlott and progressing to other parts of Wessex, it deals with the life of a peasant girl named Tess. The...

Read without prejudice

Tue, 28 Jan 2003 13:19:21 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author astromish - I was first recommended to read Pride and Prejudice at the age of 14. I refused because I thought that the last thing I would be interested in reading about was a group of 18th century women, shopping, talking, gossiping and getting married. Not to...

An average astrological relationship guide

Sat, 25 Jan 2003 08:03:32 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author astromish - Relationship signs is a good book if you want to examine relationships between 2 people on an astrological basis. It is fairly simple although I think that it could have been made even simpler. Some of the concepts have been explained rather hazily such...

The real Jay Leno

Sat, 25 Jan 2003 07:11:12 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author astromish - Anyone who has seen Jay Leno on television, would hardly be keen on buying a book written by him. His humor is risque, and rather in your face. As someone who has seen the show and read this book, I would urge you not to let your prejudice of the...

the ideal start to understanding astrology

Wed, 22 Jan 2003 15:20:04 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author astromish - I first heard about astrology from a friend. At that point I was neither a skeptic nor a believer. My curiosity piqued, I asked my parents , astrology freaks themselves, to recommend a book worth reading on the subject. They suggested this book: “Sun...

Astrology can help your relationship

Wed, 22 Jan 2003 15:20:04 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author astromish -

There are a couple of ways in which couples can review/analyze their relationship.

(i) They could take a quiz in a magazine

(ii) They could go to a counselor/couples therapist

The first method is too vague, too standardized and...