Epinions Recent Reviews for cornelia

A Force to be Reckoned With

Sun, 12 Jun 2005 17:12:41 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author cornelia - Forcing Amaryllis is so accomplished, the fact that it is Louise Ure's first novel defies comprehension. Her characters are uncannily well-drawn, her imagery is splendid, and her narrative proves as haunting as the Arizona conjured forth--deftly,...

Geoffrey O'Brien, Coolest Critic on the Planet

Tue, 20 Jul 2004 22:45:56 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author cornelia - Sonata for Jukebox: Pop Music, Memory, and the Imagined Life is yet another stunning collection of cultural observations from poet/writer/critic/editor Geoffrey O’Brien, whom I like to think of as “the thinking man’s thinking man.”...

A Bit o' the Woowoo

Tue, 20 Jul 2004 22:35:52 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author cornelia - Dennis Burges has penned a strong debut with Graves Gate, his richly atmospheric mystery set in 1920s London. When young American journalist Charles Baker receives an invitation to meet privately with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, father of a close friend...

The Talented Mr. Ridley

Fri, 6 Feb 2004 18:19:30 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author cornelia - Ridley Pearson’s writing always reminds me of Hillaire Belloc’s observation that, “If you can describe clearly without a diagram the proper way of making this or that knot, then you are a master of the English tongue.” I have no doubt...

Subversive Mystery: Why Ayelet Waldman Completely Rocks

Thu, 7 Aug 2003 18:00:17 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author cornelia - This is a review of Ayelet Waldman's mystery series. Since there is no way to submit such an over...

Fraser, George MacDonald: Flashman Forever!

Thu, 13 Jul 2000 20:43:40 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author cornelia - In celebration of the anniversary of Markham Shaw Pyle's illustrious birth, I have been asked to submit a review of an author who has greatly influenced me. Thoughts of Ian Fleming, Hunter S. Thompson, and Maya Angelou enjoyed my fleeting consideration...

Weber One-Touch Silver 22.5 Charcoal Grill: Weber World

Wed, 7 Jun 2000 14:35:51 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author cornelia - The black Weber kettle that sits in our backyard is no doubt dearer to my husband's heart than anything since he sold his Harley years ago--and he is definitely fonder of it than me and the kids, most days. For anyone but the apartment dweller, this is...

And Alice... Remember Alice? This is a Song About Alice...

Wed, 31 May 2000 23:28:09 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author cornelia - Okay, so this isn't the coziest, most charming book in the history of the world. In fact, Go Ask Alice would more truly be classified as a Young Adult work, and a lot of people would think that's a stretch, too. Purportedly the diary of a...

A Black Belt in Noir: Jim Thompson's Now and On Earth

Tue, 30 May 2000 17:20:38 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author cornelia - This review is part of a "Pulp Write-Off" in which grouch, mshawpyle, frazzledspice, erik_kosberg, and caravan70 are also participating. Check out their reviews on this, Jim Thompson's first novel, if you haven't already.

I...

Apple iMac Indigo (M7669LL/A) Mac Desktop: Dr. iMac or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

Tue, 9 May 2000 16:19:13 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author cornelia - I have hated all things Apple for so long, and so very vocally, that it literally pains me to admit that I like the iMac. Okay, fine, I love the damn thing, stupid circular one-button mouse and all. I have even willingly stood silent as my...

Well I've Never Been to Haiti, But I Kinda Like the Voodoo

Thu, 4 May 2000 19:54:17 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author cornelia - Barbancourt four-year-old Rum has so many uses it reminds me of the old Saturday Night Live routine about the miracle product Sparkle. Like Sparkle, this Barbancourt spirit is so multi-faceted that "it's a floor wax...it's a dessert topping!"...

Agfa SnapScan 1212u Flatbed Scanner: A Scanner for Hemingway: It Was Cheap. It Works Good.

Fri, 14 Apr 2000 12:57:00 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author cornelia - Sure, the Agfa Snapscan 1212U is never going to qualify as God's gift to graphic artists. But considering that this was the cheapest scanner available at Costco the last time I was hit by the Evil Techno Gadgetry Expenditure Compulsion, I'm more than...

Block Financial Kiplinger Tax Cut: So Easy They Should Call it TaxSlut

Thu, 13 Apr 2000 17:55:39 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author cornelia - If I ever meet this Kiplinger person, I'm going to throw myself to the ground and knock my forehead three times on his or her shoes. This is, bar none, my favorite piece of software ever written, for two reasons:

1. I am never reminded that...

Sakonnet Vineyards: Little Compton's Little Gem: Sakonnet Vineyards

Sun, 9 Apr 2000 16:53:14 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author cornelia - The intricate coastline of Rhode Island makes it a popular destination in the Summertime. Its sheltered bays and coves are a haven for sailors of all stripe, and the gentle rolling hills of the landscape, punctuated by ancient stone walls and classic...

Tiffany & Co Online Store: Tiffany & Co.: The Great Pale Blue Hope

Sun, 9 Apr 2000 00:46:13 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author cornelia - I'm not really sure what happened to taste in America. Certainly, this has never been our most remarked-upon national characteristic, but there had always been, in this country, quiet pockets of understated style where a comfortable traditionalism was...

Encyclopedia Dee

Wed, 5 Apr 2000 15:29:43 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author cornelia - I was flattered by an invitation to join this second Books category "Write-Off," and thankfully my fellow members Mshawpyle and Caconti put a hold on the Shakespeare this week and opted for one of the elegant "Judge Dee" mysteries,...

The Moose Mingles

Mon, 3 Apr 2000 15:54:57 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author cornelia - I'm a lumberjack and I'm okay.

--Monty Python

Every time I go to Bugaboo Creek Steakhouse, I am reminded of the old Woody Allen routine about the moose. Allen is driving through the Lincoln Tunnel, returning from a...

The Gift Horse Gets a Perfect Checkup

Fri, 31 Mar 2000 23:59:25 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author cornelia - So here I am today, bumbling along and thinking to myself, you know, I'd better find that wine for tonight's Cyber Tasteoff--having, as usual, completely spaced picking up a bottle until the actual day it was supposed to be posted. I grabbed the Yellow...

Archived Food & Drink Reviews: Go Ahead, Make My Day

Mon, 27 Mar 2000 23:17:10 GMT

rating: 0/5 by: Epinions Author cornelia - INT: A cramped and messy home office, evening. The computer is on, and the television, which is on the floor in a corner. On the computer screen we see the homepage of EPINIONS.COM. The television has nothing showing but snow, occasionally giving way...

Got My Mojo Workin'

Sun, 26 Mar 2000 14:57:30 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author cornelia - If I didn't already think that Dan Akroyd should be beatified for his brilliant comedic work on Saturday Night Live, I would write the Vatican on his behalf for his founding of The House of Blues restaurants. I am not a big fan of chains, and...

``Donner Party, Table of Four...''

Sun, 26 Mar 2000 13:02:56 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author cornelia - I have not been to The Stockyard, and I hope to keep my attendance record perfect, in that respect. My husband has eaten here on a number of occasions, however, and truly loathes the place. Each of his visits has been work-related, his presence...

The Overrated Middleweight

Sun, 26 Mar 2000 11:44:06 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author cornelia - I sampled a Punch cigar this week, an ``elite.'' It was my first from this maker, and God willing, my last. To say the least, this is a smoke that packs a wallop--my first draw was like taking a right uppercut to the throat, with a jab on the exhale...

Boston Barbecue: No Longer an Oxymoron

Fri, 24 Mar 2000 19:59:43 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author cornelia - Boston abounds in lame barbecue and painfully Americanized Mexican food. Perhaps it's the Puritan Ethic at work once again--denial of all that might be good or even satisfactory being seen as somehow boosting one's status in the afterlife. Of course,...

A Husband is Just a Husband, and Sigmund Freud is a Joke

Thu, 23 Mar 2000 15:22:05 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author cornelia - Certainly the single most famous quotation on the subject of cigars is half a couplet from Rudyard Kipling's ``The Betrothed,'' the poetic musings of a man forced to choose between his fiancee and the contents of his humidor. Ultimately, of course, the...

Pinot Pissoir

Sat, 18 Mar 2000 00:01:47 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author cornelia - March Wine Madness, the Coast-to-Coast Cyber Tasteoff, is a competition this month between two teams, representing the Eastern and Western parts of our fair land.

The team members are as follows:

Western Conference Team:

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