Epinions Recent Reviews for girl71

Splatterpunks II: Raw Meat

Wed, 16 Aug 2000 18:32:27 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author girl71 - First, a confession: I'm cheating a bit. The book I REALLY want to review is the first Splatter Punks, but unfortunately the powers that be at Epinions have chosen not to feature this bloody bit of shock literature. [8/17: just found out that...

You Think You're Tough?

Wed, 16 Aug 2000 00:08:48 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author girl71 - If all country music sounded like Johnny Cash, there would never have been a Woodstock, Lollapalooza, or the Warped Tour. You wouldn't need it: Johnny Cash is the original punk rocker, the Man in Black who flipped the world the bird in "Rolling...

Dahmer's Double

Tue, 15 Aug 2000 14:31:48 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author girl71 - Renowned for her ability to churn out ordinary novels at an extraordinary pace (about one per year, on par with Stephen King), Joyce Carol Oates ventures into the darker recesses of her brain with "Zombie." What she finds there isn't pretty: a...

"Hands up, who likes Rik?"

Mon, 14 Aug 2000 19:06:25 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author girl71 - Do you ever wonder why the British feel superior to us lowly Americans? Maybe its because they consistently out-write us, out-act us, even, as "The Young Ones" proves, out-gross us. How is it possible that America, the country that gave the...

Oh... My... God

Mon, 14 Aug 2000 15:43:37 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author girl71 - Who decided this movie was a good idea? Who said to himself, "Let's take a man whose only notable show-business credential is a stint as a model for Calvin Klein and give him enough money and star power to let him indulge every one of his...

Hunger Strike

Mon, 14 Aug 2000 12:00:54 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author girl71 - One of the most common traps that recovering anorectics and bulimics fall into is the desire to share their story, thereby ostensibly helping others. I say "trap" because this often backfires - with bodies wasted from years of the disease, and...

The Best Christmas Book Ever

Sun, 13 Aug 2000 18:49:08 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author girl71 - Normally I try to refrain from writing children's book reviews. I find that my memories of books I loved are often dimmed by the years that have passed since I last read them - it's amazing how poorly some books age ("Hop on Pop", for example,...

Like Dessert but Not

Sat, 12 Aug 2000 14:53:09 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author girl71 - This review is going to focus on the Carrot Cake Clif Bars because as far as I'm concerned, there is no other flavor. I got turned onto Clif Bars during a short-lived, but REALLY ambitious, exercise kick and wanted to feel cool like those guys in yellow...

[enter enticing double entendre here]

Fri, 11 Aug 2000 18:18:49 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author girl71 - Remember that guy in high school who was really good looking and slick and all the pretty girls wanted to go out with him, even the teachers? Maxim is like his geeky younger brother.

Oh, it wants to be cool. It really really tries. After...

Eh..

Fri, 11 Aug 2000 16:25:44 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author girl71 - It's distressing to be less than enthusiastic about a John Irving novel. This is the man who wrote "The World According to Garp", "Owen Meany", and "Cider House Rules" - all brilliant New England epics. This is the guy...

Wherefore art thou, Troma?

Thu, 10 Aug 2000 18:49:00 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author girl71 - What do lesbian nursemaids, evil butchers, and Lemmy, the hairy guy from Motorhead, have in common? You guessed it - Shakespearean theater. This psychotically funny update of the bard's classic is low-class, low-budget, and very very sick. In a word -...

Crazy Days

Thu, 10 Aug 2000 18:04:24 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author girl71 - Ignore the fact that this is an Oprah Book Club choice. This slim novel packs a powerful punch, tackling subjects far more difficult than the touchy-feely gushy stuff Oprah embraces on her talk show. Pearl Cleage's rhythmic style is reminiscent of Toni...

Smith College: Ups and Downs of House Life

Tue, 18 Jul 2000 18:12:24 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author girl71 - The campus housing system at Smith is one of the first things the college brags about. The houses are overall beautiful and unique, most dating back to the 1800s, and the cozy living arrangements (which include living rooms with fireplaces and in-house...