Epinions Recent Reviews for meanbeast

Cities and Knights: Taking Catan to the Next Level

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:51:46 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author meanbeast - As I mentioned earlier in my review
on Settlers of Catan, Settlers is considered by many to be a "gateway game" into the world of European strategy games. It's a relatively...

Pharr's Aeneid: by far (ha!) the easiest way to read the Aeneid in Latin

Wed, 9 Jul 2008 17:09:00 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author meanbeast - Background note: I am a Latin teacher and have spent considerable time with the Aeneid in Latin and in English. If you are here, I assume that you want to read the Aeneid in Latin. If this is not the case, then I recommend that you get a good...

Move over Monopoly -- Settlers is the big game now

Wed, 9 Jul 2008 15:25:50 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author meanbeast - Over recent years, German board games have been gaining in popularity in America. Settlers of Catan (along with Carcassone and Ticket to Ride) is considered a standard "gateway" to these games. It's got an easy learning curve, is simple enough for older...

An excellent guide to an intriguing author

Mon, 7 Jul 2008 14:45:09 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author meanbeast - Background note: I am a classicist and have read Herodotus in the original ancient Greek. About Herodotus Herodotus is an ancient Greek author and is said to be the first "historian." His "Histories" look at a wide variety of ancient cultures...

A great option for busy cooks

Mon, 7 Jul 2008 14:09:25 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author meanbeast - This past year I went back to school and found myself insanely busy. Four days a week I'd have an 8-3 workday, and then classes from 4:30-7. Simply put, not much time to cook unless I wanted to let my husband do it all (read: note happening). I knew a...

The KFPW760 - my trusty aid in the kitchen

Mon, 7 Jul 2008 13:12:30 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author meanbeast - I have owned the KFPW760 for almost a year, and by this point I can't imagine living without it. Over the past year I have made all of the following in it: pizza dough, pie crusts, salad dressing, falafel, coleslaw, veggie burgers, and an assortment of...

Nintendogs: Dachshund & Friends for Nintendo 64: Puppies are gosh-darn cute, but Nintendogs just couldn't hold my attention.

Wed, 7 Dec 2005 05:40:15 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author meanbeast - Note: Despite the category listing, Nintendogs is for the Nintendo DS, not the N64 PUPPIES! Do you really need more of a reason than that? I bought Nintendogs the day it came out. My first puppy was a Dachshund named "Frankie". Clever,...

Humorous Script, Unique Battle System Make "Partners in Time" a Must-Buy for the DS

Fri, 2 Dec 2005 02:35:45 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author meanbeast - Despite being around for a bit over a year now, Nintendo's portable DS system has a dismal choice of RPGs. Okay, just one: "Lunar: Dragon Song", which was hardly memorable. But with the release of Nintendo's "Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time", DS owners...

Wicked: You'll Never Look At Oz The Same

Sun, 23 Dec 2001 14:33:56 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author meanbeast - I was perusing my local bookstore one day, looking for a book for my English class, when I came across a recommendation for Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister, by Gregory Maguire. Apparently, it was an excellent book telling the story of Cinderella...

Stonewall's Gold: A Civil War Treasure Hunt

Sat, 22 Dec 2001 15:09:41 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author meanbeast - When my English class was told that we needed to read a book taking place in America between 1600 and 1900, I decided I’d go to the my local bookshop, The Book House to find one. After talking to a slightly clueless salesclerk (who, ironically, suggested...

The Amber Spyglass: Adventure, Theology and Romance Combine in an Excellent Book

Mon, 8 Oct 2001 13:03:11 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author meanbeast - This ain't no Harry Potter. As the final book in Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy, The Amber Spyglass is a bit of a departure from its two predecessors, but still a strong fantasy read.

In Book I, The Golden...

The Prayer of Jabez for Teens: A Life-Changing Read?

Sun, 7 Oct 2001 21:41:27 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author meanbeast - First, before I start my review, a little profile on me, and my religious background. I am a protestant (reformed), and while I have faith, I would hardly classify myself as extremely devout or very religious. I am, along with several other members of my...

Audiogalaxy File Agent: Audiogalaxy: Simply on a higher level

Mon, 26 Mar 2001 00:07:56 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author meanbeast - Now, I've been using mp3 for a good time now, and let me tell you, it wasn't always as easy as logging onto Napster. When I first discovered mp3s, I spent hours using search engines, typing in song name, hoping to find the elusive site that held the mp3...

Jolly Christmas Postman: Mail Has Never Been This Fun! W/O

Mon, 11 Dec 2000 21:55:05 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author meanbeast - This review is part of the Christmas Book Write Off, hosted by Elorraine. Please visit all the other participants: Elorraine, acdc711, adrienne10, AmyLEnsor, BeeCharmer, Bmcnichol, bpotter1, Caleo, cbgresh, CjsMommy, coldsteel7, dandj, Diane-E,...

Dave Matthews Band-Step Into the Light: Good for Dave Freaks

Tue, 28 Nov 2000 22:39:43 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author meanbeast - When I step into the light

My arms open wide

When I step into the light

My eyes searching wild

Would you not like to be

Sitting on top of the world with your legs hanging free

Would you not like to be ok, ok, ok
...

The Chocolate War: What Are We Teaching Our Kids?

Sun, 26 Nov 2000 19:32:15 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author meanbeast - My first encounter with The Chocolate War, by Robert Cormier, was a few years ago, when my brother was assigned to read it for school. I had remember hearing something about a bit of a controversy surrounding it, some parents wanting to ban it...

Brooks Adrenaline GTS: Comfy, Stable, and Good-Looking Too

Thu, 23 Nov 2000 16:17:59 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author meanbeast - It's that time of year. Time to put away the tennis racket and skirt and break out the running shoes and spandex. That's right. It's indoor track season. And as with any new season, it's time to buy a new pair of shoes, which isn't exactly an easy...

Girl Who Owned a City: Life in a World Without Adults

Sat, 18 Nov 2000 17:21:00 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author meanbeast - I'm a big fan of those books where a crisis occurs and people are forced to fend for themselves in a world without the usual luxuries. However, in The Girl Who Owned a City, by O.T. Nelson, there's a twist: the kids are not stuck on a desert...

Sylvester & the Magic Pebble: Learning to Be Content

Wed, 15 Nov 2000 21:50:33 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author meanbeast - In a time when children are becoming increasingly greedy, and strive to get more and more, we have William Steig's classic book Sylvester and the Magic Pebble to discuss the importance of being happy with what we have.

The...

My Side of the Mountain: Living in the Woods w/o Being There

Sun, 12 Nov 2000 17:48:07 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author meanbeast - I've always been fascinated with those books where people have to live on their own in the wilderness--sometimes they're forced to, or sometimes they have run away. Either way, the person amazingly has a knife in their possession, can eat almost...

Archived Web Services Reviews: BallerIcons.com: The Most Un-PC Icons Available

Thu, 9 Nov 2000 01:03:48 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author meanbeast - Anyone that uses AOL's Instant Messanger or AOL 6.0 knows about the buddy icon feature, but until recently, there hasn't been a place to find quality buddy icons, without making your own.

But now there's BallerIcons.com.

For all of...

The High King: Beautiful Conclusion to a Remarkable Series

Mon, 6 Nov 2000 22:47:38 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author meanbeast - Forget about Harry Potter--Lloyd Alexander's Prydain Chronicles are true fantasy books, and the concluding book in the series, The High King, is quite the best of them all. It successfully brings loose ends from the previous four volumes...

Scott Adams Turns Fortuneteller ~ Helping Hands Write-Off

Sat, 4 Nov 2000 10:57:06 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author meanbeast - This review is part of bgoodday's Helping Hands write off. All of the participants have so generously decided to contribute all money earned from this write-off to help someone in need. They have written in a variety of areas but the common...

Case Logic CD Wallet: I Even Trust It With Dave Matthews CDs

Thu, 2 Nov 2000 21:08:42 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author meanbeast - I used to think that people who needed a 200-CD case were dumb. I housed my CD collection in my massive 110 changer, and when I traveled, I picked out my favorites and tucked them nicely into a 24-CD case. Why would you need anything bigger? Then two...

Sim City 3000: "Laurenville" Becomes Hopelessly Complex

Sat, 28 Oct 2000 22:25:00 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author meanbeast - I've been playing Sim games for a long time. And I've always been really bad at them. Starting off with Sim City for SNES, I would hopelessly attempt to build "Laurenville", until I finally would just get frustrated and use a code to give...