Epinions Recent Reviews for nids

Sweet and Simple

Mon, 23 Jan 2006 22:43:00 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author nids - Knitting Pretty is a great book for beginners who are looking for some challenging projects. It does, however have a large range of difficulty levels, which for a novice knitter will not be useful. Book Contents Knitting Pretty...

Funny and Fresh

Mon, 16 Jan 2006 18:39:40 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nids - The Kumars and No. 42 is not your garden variety talk show. It is a fresh and interesting adaptation of what we have come to expect from talk shows. The Set-Up The Kumars is a very bright, colorful talk show set out of an Indian...

Logitech Marble® (904360-0403-EA) Mouse: Ergonomic and everything!

Thu, 12 Jan 2006 22:15:11 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author nids - I started having some wrist issues at work and went to purchase a trackball mouse. I found this Logitech mouse, on sale, at Office Max for $20 and got it. User-Friendly The mouse was a great choice, and one of the few ones in the store that...

Perfect for a Quick Fix

Sun, 8 Jan 2006 06:11:55 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author nids - The Quick Fix Oxy has been my partner in acne crime for many years now. I have had breakouts for over 7 years now, and they have gotten a lot better (using Neutrogena products mostly) but I still get acne that is out of control sometimes and I...

British Humor, Indian Style

Sun, 8 Jan 2006 05:42:47 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nids - The Buddha of Suburbia by Hanif Kureshi came highly recommended to me by a dear friend. It had me laughing within the first few pages: He told me that in India he shaved his chest regularly so its hair would sprout more luxuriantly in years...

Quick Printing from Home

Sun, 8 Jan 2006 05:05:12 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author nids - After a long line of troublesome ink jet printers, I decided to purchase a laser printer. I am not a computer person, I have basic knowledge so I will tell you what I can about the printer here. My experience, and unbeatable pricing I use a...

Number One

Sun, 8 Jan 2006 04:47:50 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nids - Singapore Airlines is the number one international airline in the world for good reason. Everything from purchasing tickets, customer service, check-in, and the actual flight is better than any other airline I've traveled on. I have purchased 3...

The Leela Palace: The Leela Palace: Bangalore

Thu, 10 Feb 2005 17:53:16 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nids - I stayed at the Leela Palace for 4 nights with my family in 2002. I imprint of the elegance and beauty is still with me. They call Bangalore the Garden City, it is already a beautiful location with tropical foliage and a smooth heat...

I've got a feeling I've heard this before...

Wed, 9 Feb 2005 18:16:52 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author nids - Ivy's Apartment Life is very listen-able. The nagging quality about that, however, is that while listening to the album I get the feeling that I've heard these tunes before. The sound is great, there is a certain kind of soft drumming involved...

Risky but Interesting

Wed, 9 Feb 2005 18:02:44 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author nids - Pantaleon y Las Visitadoras is an engaging and off-the-wall Peruvian comedy. Based on the novel by the famous Mario Vargas Llosa, it was very entertaining. The premise is that a honored and respected soldier must set up an army brothel to quell...

Great Yoga for Beginners

Thu, 13 Mar 2003 02:46:51 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nids - This video is exactly what I look for in exercise videos. Sara is a very easy instructor to follow, no special equipment is required and I feel good about myself after my 40-minute in-home workout.

Sara Ivanhoe is the instructor and she...

Mountains and Magnolias

Mon, 17 Jun 2002 00:24:46 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author nids - I visited Seoul in April of this year. It was a spontaneous trip, and too short. I was there right when the magnolias began to bloom. I was there for 10 days and it was amazing. I adore traveling in Asia, and so I am biased. Seoul is an...

Sad and Sweet

Sun, 16 Jun 2002 23:57:37 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nids - Mission Kashmir is a feature film based on the current conflict in Kashmir, India. The film follows the lead character, Altaaf as he is adopted by a policeman only to join a group of separatists.

In the midst of the conflict, he manages...

An autobiography of Oppression

Sun, 7 Oct 2001 20:24:37 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nids - Carlos Bulosan wrote a stirring and honest autobiography of his life both in the Philippines and in the U.S. Bulosan covers his life as a peasant struggling not to live but merely to survive in the Philippines. He then moves to his...

Not Very Special

Sun, 1 Jul 2001 13:48:07 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author nids - Fuzio claims to be the "New Pasta" because it offers pasta made not only in Italian style but also in Asian and California style. They are obviously trying to appease a wide variety of tastes. The menu looks quite appetizing, but the food isn't...

Especially Different

Fri, 29 Jun 2001 21:28:44 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nids - I heard the song He Loves Me performed live by a trio of women at my college and fell in love with the lyrics.

you love me especially different/ you keep me/ on my feet/ happily excited/ by your cologne/ your hands/ your smile/ your...

607 pages of Beauty

Thu, 22 Mar 2001 23:47:52 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nids - I was directed to The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by two friends. After hearing so much about them I picked up the novel expecting to be instantly blown away.

Instead I was lured into a captivating and engaging story. Murakami has an amazing...

Worth the Visuals

Sun, 25 Feb 2001 08:55:56 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author nids - It's hard for me to write an opinion on Jesus' Son because I really want to like it but I just can't. I want to be fair in how I review it because the film is worth watching, but not for any other reason aside from the wonderful cinematography. I...

My first Taste

Sun, 25 Feb 2001 01:51:10 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author nids - My first encounter with Nietzsche is the book Thus Spoke Zarathustra. Every other page is either covered with notes or underlined sentences. The beginning threw me off because I did not expect to be reading short moral stories, instead I...

This should be on Oprah's list

Thu, 28 Dec 2000 23:19:56 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nids - I was lost in a forest. I was so afraid. My blood pounded in my chest and I knew my heart's strength would soon be exhausted. I saved myself without thinking. I grasped the two syllables closest to me, and replaced my heartbeat with your name
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Teen Pulp Fiction

Fri, 15 Dec 2000 18:01:51 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author nids - Go is the same story told in three different narratives. It mimics Pulp Fiction in this sense. Each story contributes to the complete understanding of the film.

I enjoyed this film. It is quirky like Swingers in dialog and...

The Imprint of Oxford

Fri, 15 Dec 2000 16:27:09 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nids - Oxford is a town that can leave an impression on even the most skeptical traveler. England is full of beauty, and Oxford is one of the many dream-worthy destinations.

I was in Oxford for four months, living with a...

Not too Shabby

Wed, 13 Dec 2000 17:45:34 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author nids - Suicide Kings seemed appealing simply because Christopher Walken makes me shake in my skin. I also have a slight addiction to mobster films, one of my favorites being Resevoir Dogs.

This movie is a lighter version of a...

Incredibly Written

Sun, 10 Dec 2000 06:55:12 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author nids - Dreaming in Cuban is beautifully written. The language and dialog in the novel is incredibly beautiful. Christina Garcia does a wonderful job of conveying her love for Cuba in this vivid and touching novel.

The novel deals with...

Addictive

Wed, 25 Oct 2000 00:50:08 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nids - I've seen stickers all around for The Get Up Kids but after hearing one song I thought they were too hardcore for my music taste.

I moved up to Santa Cruz and a friend made me a tape of their album Something to Write Home About...