Epinions Recent Reviews for proeditor

Patrick M. Lencioni - The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: Staying Up Late Reading a Page Turner

Mon, 9 Apr 2007 21:19:53 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author proeditor - A Harlequin Romance? Puh-lease. Stephen King’s latest? No way (big sissy). Pat Conroy’s sequel to The Prince of Tides? I wish. No, it was a business book that kept me up until 1:00 a.m. I wouldn’t believe it myself, but there you...

Get Thee to A Bookstore . . . Now

Fri, 11 Jan 2002 00:09:45 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author proeditor - Three things happened when I finished this book. First, tears sprang to my eyes. Not of sadness nor of laughter, but from amazement that a book can be so well written. Next I shot off this email to two friends, subject: “Get thee to a...

Jammies at the Drive-In and Other Memories. “The Flamingo Rising”: My E-Prime Write-Off Entry

Wed, 1 Aug 2001 16:31:58 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author proeditor - Give me a novel with endearing, eccentric characters and an interesting story, preferably written in first person. Throw in some laughs and weepy bits . . . and a beach. Mix in a little introspection. You’ll have me hooked. Then trying to write an...

A Shrek Review: No Clever Title, just Thoughts for Concerned Parents

Sun, 27 May 2001 14:04:08 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author proeditor - Pronounce me a prude, prig, pris, puritan, or a p-o'd paranoid PC person. Yet, I’m really, truly none of those. Just a Parent who liked this movie but feel the need to let loose a “what’s this world coming to” rant.

At...

No Feast of Love Here

Thu, 24 May 2001 17:22:25 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author proeditor - It’s my own fault. I’ll allow my vulnerability to show and fess up. The only reason I bought this book was because I was too miserly to buy the hardcover of the author’s The Feast of Love when the bookstore person said the paperback version was...

Groceries: GeniSoy Soy Crisps, not part of the Grocery Write-Off to which I wasn't invited

Thu, 3 May 2001 22:45:37 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author proeditor - If you don’t like this review, don’t blame me. Blame the people who inspired it: Sloucho, jkkelley, my daughter, and her geography teacher. I hate taking personal responsibility for my actions. I should be a politician.

Let me thank my...

Webvan: “Epinions is closing down”

Fri, 27 Apr 2001 13:26:05 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author proeditor - As an Epinions enthusiast, what are the four words that would make your knees buckle, your heart flip flop, and your eyes spring forth a multitude of salty stuff?

“Epinions.com is closing down.”

Imagine how you’d feel if Epinions...

“A Plink! Plink! Plink! On the Wind’s Violin”: Bedtime Story Write-Off

Sat, 21 Apr 2001 10:58:00 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author proeditor - How could you resist the language in this book (though spellcheck isn’t going to like it at all)?

“Full moon shinin’, shinin’ big an’ bright,

Pushin’ back the shadows, holdin’ back the night.

Not a thing stirrin’, quiet as could...

A Little Bit o’ Irish Charm

Wed, 18 Apr 2001 19:50:12 GMT
rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author proeditor - Time to get serious. I’ve been writing some fun epinions lately, so I must now settle down to write a real review. And even though the novel has plenty of amusing and light moments, I just can’t see my droll manner of late as appropriate for this one. So...

A Tool for Clueless Parents of Teens (and/or other difficult offspring)

Mon, 26 Mar 2001 16:56:07 GMT
rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author proeditor - Yes I’ll admit, my husband and I sometimes show signs of cluelessness. This raising a teenager thing is all that it’s cracked up to be: a TOUGH job, sure to crack up even the most level-headed parents.

Just before our daughter (our...

A Family Favorite -- Destined to Become a Cult Classic?

Sat, 17 Mar 2001 13:13:52 GMT
rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author proeditor - If your family resembles ours, "I saw something nasty in the woodshed" will become one of your all-time favorite funny lines. My 14-year old daughter has seen this English comedy ten times, and everyone to whom I've recommended it loves it too...

McAfee.com Clinic: A Techno Virgin Chooses The Wrong Partner

Tue, 13 Mar 2001 22:22:56 GMT
rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author proeditor - I brought McAfee to the dance, and fatal errors were my reward. Now that I’ve cast the demon utility from my life, I can work again with confidence.

I was a techno virgin with a new computer. I was vulnerable, trusting. And deathly afraid of...

A Zebra No More

Thu, 1 Mar 2001 11:33:29 GMT
rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author proeditor - If beauty is only skin deep, then give me more of this stuff! It makes me beautiful, and my dermatologist vouches for its safety.

As a 46-year-old ex-sunworshipper – though, the doctor says I’m lucky I grew up in Michigan, where the sun don’t...

From Lancôme to Jane and Back

Wed, 21 Feb 2001 17:24:08 GMT
rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author proeditor - Eclectic taste in makeup? That’s me. In fact, you might describe my cosmetic bag as a makeup museum, with specimens running the gamut of brands and price ranges. Among them, Elizabeth Arden, Bobbi Brown, Clinique, Chanel, Avon, Revlon and yes, that...

The Art of Writing True

Fri, 16 Feb 2001 14:16:55 GMT
rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author proeditor - Like other Elizabeth Berg books, this one speaks true. It’s not that it’s a great story: the author is simply a great storyteller. Of all the Berg books I’ve read (I may have missed one), Open House resonates as my favorite. I give this lovely...

Snora, Snora

Fri, 9 Feb 2001 15:07:47 GMT
rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author proeditor - I HATE to give a bad review of an Anne Rivers Siddons novel, but come on Anne, couldn’t you have written a second half to this thin (literally and figuratively) book? Or maybe a sequel is coming . . . .

For what it was, Nora, Nora was...

The Deal of the Millennium

Fri, 9 Feb 2001 12:01:17 GMT
rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author proeditor - You’ve heard cruise ships called “floating hotels?” Well, I’d call the Millennium a floating Ritz Carlton. With 10 cruises under my belt, I can easily say that this ship places first on my list for beauty and comfort. Yet, we paid no more than a typical...

Went right to my "love it" list

Sun, 11 Jun 2000 18:44:26 GMT
rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author proeditor - Melissa Bank -- the type of author I'd like to be! She writes precisely, succinctly. I even kept a pencil near while reading this novel so I could mark the lines I liked: witty--but oh so true-- lines. When I finished The Girls Guide to Hunting and...

More Real Life Than You'd Expect

Mon, 15 May 2000 12:40:15 GMT
rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author proeditor - My 13-year old daughter and I have a date on Friday nights. We watch Sabrina together whenever we can. Like many sitcoms, the more familiar you become with the characters, the funnier it gets. Salem the cat absolutely cracks us up!

Sabrina...

Exercise for People Who Hate Exercise

Mon, 15 May 2000 10:36:19 GMT
rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author proeditor - If you want almost too-good-to-be-true results, try this program. And here’s some inside scoop: The woman in the yellow tights is Sandy, the Callanetics studio owner in Atlanta, where I teach.

Because I’ve also reviewed the tape called...

My heart wasn't in it

Sun, 7 May 2000 13:36:40 GMT
rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author proeditor - This is a sweet story with quirky, likable characters. The author's simple, but truthful writing style grabbed me from the first few pages, and the book was a breeze to read. However, I prefer books with more meat; this book was trite, like a made-for-TV...

St. George Island State Park: A top 20 beach

Sun, 7 May 2000 13:25:27 GMT
rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author proeditor - Seeking paradise? If you drive about an hour south from Tallahassee, to St. George Island, you will find a wonderful family vacation spot. Though not exactly "undiscovered," St. George is still a low-key, out-of-the-way kind of place with...

Love that pickle

Sat, 6 May 2000 12:11:01 GMT
rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author proeditor - A jillion billion burger eaters can't be wrong. I wonder how many of them think the pickle is the best part?

Several years ago, I realized this was true for me. Hey, I had a husband who loved McDonalds and a young child who wanted the Happy...

Just couldn't relate

Thu, 13 Apr 2000 19:05:25 GMT
rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author proeditor - Have you ever kept reading a book, expecting it to get better, but it never does, and then you’re sorry you read it? Let me spare you. In my opinion, this book never gets better.

I am going to be frank here, but first let me say that I am not...

My experience obtaining individual health insurance online

Sat, 8 Apr 2000 22:06:10 GMT
rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author proeditor - I recently became self employed, and as my husband is also, we had to find individual health insurance. My former employer offered me continuation of coverage under the COBRA regulations, but the cost was $750/month for a family of three.

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