© 1999-2009 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-theworm Recent reviews written by member theworm en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_437898874500?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author theworm - Iris Lockhart is an independent young woman. One day she receives a phone call telling her that her great-aunt Esme, a great-aunt who she never knew existed is being released from a mental hospital, and that Iris is listed as her next of kin. At first... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~437898874500 Sun, 20 Jul 2008 10:50:08 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_437898874500?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_415241768580?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author theworm - I guess I haven't been active at Epinions enough recently to have realized earlier that groceries are back. Honestly, I'm not thrilled at the prospect of seeing lots of reviews on products like Spam and Cheerios. I do think that there are some... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~415241768580 Sun, 20 Jan 2008 13:57:19 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_415241768580?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_415234166404?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author theworm - When you move to a new town, one of the fun rights of residency passage is discovering the great new hot spots in town. Whether it be restaurants and bars, shops, or parks and recreation sites; learning what your new town has to offer can be a fun... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~415234166404 Sun, 20 Jan 2008 12:52:16 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_415234166404?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_414380363396?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author theworm - I have long been a fan of Amy Tan's novels, so when I spotted "Saving Fish From Drowning" on my sister-in-law's bookshelf, I quickly announced that I was borrowing the book. It's a shame that she expects me to return it, as this is one that I would like... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~414380363396 Sun, 13 Jan 2008 03:32:36 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_414380363396?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_408456040068?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author theworm - Lately I’m finding myself disappointed in the works of some of my favorite authors. I buy a new book with the hope of finding the magic of novels past, and finish the book wondering what happened. Have I become too demanding in my expectations, or have... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~408456040068 Sat, 24 Nov 2007 23:00:41 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_408456040068?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_381304475268?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author theworm - You don't have to be an art fan to enjoy this wonderful documentary! Seventy three year old Teri Horton, looking for a gift for a friend, purchases a painting for $5 in a thrift store. Her friend doesn't like it; she doesn't like it, so she tries to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~381304475268 Sun, 24 Jun 2007 18:59:49 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_381304475268?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_364480925316?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author theworm - Nineteen Minutes is Jodi Picoult’s most recent novel, and I predict it will become her best seller to date. It focuses on the events leading up to and following a high school shooting. Peter Houghton, picked on by school mates from the first day of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~364480925316 Sun, 20 May 2007 10:16:55 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_364480925316?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_304794734212?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author theworm - “Saint: a person of great holiness, virtue, or benevolence” Ann Patchett’s debut novel, The Patron Saint of Liars, is a beautifully written story about people, secrets, and lies. The book’s title intrigued me; “Patron Saint of Liars” – a conflict... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~304794734212 Thu, 11 Jan 2007 17:05:06 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_304794734212?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_281905303172?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author theworm - I don&#146t think anybody needs help in figuring out how to be lost, but at one point or another we may need help figuring out how to be found, or how to find ourselves. Amanda Eyre Ward&#146s book, How to Be Lost, is the story of a woman in... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~281905303172 Tue, 21 Nov 2006 16:49:05 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_281905303172?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_270574653060?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author theworm - Note: This review was originally posted in Feb '06 in the Writer's Corner. I deleted it there and reposted it here when it was added to the theater category. There is nothing funny about addiction. It's a vicious disease that hurts not only... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~270574653060 Wed, 25 Oct 2006 16:33:28 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_270574653060?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_265999453828?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author theworm - Truth and Beauty by Ann Patchett is a moving memoir about friendship. It chronicles the relationship between Patchett and Lucy Grealy. Both women are writers, struggling for success, and the bond that they form is beautiful and unbreakable. Patchett... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~265999453828 Sun, 15 Oct 2006 10:13:14 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_265999453828?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_259479277188?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author theworm - Sue Miller ranks among my favorite authors. Her novels examine family life and personal growth with sensitivity and tenderness, and while her subject matter is not always pleasant, her writing is always honest and insightful. In &#147Lost in the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~259479277188 Thu, 28 Sep 2006 12:03:35 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_259479277188?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_253029158532?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author theworm - Usually when I go book shopping, I look for something contemporary and thought- provoking. Recently when I walked into a local bookstore, I bumped into a table of “buy two get one free” books. Always ready for a bargain, I scanned the titles - nothing... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~253029158532 Thu, 7 Sep 2006 13:33:53 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_253029158532?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_235138551428?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author theworm - I have the &#147pleasure&#148 of staying at The Venetian, Las Vegas&#146 magnificent hotel and Casino, each year when I attend a trade show. Like many of the newer Vegas casinos, The Venetian is a lovely tribute to excess - beautiful and overpriced... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~235138551428 Wed, 7 Jun 2006 13:01:12 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_235138551428?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_234098953860?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author theworm - Come, let us go down and take away the sense of their language, so that they will not be able to make themselves clear to one another. So the Lord God sent them away into every part of the earth: and they gave up building their town. So it was named... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~234098953860 Thu, 1 Jun 2006 11:24:10 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_234098953860?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_229649911428?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author theworm - What were you thinking? I don’t want to be mean, but “The Mermaid Chair” isn’t your best work. Your first novel, “The Secret Life of Bees” was wonderful – full of imagery and emotion. I was expecting more of your magic, but “The Mermaid Chair” is... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~229649911428 Thu, 4 May 2006 22:16:38 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_229649911428?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_226185350788?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author theworm - I love chocolate. Good chocolate makes me very happy. This passion, I suspect, is shared with many others all over the world. I’ve had the pleasure of sampling chocolates from the USA, Italy, Switzerland and Belgium; and while I’m not a picky... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~226185350788 Tue, 11 Apr 2006 12:48:23 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_226185350788?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_224522112644?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author theworm - Maybelline Dream Mousse Shadow Make-up. It&#146s one of those things that I hate to love and love to hate. I&#146m not one to fuss. I get up, get dressed and get out. A little eye-liner, mascara, and lip gloss, and I&#146m good to go. I won&#146t... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~224522112644 Mon, 27 Mar 2006 13:12:08 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_224522112644?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_223674011268?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author theworm - &#147Now imagine being frozen from the waist down in a lake of ice for eternity. Imagine that the slightest movement would freeze the tears on your face and the water surrounding you. God, according to Dante, was all about motion and energy, so the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~223674011268 Sat, 18 Mar 2006 23:02:05 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_223674011268?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_221668871812?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author theworm - A Special Gift – A wonderful on-line shopping experience Last weekend I was surfing the web, and an unrelated Google search brought me to ASpecialGift.com. I had never heard of the site, but found that they had some unique personalized gift items. I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~221668871812 Thu, 23 Feb 2006 14:04:37 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_221668871812?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_219630440068?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author theworm - My name is Wormie, and I&#146m a yarnaholic. It started out innocently enough. A friend was crocheting, and I asked her to show me how. I bought a cheap plastic hook and some cheap cotton yarn, and I made a tote bag. I then played around and made... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~219630440068 Thu, 2 Feb 2006 15:12:45 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_219630440068?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_197898899076?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author theworm - When faced with loss and pain, how does one pick up the pieces and learn to live again? How do we move on when our lives have been torn apart by the unimaginable? These are questions addressed by Anita Shreve in her beautiful novel Light on... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~197898899076 Fri, 7 Oct 2005 15:52:18 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_197898899076?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_197217914500?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author theworm - When Oprah speaks, people listen. Oprah recently did a show about bras and the news was not good. Everyone wears the wrong size bras. We all need new bras. When Oprah - a well-endowed distance runner &#150speaks about sports bras, women go shopping... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~197217914500 Tue, 27 Sep 2005 22:06:14 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_197217914500?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_196919135876?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author theworm - There are only a few reviews posted about Bonefish Grill, but they all are glowing. Just drive by one of their locations during dinner hours, and the line by the door is a testament to the quality of the food and service. To be short and sweet, “It’s... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~196919135876 Fri, 23 Sep 2005 13:17:27 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_196919135876?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_196789833348?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author theworm - Alice Hoffman is known for her sense of the supernatural. All of her novels include an element of magic and whimsy. Her writing is innocent enough to carry these themes without appearing childish or outlandish, and without losing touch with reality... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~196789833348 Wed, 21 Sep 2005 15:33:29 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_196789833348?linkin_id=8003929