You are considering whether to buy a product. You look at the reviews. Would the following review decrease or increase the chances of you buying the product? Review title: Overwrought, melodramatic prose Product review: As a collector of golden age SF, I hoped to like this, but I couldn't take it seriously.These stories were written in the 1930's for the pulps. The prose is way over the top as suited the venue at the time. The target audience was poorly educated, young and unsophisticated. They wanted cheap thrills and they got it with the pulps.I wish Haffner Press good fortune with their efforts. The series is attractively bound on quality paper and will be a find for collectors. I did notice a few word substitutions few readers are apt to notice. Given the size of the task, the prose is quite clean.If you enjoy being told rather than shown and enjoy colorful adjectives and radio play quality melodrama, you'll find this a treasure trove. But if you want to be entertained while reading well crafted prose, look instead to: Campbell, Van Vogt, Vance, Asimov, Pohl, Silverberg, Tiptree, Leiber, Kornbluth, Russell or Bester.
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You are considering whether to buy a product. You look at the reviews. Would the following review decrease or increase the chances of you buying the product? Review title: Life of Pi Product review: A real page-turner! A gripping and haunting story that forces the reader to rush to the end and leave wanting more. Wade through the first 20-30 pages. You'll be glad you did.
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You are considering whether to buy a product. You look at the reviews. Would the following review decrease or increase the chances of you buying the product? Review title: It's only ok Product review: I found this cd to be a little boring. I expected more of Monica. She has such a fabulous voice, and I think that more of the tracks should have better displayed her vocal skills. I mean, the girl can blow, but without the right songs and producers, it just won't happen.
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You are considering whether to buy a product. You look at the reviews. Would the following review decrease or increase the chances of you buying the product? Review title: Not bad Product review: It's not perfect, but it's darn good. I bought 2 for my living room, which is 12x18, and it rocks pretty hard. I built a "false" wall to house these, a left and right in-wall speaker and a center channel, as well as to hide the wires to my TV which is wall mounted. My only regret is not doing enough to make the framing sturdier because these puppies shake the wall. They're great. I'm sure it's the nature of the enclosure (I'm not a sound engineer or anything), but the response isn't even... and they're not as crisp as I'd like, but they are great and I'm glad I bought them. I use the Polk SWA500 to power them and it does great. In fact, I have to turn it to about 2/3 when I watch movies because it's just too much.
