Title: Yuck. Review: Like many others, I bought this book thinking it would be a New York version of Bridget Jones' Diary. Not so. It was more like "Bridget Does Brooklyn" .. and Manhattan ... and Queens. I could have stomached the crude (and incessant) sex scenes if the main character, Ariel, had been the slightest bit sympathetic. Don't waste your money! Try Rita Ciresi's "Pink Slip" instead. Is the review positive or negative?
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Title: Six characters in Search of a Plot Review: This is probably the longest short story you'll ever read, but a novel it is not. There is no plot, no climax, no resolution, no dramatic tension. It has a few interesting characters, just not the ones who hang around long enough to move the story along. About 100 pages from the end I ran into a member of my book club who had finished the book and asked her if anything was going to be resolved by the end. I promise not to spoil the ending for anyone ...if only there were one to spoil. I can't for the life of me understand how this slight work could have been shortlisted for anything except reworking in a creative writing class for beginners.There is no dearth of excellent fiction about Jewish life. Why this one is being touted is a mystery to me. Francine Prose and Rebecca Goldstein are at the top of their form. Maybe Goodman will get there but she is not there yet. Is the review positive or negative?
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Title: bought two - both broke Review: I bought one of these and the remote lasted for three hours and then stopped working.I took it back to Best Buy and got another radio. The remote works but the radio only worked for about five minutes. The CD plays but the radio doesn't work at all.I am taking it back and buying a different brand Is the review positive or negative?
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Title: worst ever Review: This is the worst book ever. The author is too stupid to do the actual research, so he ecologically rants through a telepathic ape to avoid footnotes and the need to research sources. Is the review positive or negative?
