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Title: Very happy with purchase and delivery Review: Love Jeanette Walls. The first book I read by her. I am 63 and when I was very young my grandmother passed on all her TV magazines to me. She was full time care-giver to my grandfather who was an invalid and I suppose her sisters provided her with the magazines. So I grew up reading about all the "stars" and cutting out their pics and wishing to become like Natalie Wood. This book follows the history of the printed media about everyone famous then on to the electronic media, rating who you could depend on for the facts, or not. Brought us up to the present with today's magazines and TV entertainment shows. Loved it. Is the review positive or negative?
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Positive


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Title: A drop of blood reflects the stars Review: Between the event and the expression, an energy exists too powerful to be harnessed entirely, leaving expression emaciated. But this gap serves as the very setting of this novel of Blakean intensity. McCarthy reveals the true proportions of this ostensibly minute gap-- the proportions of epic.Roaming this infinite (and thereby surreal) terrain, is one of the most memorable characters in the history of literature -- the Judge. To pass over this book is to pass over one of the few truy mythic figures of our time. This book must be read. Is the review positive or negative?
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Positive


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Title: Fun material for chess fans Review: This is a nice collection of chess "stuff." The first part contains a bit of poetry, some short stories and other bon-bons. My favorite of the short stories is entitled "Last Round," and features a game being played by an aging master. A poignant and yet positive story. The second part of the book is composed of chess problems and some classic chess matches. Masters whose games are included here include Morphy, Alekhine, Petrosian, as well as others. The final essay? "The greatest game of chess every played," a 1922 contest between the great Alekhine and Bogolyubov. Is it really number one? That's part of the fun, as the reader will have to make up his or her own mind about this claim. . . .If you enjoy chess (and I used to a great deal), this is one cool book! I received it as a Christmas gift in 1973, and it represents one of my favorite among such gifts. Is the review positive or negative?
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