Title: ARE YOU PEOPLE CRAZY? Review: This is, quite possibly, the worst book I've ever read. I don't understand how the previous reviewers could find any redemption in Burrough's new book---there's nothing magical about it. These stories are pointless, bitter, uneven, and offer nothing even insightful about the human condition---more importantly, of Burroughs condition. He continually states how screwed up he is, I guess expecting us to know this from his previous books, but never actually gives us much that is tangible to back it up which just makes it self-deprecating, and not even in a funny/ironic sort of way. Burroughs comes off as a bitter, snobby, aging queen, who is way too full of himself. If this becomes a bestseller then it only proves one thing: Burroughs is definitely a better marketer than writer and should go back to advertising. Insulting.(P.S. I only gave this a star because I was required to. If I had a fair choice I'd give it -5) Is the review positive or negative?
Negative

Title: side effects-reaction Review: Dr Oz promoted this product on TV and I bought it because of Dr Oz... I used it for 3 days and fainted in a store.. I woke up after an ambulance ride to ER and the ER doctor said there are side effects to this "fainting, dizziness, and cardiac arrest"....this product cost me $10,000 in medical expenses... BE CAREFUL, GOD BLESS Is the review positive or negative?
Negative

Title: Fantastic setup, weak second half Review: This is my first Mieville book and he had me for the first 300 or so pages. He did a fantastic job making me feel the horror of the city, its drippings and putrid air. The plots were creative and interesting....but these get abandoned for the second half of the book which is basically a monster chase against inter-dimensional moths. I felt like I was reading two books in one, neither of which satisfied the other. As the book wound down I found the reading to be exponentially tiresome, and I didnt bother to finish the last 70 or so pages. It is extremely rare for me to not finish a book.I give Mieville credit for his wicked imagination and for teaching me some new words. There were parts of the book that blew me away, but unfortunately few of these occurred in the last 400 pages. Is the review positive or negative?
Negative

Title: Kottke is a true Genius. Review: I will keep this short and sweet. I was turned on to Leo Kottke many years ago by a good friend. This is a guy who make an acoustic 12 string sound like nothing else. Listening to him reminds you of what the really great guitar players can do, like Stevie Ray, and Clapton, and Jeff Beck, and although his music is more grounded in Folk and Americana than Blues or Jazz (or Rock) as the other players I mentioned, he is an equal in every way to these greats and others.The only negative thing I can say is that as singer, he is one hell of a guitar player!... but even he knows that, and it will make you like him even more.If you have the chance to see him live, just do it.....Its magic to watch his hands and fingers work the guitar...you will leave in awe, that I guarantee. Is the review positive or negative?
