Title: Raspy Rick??? Review: As a die-hard Rick Springfield fan from the 80's I was eager to get this album. The songs are well done and the music is very nice, but Rick's voice sounds like he's smoked WAY too much for way too long. A little rapsy is one thing, but this album sounds like he was choking the whole time. I'm sorry I bought it and am thinking of reselling it. I couldn't even listen to the whole CD without being annoyed at the crackle of his voice. It almost doesn't even sound like him. Sorry, Rick. Is the review positive or negative?
Negative

Title: Nowhere Near Her Best Work Review: Very disappointing book and a pity we had to wait so long for a new Amy Tan book and then get this!The tone of the book from beginning to end is just silly and trivializes what is an incredibly serious and horrific true story - that of the persecution of the Karen tribespeople in Burma by the Burmese military junta.Unlike her normal rhythmic writing, Tan wrote this book in a stilted, uncomfortable manner, and treated all the characters, Western and Karen alike, as simply idiots. But idiots who think they are correct about everything - which was annoying and sad. I also found the book difficult to cling onto often drifting off to read other books instead (I put it down any number of times with the hope that my interest would be peaked when I picked it back up - it wasn't!) and the story too weak to be memorable.Very little to like in this book but much to dislike. All in all, I can only say "I finished it", nothing much else is important. Is the review positive or negative?
Negative

Title: Leap Frog Does it Again Review: We bought this toy for my son when he was 1 and he loved to listen to the music, but as another report mentioned he loved to have the volume all the way up.After he turned two, he started to love the counting songs (he can now count to 10) and listening to the music of the Nursery/Traditional songs. Now after purchasing the Leap Frog Letter Factory DVD the Karaoke has new life and seems to make sense to my son. He goes thru the letter section and points out the letter and it's sound before the machine speaks it. He is now also learning the Nursery Songs with the help of us singing along. The Leap Frog toys work together awesome! Is the review positive or negative?
Positive

Title: Ugh! Review: I was truly disappointed! I have always found the online reviews very useful in selecting romance novels---in this case I question whether or not we read the same book! I thought that the story moved at a snail's pace! Too much dull conversation! The storyline seemed to wander in many directions. I bought this one because I enjoyed her "Charming the Prince." I'll be alot more careful in chosing her as one of my online purchases. Save your pennies for one of the many other great romance books that you can buy! Is the review positive or negative?
