Question: Is there a negative or positive tone to this product review? === Title: Could not finish Review: I was not expecting this to be great literature or anything, but I at least thought it might be a breezy, fun summer read. I was wrong. This book is SO tedious. I found myself skipping entire sections, hoping that the story would pick up. It never did, and I finally put it down around page 50 or so. Powell is just not a good writer at all. Blogging about dinner is probably right up her alley as a writer. I saw the movie which was thankfully much, much better. The movie took out all the parts of the book that just didn't do anything for me, like her brother "Heathcliff" and her dad's birthday dinner. As a reader, you wonder why she includes all that stuff. It just seemed like "filler" to me. Answer:
Answer: Negative

Question: Is there a negative or positive tone to this product review? === Title: Recipes are not tested - Buyer Beware! Review: The first 2 recipes I tried turned out terrible. The first was on page 83, Irish Beef Stew. Everything was tender but absolutely no taste. There should be more salt & pepper or something? I didn't give up, since there are so many recipes in this book. My next try was Meatloaf Dinner on page 107. I followed the recipe to a "T". When I arrived home in anticipation of a great smell of "dinner ready" I was instead greated with the smell of burnt potatoes and carrots! Yuk! After inspecting the Crock Pot and seeing the black and burnt potatoes and carrots, I re-read the recipe, thinking I did something wrong (like forget to add water or broth ??) I believe there should have been some liquid added to this recipe, but none was to be found written in the book. I give up. I'm not even giving this book away, I'm throwing it away! What a waste of food! I can't stand it! Answer:
Answer: Negative

Question: Is there a negative or positive tone to this product review? === Title: Works great for the money Review: This isn't for starting a deli. It does a great job slicing thin and not too bad to clean. Only wish is that the plastic piece that holds the blade was metal. Answer:
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