Title: Near Torture.... Review: I finished this painful read last evening and can only say that I have yet to read a book that is more tedious than Blue Shoe.Several reviewers, smarter than I, quit (while they were ahead) before finishing it and, oh, how I wish that I had!The main characters grates like chalk across the board, in their lack of substance, vacuous self-centeredness, and purposeless lives. In the lead, is Mattie. A milk toast of a woman living a gray life as a victim. Her divorce is boring, her affairs are dull, her parenting weak bordering on bad. There are no lessons learned or insights found in the draining excuse of an existence Ms. Lamott created for her. Peel me a grape...and please do yourself a favor and pass this one up. Is this product review negative?

Answer: Yes


Title: Realistic Depiction of Haunting True Events Review: David Fincher did a fine job with his portrayal of the serial killer "the Zodiac" in this film. After researching this story extensively this movie really rang true and depicted the events in an authentic and true fashion. Jake Gyllenhaal gives a really good performance as the lead and Robert Downey Jr. and Mark Ruffalo both give fine supporting performances. I think there was less hype about this movie and it was underrated because young people were probably expecting something graphic like SE7EN, when this is a more in depth unfolding of a story than a blood and guts movie. In any event it is a commonly overlooked film that is extremely well made and it will have you engaged from start to finish with twists and turns. Is this product review negative?

Answer: No


Title: distressing to children Review: I do not like this book. Don't hate it, but I don't like it, either. This is my mother's favorite children's book, and I vividly recall her reading it to me for the first time when I was 3 years old. It was very distressing because I didn't want to think about my mother dying AND because my mom always cried when she read it- didn't like that, either! My older brother felt the same way. Young kids aren't good at differentiating between sad tears and happy/emotional tears. Every once in a while I would let her read it because I knew she liked it, but I did not at all. Do you really want your child to feel like they have to submit to something that distresses them just because they want to make you happy? Also now that I'm adult, I too find the whole "creeping into adult son's bed" disturbing. I didn't pick up on that as a child (and I doubt most children would), but it's the final nail in the coffin for this book in my mind. Is this product review negative?

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