Title: Shining like a knife... Product review: I liked the comparison that the introduction made between the thinking of Yosano Akiko and the High Moderns like Eliot and Pound. For all that they were working from different cultures and probably entirely different world views, I think that Akiko shared with them that kind of glittering precision that makes her work very pure to read-- particularly the Tanka.I was a little bit less impressed with the selection of "Modern Poetry" that came after the Tanka. I'm not sure whether it would have been true of all her non-traditional form poetry, but the poems chosen for this section were not nearly as strong as some of the others, and honestly seemed as though they'd been chosen to illustrate her political thinking rather than the body of her aesthetic work.Also, compliments to Shambhala Publications for the lucid translation and for the non-irritating introduction. Everything seemed just enough and well done. Would you say this review depicts the product in a flattering or unflattering light?
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Title: Geez, what a piece of junk Product review: Satire is really really really rilly rilly hard to get right. People whose name is not Vonnegut, Heller, etc. should not bother to try, thankyouverymuch.Look, I understand what he was trying to go for, but it doesn't cut the mustard. Try Lem instead. Or try Canticle for Leibowitz... Sykaos is compared to that book sometimes and it is not a decent comparison-- Canticle is actually good, and Sykaos is very limp. Would you say this review depicts the product in a flattering or unflattering light?
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Title: Doesn't seem to be real Sandalwood scent Product review: i was looking forward to this powder, but am disappointed because i specifically wanted the sandalwood scent. This is more perfumey (sandalwood "fragrance") not really sandalwood - and too strong for my taste. Someone else might appreciate it but i think i'll try the mysore powder. Would you say this review depicts the product in a flattering or unflattering light?
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Title: Hannibal doesn't come close to previous novels. Product review: Much will be made of the gory, sinister nature of Hannibal, the violence and the strange, disturbing ending. What concerns me the most is that in previous efforts Harris made the FBI seem as a capable law enforcement agency. In Hannibal the FBI doesn't appear at all. The agency knows Hannibal is back in the U.S. but little is written about attempts to capture him. Further, the manipulation by bureacrats to ruin Starling's career is hamhanded and ludicrous. In short, there are so many plot flaws and holes in this story that it is unenjoyable. One minor peeve: Harris or his editor should know how to spell sizable (no e) and buses as applies to the vehicles, not busses as a kiss. I waited six years for this book. I hope Mr. Harris will use the next six years to return to the good form demonstrated in Silence of the Lambs and Red Dragon. Would you say this review depicts the product in a flattering or unflattering light?
