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You are considering whether to buy a product. You look at the reviews. Would the following review decrease or increase the chances of you buying the product? Review title: a gem of a novel on life in New York Product review: Manhattan Transfer presents the good, the bad and the ugly side of life in New York. Money seems to be the driving force behind everybody's lives and love is hard to come by. However, even the failure to realise one's goals does not deter one from hanging on in New York, as Bud does. It is, after all, the 'center of things.' It is in the end Jimmy, who emerges as the man who dares to rebel aganst the 'getting and spending' life that the city promises. The various vignettes that Dos Passos offers somehow tie up, as they all have common concerns, concerns that centre around the great American Dream. What Dos Passos really wants to reveal is the hollowness of this dream.
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You are considering whether to buy a product. You look at the reviews. Would the following review decrease or increase the chances of you buying the product? Review title: I was in pursuit of finishing this heavy paperweight! Product review: I guess I picked the wrong book to start reading Elizabeth George. I did find the characters interesting and wanted to know more about them, but it went on and on and on..... I continued reading because I was intrigued by the plot, but found it difficult to read more than a chapter at a sitting. I finally gave up about 100 pages from the end, and sneaked a look at the ending. I hate doing that, BUT I COULDN'T TAKE ANYMORE! Ms. George could save herself alot of time and effort if in her next book she condensed the plot by half. I can't imagine who would have the patience to read this thing in a reasonable period of time.
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You are considering whether to buy a product. You look at the reviews. Would the following review decrease or increase the chances of you buying the product? Review title: Good Luck Product review: To all ye who purchase this piece of garbage, Good luck:- figuring out how to remove the "top" from the "base." (The directions are useless.)- inserting the battery (the too-short cord provided results in only being able to install/insert the battery plug into the motor one way - one painfully ineffective and frustrating way).- opening and closing the ice "packs" to fill them with water (which are just very cheap plastic inserts). The caps are nearly impossible to remove, and warp after one fill since you'll be needing a fork to pry them off.- getting it to "advance" (my advance button was broken).- trusting it to work (I tried it on all three settings - it didn't work).I advise you of this as a grown man with a college degree (he said with a snark). I patiently read the "directions" and even had a friend attempt to set it up as well. It is defective - and yet even if we could get it to work, I feel that the junky plastic parts are not worth your money.
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You are considering whether to buy a product. You look at the reviews. Would the following review decrease or increase the chances of you buying the product? Review title: Sound Advice from Seasoned Writers Product review: Here's a terrific smorgasbord about different aspects of the writing business. Whether you want to write magazine articles, devotionals, fiction or nonfiction, humor or screenplays, you will gain a taste of what it takes from someone who practices this particular discipline.The information is organized into three parts: The Writer, The Craft and The Business. Each contributor includes critical information for their subject. For me, the value of this entire book is captured in the excellent chapter from long-time fiction editor and best-selling author Karen Ball. She covers the seven editing checkpoints to ensure your story is a well-crafted as possible. While the emphasis is fiction, many nonfiction writers can also profit from the different points.Writers at various stages in their career--beginning, intermediate or experienced--can learn from these chapters. I recommend this book.
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