Title: A mostly baseless rant Review: There are a lot of legitimate arguments to be made against the Bauhaus and Purism, but Tom Wolfe seems too interested in writing a sprawling rant to really explore them. Only once, near the very end, did he mention that many of these buildings were not built on a human scale -- in my view, their biggest flaw. Instead, the book focuses on these issues, which seem minor in comparison:1. Glass, steel, and concrete are bad.2. Simplicity is bad.3. Architects who bad together into compounds are bad.It's hard to accurately judge this book properly, since I read it 30 years after it was written. Still, if Tom Wolfe wanted to make a case against this type of architecture, it seems like he could have set his ego aside and done a much better job. Is this product review negative?
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Title: British and Loyalsists Review: Christopher McBride was bored and restless. His father and brother were fighting against the British, and Chris felt that he should be in the army too. His restlessness led him into trouble and he was packed off as a cabin boy on the merchantman Warrior. Is this product review negative?
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Title: Why Bother Review: This is, without a doubt, the longest, most uninteresting, book I've ever forced myself to finish. It confirms my previous opinion that she was a worthless twit and says something about the guy that married her and was fascinated by her.......what? Is this product review negative?
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Title: Teachers of Teens: Read This! Review: Try this book: easily readable, conversational, and inspirational, it develops ways to reach those who do not really understand what they read. There are anecdotal narratives, each with suggestions for techniques to use in the classroom, and these help focus on the problem as well as possible solutions. I would like to see it used in teacher training classes. Is this product review negative?
