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Title: one of the decade's finest novels Product review: It pains me to see so many reviewers either entirely miss, or disregard, the key note of this book. That is, quite ironically, loss; the story uses an unconventional, intentionally confrontational approach to depict a sad struggle with spiritual and physical decay. Sabbath's lifelong inability to empathize with anyone (incuding himself) is his downfall and is NOT something Roth celebrates. Disgust with the scatology of this book comes from a reductionist reading; we can harbor some disgust only while taking up the challenge of feeling pity for the repulsive puppeteer, particularly in the masterful and heartbreaking encounters with Uncle Fish, his parents' graves, and all things past. An inspiring book, written in Roth's trademark lyric American vernacular, to be read and re-read. Would you say this review depicts the product in a flattering or unflattering light?
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Title: Don't waste your money on this one! Product review: If there were a way to give 0 stars, that's what I'd rate this book. I found the previous version rather spotty in its coverage and thought that the depth was uneven from chapter to chapter. But it did contain some useful information, and I expected the same from this edition. To my considerable disappointment, this is simply the 6.5 book with search and replace of 6 with 7 and 2K with 8K. The author does not discuss the new optimizer or disk storage structures, but does include material on database devices (not a part of 7.0 storage architecture) and mirroring (not available in 7.0). The discussion of query plans is about 6.x. I am surprised that a respectable publisher like Prentice-Hall even let this out their doors (guess they needed the money) and I am even more surprised that a reputable author like Jeff Garbus lent his name to this "fleece the tourists" work. Would you say this review depicts the product in a flattering or unflattering light?
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Title: The Sixth Fleet Product review: A disappointing book, written in episodic format, with an unsatisfying ending. The story line is potentially a good one and the writter clearly knows his subject. Unfortunately, the book is burdened with too many, poorly developed characters. Who is the hero? None of the characters are drawn completely enough to make that determination. Once we get interested in a character, he dissapears or is religated to a minor background role. The book does not stand on its own and is obviously intended to be part of a series. The non-ending just appears and the reader must buy the next installment to see what happens. I for one am not biting. Would you say this review depicts the product in a flattering or unflattering light?
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