Q: 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: Time For A Re-write Product review: .No argument with the content or the history of the book.However, this book was written in 1939 and it shows. The language is stuffy and impentrable in many places. The author uses too many complex sentences and too many exotic words. Also, there are numerous culutral references that are totally lost on the reader in 2006.I know AA has seen a sharp decline in the sales of this book over the past 15 years. I can see why many in recovery today have little use for it (more than half of AA meetings no longer have the book around to sell). One wonders whether the message no longer resonates for the contemporary alcoholic, or if the stilted and cumbersome writing of the author leaves too many befuddled about what the message really is.I'd recommend the book if it was given a contemporary re-write. Until then, it's like trying to read the Bible in the original Sanskrit language..
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Q: 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: LOVE Madmen!!! Product review: I love this show. I'm not a big drama fan, but the whole era just fascinates me; the costumes, the cars, the constant smoking and drinking, and especially the interaction between the women and men, according to their gender roles in the 1960's. And the men look really good in suits so I can't complain. ;)
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Q: 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: The Best Game of ALL TIME Product review: I purchased Half-Life in June of '99. I played it for about 5 minutes and I instantly knew I was hooked. The graphics are superb. The AI is absolutely phenomenal. I have never played a game where I felt like they WERE out to get me. You are not treated great in this game, if you can't defend yourself, you will not survive. This is the best game EVER created .
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Q: 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: La Crosse Technology WS-8256U-AL Product review: While the clock works quite well and resets as it should, the wireless outdoor thermometer is way off. I base this on two other wireless brands I own,an Acu-rite and a Oregon Scientific, along with the local NOAA weather broadcast, also WFIE TV. The Acu-rite temp=18.2 F, the Oregon Scientific+18.5 F,and the NOAA broadcast temp @ 20:09 Jan28/07 = 18F, Local TV station WFIE-TV=18F. [...]As I write this, The Weather Channel also reports it is 18 degrees F at 20:30.The La Crosse WS-8256U-AL reports it is 23.5 F, more than 5 degrees off. In my opinion,a clock/thermometer costing this much should be dead on.Buy it for the time, NOT the temperature.
