Title: I really wanted to like this book....... Product review: The idea is great - the story of the O'hara family slaves. There's a lot of material there with all of the slaves of Tara, and the basics we were given about several of them (Mammy, Pork, Prissy, etc) in Gone With The Wind.Unfortunately, this book doesn't measure up to these characters or to the story telling ability of Margaret Mitchell.While Ms. Mitchell was a little too into the "Magnolia Blossoms and happy darkies" school of writing (Her portrayal of the KKK as folk heroes was weird even by 1930's standards) you have to admire her ability to tell an interesting story with finely developed characters. Alice Randall is not similarly blessed. Like the odious "Scarlett" of a few years back, this story just doesn't compare.Maybe someday someone will be able to tell other side of the the fantasy of Gone With The Wind - the misery of the people that provided for the spoiled O'Hara girls. It's a story that deserves to be told. Would you say this review depicts the product in a flattering or unflattering light?
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Title: One of Pike's worst Product review: This book is awful. The story description isn't even what the book is about - there's virtually no part of the plot that involves the death pact. It's a touching story as far as the kids being in a hospice, but overall the story didn't make much sense and was kind of silly. Would you say this review depicts the product in a flattering or unflattering light?
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Title: Tries to be whimsical but just silly Product review: This story is about the voyage of the narrator and his dog Roo to the Arctic to track down the 'the last polar bears'. While the illustrations do have some charm, they are outweighed by irritations such as the presence of penguins en route to the North Pole (coyly but unsatisfactorily justified in an author's note at the start of the book). There can be a fine line between whimsical and silly, and this story is often pointlessly silly. The ship's captain gives Roo a tin of macaroni cheese. Later on, the explorers are caught in a blizzard and all their equipment is blown away; Roo then 'brought out the tin of macaroni' (from where?) which they then manage to open, heat up and eat (with what?). The subplot about the last of the world's ice cream is equally silly and pointless, as is the author's anthropomorphising of Roo ("I wish she wouldn't waste her money").However, I will have to admit that my five-year old likes the story! There's no accounting for taste. Would you say this review depicts the product in a flattering or unflattering light?
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Title: Broken when arrived Product review: This came with a large crack and a large chip. My neighbor ordered one as well it had a the same crack and chip.. I will not return it because I have to pay postage and after pay to have this item shipped two times ...not cost effective. This is why I don't buy on line often. Would you say this review depicts the product in a flattering or unflattering light?
