Title: A fascinating life isn't always a fascinating read Review: There were parts of Garcia Marquez's memoir that kept me turning the pages voraciously. Unfortunately, this only describes about 25% of the book. The rest of the book is little more than a list of names. It's almost as if "Gabo" felt he had to mention every person he ever met during the first 30 years of his life.As an American reader, I found the lack of elaboration on his relationship with Fidel Castro frustrating, though I can understand why he may have felt it was inappropriate for this book.Overall, I came away with a better understanding of how one of my favorite authors was shaped during his youth. It's just surprising how such a skilled writer could put out a book including so many pages of tedious irrelevance.I recommend the book for avid fans of Garcia Marquez, but I doubt anyone else will be interested. Is this product review negative?

Answer: Yes


Title: Cat lover just not loving this book Review: This book wasn't as funny as I'd hoped. There are a few good one-liners inside, but overall it was very repetative. It does basically just state that cats are more intelligent than humans, and that we live to serve them, and they only stick around because we provide for them--that they're just not that into us. There were even a few parts that were very weird and sexual--like one woman saying that her cat liked to nibble on her panties, but not while they were on her, and she desired her cat to gnaw on them while she was wearing them...it was very odd! I understand that it's also supposed to be along the same lines as "He's Just Not That Into You" but some of the write-ins and answers seemed more like they were about men and women...which made them less funny, because they were using the word cat. As a cat-lover, I expected more good humor about cats, and I was left wanting. I just wasn't that into this book. Is this product review negative?

Answer: Yes


Title: Yum, yum, yum Review: I purchased this book from the little special exhibit store at the Atlanta Fernbank Museum special exhibit on choloate. I believe that many of the photographs come directly from the exhibit. This is a sensual book with beautiful illustrations. It gives the history of chocolate and has details of manufacturers and particular brands.What particularly interested me was the discussion of the way that chocolate has gradually been discovered and planted around the world. The largest export was first Central America, now it is Africa. Is this product review negative?

Answer: No


Title: Tedious! Review: I started reading the book full of expectation. After the first hundred pages or so, I could not take the slow pace and multiple digressions with the occasional sexual references (probably to keep readers going) any longer.The plot is simple: make everybody a suspect; include the basic sleaze, power and money ingredients; and end up with the least suspect of all characters as the guilty one.To make the whole thing more palatable, a couple of hundred pages would have been more decent. Is this product review negative?

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