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We received this product VERY quickly. A testament to Amazon’s awesome shipping. But I digress, the vacuum sucked! Well actually it did not suck. After assembling it and stupidly throwing away the box so I couldn’t return it, I turned it on a couple of days later and there was power but no “vacuuming”. I took the screws out of the bottom and the belt fell out. Guess that explained the lack of vacuum-ability. Was pretty disapointed after all the good review I had read.
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An insightful high school English teacher introduced me to Salinger’s “Catcher in the Rye.” It was a book report assignment not only to capsulize the story but also to address my personal experience reading it. At that time – as I recall – I found Catcher daring and quite revolutionary in Holden’s exploits and language. Rebellion in those days was often repressed and silent. Holden broke that mold and for the first time I met a literary character with whom I could empathize. He represented freedom to express and the guts to criticize.

Now, fifty years later – motivated by Sallinger’s death – I reread “Catcher in the Rye.” A very different experience, indeed! By today’s standards and my own personal evolution, Holden emerges as a complaining, negative and whining fellow. You want to take him by the shoulders and shake before dragging him to the nearest mirror for a hard look. Still, the book is a classic – a product of its time – and offers new perspectives in the revisit. It works on many levels and is a must read for youngsters of today who are bound to appreciate the differences, and for seniors who take pleasure in recalling the rather stilted days of their youth.
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what can you say about a book that delivers time after time. i get something very different from it now than when i was sixteen. it still matters, for a new set of reasons, and that’s what makes it great.
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I picked up a copy of Twilight because, like so many people, I had heard all the hype, seen the movie previews, even have some friends who have read it and loved it, etc. Like others who have written a review here, I’m outside of the target demographic, but a good book should be readable by any age group, any gender, and any education level. This is not a good book. I got through chapter 3 and had to put it down. Everything is irritating about this novel.

One reason I wanted to read the book is that I’d heard people saying that it taught young women that it’s all right to be stalked, as long as the guy loves you. That women need to be protected because they can’t take care of themselves. I couldn’t argue the point if I had not read it for myself.

There are three important aspects in novels, one of which must be good. It’s rare that all three are good. None are good in Twilight. Characters – Bella is a whiny teenager who made a decision about her life and regrets every minute of it. When the explanation for her moving back to Forks is finally revealed, it’s meant to make her seem noble and willing to sacrifice her own happiness for someone else. The Cullens, typical vampire attitude, who are trying to hide what they are, but haven’t yet managed to learn to act normal. The other kids in school, so willing to accept, even adore Bella. And Bella, of course, is the daughter of the sheriff. Plot – Not much original here. Gloomy setting, weird kids who set themselves apart from everyone else, in comes Bella Swan (beautiful swan) to save the day. Writing – Irritating. Too many sentences the same length. Too many repetitions of thoughts and phrases. Although each is often small, there are too many point of view shifts.

Logic has no part. I’m not talking about logic in the supernatural, but in the real world. For instance, the truck that Charlie buys for Bella (which I’m certain would eventually have great significance since so much time was spent on h
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I really enjoyed reading this book. It reaches teens and adults too.

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I bought this book searching for action and fun, not a dreary story about how some scheming, horrible kid captures and practically tortures a fairy for money. Near the end of the book, I was hoping the fairies would win and wipe out the inhabitants of the Fowl Manor, especally the evil (and somewhat bratty) main character.
Some of the writing was confusing,too. I’ll never understand how the blue-rinse didn’t work. The sleeping pills were for the stopped time! I’m planning on reading the next book, and I hope it’s not as disappointing and depressing as this one.
Keith Carlock The Big

I love my Kindle so much I have purchased 3 others for family and friends.
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I think that because this was required reading for me in High School when I read it I didn’t really absorb it because I felt forced to read something I wasn’t really interested in. Maybe because at that point in my life I was into bucking authority so some extent and, ironically much like the main character Holden Caulfield didn’t much like school. Now much later in life I decided to read it again to see why this book is still so popular nearly 60 years after it’s release.

Salinger was in his late twenties and early thirties when he wrote this book however it’s written like a teenager at the time might talk in terms of phrases, sentence structure, though processes etc,. and it’s very well written in that respect. It captures the angst and anger of youth, being somewhere between a boy and a man, wanting to be an adult but still having to rely on adults to a certain extent who are making decisions for you that you don’t necessarily agree with. This is the life of the books main character Holden Caulfield. Having re read the book I get it now. The story and emotions seemed familiar probably because I could reconcile it to my teenage years. I found Holden Caulfield to be fairly unlikable at times, he thought everything and almost everyone was dumb and then I wondered to myself was that peoples perception of me at times in my youth? At times inn my youth I was like Holden Caulfield in some ways. The last chapter of the book is Holden Caulfield reflecting on his youth . It really brought the book full circle and gives the reader a sense of Holden Caulfield the man being reflective on his youth.

The writing style in interesting because it’s written like someone is sitting with you telling a story keeping you involved in the conversation by using phrases like “I told you about that earlier” It’s writing in a one way conversational style.

Some of the phrases used in the book are a little Leave it to Beaverish by today’s standards. To off set that the God D… words app
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This is very good Apple iPod touch (old model and used,but like new ), saler is very nice. Thanks!
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Okay so me and the bf bought a new LCD HD TV 24 inch for the bedroom and needed an HDMI cable for the PS3. Well I was skeptical about this cable but it really works! Took us like 20 minutes to figure out how to get it working with the PS3 (forgot to turn everything off and back on). Seems to work like a charm! I definitely would buy this over a more expensive HDMI. Even if the cable only lasts 6 months, it is worth the 2 dollars! Fast shipping and very good service from the company!
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