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Lewis Noogie (New York, NY USA)
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Captain Blood
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by Michael Blodgett
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A fun book if you like sex and violence., November 26, 2008
It's badly written and the organization is a little too episodic for some tastes, and the protagonist is quite a loathsome character, mitigated only by the fact that most of his adversaries are even worse. (A few of them are so comically evil that you end up both laughing at them and sympathizing with them as Blood wreaks his vengeance.) This is more of a comic-book than a novel, which is not a bad thing. A couple of the sex scenes are fairly good fuel for one's "private moments." Political conservatives will like the book's message (what message there is), while libertarians will not.
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Shine
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18 of 32 people found the following review helpful:
One good song., October 28, 2007
"Night of the Iguana": good song.
The rest: bitter, sententious, preachy garbage.
I yield to nobody in my admiration of Joni Mitchell--back when she was good. That was 30 years ago. This collection of feather-brained moral superiority is one of the biggest rip-offs I've ever wasted my money on. I just don't have the words to express my disdain of most of the lyrics on this CD--and as for her revision of Rudyard Kipling's "If," on the final track...well, Joni, I'm glad you're happy with it, but shame on you for inflicting it on the rest of us.
If you ever loved Joni, folks, spare yourself this one.
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Spotty., October 10, 2007
This is a must-have for Coward fans if only as a curio--but it's not really great work. Several of the artists seem not to understand what's going on in the songs. (For example, Vic Reeves, in "Don't Put Your Daughter On The Stage, Mrs. Worthington," makes the mistake of saying "She was as lovely as Peer Gynt" instead of "She was lovely as 'Peer Gynt'"--obviously not bothering to find out who or what Peer Gynt is, nor how to pronounce "ingenue.")
Texas' version of "Parisian Pierrot" is excellent, and so is Marianne Faithfull's poignant rendition of "Mad About The Boy," but the real highlight is the Pet Shop Boys' cover of "Sail Away": meticulous phrasing; a wonderful short guitar solo that you could imagine being performed by The Shadows; clever use of nautical sound effects. Coward himself would have hated it but I love it.
There are more misses than hits on this CD--but again, it's worth adding to the library if you're a Cowardophile.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
One of my all-time favorite CDs., September 3, 2007
I've been a huge Carpenters fan ever since they came on the scene. Lots of people like me seem to be offended by this album, as though it were some sort of sacrilege. It's not. It's just different--very different--interpretations of the Carpenters' familiar songs; I'm sure there was no malice intended.
Most of the covers are just plain fun--particularly Shonen Knife's "On Top Of The World," which I think is the best cut. Dolores O'Riordan's "t'ick as Paddy's head" Oirish accent is perfect for "Close To You," and so is the super-simple arrangement. "Let Me Be The One" is another of my favorites--but I like every cut on this CD.
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0 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
Not very good., August 23, 2007
I took a chance on this CD because I'd heard one cut on the radio that I'd liked--but that turned out to be the only cut I liked. I was quite offended by some of the stupid, angry, creepy lyrics, and the music wasn't very pleasant to the ear either. Oooo, she's such a rebel. Only, not so much.
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1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
Take it with a heavy dash of salt., July 14, 2007
This book is worth reading only if you've already learned quite a lot of history. In many instances Truman embellishes or distorts historical facts, and on certain points he is embarrassingly wrong. It's a wonder that the editor of the book, his daughter Margaret (who majored in history in college) didn't catch some of his errors. Particularly egregious is Truman's discussion of the American Revolution, in which he asserts that George III was "an absolute monarch." Nothing could be further from the truth. By the late 18th century, the King of England had considerably less political power than the President of the United States would have in later years.
Moreover, Truman's attacks on Eisenhower smack of vindictiveness, and while they may contain some truth they are not to be trusted on the whole. Truman was a suspicious man, and once he took a dislike to someone, he tended to put the most negative possible spin on anything that man said or did.
The book is written in a lively style, but beware: Truman was a politician, a man full of grudges and prejudices. These come out in this book--sometimes strongly enough to make you wince.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
The definitive Iowa City novel, April 23, 2007
I'm prejudiced, because this is a novel about my hometown (Iowa City, Iowa) featuring characters based on people I knew. It's an homage to the city and the university. It's entirely believable, and anyone who has lived in a university town will recognize the "types." It's also remarkably well-written, employing a number of experimental devices, most of which work very well. The author is very left-wing and expects us to sympathize with his ultra-liberal hippie-type characters. I'm very right-wing, so I dislike several of the characters he obviously wants me to admire, and disapprove of some of the values put forth in this book. But it's so stylish and evocative and beautifully executed that I'm willing to put politics aside and enjoy the story. This is a "don't miss." Especially if you came of age in the late 60s and early 70s.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
Fine intro to Libertarianism, February 14, 2007
This is not exactly a primer of the principles of Libertarianism, but it's a good introduction. The author presents examples of excessive governmental authority (and shows how "democracy" is much over-rated) in such a clear way that the reader will find it easy to say, "He's right." Once you've read this book you'll want to know more about how government works, and what Freedom and Liberty are really about.
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23 of 34 people found the following review helpful:
A book full of gaps, September 26, 2006
Aside from the 1958 Championship Game and the 1968 Super Bowl, the actual football games got very short shrift. The 1964 Championship Game didn't even get a MENTION! Whole years are virtually ignored. Very, very little discussion of Unitas' career and his impact on the game: mostly just anecdotes about family, friends, and teammates, and way too much space devoted to post-mortem comments from same. I think I learned way more about Johnny Sample and Gino Marchetti and Jim Parker from this book than I learned about Unitas. And that's not saying much. There's a lot of padding in this book but precious little information. And a lot of the anecdotes will be familiar if you're a football fan. Wait for the paperback if you're a Unitas devotee; otherwise don't bother.
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3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
Kind of a letdown., August 5, 2006
I was given to understand that this album was a big-band cover of all the songs in Paul McCartney's "Ram," which has long been one of my favorites (and I'm not a huge McCartney fan at all). But it's not really that. It's more of a lyrics-free version of the same album. You still have the Spectorish ethereal chorus in the background, and guitars, ukeleles, and other instruments that you'd not ordinarily find in either an orchestra or a big band. I think I'd have enjoyed this CD all the more if it had really been an orchestral or band transcription, instead of a neither-fish-nor-fowl as this is.
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