Why are the reviews so highly!?
920466
Not sure how the ratings are so high on this, it feels like cheap plastic. And I can't seem to get the fittings to stop leaking... the stream isn't bad, and with both on its quite nice, it's better than the dinosaur I had in my shower prior. But I'm going to most likely have to replace this one soon with something better.
4104392
I find it interesting that 90% of the five star reviews are from customers who have only ever reviewed this book, and all the low star reviews are from verified purchasers.  Wish I had figured that out before I bought it, as all the low star reviews were right.  Looks to me like a company/authoring soliciting fake five star reviews...
3782648
I have not purchased this book but it popped up on my Amazon screen. Any time I read reviews of unverified purchasers who say they have been "given" or "gifted" the book, it makes me think "advanced copy" and friends/colleagues of the author. So many 5-star, uncritical reviews clumped together when the book has not been picked up and reviewed by any major journalistic source? The book sounds unique in a number of ways, but I believe first time authors -- or any, for that matter -- should encourage those getting advanced copies to state that fact and to give a completely honest reviews. It would help others, "not-connected", get a more nuanced sense of a book and bring the truth factor way up. As is, I see a heavily promoted book by the author's friends. Not what Amazon is meant for.
1026953
These reviews are not helpful at all. We can see that the plan is cheap. What the rating is for is how successful ST is in fulfilling its' plan requirements. Please think before posting bc it is not fun having to search through 1000 unhelpful reviews to find 10 useful ones
3203889
Every review is a perfect 5.  Hard to believe.  In fact, it stinks with the odor of personal friends doing him a favor on Amazon to help him sell his book.

So why did I give a 5 too?  I'm not POSITIVE, yet I wanted to say that I do not trust those reviews.  So what's one more 5 gonna hurt?
456549
Frankly, I don't see how someone can say the book is any good at all, and then give an avg 3 stars!  It implies the book is mediocre and it's not.  At the very worst it's an excellent and enjoyable read.  That to me is 4 stars minimum.  But I give it 5 stars to try to balance out the unfair review above.

And I realize that the above review is not correct at all!  It reviews 'The Return' (he describes the plot of that book!) and NOT this one!
3040587
First Off, THANKS TO ALL THE PREVIOUS REVIEWERS!  for stoping me from makeing a big mistake!
I was thinking of buying this book untill i read the first review, then the second, then the third...
Dose anyone else  love reading reviews on bad books?
2868051
More and more, people are posting reviews of the SELLERS of the book rather than Reviews of the CONTENT of the book itself.  Giving your seller a 5 star rating for a 3 star book gives everyone the impression that the book is worth 5 stars(!) Again, rate the book, not the seller.

As for the book itself it's just okay.  There are few other better ALG 2 books out there.
1684620
Ok is it just me or are all the reviews within a few days of each other??  I was going to buy this little book until I noticed that.  Seems to me that reviews were posted by friends and family.  This book is priced way too high.  Sorry I will not be purchasing this book.
3854526
It's good.  I don't usually do reviews cause I buy different things regularly and I'm asked very often to do a review.  So many products so I would be doing reviews all the time. Sorry...
4103582
I have been seeing good ratings for this phone so I got one today, but it is very poor sounds when talking by calls. I was wondering if the high- Star reviews had been written by fake consumers?  So we can not trust reviews sometimes.
2554367
I have not actually bought this yet but found out about them from my sister who served us a salad with these that was fantastic. I am sure they are great because of that and will be ordering when mt McCormick supply drops - my review is to counter another reviewer who gave 2 stars and said;

"Nothing wrong with the product I just bought the wrong thing for what I was trying to do."

As I stated in my reply to that review, there is nothing that bothers me more than someone who gives a trash review on a product because they ordered the wrong thing! When a product has only 4 reviews and you leave a 2 star review - stating the product was fine - you have relegated this product to struggle. A 2 star review when it accounts for 25% of the reviews can be devastating to a new product. I'm not sure why people insist on leaving negative reviews in situations like this. If there is a level of literacy that allows them to go online and post a review then I would guess they understand the very definition of "PRODUCT" review.
sigh...

disclaimer - I am not some advocate of slighted vendors. In fact, I have spent the last year or so busting and calling out all the fake reviews being left on Amazon. In my quest to point out the broken system it made me even more sensitive to totally inaccurate reviews. I'm not sure whether a bogus positive review or a unjustified negative review is worse for the Amazon community. I just know they both stink!
Why do I even care?I am a shareholder and a customer since 1999.
192788
It is strange that 8 out of 10 five star reviews were written on January 4th, 2012. I find this too much of a coincidence and feel that those reading the ratings must do so with a very large grain of salt. The tone of the reviews sound the same, and they seem to provide little information regarding the book! Buyers who plan to purchase any book based on the ratings need to read all of the rating carefully.  Honest feedback is the backbone of Amazon and those who provide it are providing the community a great service.
3904245
Check for yourself. All of the 5 star ratings are from people given a discount or free product. The rest say it's crap!!
1998912
friends of the author. I didn't read this book because all the reviews that look at all legitimate are really bad. Does the author think we are this dumb? Amazon, please take a look at these reviews!
1110113
The first review of this product appears on March 15, 2015. I find it very suspicious that it has collected so many reviews in such a short time. I'm even more suspicious that they're almost all 5 stars with a few 4 stars thrown in. Checking the review history of the reviewers they too are almost all brand new to reviewing products on Amazon. But they seem to have all decided to do multiple reviews (all of the 5 & 4 star variety) all at once upon signing up.

It seems to me that Amazon reviews are being gamed. That's very sad.
2495553
well im just gonna rate this high because the only two yahoos to actually write a review wrote horrible, vague, stupid reviews!!! if your going to put out a bad review, atleast be specific on why its so bad in your opinion. one guy said horrible battery, ok in what way? see people who might think about buying one of these would like to know. thanks