For those of you who don't enjoy Springer....
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I watched this movie and there was absolutely nothing wrong with it.. thank you very much
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Firsts things first: being a Fifty Shade's fan, I've learned over the years that you either love it or you hate it... there is really no in between, especially when deciding to continue on with the series, imho. After reading some of these negative reviews, all I can do is laugh at the negativity. For the people complaining that this book is redundant... duh, it's the first book re-told by Christian's POV. So, that's a given. To the people complaining that Christian is a wimp in this book.... the man had a very traumatic childhood and is totally messed up in the head. If you didn't get that from the first 3 books, why even read this one? I remember seeing someone complaining that the entire series promotes domestic abuse. That was appalling.  Me, being someone that has a personal interest in S&M and bondage, I think people should get a better understanding of that lifestyle before making such absurd accusations.

With that being said, I think "Grey" was  a great book.  I was going to actually re-read the first book in the series before the third movie come out, but I'm glad I have this re-cap instead, told by Christian. I love books that have a different narrator after each chapter so that you are allowed to get all sides of the story. So, I'm glad EL James decided to write this from Christian's POV. His  thoughts are pretty much as I imagined them to be. Good job, EL James. Keep them coming!
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If you like his show, you'll love the book.  If not, then perhaps not.  That's pretty much all you need to know.

To the reviewer who gave it one star and started his review with:

>Jon Stewart may be a funny man, a real comedian but don't view him (or his funny staff) as a professor or educator of American History and American politics. I know this book was meant to be a parody, unfortunately these days a lot of young Americans who enjoys Jon Stewart don't study American history and politics well enough to know the difference between the actual American history and the funny stuff Mr. Stewart put in the book.

This is a ridiculous request.  What, as long as there is still one person in the world who is not intimately familiar with American history, no one should write any parodies about it until they learn?  Shheez, that takes "lowest coommon denominator" reasoning to it's most ridiculous extreme?

Also I might add -- hasn't this "stoned slacker" stereotype (Daily Show viewers not being very well informed, as Bill O'Reilly asserted) already been convincingly debunked?  Comedy Central did a survey which showed that the average Daily Show viewer is MORE educated and BETTER informed than the typical "O'Reilly Factor" viewer.  So if we follow your reasoning, isn't the greater danger that people who watch Fox News will have problems differentiating reality & O'reilly's "no-spin spin?"  If I look at a review of an O'Reilly book, am I going to find you expressing your concern (and your one-star opinion) there too?

To all reviewers: Look, if you don't agree with the political slant of the book, that's fine.  But that is NOT a basis for giving it one star!  The rating should be assigned to reflect how well the book achieves it's stated objective: to be a well written parody of American history as told from Jon Stewart/Daily Show's well-know and well-understood POV.  To rate it on some other, personal political agenda basis, is just childish.  Cut it out, OK?
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I'm sure that there are those who would really enjoy this magazine. It just wasn't my cup of tea. I just really did not enjoy the articles I read. It is only $1.99 per month, but I can't see paying for something that I won't read.
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If you're like me, you're a Right Sox fan living amongst the heathens in another major metropolitan city.  So you scrimp for any sort of media coverage of your beloved Pale Hose, even during their legendary run to the World Series title.  To commemorate the times that you sat on the couch, not daring to breathe while El Duque retired three Red Sox in a row with the based loaded or the 13th inning game-winning job, scoop up this box set.  You won't have to deal with commercials or unbearable SportCenter "analysts", but you will still have to deal with the miserable Joe Buck (and for that I'm sorry).  I prefer to watch these games while listening to the Grateful Dead, but that's just me.
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I hung in there for awhile (grimacing, as the main character acts like a donkey, his girlfriend acts pretty one-dimensional - horizontal, and his pet is monstrous) because I thought it had to get better.  Some books just start out slowly.  I liked the first two Fang books, but Zoo is like the later Fang books plus sex.  Not graphic, at least not in the first 10% of the book which is where I had to stop.  For me, reading that the main character cleaned "the gunk" out of his eye was the final straw.  Yuck.  And UGH for the rest of it.
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Any book that insinuates that people that own pit bull type dogs (APBTs, Staffies, etc) are either macho, are unintentionally trying to put their families at risk, or just plain criminal gets a thumb down from me.  Furthermore, any author who seems to have very few credentials in dog behavior (she's not a vet, a behaviorist, a trainer, or a biologist) and ostensibly calls her book the Dog Bible and actually believes that the majority of pit bull attacks were seemingly unprovoked either a) has no idea about dog behavior and knows the other factors going into any dog attacks (pit bull or not) and/or b) is foolish enough to believe the media pot stirring over these dogs is just plain stupid or maybe secretly afraid of these dogs.  I don't own a pit bull myself, but I have a Belgian Malinois and a Siberian husky/Rottweiler mix.  I appologize to Ms. Hotchner for not owning a dog that's a shrinking violet.  Sorry, I'm surely I'm up to no good.
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I wish I could speak to the actual product I am reviewing, but since I never received it, I can't say a thing about its quality, safety, or function. I also want to make it clear that I am NOT writing about this seller. I purchased a Springer directly from the company who makes it (Eaton Enterprises) on May 8th. I received a confirmation that my order was processed, and that is the last I ever heard from Eaton. I never received my Springer and despite several emails and phone calls, I have gotten NO response. It is now July 14th. I think this was plenty of time for them to get back to me. The Springer sompany gives terrible (read: no) customer service, and in fact, stole $65 from me.

If you really want to buy a Springer (which I really did want to do), definitely buy it from a third party like J & B Pet Wholesale or some other Amazon seller, as they will probably send you your product. DO NOT order it from the Springer company's website. But you should ask yourslef if you want to support a company like Eaton who steals from their suctomers and then dodges their calls and emails. Imagine dealing with them if you have a problem with your Springer. Save yourself the headache and frustration. I plan to try the Happy Dog suggested by another reviewer.
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I love Stephanie Plum.  If she were real, I would want to marry her.  And if I did, I would spend the rest of my life regretting it.  In any case, she already has two boyfriends, hard, lean, tough men, much like I am in my dreams.

I must confess, after 13 novels, I am seriously considering writing Janet Evanovich a letter expressing my growing annoyance with Stephanie.  When is she going to choose between the two men in her life?  This has gone on long enough.  She must choose.  This is not a moral issue to me, but one of impatience.  I am going insane from delayed gratification. It took Alexander less time to conquer the known world than it is taking Stephanie to make a choice between two rather average fictional characters.  If you want tough, read "Hondo."

Just out of curiosity though, I wonder who I would choose if I were Stephanie?  Who would you choose?  Can you?  I thought not.  Stephanie is us.

There is a solution.  I see no reason why Stephanie cannot marry them both.  Trenton, for all its surface conservatism, seems to be a place where the unusual, if not embraced is accepted grudgingly.  There is no reason Stephanie cannot have two husbands.

However, there is another and much better solution.  I address this to you, Ms. Janovich, in the unlikely event you should ever read this.  Stephanie could marry me.  Forget those two louts.

Please, Ms. Janovich, consider my solution to Stephanie's romantic plight.  Of course, I will have to ask my wife first. And could we leave grandma at home?  I am afraid she would like my family and want to stay.
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I first bought the "hardcore Conception" video, which was to be nice, garbage.  I'm not an XPW fan at all, but with names like sabu, the franchise, chris-tammy, it wasn't all that bad, its still no way close to ECW titles but if you already have all of them like me this will do you over until the next two ECW titles come out....
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With this Pride and Prejudice adaptation Reynolds asks another of her "what if?" questions to her readers. This time... What if after refusing Mr. Darcy, another suitor started seeking the hand of Elizabeth? What if Mr. Darcy had a rival?

This is one of her more trashy ones for sure. It seems that Reynolds has toned down the lust in her newer renditions and publications. She takes the beloved characters of P&P, but takes many liberties with their actions. Austin purists will probably be outright offended by some of the uncharacteristic actions of Darcy and Elizabeth. Definitely one of her more lusty novels, it was far more sexually charged, which is actually interesting since the majority of the lusty parts are not even when they are together. Mr. Darcy's dreams of them being so however are quite vivid. It is probably impossible not to feel uncomfortable and blush while reading it.

Throughout the novel, Mr. Darcy struggles that Elizabeth has accepted another man. He tries to separate himself from her in order to allow her space to be happy and move forward with her life, but he is unable to do so and continues to find excuses to be near her. Darcy pushes his feelings and actions on Elizabeth making her confused and comfortable about her choice.

After Lydia's devastating elopement, Elizabeth, unbeknownst to Darcy, breaks off her previous engagement, thus ruining her reputation; no man will have her now. Elizabeth's spirit is squashed as the gossip and chastisement of the Meryton community is as unrelenting as her mother.  Darcy comes back to attend Bingley's wedding and finds Elizabeth unmarried! He renews his addresses, but she will still not have him even though she is in love.  She refuses to threaten the reputation of Darcy and the marriage prospects of Georgiana.  Mr. Darcy takes advantage of Elizabeth and even gets her family involved in cornering her into a marriage.

If you enjoy Reynolds' lusty descriptions and enjoy the struggles of Darcy and Elizabeth's romantic adventures that she creates, you will enjoy this; however, if you cannot be generous in your acceptance of actions that are uncharacteristically not Elizabeth and Darcy then you will most probably despise it. Besides the smut, I actually thought this was one of her better ones.
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I'm in the same camp with the other reviewers who disliked the "hero." As a husband, he was neglectful at best and hurtful at worst, seducing the heroine one minute and the next totally ignoring her and leaving her alone, and lonely, for days at a time. I felt sorry for her. And the story wasn't interesting enough to overcome my negative feelings for both characters. I didn't hate this book, but I didn't enjoy reading it either. It's ok.

I read this series in reverse order, and the next book,&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/One-Good-Earl-Deserves-a-Lover-The-Second-Rule-of-Scoundrels-Rules-of-Scoundrels-Book-2/dp/B007HBH34Q/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">One Good Earl Deserves a Lover: The Second Rule of Scoundrels (Rules of Scoundrels Book 2)</a>&nbsp;is very good. Philippa is a plucky heroine and Cross is a reluctant but good hearted hero.
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Im jealous of authors who convincingly write police procedurals. Conveying technical information without either A: boring the reader or B: insulting the reader, is a difficult task, and I do not envy such authors the monumental task.

Ms. Miller did an excellent job of walking that line in this novel. Sure, there were a couple of moments where I thought Wouldnt a coroner say lividity? or That bit of conversation came across as somewhat stilted. And there was one actual As you know, Bob, moment. But these moments were neither tragic nor terrible, and I breezed by them with no concern.

The deeper I went into this novel, the more it held me. I didn't always like the character of Detective Kate Springer  didn't always like her choices, and sometimes found her a little bit of a bitch. But the way in which Ms. Miller peels off her layers had me empathising with the character, and I found myself forgiving Springer for everything that annoyed. Shes strong. Shes smart. Shes a survivor.

Coming off imposed leave for a justifiable shooting, Springer is thrown right into a homicide investigation, wherein the thirteen-year-old victim is a dead ringer for Springer at that age. As Springer [in first person narrative] reveals her own history as a victim of a pedophile, I marvelled at the ability of such people to move on  to recover  from such a past. The answer is: Not all do.

Ms. Miller makes no excuses for her protagonist, yet when Springer makes a move, the reader [under the authors careful guidance] understands the why of it. There is angst, but not overwrought. The character is mature, still battling demons, but constantly growing. Winning. And as the novel built to its dramatic and thrilling climax, I rooted for Springer one hundred percent.
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A three year wait... for this? Just to add insult to it we slog through all this stuff others have described in reviews and the cavalry finally at last comes over the ridgeline, so to speak... at last! Some fun.... But no, he immediately leaves it hanging there and we're in another boring confusing mess on another planet. No payoff for sticking with the slog. None. Very, very little of any known characters. Is David Weber punishing lovers of the Honorverse? Has he come to resent us and this series? What is going on? Also, God help you if you don't remember details of names and plots from the previous book three years ago, or others even older, because there are zero catch up hints or reminders here. None. Nada. You are on your own figuring out who the heck this person is and how they fit in. I guess I am a shallow petty person. I want some fun, some daring do, some cheering for known and loved characters saving the day! Yeay.... there is none beyond they arrive, he snatches us all away at once lest we have any fun. :-( Please, Mr Weber, have mercy. Find your love for Honor and the Honorverse once more and write in the main story line and characters and give us daring do and fun and fixing the Universe. Please. It shouldn't be a polysci doctoral thesis or a wallow in bad guys and their creepy goings on. Yuck. Please find the joy at least one more time or turn the series over to someone who does still love it to carry on.
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You definitely need to have read the whole series to enjoy this.  Cheating trigger for Alec's book, but you can skip that one without losing a lot, because of overlapping view points.  I didn't read Keela, either, because I didn't want to read more about it.  Maybe reading it would have helped though.  Anyway, it is a testament to his good this series is and how talented the author, that I was so deeply affected by the story.  This book is the same, I could barely breathe through parts of it.
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I happen to be one of those who like this kinda' stuff, not everyone does. See, that's my main message when it comes to rating stories. I suppose the same applies to other art forms but, for now, stories are the subject. If anyone enjoyed "Lord of the Rings" or "Game of Thrones" or others of that type, they will probably get some reading pleasure from this series - ( start with Book 1 for Pete's sake, , not 4,5,6) . I don't appreciate someone telling me " ya gotta read this thing, you'll love it", when they have no idea what I like or don't like, so I'm not saying that to anyone else.  Book one is not very expensive, if the genre appeals, give it a shot.
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Not a fan of this, even though there are a lot of people out there who are. I just don't get it. Pretty much everything JHC has done has been brilliant... until this.

One of the things I dislike about this show is how Sid talks like someone with a developmental disorder. I know there will be overly sensitive people out there who will call me "rude", "insensitive", whatever, but that's really what it sounds like to me, folks. I really put my foot down when my toddler, who had very well developed verbal skills, started talking like Sid, with the stutters and inflections, and all - just like Sid. Made me cringe. So, yes, IMO the vocal talent is terrible.

The animation is probably the worst part of the show, however (once again, IMO). Remember when JHC pioneered in puppetry? Long before the days of incessant CGI, we had one lonely crusader in Hollywood who kept the torch lit brightly on how to make live-action characters, instead of falling back on cheap computer graphics. I was floored when I realized this was JHC. Without knowing what's going on, it seems to me the current owners of JHC are merely cashing in on the companies name while putting out sub-par product that pales in comparison to the creative genius it used to be.

Once again, that's just MY opinion folks. Don't get all bent out of shape over it! I know there are many rabid die-hard Sid fans out there who can't help picking fights with people who have anything bad to say about this show. But you need to get over it. Maybe you should all watch the episode about respecting other people's opinions, eh?