There is something wrong with people who give this 5 stars.
925641
It's not good 4hero, let alone not good.

4hero is, at its best, semi-interesting chill music.  Unfortunately, like most artists, they display less and less creativity with each release.  I actually pulled the CD out of the player to double-check when "Superwoman" came on.  It's the Stevie Wonder song -- played straight -- and there's absolutely no reason for its existence.

If you have every other 4hero record and you play them repeatedly, buy this.  If you are so desperate for new music that the idea of a Stevie Wonder remake excites you, buy this.  Otherwise, this is absolutely not worth your time.
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!
578206
To Mel: AKA (Denise Fields) Do you really think people don't know you are writing your own reviews on your book? Everytime there is a bad review, suddenely a marvelous 5 star shows up the next day. Get off your high horse and drop your ego.. Not everyone likes your book. You are not Martha or Madonna!

About the book: There is a rule of thumb about this book. If you buy it, use common sense. Not all reviews are for you.
2588152
I wanted to leave a review on this book, even though I have only read the (extensive) online sample, because I think it is reprehensible and inauthentic that nearly all (at least 80%) of the five star reviewers have only reviewed this book.  Once who ever is doing it reads this, I'm sure it will change.  But, come on, let the work stand on its own.  If it actually has something to offer, people will chime in.

Update:
I went through all 68 reviewers (huge jump since I posted) and --surprise surprise-- the majority of the 1-review reviewers have now added between two and five more reviews to their profile. Still, only twenty of the (currently) 68 appear authentic, I counted.  Granted most are in favor of the book, but think of all the time you are wasting reading fake ones!  Doesn't the language sound similar in most of these reviews (some pushing her e-courses), the same gushing praise repeated?  Doesn't the graphic spread of the star numbers of the reviews look just wrong?  Usually in a really good product the chart should have loads of five stars, a bit less than half four stars, half of that for three stars, and a smattering of haters below that.

Try Twyla Tharp's&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/The-Creative-Habit-Learn-It-and-Use-It-for-Life/dp/0743235274/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Art-Fear-Observations-On-the-Perils-and-Rewards-of-Artmaking/dp/0961454733/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Art & Fear: Observations On the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking</a>&nbsp;instead.
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.
3054630
Reading some of these reviews, I get the feeling that not all of them are serious.  I find this disturbing, and I don't think people should joke about the product of someone's hard work and imagination.  It might hurt someone's feelings that they spent their time making what they thought was a great piece of artwork, only to see some people make jokes out of it with sarcastic reviews.  That is very immature.

Plus, it's not clear if all of the people who posted reviews experienced magic.  We all know that in the novel Jack and the Beanstalk, Jack's mother gets very upset because she thinks the man lied to her son about some beans.  Even though the beans really were magic, she, and probably the man, thought it was a lie, and the giant died.  Jack and the B.S. has remained a good book for all these years because it teaches an important moral.  It is where most of us learned the lesson that when someone lies about magic, a giant dies.  Can those of you who've exaggerated live with that on your conscience?  Can you?

Also, I don't dispute that the shirt includes magic.  I took one to a very important scientist and he proved it with science tests.
1111784
I read other reviews and have to question all the 5 star ratings.  A rating system is to give comparison between albums.  If everyone rates MOMOFUKU a 5 star they are essentially saying this album is a classic and as good as it gets.  This is where I disagree I felt this album was so-so with a couple of great songs mixed in with a few not so good.  I see reviews that compare the album to Blood and Choclate which deserves a 5 star rating, MOMOFUKU is no Blood and Choclate.  This is a good album and true fans will enjoy it but to say that it is a throw back to classic Elvis is not accurate.  It is unlikely EC will ever make another album that compares to his earlier stuff, he is growing as an artist and deserves to try different avenues.
4446468
One star reviewers are liberal.  They have pre-conceived notions about this country and they won't risk facing the fact that they are wrong.  As Clinton Democrats have shown clearly, they are afraid of the truth.  The anonymous reviewers are either ashamed or afraid to sign their names.  So they put down this book without reading it.  It is obvious that the most strongly critical reviewers haven't read the book; yet they don't mind calling conservative reviewers names and insulting their (our) intelligence.  How intelligent are the liberal put-down-America (and America's supporters) people?  They are full of unworkable theories. They are short on common sense and apparently can't see the forest for the trees.  It is true, just as D'Souza said, that this is an imperfect country.  We have a lot of faults and have made many mistakes in our history.  But he shows with irrefutable facts and logic why we are still a great country, inspite of our faults and weaknesses.  The one-star reviewers show they haven't read the book because the can state no case to refute D'Souza's logic,  arguments and conclusions.  Those who think this country is so bad and that D'Souza is so wrong need to consider moving to another country for a while.  Maybe a new perspective will wizen them up a little.  I am sorry I felt compelled to write this one, but I am tired of seeing D'Souza and those of us who like his book being bashed by people who tend not to have any idea what they are talking about.  Oh, wouldn't it make them mad if I didn't sign my name?
2194186
This movie is just one more example showing that the professional movie critics have made themselves irrelevant, with movie ratings that can be ignored by normal mainstream Americans (Those not getting their news from MSNBC or the Huffington Post). The professional critics rated America an 8%, while the normal movie viewers gave it an 85% rating (Rotten Tomatoes website). I rate it a 90%.

If you enjoy movies portraying America as a hateful country, that disparage the military, that mock religion, and that portray blacks as an oppressed minority in 2015, then this movie is not for you (and you can continue to trust the professional movie reviewers).
4068954
Honestly, I can't understand why people are giving this great book one star.  I'd be willing to bet most of them never even read the book.  It's more likely that they are conservative bashers who routinely come to this site to bash any book written by any conservative.
Don't believe their lies.  You'll notice each of their negative reviews lacks one very important element: facts to back up their claims.
3178506
Of course, everyone that really likes this album is going to give it 5 stars. Why? Because it's a great album! What I don't understand is when a person who doesn't like a particular style or genre of music feels the need to judge an an album based on his (or her) taste IN that style of music. Honestly, I think that's just plain ignorance! I can't stand Michael Bolton or Kenny G, so what would be the point in me listening to their latest disc and then reviewing it, saying it sucks and giving it one star? If you hated jazz of any kind, you'd say Miles Davis and John Coltrane suck. I believe people should have a remote knowledge of what they're judging first and then base those judgements more on the merits of the musicians, the execution of the material, the quality of the recording, etc. If I were a hardcore vegetarian, I wouldn't go to the best steakhouse in town and then shout for the whole world to hear, "this is the worst restaurant ever!" That would be stupid. Then again, that's just MY opinion!
1111677
I just don't get it. How can people review this "book" with 5 stars?  Mastering your attention while listening to music and getting your chair straight. Good content.
3024859
I'm not a fan of having to write reviews for products that can be rated with stars. Some items are used by my children and others are bought as gifts and the people receiving them are enjoying them. So please refer to the number of stars to see if we have liked or disliked something. 8-)
2675936
The author's tone throughout the book is one of disapproval of 'fake' reviews, until the end when he suddenly finds some of them amusing and appears to admire them. This left me a bit confused.
I am sure that most readers would agree that 5-star reviews which have been swapped with other writers, sometimes in large circles, or bought from disreputable sites, often in bulk, are unethical and Mr. Hofstee should be commended for bringing this to our attention. However, I am also sure that most readers would feel that writers using the same tactics - swaps, circles and paid review sites - to post nasty one and two star reviews on books written by other authors is even worse. He mentions this briefly, then seems to forget all about it, taking a general position of 'fake 5-star' and 'true 1 and 2-star' reviews, as though the latter are more reliable when they are not. If people believe that they are, thanks to books like this, they are even more dangerous and can have devastating effects on the writing careers and general well-being of the innocent authors being targeted.
The novel 'Purgatory' by the British author Morven Lloyd gives a very moving account of this kind of trolling. By combining the writer's story with that of a child being bullied at school it makes a very clear point. 'The Review' by Jilaine Tarisa, although it takes a different stance, also uses fiction to show the personal effects a negative review can have on an author. Perhaps a work of non-fiction which uses graphs and charts cannot have the same emotional impact, but I would have liked to see some discussion of this aspect of the review system in a book which claims to tell 'the truth' about reviews.
752954
So I've read this book twice. I enjoy reading through the one star comments for books I love because I'm curious as to why someone would hate it. Well reading through the one star reviews gave me a good laugh. The one star comments seem to come from the type of people who want salvation while doing nothing out of their comfort for the Lord. Pretty much those who will accept Christ's death but won't die to themselves. One person even said, how can you not love God when love doesn't take doing anything. Well according to the Bible love is actually a whole lot of doing 1 Corinthians 13. So if we're not doing anything the Lord called us to do, which is the main message of any Frances Chan book or sermon (and I've exhausted his entire YouTube channel so I do know) then we have no right to say we're believers or followers. The main call is to make disciples, yet nobody puts one foot in a place they don't want to go to do so. We spend our money on ourselves, our time on ourselves and God knows! These commenters sound like they just want to enjoy life and are offended that's frances is calling them out for it. So they insult his points, writing style, say he's taking scripture out of context and so on. I'm very confident Frances has read Scripture more humbly and more desirous to know what God is really saying based on his lifestyle. He lives the way Christ has called his church to live. He's one of a kind and that's sad as we should all be living that way. The fact is people don't like his statements but he only repeats what Jesus says and nobody liked his statements either, especially the religious groups! Give up everything. Life is not about you. Die to yourself. Fact is many of those one star comments I'm afraid are made by people who think they're believers but will someday find out they ran away from anything that God truly wanted for them so they could stay comfortable. Fact is Frances doesn't care about your ignorant one star. He's too busy spreading the Gospel everywhere and to all the nations, something I highly doubt you're doing. Once you're all living according to Jesus' commands then I'd respect your opinion because I'd actually know your listening to Jesus!
1620584
I wrote a review earlier about this item and in error on my part gave it I hate it rating...Please be assured this was a terrible error on my part and should reflect this as a 5 star rating
454423
About some of these ignorant reviews.  Its obvious you haven't read the book or the series, though it is not tolkien quality, it is not too bad in my opinion.
I know certain of you religious groups like to reserve the right to demonize other philosophies, and you start feeling threatened when groups (that your own religious texts shamelessly slander without basis or reason other than the fact that the authors didn't approve of gays and un-convertables *Pagans and atheists who wouldn't join the movement) this group in particular starts appearing to polish their image that--lets face it--has mostly been tarnished through the centuries by you types and not the individuals themselves, instead of them just knuckling under and pretending to be what you've been taught to knee-jerk believe them to be.  Lets keep the paranoia and hypocrisy to a minimum shall we?
Read the book, then write a review.  Its very simple.

Don't just slap someone in the face with the "we know you're evil because that's what we've been taught, so stop pretending that you're good" crap.
People who have decided not to embrace the mysticism side of philosophy believe their philosophy is the best just like you do yours.  So they write books, just like your members do, showing how X beliefs preferred by them are better than Y.  Ironically you're acting much like the people in the dark materials books with the "how dare someone have and opposing view point they must be evil" act.
You think Christians don't write books that are unflattering to other groups? Oh really?  Try the left behind series for starters.  In fact lets go to the left behind reviews and see how many negative and incredibly paranoid reviews from opposing view points there are posted.  I'll bet you its not a lot.  Somebody has more respect than somebody else don't they...

And P.S. If you don't like media with religious personages as the bad guy don't ever read The Three Musketeers either.  Though I have to tell you it was a very good book. ^_^