poor to average at best.
342746
Between the poor acting, no plot and random story it was more of a comedy than anything else. If you watch it in that frame of mind as a comedy it is watchable, other than that don't waste your time.
3438377
We grade low budget movies on the curve, seen worse (bad as it was) so 2-stars.
1643329
This is an average read. There is a lot I Would have done differently to make it a lot better,and it wouldn`t have taken much.
1068530
Barely adequate, well below what I expected from Bosch.
384365
Marginal acting; stereotypical characters; predictable outcome.
490214
Have to be at least familiar with British history to enjoy that book on any level. And even then it is mediocre at best.
1596049
This book has very poor character development from the get go. I also found that the world building was excessively preachy. Perhaps it is because I detest the idea that lives should be lived at minimum levels of achievement; however, the fourth time the author explained the basis of the books world view I became a solid supporter of the bad guys.

If this author can learn to be subtle in incorporating his world view into his stories then he will turn out a solid worth the money read. As it stands he has a long way to go.

The basic story line was reasonable and could have been a solid upper middle of the pack read. That is what I look for mostly. Something that will allow me to escape the work-a-day world into a believe able adventure to relax, enjoy, and do to the bad guys what they deserve. That way I don't do it to the cretins that I have to deal with in life.  Tis a real disappointment to find myself in a story that the good guys seem to be the cretins.
2462715
poor all the way around. no usable instructions just one picture describing where controls are located. charge last a few minutes on low speed. the only thing worthwhile is the camera
3214790
Looks: good
Performance: below average. The buttons are very slow-you cannot punch numbers into it very quickly at all because it will not pick them all up. Also when plugging in number into long formulas it calculates incorrect all the time. other than that the display is also poor.
2020025
Not much power. Not dependable. For the money you can do better.
2077448
A very poor effort.  The characters are weak and badly developed.  Important social issues are dealt with superficially.
3234740
not a bad little gadget, or at least the idea is good. the construction is very poor, actually pathetic really and potentially damaging to your instrument. not worth $30
528076
It is clear the five-star reviewers of this album have a huge agenda they're pushing.  The truth is far down the scale to the left, I'm sorry to tell you.

Very little of this holds up today.  In performance, the Monkees sound like an amateur teenage band here.
They played their own instruments but they certainly play poorly.  The drums in particular are played with amateurish poor timing and bad arrangement choices.

The bass playing is at a beginner's level and the bass sound is awful.

The engineering and production are barely passable.  The tambourine seems to be the one instrument they managed to record properly and it dominates many mixes.  There is the familiar odd panning of the mid-sixties, but none of the tonal balance you find in recordings made in the same year at Abbey Road or by Tom Dowd in the East.

It is not until track 8 that you get a coherent recording married to some good song writing.

The vocals are distinctive, they are the band's best asset.  Davey has the richest tone, Mike is soft, Micky wanders off mic at points, gives a real nice treatment to For Pete's Sake.

Many of the songs (Shades of Gray) are almost laughable compared to the songs they mimic (Yesterday).
Some of the songs would be right at home in a cancelled Broadway play that got bad reviews.

When someone tells you this is the Monkees' greatest thing, you know you're looking at a real fan.
147185
A lesser effort...short, for one thing, a mediocre take on a familiar plotline. Characters one dimensional for the most part. mysemf, son and his tween son all agree,..."ok, but expected better fron Joe".
4303319
Given the stellar reviews and awards this book has won, I was expecting something superb.  It was truly average.  Pedestrian.  Workmanlike.  Perhaps for its time, 35 years ago, it was cutting edge.  But we have to judge it by the present, given the plodding nature of the writing.

 The author is no stylist.  It came off as something written by a very talented teenager.  That isn't  saying a lot.

Alas, most books I read, I would never read again.  This one, I'm sorry I spent the time in the first place.  It's not bad.  It's just not what everyone led me to hope for.  The bar is set too high, and so the rating must be harsher.

J
4311295
Lots of features for the price but the sound is average at best. The low-end is really poor.
2545818
Wood quality is poor. It is lowest quality among all the pencils. It is hard to cut using electric sharpener and finished surface is rough, The wood color  at the web is pinkish and looks soft, but I received is white.  Lead quality is average among all the pencils I have used. The pencil appearance, painting and letter printing, is good. This pencil is not premium quality one. The evaluation is value for the price, I believe, so, I can not give above average valuation. I can give two star for the price, I would not buy this pencil again by paying this price for the package,