As she slips further and further away...
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This record came out years ago, and my poor, battered copy has the scratches and dents to prove it.  So why now would I want to spend my time writing a review?  Because it's "greatest hits" time in Tori land, and I think that we all know what that means.
  Of course, many will argue, with some vigor, that the appearance of a "greatest hits" record is not the death knell to a career, but rather a turning point, or a good bye to old material or even perhaps, just the whim of the record company that the artist had no inclination to fight...but I don't REALLY believe that and neither do you.  We all know that Tori's work has seemed to hit a standstill, and I want to call attention to her greatest record before she sinks under the surface of her past genius.
  Now, before you all start howling, let me say that tori's new work is admirable.  It's lovely and touching and all that female singer/songwriter past her prime type of stuff, and even at a standstill Tori still beats that pants off most but...
  On Under The Pink Tori was in the flower of her talent.  Stupid phrase, but bear with me.  This record, it's arrangements, it's lyricism, it's nod to influences while leaving those influences in the dust, well the record is timeless.  When she howls, "I believe in peace, $itch!" or demands of christianity "Do you need a woman to look after you?" she is at the height of her feminism, her own brand of activism and yet she still remains deeply personal and completely honest.  There isn't any hiding of messages between lushly arranged arrangements, there isn't any wish for privacy here, lyrically.  I mean when she intones, "She's addicted to nicotine patches" on the later Choirgirl Hotel, it sounds wonderful and I can GUESS at several hypotheses of what she's aiming at, but Tori never used to feel that such lyrical subterfuge was necessary.  She used to let it all hang out.  She was all about the first person, even when she was using pronouns other than "I."
  True, LIttle Earthquakes and Boys For Pele are angrier, sharper and even more clever musically and lyrically.  Yet, the anger in LE sounds a tad big for it's britches and in BFP, the listener senses a kind of bitterness in the mix that alerts the listener that tori might not be ready to bear all to everyone anymore.  But Under the Pink is able to mix that anger with the kind of gorgeous metaphor we expect from Suzanne Vega and the gimlet eye of Ani Difranco's social observation.  And Under The Pink uses metaphors with a razor sharp twist, they are beautiful and they are deadly and there isn't a nicotine patch in sight here.
  SIgh.  Doubtless this review will anger any self-styled Toriphiles lurking about, but trust me, I AM a tori addict myself, it's just that the tori I crave doesn't seem to exist anymore, and rather than give the newer material mediocre reviews, I thought I'd better give this old record my love and respect.  Because the term "singer/songwriter" was revised and ultimately revolutionzed here.  I'm not telling you to not buy Scarlet or Venus or any of the others, but if you want to buy the full strength tori, buy this one.
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Love the color, love the quality, but I found myself slipping during certain yoga positions. Be careful! Perhaps a yoga towel would also be a wise investment.
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I have problem with her head falling off, and her hands falling off when removing her from the mold.  I have to put a peice of wire in her hand to keep it from bending and to keep it's form.  I was somewhat disappointed.
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This slip fit nicely under a thin dress I had bought. I like the lace band because underneath clothing, the band does not show. The downside is that this slip rode up on me the entire time making it uncomfortable. I had to keep pulling it down. I normally wear between a 4/6 and based on reviews went with a size small. Wondering now if a medium would do the same??? Had this slip stayed in place, I would have given it 5 Stars because it was just what I was looking for at a great price!!
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There is a string on the top of her head so you can hang her. I hung her up and two seconds later she fell of. The string some how came out. Other then that the details are good, however there are no moons on her boots. She looks pretty good though.
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Chloe was getting old, her bones hurt, and she had some other issues, so I got her a heated bed. I don't think that she moved out of it the first 48 hours, not even to eat.  She is gone to dig heaven now and we miss her.
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My wife wanted this for the color, and she was delighted.  I wanted to keep her using her Otter case with much more protection, but lost the arguement.  The third day she had it, it slipped out of her pocket at Newark Airport (the case is very slippery) and was eventually found a quarter centimeter from falling off the seat onto a very hard floor.  We escaped without loss of or damage to the phone, but it could have been disastrous.  Anyway, I wish this had more protection and a non-slip surface around the edges, but then I know I'm more safety conscious than most.
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Kind of sad to see her music take a bit of a dive from years past. No enthusiasm! The human sadness pours out of this effort! That's life.
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I love the antics of Stephanie, but I think it is time to give her a little more direction.  The weirdness of the people she encounters are starting to wear a little thin.  She needs to choose her mate and get on with it.
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She was, at one time, one of my favorite authors.  Seems to be slipping.
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She means well, but I can't help thinking she is just wrapped a little too tightly. She must live alone and not have any hobbies or interests, other than tidying up. I'll keep trying to reform myself, but in the meantime, I'll probably just buy more stuff from Amazon.
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The top is a bit heavy and tends to flop forward, almost upside down.  Maybe her skin isn't isn't tight enough or maybe it's the way her belly button was pierced.
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Works great when dog is walking slowly going forward, but my dog has been able to slip out of harness both forwards and backwards.  I had the harness tightened as instructed.  The harness definitely caused chaffing on my dog during normal walking and he grew to dislike the harness.  He likes walking but not the harness
991953
This harried young housewife escapes from her daily life at the supermarket.  She witnesses a criminal act and the criminal. The resulting injury from the encounter plunges her into a new existence.
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May know where she went and probably doesn't. On one page says they flew from Portland a few pages later says they flew out of Seattle the later will reference flying from Portland. if she doesn't know the difference between Portland and Seattle how does she know one village from another.
If her healing is real why go half way around the world there are plenty of Wounded Warriors here at home that need healing. Heal our wonded Warriors.
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It's not as long as it looks, a little disappointing.
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I bought this for my mother - who still gets her hair done once a week. She liked the color and the feel, but unfortunately, her head slides off the pillow with this pillowcase on it. Darn!