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Ask & It Is Given

Posted : 3 months, 4 weeks ago on 28 March 2008 04:06 (A review of Ask and It Is Given: Learning to Manifest Your Desires)

Read at the right time, especially when on a spiritual path, I think this could be one of those life changing or at least very pivotal books to read. It's very simply set out and easy to comprehend which is great for those who are only just learning or discovering law of attraction. As for people who already know about law of attraction I think it's great for a reminder and for fine tuning what you know.
I did find it to be slightly repetitive but I feel that given the subject and taking into consideration how much we are all used to a certain perspective it's probably for the best as it drums it in more helping to push past any resistance and keeping a open mind.

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Johnny Depp Biography

Posted : 3 months, 4 weeks ago on 28 March 2008 03:51 (A review of Johnny Depp: The Illustrated Biography)

A very, very light read. So light it's like going for reduced fat milk rather then full cream. Basically it skims the life of Johnny Depp which is probably understandable when it's about a man who doesn't appreciate having his private life delved into (as keeps coming up through out the book). Through out it I wondered how much Depp had consented to this book (if at all) because you could tell that a lot of information was from other sources and past interviews.
If you're interested in reading this book I recommend it only for the photographs and if you're a big Depp fan (obviously I am or else I would've given it a lower rating) as the photographs aren't exactly exceptional and there aren't many of them.

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Beyond Fear

Posted : 4 months, 1 week ago on 19 March 2008 04:31 (A review of Beyond Fear)

What looks like a self help book turns out to not be your typical self help book. Instead it delves more into the psychology of fear and explains the human relationship to fear to give an understanding rather then a quick fix.
Usually I have difficulty reading such deep thinking non fiction as I become quite bored with the writing style that a lot of 'self help' books have but Dorothy Rowe was not only easy to understand and follow but she wasn't dull in her delivery. Perfect for anyone interested in psychology but not used to reading such heavy material.

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Yawn

Posted : 4 months, 1 week ago on 17 March 2008 12:39 (A review of Tombstone)

I don't like westerns as a rule and it's rare that I watch them so I couldn't tell you if this was a good one or not. I wouldn't have watched it if a friend of mine hadn't of recommended it so after all this time of trying to get my hands on a copy I finally get to watch it and I found it to be quite dull. Dull is the word that springs to mind and really the only word. The acting was ok it was just the story. It felt like it became slow in parts and as a result I ended up fast forwarding a fair bit of it towards the end. Didn't care that I missed out on dialogue because as far as I was concerned the dialogue was nothing special.
Whether I like westerns or not I think it says a lot when someone finds a movie so dull they can't wait for it to be over. Possibly more enjoyable for western lovers but anyone else might just find it flat.

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Dido Has Diabetes

Posted : 4 months, 1 week ago on 13 March 2008 06:20 (A review of Dido Has Diabetes)

Perfect for young ones who have recently been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes or even for children who have had it for a few years. It's easy to understand, isn't intimidating in any way and addresses certain stigmas and social problems that happen as a result of this disease.

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Remarkable

Posted : 4 months, 1 week ago on 13 March 2008 05:45 (A review of The Diving-bell and the Butterfly)

There's a comment on the back of the novel that says it's remarkable. I tend to agree although it's not remarkable in the sense you would say a book is. It's not remarkable in the writing style, the character work, the story line. Remarkable to me is 1984 and this is no 1984. Yes I'm aware that I'm comparing a non fiction to a fiction but I honestly can't think of any remarkable biographies.
What is remarkable about this novel is how it came into being. You can't help but think about this man lying there being unable to move except for one eyelid. You have more of a tendency to appreciate his every word and the effort that went into it knowing how he dictated it. For those that don't know about Bauby, he had Locked in Syndrome and was only able to communicate via blinking which is how he "wrote" this book. By blinking through the alphabet (or his version of the alphabet) to someone who would take down every letter.
That's pretty much what is remarkable about this book.

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Great read indeed

Posted : 4 months, 2 weeks ago on 10 March 2008 07:11 (A review of Waterlemon)

Apart from there being no clear definition between subject changes making it not flow through properly this was a great story. Ruth Ritchie is an entertaining writer who has you laughing, crying and being angry and disgusted at others behaviour along with her throughout the novel. It makes for a very emotional read but easier to get through thanks to the dark humour. Of course you’ll also get to find out why the title waterlemon, which I think turned out to be not only a great title but the way it came to be kinda cute…

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Great Fantasy

Posted : 4 months, 3 weeks ago on 6 March 2008 12:32 (A review of Medalon (Demon Child Trilogy))

Not since Lord Of The Rings have I read such a tightly woven compact fantasy. It was great. If all that happens in the first novel I can't wait to see what happens next. I admit that it could get a bit exhausting at times reading all the things that certain characters had to go through to try and get somewhere and the spelling mistakes were a joke (missed words, misspelled words, extra words) but I didn't care! I hardly noticed it at times. There were no lulls, the characters weren't boring and unlike a lot of fantasy novels it didn't purely rely on the magic factor to get it through. Although there was a bit of cheese towards the end, the story line was great and interesting enough for me not to think twice about it. Also it had a map. I love my fantasy novels or series to have maps and this one did which made my day.
I really only have good things to say about this novel come to think of it. Obviously it's my new favourite!

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Hell Island

Posted : 4 months, 3 weeks ago on 5 March 2008 11:38 (A review of Hell Island (Quick Reads))

I don't really care for action books usually. Especially when it involves some sort of military action. I really don't care to read the detail of it and would prefer to watch it but there is something about Reilly that keeps me reading and I haven't figured out what. I've read one other novel by Reilly that I enjoyed and I have to say I was putting this off because of his over use of the word snapped in that one. Luckily he hardly used the word (someone must of told him) although a couple of times he did come close to using other words too much but I think someone bought him a thesaurus...
I read this and enjoyed it to an extent so it is quite possible that action lovers would enjoy this as well. Even so there was something that really annoyed me about it but I can't quite figure that one out either.

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Prohibited

Posted : 4 months, 3 weeks ago on 5 March 2008 11:31 (A review of Prohibited 2 (Prohibited, 2))

After looking through this book I can understand why some images were banned in certain places. This series is probably some of the most risque work Royo has done or at least that I've come across. It's till beautiful art but I'd recommend it only for the die hard fans and then even if you are a die hard have an open mind. If you're not a die hard fan but are interested in Luis Royo and want to check out his books I recommend perhaps starting with one of his earlier series because this one could possibly turn you off.
In saying that I still loved it myself and want to get the whole series now.

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