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Reviews Written by punk head (who cares)
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5.0 out of 5 stars
He's right!, Jun 4 2004
Wow, it really is an awesome book! ANy true Ren and Stimpy fab should read it! And you know what, they probably have! COOL!
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Not as good as the others, Aug 1 2003
Get this album only after you're sick and tired of listening to Nevermind, In Utero, Bleach, and Unplugged in New York. Why? Because it's probably the their worst record. They couldn't make it as a studio album, but since Cobain was intent in getting rid of his 10 million fans who bought Nevermind (well, he admitted he couldn't get rid of the odd half million people who would be diehard fans of Nirvana no matter what and would buy anything half-decent and putrid they'd release), so he put out this album. This album is not nearly as accessible as Nevermind, certainly not as mainstream as it. The only hints of Pop you'd hear would be in "Sliver" (the best song in the album, and would be made into a video that only then managed to make this record hit gold). There's other good songs as well. Downer is probably the next best song. Kurt's mumbling so fast, if it wasn't for the loud, blaring quitars, you'd mistake it for a Rap song. Hairspray Queen had a catchy, sorta funky bass and Kurt screamed and screeched like someone dying...it was pretty cool song overall. I didn't like the three songs after that, Mexican Seafood, Big Long Now and Aero Zeppelin. They were too boring and slow for my taste and didn't quite song like a Nirvana song. But it ended quite nicely with Aneursym. Molly's Lip, Polly and Been A Song are also worth mentioning. The rest aren't all that great. Best advice i can give you is for you not to buy this unless you're starving for new Nirvana material. Or you're really into underground punk or grunge, because that's what this record really is. And that's how Nirvana started.
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Jingo
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by Terry Pratchett Edition: Mass Market Paperback |
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Jingo was his name-o., Mar 3 2002
Jingo ridicules war, and that's what it centers about, but in the process it ridicules (the usual) the city of Ankh-Morpork and it's solid river, the government, the people, foreingers and anything else that Terry just happened to be thinking of. (he can't help it i guess). It's one of the best of his books i've ever read and i've read fourteen of them so far (with no plans of stopping). I'd read a recipe of bran muffins if Terry wrote it, that's how much of an established and devoted fan i am. The humour is very hidden at times. My advice, don't start nodding your head off anytime or you'll miss most of the jokes. This guy is a master at the art of sophisticated, witty humour. And fart jokes too (he gets to that somewhere halfway through the book; poor Nobby and Colon. Imagine stuck at a "submersive" and "marine" vehicle under the ocean, with all there is to eat is cheese and (shudder) beans. And the container you're in is sealed. Yeah, the poor crew on board the ship thought it was a sea monster). The characters are very believable, no matter how strange they are. I can actual feel pity for Vimes, the commander of the police Watch. Then there's Captain Carrot, the dwarf who's not so dwarf-ish. I think there's so much depth in this character because this guy just happens to understand EVERYTHING about people. And it's all through pure, innocent ignorance (sounds a bit strange). Terry wonders if three is some hidden intelligence beneath all that innocent stupidity. There must be, no one is that stupid. Well, if that's the case, no one can be that patient. Anyway, there's many layers to this book. The most important one is it's a very, very funny and entertaining book. And it's so different from anything else you've read (other than discworld).
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4.0 out of 5 stars
all around great story, Oct 21 2000
i have to admit,james robinson really won me out on this one.this is his storytelling before his ideas started to grow a little stale,lately.it's an easy and fun read,is the best i can,or anyone else,can put it.it has a nice sense of fantasy and the mystery of unexplored places. chance falcon,a pre-adolescent school girl is trying to win her father out into the next "falcon",the title of a wizard passed down generations except the only catch to it is yo gotta be a son.and it's too dangerous for her anyway,but she proves her dad and all of us she take take the most dangerous of adventures and come out true.it's got suspense and adventure and paul smith's artwork fits in this series like a glove.it's simple yet gorgeous.kinda how jeff smith's artwork fits into bone,smith's illustration belongs in leave it to chance. read this book to go through a wonderful romp of adventure.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
atlast,info on x-men behind the scenes, Oct 21 2000
It always eluded me as to how the X-men were on and off a sizzling bestselling comic book for the past twenty years.So what fuels this book is actually curiousity.'Cause it was always a wonder to me what was it that made x-men so diferent than other comics.Well,i still don't see what makes this a phenomenal chart-scorcher,but it will be a bit useful for aspiring artists and writers trying to break into the comic field.
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