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I never thought I would pick this book up but for some reason when I passed it on the shelve for the 8th time I decided to read it. Read it I did from front to back pretty dang quick. Great book.
DURAGADGET Blue Hard Digital

This has to be by far the WORST book I ever read! I’m sorry I wasted my money and time on it.
Blue Poly Shaker

The omron pedometer is the best I have used. It is accurate and does not count every jiggle. This is the second one I have bought. The first one lasted for several years.
German Blue Bone Yard

This is one of the coolest movies ever and I’m glad I bought it. If you ever come across the soundtrack, grab it! Because its hard to find.
Love A 45 Blue

Gift for wife after asking her running partner how she liked hers. Wife loves it and uses it on every run.
Blue Poly Gym Scooter

With the recent death of its author, J.D. Salinger, I felt that it was time to finally do something I have been intending to do for years, read his classic. I was disappointed. Maybe it was because I had high expectations after all the hype. Maybe it was because I kept expecting something to happen, you know, the classic building action, climax, resolution thing. This book is nothing like this.

Written about a couple of days in the life of a teen who was newly expelled from yet another private high school, the author explores the traditionally pessimistic, skeptic, somewhat depressing view that youth has about the world created by his predecessors. Written with plenty of voice, this book is an enjoyable read, as the reader waits for something to develop. I could almost hear the voice of this book’s contemporary, Jack Kerouac, in the pages. But nothing does happen. Maybe that was the author’s point. In any case, I found that disappointing.

Dots of Love Blue

I am one of those people that loves to read! On vacation, I can read 1-2 books a week, which needless to say, means that the book space in our home is dwindling. So, I started to look at the Kindle as a space saving option, but was a little worried that I would miss the “feel” of a real book. I can honestly say that after a little over a month with the Kindle, not only do I not miss the feel of books, I totally love my Kindle! In fact, my husband and I were looking at the bargain books in a bookstore the other day, and I didn’t even want anything, preferring instead to find something on my Kindle! I did extensive research before buying the Kindle, and I agree with what many other reviewers have said…why didn’t I go for one earlier??? I would suggest getting to know the features a bit before you settle into reading, as I did, because then you can use the Kindle to its full potential once you are enjoying a book. I would highly recommend this product to anyone who wants a device that is environmentally friendly, easy to use, and, overall, allows for a great reading experience!
Kroo Blue and Gray

Works great. Picks up anything on any surface. Lightweight, easy to operate and handle. It’s not as quiet as some, but I don’t mind as I don’t use my vacuum 24 hours a day. The hose and attachments are surprisingly really strong. They pick up almost anything.
Riviera Blue Paradise Complete

This thing is a miracle. I have two black labs and light color tile in my kitchen and dining room. So, you can imagine how the hair would show. And in THESE rooms??? Where prepare and eat food??? I would use a dust mop everyday and an hour later you could see the hair already. Used this comb/brush (whatever you would call it) and the hair is all but gone. All you had to do is brush your hand across the back of our older dog and you’d have a handful of hair. After the Furminator, you can pet him all you want and there’s no hairball in your hand. Also, delivery took two days to Pittsburgh. I had hoped to get it in time to get these guys cleaned up before hosting Easter dinner. Nice to do business with “Entirely Pets”.
Doggles Mesh Eyewear BLUE

I’m going to go out on a limb here. Let me get right to the point: This is a terrible book.

Harsh? Maybe, but that’s how it is. About the time Artemis Fowl hit the market, I heard it claimed that Eoin Colfer was 14 when he wrote it. On some simple checking of dates, the claim seems unlikely (he was 36 when it was published). But the book is so badly written that it’s believable. If this was fanfic, everyone would be pointing at the protagonist and shouting “Gary Stu! Gary Stu!” (If that doesn’t ring any bells, try looking up “Mary Sue” instead.) The descriptive style … well, what can one say about the descriptive style? Phil Foglio uses some very similar characterisations in his Myth books. (Compare Guido and Nunzio to Fowl’s butler, for example.) The difference is, Foglio is writing humorous — and occasionally risqué — parody (and doing a good job of it) … but Colfer is serious. And it just doesn’t work. The characters are cardboard and flat; the plot is predictable and stereotyped, and yet manages to strain even a teenager’s willing suspension of disbelief with its excesses of “But wait, there’s more.”

Granted, this is supposed to be “young adult” fiction. But so is Harry Potter; and the qualkity of writing and plot development in Harry Potter are so far above Artemis Fowl that there’s scarcely any comparision. I know if anyone had given me a copy of Artemis Fowl when I was a “young adult”, I’d have been insulted that they thought my reading level was so low.
Sky Blue and Black