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Great book! Never read a book like this before but it really brings to life the [train] traveling circus experience from an insider’s ‘learn as you go’ POV during the Depression era. There is such an ominous feel throughout the entire book that I never expected an ending as such… I actually thought it would be more depressing, but I’m not disappointed.
SUSE LINUX releases latest

I enjoy well-written fantasy books, like the Charlaine Harris’ Southern Vampire series, books 1-7 (let’s forget books 8 -9 happened) and Patricia Briggs’ Mercy Thompson series. Those books feature female protagonists who have dimension, character, quirkiness, and occasional flaws. The characters are well-fleshed out and have internal conflicts, as any real person would. They aren’t perfect and they don’t live with perfect people.

Bella Swan, the main character in the Twilight, is a one-dimensional, whiny, sullen, bratty teenager. Her only flaw seems to be that she doesn’t fit in the town and that maybe she’s just too darn pensive and too darn pretty. She’s just too darn perfect. (I’m being facetious….) I won’t divulge much of the plot (little as there is) but during much of this book, Bella is either feeling like she’s too good for Forks (the small town she’s relocated to) or she’s fawning over Edward, the “mysterious” Cullen boy.

The author fails to inject any sense of character into her characters. They come across as flat, predictable and formulaic. Every vampire character is described as beautiful, attractive, alluring, etc. The school kids are stereotypical school kids. No one seems to have any real flaws, physical or otherwise. The “good” vampires are even – gasp – pseudo-VEGETARIANS…! (They feed on animals, but not people.) And of course, everyone knows the joke about the sparkling. If you don’t, I won’t spoil it for you but you can Google or Yahoo it, if you really want to know.

The writing was painful to read. The style read like a teenager’s diary, ironically, it would have made more sense had it been written in that way, ala Bridget Jone’s Diary. I would have more easily forgiven the endless ogling that Bella subjects Edward to. The author tries to write him in a sympathetic Byronesque fashion, but he’s simply bad tempered and chauvinistic. He’s not a tragic hero, Edward is just tragically boring. The supporting characters
Red Hat Fedora Linux

If you like fantasy or mystery, then this is the book for you. I would have rated it 7+ stars, but the rating chart didn’t go that high…

If you get one book a year, then GET THIS BOOOOOK!!!

Every part of it makes you want to read more, every scheme or plan makes you wonder what the next is going to be, and every time you finish a book in this series, you just can’t wait till the next.

And just the style of Eion Colfer’s writing is almost enough t make you think like you’re in the story.
Linux Magnum

This book was so GOOD….one of those that you simply cannot put down, no matter what else is on your “to do” list. It was so good, that I went out of my way to get to the gym, so that I could read on the stairmaster or bicycle in peace…without kids or husband for interruption. I probably lost 5 lbs. while reading it…
Red Hat Linux 5

Very pleased with the Hoover Tempo Widepath, it is just a basic sweeper that does the job at a reasonable price. I have gone through about 5 vacuums in the last five years. I always research them before I buy and I have paid up to $200.00 for them, but they never last. At least if this one doesn’t last I did not break the bank and so far it has performed better than its predecessors.
NERSC LAUNCHES LINUX NETWORX

I was purchasing a used iPod 3rd Gen in Very Good condition and the product arrived exactly as expected. It came with new earbuds but did not have the mic feature. That is the only unexpected item. However, that rated so low on my overall satisfaction, it’s hardly worth mentioning. I am very happy with the unit.
Linux System Administration B01

I tried other pedometer and this one works the best for me. Other ones either don’t count my steps or count when I am not stepping. I love the memory feature.
RLX LAUNCHES LINUX CLUSTER

Well written book but too much fluff:

* History of Linux – 20 pages ???

* Complete runthrough of RedHat install

* Finding and Using Resources ???

* X-Windows ????

But this isn’t what really upset me about the book. What really got to me was that the example LAN had a static IP as if you are setting up a network for a business…. But it doesn’t mention NT! What about Windows 2000? Thats based on NT networking right? The 9x stuff is going away, anyone can setup RH Linux and get Samba working with a 9x machine. How about a 2nd edition minus the fluff with some more realistic examples (i.e. a home network with a surfboard and Linux as a proxy for 9x and NT machines, wireless LAN, a real toolkit). Those may be the small business networks of the future anyway.
LINUX Network Toolkit