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Normally, when writing a book review, I’d start off by saying something good about it, stick all the Debby Downer stuff in the middle, and then finish it off with another round of positivity. But now, thanks to Twilight, this pleasant writing routine I had allowed myself to fall into must be set aside. There is absolutely nothing good I can possibly say about this book. Nothing. So, I guess I get to skip to the moaning, ranting, and griping…

So, story plot in a nutshell: Some average girl goes to a new school, meets a hot guy, who turns out to be (gasp!) a vampire. She falls hopelessly in love with Hot Vampire Guy, and, oddly enough, he falls hopelessly in love with her. But there’s a ‘bad vampire’ after Average Girl (apparently Hot Vampire Guy is classified as a ‘good vampire’) who wants to eat her (this guy is my favorite character). So, Hot Vampire Guy must risk all to save her. Complications inevitably ensue. Hot Vampire Guy wins, and he and Average Girl ride off into the sunset together. The end. On with the criticism…

Let’s start with the protagonist: Bella. Bella is clumsy, bad at sports, and is constantly in danger of bodily harm. She is the quintessential damsel-in-perpetual-distress. Her awkwardness makes her easy to relate to, but other than that, Bella is practically nonexistent. She’s really just a prop–a flowerpot, or a decorative garden gnome– dumped in the middle of the story by the author just so Edward has something to obsess over. She has almost no personality–she’s as boring as a pet rock. Edward’s pet rock, to be precise. The only persona we can really assign to her is that of a whiney, snivelling, brat-faced little kid. She spends the entire novel moaning about how bad she is at sports, obsessing over how gorgeous Edward is, and generally wallowing in her own teenage angst.

Now for Edward… Let’s face it, girls, we are NEVER going to find an Edward Cullen. Anywhere. He’s perfect. He even sparkles. Seriously. In bright sunlight, ou
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Reading this book for the first time in my 40’s has reminded me how strong the sense of insecurity and how potentially wide the gap between innocence and growing up can seem to be to a young person. The protagonist is a misfit, is at the brink of his adulthood, senses he is about to lose something unique as he leaves his childhood world for good but is not sure what and flails wildly in his attempt to grasp what life is about. I started off disliking the book: the language, the events happening to him, his reactions to those events. But before I reached half-way through the book, I felt sorry for the boy, who came across as sensitive and scared. Three-quarter of the book, I worried for him and wondered if there’s light at the end of his tunnel. By the time I finished reading the book, I thought it a tale told by an idiot, full of sound of fury. Of course it does not compare with Macbeth or Hamlet, but it is none the less a tragically realistic story, touchingly told by an honest and eloquent idiot. (It does remind me of Mark Haddon’s THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME, except the ailment here is depression and not autism. So if you like THE CURIOUS INCIDENT, you will probably like THE CATCHER.)

I think it is a good story told by a good story-teller. It is both a period piece and timeless: Deciphering the American slangs in vogue during that time period has slowed down my reading quite a bit, yet the story is one that can, and probably does, happen in any country through out history. It is an interesting read only if the reader will not be depressed by narratives from a troubled mind.
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ECONOMICAL:
This is an inexpensive vacuum that gets the job done. It does not have all the bells and whistles, which for me means less that can break down. I had been looking for a decent vacuum that wasn’t over priced. Consumer Reports had done vacuum reviews and placed this among the better upright vacuums you can buy. I was really looking for something with power and the ability take care of cat hair. I decided to purchase this and I got what I paid for and more. The vacuum indeed has the power and ability to get up animal hair with ease. I vacuumed every room and then looked in the bag. It picked up so much particulate and animal hair, big improvement over the more expensive vacuum cleaner I once had. Ya, it doesn’t have a bag indicator or a head light, but my old vacuum had those and I never used them(indicator accuracy was questionable). The vacuum is light weight and easy to push (big help for my back). It has a secondary and final filter, both helpful in keeping the motor safe and returning clean air into the room.

BELT WORRIES:
My big worry when buying this was the complaints about the belt breaking. No such occurrences for me. I have used this vacuum extensively, no belt damage has occurred. Huge tip for those with this problem or those who are wanting to buy this vacuum –The height adjustment on the vacuum is there for a reason. Do not put it on the bare floor setting and vacuum a shag carpet. You will destroy the belt and cause premature wear on the motor and/or other components. In my case, I adjusted the brush height so that the vacuum just barely crawls when on and the brush is lowered. This lets you know it is loosening up the dirt and not trying to dig a hole in the carpet. If the vacuum is pulling you along, this is an indicator that the brush is too low. Also, try not to run over clothes or the edges of throw rugs for this can also cause belt damage or breakage. Simply put, adjust the agitator brush to the height that the job requires.

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I’ve owned other steam vacs which were more expensive but did not do the job this one does. This model extracts the dirt and water with more suction than any other I’ve used in the past. I would highly recommend this unit. Don’t assume just because another model is newer or more expensive than it will do a better job. Buy this one and pocket the change.

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Bought several of these work great in my camera,Glad I bought them the extra memory comes in handy
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This is a must buy! I have 2 dogs and a long haired cat. There is nothing I’ve tried that takes care of the hair problem like this. I’ve bought them as gifts for friends and family, no one has been disappointed!
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Let me start by saying that I can see why a lot of people wouldn’t like this book, especially a lot of people who have to read it for school. To many people, it seems like the typical “teenage angst” kind of book, and it’s very easy to think that the whole way through the book. If you learn nothing from this book then you didn’t get the meaning behind it – it’s a blunt statement, either you agree or you don’t. And if you *do* get the meaning behind it, but found it to be boring or repetitive anyway, then that is your opinion. Some people just simply don’t like the same books.

I have to admit, when I first started reading Catcher in the Rye I was a bit struck at why it was considered a classic in literature. With me, I started seeing something deeper when I got to the middle of the book. It isn’t until you start seeing the same things being repeated that you start to notice. The title of my review is a great example. Holden Caulfield is a prime example of questioning youth. Most teenagers aren’t focused on morals, nor do many of them think deeply about what goes on in the world. And the few that do are like Holden; they’re confused, lonely, and scared as hell. So the more I read and the deeper I delved into the meanings behind Holden’s thoughts and ideas, the more I began to understand. Holden Caulfield isn’t just the average 16-year old. He is, yet he isn’t. He *thinks* deeper than the average teenager. He’s still immature in a lot of his thinking throughout the book but overall his character is just this mass of confusion. He seems confused at a lot of things, at why a lot of people are the way they are, yet he himself isn’t perfect. That is what shapes his character. He isn’t flawless, and the author, Salinger, clearly brings that out to the reader. Sometimes Holden contradicts himself – a flaw within himself that is telling the readers that he is human. By developing his character in this way, I saw it as a way to make you both like and dislike him. If you liked
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Holds the GPS in place with no problems at all. I even got it to work with my magellan 1470. Grips well and stays in place, even when taking sharp turns.
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