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The Nintedo Wii is not a terrible product, but it is nothing special. The vast majority of the games are made for people under the age of 7. This is not bad if you are looking for a family console but it only does just that. When we got our wii several of the games we got with it didn’t work well, not that the games were broken but they were unresponsive even after we adjusted the receiver. It is very hard to play shooter games because of the way the controls are made, like in Call of Duty: World at War, you have to press down B and twist counter-clockwise to throw a fragment grenade. Because you are twisting it is impossible to aim and therefore nearly impossible to use (Whenever I try the grenade ends up blowing my squad to pieces). It is also harder to snipe than on other consoles. Half the time in the middle of an online match you will move to try and find your enemy and it will spazz out for 3-6 seconds, enough time to get shot. If you are going to play shooter games get something else (I play MOH on my gamecube more). Mario Cart however is good. it is great for parties and fun to play contact racing where you can push the person sitting next to you. Sometimes the controller wants you to go another way and no matter how you turn you will go straight into a wall. Wii play is also pretty fun, but I only play tanks, cow racing, target practice, and the fishing game. Im am actually saving to buy an xbox 360 because of better games and graphics. If Your looking for young person/entire family entertainment look no further, but if you want to play shooter games, get an xbox or ps3.
Reconsidering Tocqueville s Democracy

I have to admit I’ve held off on reading this series for a long time. I had mixed feelings about it. I thought it wouldn’t be very good and since it was a YA (young adult) novel I thought it wouldn’t hold my interest. I finally broke down and started reading it, boy was I wrong! Stephanie Meyer is an excellent author she truly amazes me. I felt like I was right there with the characters and I could feel every emotion they had. I hated to see the book end although they are fairly long I was longing for them to be even longer than they were. I didn’t want them to end. All the books in the series are terrific! I was so unhappy when I finished the last book because I had no more to read. I really miss the characters and being so absorbed in the books. I hope she writes another one soon. I just can’t believe it took me so long to enjoy this series. I’m in my mid 30’s and I thought the books were wonderful please don’t miss out!! You can enjoy them at any age.
Casio General Men s

I am very satisfied with this vacuum . It works as described in earlier reviews. Picks up extremely well on carpet. Only wish would be a little longer cord but, other then that works great.
Valentine s Heart Design

That’s what I wanted-good scale, stylish, no taping before steping on it, showing weight in pounds and kilograms. Great price and fast service. It came with batteries too.
Now That s What

I love everything about this pedometer. It was easy to program and get started. I like that it tracks your steps, aerobic steps, calories burned, miles walked, etc. It’s ability to reset itself every night at midnight is also very handy. A great product for a very reasonable price here on Amazon. It is keeping me on track with my daily workouts and just to wear all day to track steps, etc. Love it!!!!
G Shock Men s

Love this product.Very light, has up to 7 days memory.Will give you the info in steps,calories and miles.It will divide the steps in aerobic and regular steps.Would recommend.
Casio Men s Classic

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.
G Shock Men s

There were many good qualities in “Water for Elephants”.

It starts off with a very action-packed prologue.
Then, suddenly you’re witnessing a confused, aging old man who is being shuffled around in a nursing home- losing his memory and therefore also his mind.
“Water for Elephants” then switches between the old man, Jacob’s, life versus the younger version of Jacob when he was in his early twenties- during probably the most important period of his life, ever.
Then you are brought back to the action-packed prologue (except this time when reading it, you get the back story leading up to the event).

In his 20s, Jacob was a vet for traveling circus for three months. Obviously traveling with the circus is going to make for some really interesting stories.

There are many details throughout the book that I didn’t think were nearly as bad as others have made them out to be in these other reviews on Amazon.
-The sexual content really wasn’t that explicit. There were maybe two sex scenes and they really weren’t that bad. If you want explicit sex in the middle of a fiction story (without being considered erotic fiction) read John Irving’s “The World According to Garp” and/or “A Prayer for Owen Meany” and/or “The Fourth Hand” and/or “The 158-Pound Marriage”. All very good books that have way more detailed sex scenes that may or may not make you squeamish. “Water for Elephants” barely grazed the surface of reproductive organs and whatnot. So, if you’re worried about that, don’t be.

-The animal cruelty also was not that bad. Yes, it is written that someone would walk off and you could hear the animal cry out, but… other than that- it wasn’t detracting from the entire story. And not only that, but, I’m sure things like that really happen on the road. There are definitely people who are capable of doing such things. If you watch any show on “Animal Planet” or watch any real animal documentaries on late night television, you’ll see that things are much worse.
Alma King Noah s