Reviews written by Rose

I had never read this as a child, or had it read to me. My first exposure to the story was by viewing the wonderful film version made in the 1990's.

What a treasure I missed out on in my youth! This story is truly amazing. First off, the horror of the cholera deaths in the early part of the story, as well as the apathetic behavior and responses of Mary do so much to bring to life this sad ugly, unwonted, misbehaving child. The descriptive passages about the carriage ride, the moorland, the 600 year old house, wow, I was completely enthralled and blown away. One of my favorite scenes was when Mary decides to see if the 100 rooms really are all locked...

I would definitely recommend this to any adult or child. The version I read was the original, and there are definitely some references to the native Indians that are politically incorrect, but I think an adult reader should just remember that this story was written in a much different time and social context; and if that is explained to a child hearing the story, I think that creates more learning and understanding about the way people were unjustly behaved towards in the past due to ignorance and prejudice. Those are lessons that should be remembered and learned so that they are not repeated out of ignorance in the future.

Very interesting story. The edition I read was online and I was unaware at the time that A.M. Barnard was a pen name for Louisa May Alcott. There were moments in the narrative and styling of this piece that strongly brought to my mind the works of Virginia Woolf. A nice short story for a stormy day.

I took my 2000 Honda CRV to Technicare after reading the first review, I can now heartily add my vote of approval to this great shop. The first time I took my car in it was to get the timing belt and water pump replaced. The guys got it done in a day. The charges for the repairs were very reasonable. I also took my car there to get the safety inspection done. I came to their shop as they opened and they had me out the door again in no time. Great service, knowledgeable, and friendly, I will definitely take my car there again in the future.

I used to always buy cooking spray but I was always frustrated with the terrible alcohol smell it emitted as well as how expensive the little cans were. I decided to give the Misto a try and my husband and I have been thrilled with it. We only use olive oil in our Misto. We have been using it for about a year now and have not had any problems with it. Although the can is about the same size as the store bought oil sprays, it seems to last much longer. I also enjoy knowing that it is a pure high quality oil that is fresh and doesn't have any additives in it. We cleaned our Misto per the manufacturer's directions twice in the time we have owned it and it is a simple process. I would definitely recommend this product to anyone who enjoys the ease of using a spray on oil.

*Update*

I have been using this Misto sprayer for over a year now. I still like it as much as when I got it. I have cleaned it a few times with warm, soapy water (per the instructions) and it still works great! The cleaning process is simple and insures full spray output.

I love a great horror movie, I like to be scared. Unfortunately, this movie does not horrify or scare, in fact I wasn't even in suspense for the most part. There were two scenes in the whole movie that I found spooky and interesting. The rest of the time I found myself bored, waiting for something to happen - anything! But, no I was left to hear the mindless bantering of the main characters. The movie did have a few truly funny moments at the beginning that had me hopeful for a well orchestrated film, alas I was sorely disappointed. If you want to see this, don't pay full price wait for the $1 movies or rent it.