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This is a very good book. It’s a fast read, despite its mammoth size. Granted, it’s no “It” by Stephen King, but it’s a pretty big book at a whopping 498 pages. I think this book could have been a lot better if it had been about a hundred pages less. Here’s my simple breakdown:

PROS:
The book reads fast, so each chapter seems to fly by. The relationships between the characters are real, the dialogue feels real, even the love seems real. Realism keeps a reader glued to the book & this book – despite its obvious vampire plot – is very realistic. It’s also very well written. Stephanie Meyer doesn’t say in ten sentences what she can say in five, and she doesn’t say in five what she can say in one. She’s succinct and an incredible writer. Most of the time. This makes for a quick and satisfying read, with all Bella & Edward’s high highs and low lows feeling familiar and plausible.

CONS:
Too much repetition. In attempt to posit the awkward, clumsy, and so-not-a-supermodel Bella against the suave, uber-hunk vampire Edward, Stephanie Meyer goes too far. My head started to swim after awhile with all the repetition. It’s like this: Bella sees Edward; he’s so handsome and suave and she’s such an awkward clutz! Things are awkward. Then Bella goes home & things with her dad are awkward. Then she goes to school, where, you guessed it, things are awkward. There’s also too much focus on Edward’s good looks. I found it to be clunky and expositional. Edward speaks from ruby red lips and his muscled arms and his chiseled chest, etc. etc. We get it: she’s average at best and he’s just the bee’s knees. We get it.

Also (and this didn’t bother me too much but I feel I have to include it in the “cons” section), I thought that for a downtrodden, sullen, loner with low self-esteem Bella acted awfully rude and arrogant to the kids at her school who were only trying to be nice and befriend her. You can’t get mad that you have no friends and no one understands you when you detach from everyo
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This scale is great for the price. I placed a 25lb weight on it and it was only off by 0.2lbs. I was also curious so I weighed myself, then grabbed a 1lb role of sausage and it perfectly increased by 1lb. It’s also consistent. You don’t have to weigh yourself multiple times to get an accurate reading. Step on once and your done. Great product!
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After reading the different reviews I wasn’t sure weather to purchase the Forerunner 305, but decided to give it a try. I’m not sure why others can not get good satellite connection, but my device got a lock in the house on a cloudy day, the first time it was turned on. You can’t beat that! I like the information I have access to while running, and with the provided software I can compare my runs. As fare as mapping I’m satisfied, don’t really use the map while running and I can download the route to Garmin Software and NG Topo Maps. Definitely worth the price, an awesome device.
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I like the product but the seller advertised as it being new and it was obviously not. It came ghetto packaged and the headphones were obviously old. They were discolored and tangled up.
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I was always certain I would@ never have any desire to read the Twilight books, but I was a little curious, so I downloaded a sample of the first novel on my Kindle to check it out. To my surprise, I was intrigued and impressed by the first chapter, and so I decided to purchase the whole book.

I read it in five days, and it would have been fewer days if I didnt have to work and sleep. It was so well written, suspenseful, and engrossing that I couldnt put it down. The relationship between Bella and Edward is so beautiful and well developed, and the vampire world really pulls you in. The author has a natural ability to keep you turning the page. Very hard to put down and definitely worth the ride. it’s easy to see why so many people have gotten sucked in to the Twilight mania.
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Merle Haggard is a great preformer and as usual Austin TX is the best. I rely on Amazon for all my music and DVD needs. Thanks!
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Haven’t had any problems with this scale, as of yet. I have been looking for a decent scale that gives the same result if you step off and back on. Most scales in the past would give a different reading, but this scale gives the exact result again. Very happy with it!
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I am impressed. I have two course hair Jack Russells that shed year round and have sensative skin. This is the best brush/comb I have ever used. It does exactly what it says. Catches all the loose hair and helps the undercoat shed.

The first time I used it it took 30 min per dog. Now it is much shorter and it is crazy the amount of hair it picks up. I could almost make another dog.

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I love my Kindle, but was quite annoyed that 3 weeks later Amazon introduced an improved, LESS EXPENSIVE model.
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