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  • Paulyp - Life changing banana item"is that a banana in yr pocket or are u just happy to see me ?" well thanks to hutzler i can happily say its definitly not a banana!! FinLly a product that delivers what it promises. Made from the finest banana seperating materials in south america this banana slicer elequantly seperates all of the best parts of the banana from the tantalizing first bite to the sweet sweet middle to the slightly bitter end pieces . Finally we can eat a banana the way god intended seperated by its natural flavors every banana is a three course meal that mKes this banana slicer the gift that keeps on giving
  • Heather "Buried in Books" - No Spoilers here---Loved the Characters and the World!1Taken is one of those books I feel like I've been waiting forever to read. But once I started reading it, I felt like I'd just started it and it was already ending. I have been dying to know, what happens to the boys during the Heist? Where do they go? How does the population survive? Since the first time I saw the premise of this book, it has probably hooked me better than any other book I've ever read a premise for simply because boys disappearing right in front of everyone?? That's a scary thought.

    Gray has an older brother, Blaine who is taken in the beginning of the story. I've never had a book made me swallow the lump in my throat by the third chapter, but when Gray talked about how lonely he was, I was about to bawl! He's this big strong boy that hunts and takes care of himself, but inside, he's this scared kid. He's lost everyone he loves and he has no one to talk to about his feelings. It is really sad.

    The world is very Hunger Games like. Except the men aren't men. They are boys. Otherwise it kind of reminds me of a town in a western movie. There is no technology and rudimentary medical supplies. They have no electricity or running water. No indoor plumbing. But except for the Heist, people seem satisfied with their lives, not living in poverty.

    Then there is the Wall. It's as if it's a living breathing thing. It Walls the people of Claysoot in and the rest of whatever else is out there, out. Brave or scared individuals have climbed the tree that reaches the top of the wall and tried to look past the wall. All that's visible is black nothingness. Anyone that goes over the wall, their body turns up the next day, charred and burned. Some boys do this to escape the Heist.

    I am stopping my review here. I haven't told you anything past the summary because I'm not going to spoil anything for you. But that is just one quarter of the book. It took me only a couple of hours to read this book, I couldn't put it down. Plus, I had to know what was going on. I LOVE Gray Weathersby. He is impulsive and rash, but he has so much fire and life to him, he's such a great character. He wants to save everyone and I love him for that! The writing is easy and as you might have guessed, fast paced. There is a lot of character growth and a lot of action. Things that could have been over explained were thankfully only gone over once. Everything was explained just enough, but not in too much detail, to make it interesting but not cumbersome. And no cliffhangers or insta love!

    I'm ready for the next book, please! Can I be a Beta reader? Please!!!

    Great start to a new dystopian series! Recommended for lovers of dystopians with some romance, maybe a bit of sci-fi and great characters.

    Let me know if you read it and what you thought!

    I received an E-Arc of this novel from HarperTeen through Edelweiss for review. The opinions expressed are my own. I was not compensated for my review.
  • Kirstin - As ExpectedI did a lot of research on external hard drives before settling on this one. The price was fairly average ($119 for 2TB) and it had good reviews and was made by a solid company, so I settled on buying it.

    I've had the drive for about a week now. I did not end up using the software (I never do, personal preference) so I can't comment on that. I'm using it as extra storage so for my years and years of photos, so it just sits on my desk plugged in to my computer and the outlet most all day.

    It arrived promptly, 2 days before it was estimated to arrive in fact. It was well sealed/packaged and worked perfectly and performed as expected. I will say the one draw back on this product is that it does not have a base of some kind and is susceptible to being knocked over fairly easy. At the moment I have it upright on my desk but as soon as I can clear some space I will be setting it on it's side.

    Please do note, however, that I use this drive with a Mac. I don't know how this drive would perform with windows. I also don't know how it works with time machine as I dont use it. If you can get it on sale, this drive is a steal. Even if it's not on sale, it's still a good buy. I would recommend it.
  • Melanie C. Tew - This diet worked like a miracle for us.Our son was diagnosed with Crohn's disease in 1997. We tried every medicine available, including Prednisone, Imuran and Remicade. He only got worse. So we started the diet outlined in this book in August 2000. We also began weaning him off of his medications at that time. Within a week he had more energy. After one month on the diet his SED rate had dropped over 15 points. By the following spring his SED rate and CRP were normal and he was no longer anemic. He has been med-free for over 3 1/2 years. His last SED rate was 2! CRP was 0.09! Even his gastroenterologist agrees that the diet has healed him. I highly recommend this book and the diet to anyone suffering with Crohn's.