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Staff Reviews
Tripod
staff members have never been shy about giving an opinion!
When we asked everyone to write reviews about their favorite books and music we got lots of eclectic, interesting replies.
Check out our staff reviews and find out if your tastes are similar to any Tripodians, or perhaps we can turn you on to something new!
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Margaret liked "The Monday to Friday Cookbook
" by Michele Urvater.
"Great meals in no time for working families! This book helps you organize
your meals for the week, and has great recipes which take less than an hour
to make."
Heather Snowman suggests "On the Wings of Eagles " by Ken Follet.
"I absolutely loved this book, and it's rare for me to like non-fiction.
Very well written by one of my favorite fiction authors, this book gives a
good picture of why so many people believe in Ross Perot's ability to get
the job done."
Gail recommends "The Summer House" by Alice Thomas Ellis. "Actually, anything by Booker Prize winner Alice Thomas Ellis is my favorite right now, but "The Summer House" is a good place to start because it's the only one that you can rent the video of after you read it. It's the story of a disasterous engagement between Margaret and Syl told from three different points of view. The denoument is a stitch."
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Ethan gave his father "Fermat's Enigma" by Simon Singh. "It's about number theory, but you're going to love it anyway, I promise. You'll enjoy Fermat's Engima more if you're NOT a
mathematician — it does what science books so rarely do well: makes a complex topic understandable to the general public without bending facts or watering down theories."
Our CEBo was fascinated by Douglas Coupland's "Microserfs". "I can't help it. Microsoft fascinates me like a circus. Look at all the
freaks! Coupland's conversationalist syle is easy reading and
makes you feel as if you are there. If you've ever worked in the high-tech industry or are thinking about it (isn't everyone?) you should invest the few hours it takes to read this book."
Siouxsie loved "The Beach" by Alex Garland. "The title drew me in, having had some experience with beach life, I could
identify. Set in Thailand, this amazing plot made it really hard to put the book down."
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Karry loves Enya's "Memory of Trees". "Enya is haunting. That is the best adjective to
describe her. She is one of those glorious people that can
make you shiver, or send you to sleep in peaceful oblivion."
Heather Grace and Michelle both get down to "Dirty Boogie," the latest release from the Brian Setzer Orchestra.
Jonathan picks "Peace at Last" from the Scottish band, The Blue Nile. "These guys are perfectionists, releasing only three works in 13 years, but the results are always worth the wait. A review I once read captured it by saying: 'Moody yet uplifting, sparse yet richly emotional, the Blue Nile's
deceptively simple music can leave you slightly breathless.' "
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Our quirky Kate chooses "Garbage" by the band of the same name. "Not a single second-rate song on this album. Shirley Manson has a voice that will stop you in your tracks. She can do slinky and bitchy with equal finesse. The lyrics become more twisted and compelling each time I listen."
Dave Reid says that "El Oso," the latest CD from Soul Coughing, is "funked out hip groove!"
Derek recommends "Glee" by Bran Van
3000. "This band segues from folk to hip-hop
to funk and back again, sometimes within a single song. While this might
sound scattered, their album is clever and unpretentious in both its lyrics
and instrumentation."
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