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For all those times you wished you knew what your high school crush was thinking, Joseph Weisberg's 10th Grade provides a generous--and hilarious--peek inside one boy's journal of a year marked by unrequited lust and awkward social maneuvers. A sophomore at Hutch Falls High School in New Jersey, Jeremy Reskin trolls the halls and writes what he sees from his vantage point as a social nonentity. Not much of a student, not much of a jock, and definitely not much of a ladies' man, Jeremy reveals his talent for expressing himself through writing (even though his every thought reads like a giant run-on sentence, complete with dyslexic spelling and sporadic punctuation). Jeremy's sophomore story is so achingly familiar that it's nearly impossible to put this book down. Weisberg deftly captures a time that readers will feel nostalgic for--even while cringing--and he creates a very real cast of characters that any one of us could have known in class. The complicated, often traumatic limbo between childhood and adulthood rings so true from the beginning to the end of this debut novel that you will want everyone you still talk to from high school to read it. As for Jeremy, all we can hope is that things get easier by the time he graduates. --Emily Russin
Book Description
Jeremiah Reskin has big plans for tenth grade—he wants to make some friends and he wants to take a girl’s shirt off. It’s not going too well at first, but when he meets a group of semibohemian outcasts, things start to change. Soon he’s negotiating his way through group back rubs and trying to find the courage to make a move on Renee Shopmaker, the hottest girl in school. At the behest of his composition teacher, Jeremy’s also chronicling everything in his own novel—a disastrously ungrammatical but unflinching look at sophomore year.
From the Hardcover edition.
Customer Reviews:
Not a bad book, but not a good one either........2006-09-04
This is a pretty typical first novel, obviously autobiographical, and rather sweet, but lacking any real tension or plot development. I did like the interactions between the characters, particularly between Jeromy and Gillian.
I do wonder if the novel would have made it out of the slush pile if the author's mother wasn't one of the most connected and powerful women in the country.
Good technique but no moral depth.......2006-04-26
Weisberg is great at capturing the speech and minute-by-minute thought processes of a teenage boy, but not so great at giving his novel a larger moral perspective. To begin with the book's strength, a lot of the dialogue is very sharp and sounds exactly like how people talk; for example, when the protagonist Jeremy Reskin is talking about his sister:
"Where's she going?" Gillian asked.
"College."
"I thought she's 12."
"That's my other sister this is the other 1. Beth."
"Oh. I was like who's this 12 year old girl that's going to college?"
It's not ha-ha funny but it amuses just because it's such well-written dialogue. But at a certain point in the novel, one wonders: *why* this painstaking recreation of the way a middle-class, white 15-year-old boy experiences life? What does it add up to? Jeremy's Creative Writing teacher tells him, "Jeremy that which is true is noble and good," and I guess Jeremy's narration is his account of the "truth." But I would disagree with the teacher's statement: a strictly factually accurate account of something isn't necessarily noble or good. As other reviews have noted, Jeremy doesn't have any clear moral development in the book, or learn any life-lessons. For example, throughout the novel he engages in narcissistic daydreams where he plays a super-hero or tough guy, and in the middle of the book he has a genuinely vile fantasy in which he "saves" his teenage love interest from "Russians" (evil Commies, I guess; the book is set in the 1980s) who are going to rape her. But Jeremy seems just as voyeuristic and venal as the Russians, and it comes off as a perfect example of the feminist idea that the rescuer in a "save the distressed woman" fantasy is vicariously enjoying the torment inflicted by the persecutor. Now, what is Weisberg trying to say in this passage? Yes, it's *true* that a teenage boy will have these fantasies, but is it a *good* thing? Is Weisburg commenting on an unconsciously sexist mentality that his teen hero must outgrow? It's not clear; I get the feeling that we're just supposed to consider Jeremy basically sweet and lovable, and that's that. My biggest problem with the book was the casual way in which Jeremy replaces his outsider, "alternative" clique with a cool, popular clique. Now, maybe I'm cynical, but this kind of transition always involves messiness and certain personal trade-offs. But, again, Weisberg doesn't explore the moral complexity of this transition. At one point Jeremy compares a new popular male friend to Jay Gatsby, and then follows a long quotation from F. Scott Fitzgerald's book: "[Gatsby] smiled understandingly - much more than understandingly...[etc.]" Again, I was stuck: why the long quotation from "The Great Gatsby"? Are we supposed to take it at face value, that Jeremy's new friend is just such a great guy that he demands comparison with a passage from F. Scott Fitzgerald? Or maybe (I was hoping) Weisberg's intent is ironic: as we know, Gatsby basically sold his soul for money and status, and the personification of money and status, Daisy Buchanan. Maybe Weisberg is making a similar point about the "cool crowd": this is the moment where Jeremy is making compromises, starting to be superficial, hanging out with the rich kids in their big houses and abandoning his less-wealthy friends who live in apartments. But I think I'm reading too much into the passage, and indeed given the unalloyed nostalgia that informs the last section of the book (and given Weisberg's dedication: "And to my classmates: I still dream about you"), I don't think we're getting any kind of subtle critique of Jeremy's motivations, or of high school status-seeking, at all.
Weisberg is talented, but in the end I have to consider this book an exercise in nostalgia. He seems to have a glowing feeling about his New Jersey adolescence, and he wanted to render that in a kind of Joycean interior monologue. To the degree that his teenage experience approximates yours, you might share in this nostalgia, whether you're a 35-year-old or an 18-year-old looking back on a (basically happy) earlier time in your life. But if you're looking for something that goes beyond the nostalgia--some larger moral point about an individual, or social comment upon American life, adolescence, whatever--then I think you might be disappointed with this book.
Eh..........2005-12-05
This book was a bit typical for my liking. The setting was stereotypical only to be mixed in with bland characters, all told through a horribly punctuated journal of a tenth grader who seems like someone who should still be in middle school. Through this story Jeremy, our lead man, experiences the many things which high schoolers encounter. And what are these things? Why smoking, drinking, partying and sex of course! All told through immature eyes, making this book one which I did not enjoy very much...
Great Book about High School Today.......2005-12-05
This novel was an easy read for me. Weisberg made the main character Jeremy, a character that any high school student could relate to. I personaly couldn't relate to what he was going through at the time but I could certainly relate to the high school atmoshphere. The book was set in modern day so I could relate to the clicks around the school and being a sophomore. It was more of a book for guys but I did enjoy it.
The relationships are perfect.......2005-12-04
Choosing the Book 10th Grade was not a hard decision at all. The book relates to the high school world perfectly, I think present time. Everything about it sounds so true and anyone can relate to it in oneway or another. Jeremy, the main character told his story in a form of writing that anyone could pickup. It was Easy to read and easy too understand. The book was alo very reassuring becuase it informed the readers what life really is in present time. Very good story... So true...
Customer Reviews:
Shifting Calder Wind.......2007-08-29
I thoroughly enjoyed this book - you feel as through you a living the book with the Calders - you can picture the various scenes in your own mind and even have a picture in your own mind as to how each of the characters look - you feel their emotions and cry with their pain. I ordered this book from the US as I have not been able to find it in Australia.
NoMoreDailey.......2006-09-05
I have not read this book and NEVER will. I read the first Calder book, This Calder Sky and absolutely loved it. I fell in love with Maggie and Chase and was looking forward to a future story with Ty. The next two books, This Calder Range and Stands a Calder Man were good, but not near the caliber as This Calder Sky. THEN I read Calder Born, Calder Bred!!! I was outraged and heartsick that Dailey killed off Maggie!!! After all Maggie and Chase had been through, Dailey kills off the beloved heroine. I couldn't believe it! I read romance novels for happy endings. I refused to buy another Dailey novel and I didn't for about 15 years. Several years ago, I bought Calder Pride and again fell in love with Cat and Logan, especially Logan. I mentioned all this to my husband, so he bought me Green Calder Grass for a gift; again, still remembering Dailey's betrayal, I thumbed through the book before starting. I couldn't believe it, here Dailey kills off Ty!! I didn't even read the book, I was so angry. Lately, I've noticed some new Calder books out there, so I dug out my favorites, This Calder Sky and Calder Pride and reread them. I starting getting the Calder itch again, so I checked out the reviews on the newer Calder books and find out now Dailey has killed off Logan. That's it for me!!! NO MORE DAILEY!!!!! I wish there was a rating lower than 1 star!!!
I DIDN'T REALIZE THIS WAS A SERIES .......2006-02-02
IN THE WEE HOURS OF THE MORNING, I BEGAN READING THIS BOOK AND DIDN'T SLEEP UNTIL IT WAS FINISHED AT 4 AM! NOT REALIZING THIS WAS PART OF A SERIES, NOW I MUST FIND THE OTHER BOOKS.
I DON'T LIKE TO DISCUSS STORY LINES IN MY REVIEWS AS THAT IS DONE IN THE AMAZON REVIEWS. THE CHARACTERS ARE VERY INTERESTING AND I DEVELOPED LOVE/HATE RELATIONSHIPS WITH ALL OF THEM. I LIKED THE FACT THAT I WAS NOT LEFT WONDERING ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED TO THE COUPLES IN THIS BOOK, TOO.
A nice mystery / romance mix .......2005-05-17
I am hooked on the Calder series so I had to find out what happened to the family after Ty died. This book seems to tie up some more of the storylines. Janet Dailey has me hooked since her first Calder story "The Calder Sky" still the best!
Shifting Calder Wind.......2004-09-16
Like all of Janet Dailey's books, she keeps you involved with the characters. I really enjoy being able to feel what the Calders are feeling in emotional value as well as the setting.
I will not give away information about the book because it takes away the mystic of reading for yourself, but I am an avid reader of Janet Dailey's books and the Calder series will always be my favorite.
I do recommend that you read this book.
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Shifting Calder Wind 12C
Janet Dailey
Manufacturer: Kensington
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4 Med Sz PBs, 1 Small PB
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This important sourcebook for information about black writers and their craft is a welcome companion to the recently issued Norton Anthology of African American Literature. More to the point, it shows how much black literature, once relegated to the margins, has become mainstream. Here are brief biographies of more than 400 black writers, entries on some 150 works, and a host of entries on characters from novels, stories, and plays. In addition, there are entries on topics such as Afrocentricity (as well as on topics of more general interest, such as the novel), that make this essential for anyone who cares about black literature.
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A breathtaking achievement, this Concise Companion is a suitable crown to the astonishing production in African American literature and criticism that has swept over American literary studies in the last two decades. It offers an enormous range of writers-from Sojourner Truth to Frederick Douglass, from Zora Neale Hurston to Ralph Ellison, and from Toni Morrison to August Wilson. It contains entries on major works (including synopses of novels), such as Harriet Jacobs's Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Richard Wright's Native Son, and Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun. It also incorporates information on literary characters such as Bigger Thomas, Coffin Ed Johnson, Kunta Kinte, Sula Peace, as well as on character types such as Aunt Jemima, Brer Rabbit, John Henry, Stackolee, and the trickster. Icons of black culture are addressed, including vivid details about the lives of Muhammad Ali, John Coltrane, Marcus Garvey, Jackie Robinson, John Brown, and Harriet Tubman. Here, too, are general articles on poetry, fiction, and drama; on autobiography, slave narratives, Sunday School literature, and oratory; as well as on a wide spectrum of related topics. Compact yet thorough, this handy volume gathers works from a vast array of sources--from the black periodical press to women's clubs--making it one of the most substantial guides available on the growing, exciting world of African American literature.
Customer Reviews:
OUTSTANDING RESOURCE.......2001-05-21
Everything that you wanted to know or needed to know about African American Literature is contained in this eight hundred page volume. This comprehensive volume covers the historical and cultural contexts of African American literature that has been too long neglected.
Oxford's Companion encompasses the traditional genres of poetry, fiction and drama but goes beyond them. It gives the same analysis to special genres such as Slave Narratives, Oratory, Folk Literature, etc. that you don't normally find in reference works of this kind. These special features and others give this book a unique spot in reference works of literature.
From the moment I got this volume in my hands, I couldn't put it down. Its numerous essays, brief biographies and analysis of the various hues of African American Literature was overwhelming and enjoyable. A referance guide such as this should be in every home. It is user friendly, informative and entertaining. Most of all it will give you a deeper appreciation of the vast types of African American literature produced throughout the years.
An English Graduate Student in Nashville.......2001-04-25
I purchased this anthology to assist me in my African-American literature class. This book has given me great insight about the literature of African-Americans. Not only does it give great details about the many authors, but it also explains the nature of their many works. I strongly recommend this book to anyone taking an African-American literature course - regardless of the time period.
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A breathtaking achievement, this Concise Companion is a suitable crown to the astonishing production in African American literature and criticism that has swept over American literary studies in the last two decades. It offers an enormous range of writers-from Sojourner Truth to Frederick Douglass, from Zora Neale Hurston to Ralph Ellison, and from Toni Morrison to August Wilson. It contains entries on major works (including synopses of novels), such as Harriet Jacobs's Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Richard Wright's Native Son, and Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun. It also incorporates information on literary characters such as Bigger Thomas, Coffin Ed Johnson, Kunta Kinte, Sula Peace, as well as on character types such as Aunt Jemima, Brer Rabbit, John Henry, Stackolee, and the trickster. Icons of black culture are addressed, including vivid details about the lives of Muhammad Ali, John Coltrane, Marcus Garvey, Jackie Robinson, John Brown, and Harriet Tubman.
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This indispensable, easy-to-use tool for Sunday school teachers and pastors offers a year's worth of attention-grabbing object lessons. Guaranteed to spice up any story time or lesson.
Customer Reviews:
An excellent resource.......2006-08-07
I used this book to plan several children's sermons for our church. It is easy to understand, easy to prepare, and a breeze to adapt and deliver. Many people commented on the messages I delivered, how fun they were and how the ideas presented were so important. I recommend this book to both ministers and laity who need a well written children's ministry resource.
One of the Best in the Genre of Object Lessons for Children.......2006-06-05
I can't believe no one has reviewed this book yet. Once a week I teach at a chapel for Pre-K and K children at a private Christian school. So I look at a lot of books on children's sermons. The children's sermons in this book would also work very well with grades 1-5. You know what? Even adults would enjoy it. I thought this book was considered a classic, which is why I'm surprized it hasn't been reviewed yet.
Some object lesson books are very good, but they require a lot more preparation than I have time for. These lessons are very easy to prepare. They're all one or two pages, and easy to memorize the essential points; Most importantly, they keep children's interests as you're presenting the material.
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If you are tired of the same old desserts, and if you have ready access to a wide variety of fresh, sweet herbs (various basils, lemon thyme, tarragon, lavender, anise hyssop, and the like), Desserts from an Herb Garden will have you experimenting away in the kitchen in no time. The trick is the herbs. Author Sharon Kebschull Barrett says right up front that except for lavender, all the herbs she uses in her recipes are fresh, and there's no point in trying to substitute dried. Fortunately, there are a number of recipes that call for sweet basil and for mint, two herbs that most stores carry fresh. Try the Apple-Basil Cake or the Blueberry-Mint Layer Cake. Or the Mint Julep Truffles.
If those recipes catch your attention, you may find yourself putting in a small herb garden, or investing in window boxes and pots big enough to hold several herbs. Barrett gives her thoughts on the growing and cultivation of herbs. She notes that any herbs she grows indoors are always milder that the those she grows outdoors. And this leads to a basic rule of thumb: taste your herbs before you use them.
The book is divided into sections on Cookies and Candies; Cakes of All Kinds; Pies, Tarts, and Tortes; Crisps, Cobblers, Custards, and Puddings; Frozen Desserts; and Plated Desserts. The flavors Barrett combines may challenge your previous conceptions of dessert--look inside for Cinnamon Basil Polenta Cookies, Cilantro Peach Cobbler, Chocolate-Lime Bread Pudding, and more. Desserts from an Herb Garden may well be a portal to a whole new world, where the garden and the kitchen meet to spin fantasies of flavor. --Schuyler Ingle
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Still in her 20s and the owner/operator of a successful catering business called Dessert First, Sharon Barrett loves her garden almost as much as her kitchen. She brings the two together in this fresh, sophisticated cookbook, which collects recipes for desserts made with garden herbs.These are delicious, beautiful desserts that will delight bakers and gardeners (though you needn't grow the herbs yourself), and bring something truly new to the cook's table. Because of its unique subject and excellent quality, this book will stand out on the cookbook shelves. Recipes include Lemon-Rosemary Cream Cake * Chocolate Mint Biscotti * Berry Thyme Cobbler * Lemon Blueberry Sorbet * Maple Walnut Cookies * Apricot-Savor Cookie Cups * and many more. This dazzling collection by a smart, successful, young baker will bring renewed joy to those who love to bake.
Customer Reviews:
Wishes granted--check out her other book.......2001-03-07
Ms. Barrett's other cookbook "Morning Glories" expands into the realm of breakfast, brunch and beverages with the same style and grace as Desserts from an Herb Garden--add them to your cookbook collection, and you'll definitely be inspired to add some sort of container or window garden to take advantage of all her yummy recipes. Keep it up! More more more!
Give me your tired taste buds, your poor palate..........1999-09-03
This collection of recipes is more than a "cookbook." Ms Barrett is also a gentle teacher whose knowledge of the garden as well as the kitchen makes her book interesting and eminently readable. Oh, and do fresh herbs make a more exciting dessert? Cilantro Peach Cobbler! Ole, ya'll!!
Easy to read, unique recipes using available garden herbs........1999-06-24
This book is a treasure of unusual tastes and ideas in simple, well written recipes that even a beginning chef can master. Each recipe is described in mouth-watering language inviting the reader to venture on into its production. The recipes that I have tried have been simple to follow and have turned out as I expected. These are really different tastes for your palate - a welcome change from standard dessert fare, and a delight to everyone. If you are not currently growing herbs, this book will spur you on to consider this possibility - even in a window garden - yet the book takes into account what herbs are available routinely in the supermarket for readers who are not ready to grow their food. If you are looking for some unique desserts to try, this book is a MUST! We can only hope the author is working on other "courses" using herbs for her future offerings.
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Herbal Sweets (Fresh-from-the-Garden Cookbook Series)
Ruth Bass
Manufacturer: Storey Publishing, LLC
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Take advantage of the growing interest in herbal cooking with this book from a beautifully presented unique series.
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A companion for jewelry lovers and collectors searching for that special piece of jewelry, this book aids in identifying the good from the bad, and the valuable from the worthless pieces. Over 750 color photos identifying over 950 pieces. Designers include Coro, Lisner, Kramer, Haskell, Trifari, Judy Lee, Hattie Carnegie, Napier, Beau Jewels, and Gerry's. 25 vintage advertisements showcase the costume jewelry of the past, as well as signed sterling from the 1960s and 1970s, men's pieces, and other fun accessories. AUTHORBIO: Ronna Lee Aikins has collected costume jewelry for over 15 years and her book, Brilliant Rhinestones, is based on her personal collection. She owned a unique boutique offering vintage costume jewelry and clothing as well as new jewelry and couture. Pieces of her collection were also sold at an upscale Nashville, TN, clothing shop. REVIEW: A companion for jewelry lovers searching for that special piece, this book helps distinguish the good from the bad, the valuable from the worthless. With 750+ striking photographs showing almost 1,000 pieces of jewelry, this book dazzles.
Customer Reviews:
For your eyes only.......2007-07-02
I'm surprised to see this book has received such poor ratings because though I agree with other reviewers that it has its flaws, I don't think it is a bad book at all.
I bought this book at the bookstore without first looking up any reviews online. At the time, I had to choose between Aikins' book and one other book that had better photographs and a sleeker look. The Aikins' book won me over because most of the pieces are dated and they are photographed in their entirety and on their own. There is nothing wrong with focusing on a portion of a necklace or photographing a piece surrounded with props, but I also think it is important to be able to see what type of findings were common at a particular period in time (although the backs of earrings and brooches were not photographed for this book).
Most of the jewelry in this book is from the 1940s to 1950s. There are a few from the 1920s and earlier and a couple from the 1970s and 1980s. I like the variety of necklaces, bracelets, pins and earrings the author shows in this book. In fact, every time I open it, I seem to find a new piece that catches my attention even though I have read the book from cover to cover. This is not a book for those looking for historical references and explanations about the different styles and trends in jewelry fashion. For that, I would recommend such books as C. Jeanenne Bell's "Answers to Questions About Old Jewelry". "Brilliant Rhinestones," on the other hand, is more adequate as a visual reference for those who want to familiarize themselves with the "look" of a variety of pieces of vintage rhinestone jewelry.
No good deed shall go unpunished.......2005-07-05
I got the book "Brilliant Rhinestones" as a gift several years ago, and I thought at the time that the prices were way, way off - I've never seen such high and uneven prices for costume jewelry. Plus, the book's written content is extremely amateurish and, frankly, irritating in the extreme. Well, to spare my good friend's feelings I didn't share this opinion with her - told her the book was great. So, what did I get for my birthday this year? Yikes!!!!! The next edition, (20th Century Costume Jewelry) even more irritating than the first!! I bear no ill will towards the author, I'm assuming the publisher reeled her in to do another book (this stuff is kind of like the old "vanity press", isn't it?) and is counting on the book to sell just because these books are hot right now. But beware - this latest book has prices for modern jewelry that is absolutely, totally based on fantasy (for stuff you can load up on at Goodwill)and the prices for real vintage jewelry is also way off, about like her first book.
Dull Rhinestones. Nothing Brilliant Here.......2005-03-03
I purchased both this book and the sister companion, 20th Century Jewelry and felt that it was on my list of one of the worst photographed books that I have seen. There are two others by this same publisher that are lackluster in photography. Little information about the jewelry history is included in both books. While I appreciate all that the author has going for her (no doubt the other review was written by her husband), a little more attention to photography detail would have made this book much more enjoyable. I felt that the prices were a little over inflated which is a shame for both books because gorgeous jewelry is featured, just lousy photography to show them off.
Not Informative or Realistic.......2004-06-28
Little information, very inflated prices on low end costume jewelry. Misleading for novices, no information for seasoned collectors. I wish I could sell things at these prices!
I wish I could give this book more stars, or a BIG diamond!.......2004-06-20
Perhaps, those who thought negatively of this book should take into consideration the extensive time and effort on the author's part; not only does she work, raise a child, and send a husband to college, but she also collects jewelry and shares her collection with the world. It is doubtful her book is meant for the uneducated, novice collector. Maybe one should take a hiatus from critizing and look at the book for its poetics, and the great feeling and thought from Ms. Aikins. Since I contacted Ms. Aikins, I have learned many interesting facts about costume jewelry; I'm looking forward to her second book. Hopefully, it will showcase even more exquisite jewelry than the first! Kudos to you, Ms. Aikins!
Customer Reviews:
Some good designs.......2004-10-11
I found some good designs in this book. Since I like to see knits from around the world, I enjoyed her book. However I am sure there are other knits around the world that could have been shown here.
Patterns with a 'new' look will keep me going for months........1999-11-08
I bought this book after spending an hour 'skimming ' it and Starmore's Celtic Collection. For me, it was the unique touches...creative details and colors that made the difference and made me select the Moss book. I am in a stage of my knitting where I want it to be fun and interesting. I decided that the patterns Moss put together here were not only going to be superb when done, but would keep me interested while knitting. No boring knitting here...but repeats are easily learned...I have not found myself chained to the book while knitting. I find the color combinations refreshing and interesting...NOT AT ALL garish like some can be. For the combinations that I love but cannot give a lot of time to...there are small items (socks/pillows) that I can make to satisfy my craving. Moss offers a wide variety of skill levels so that there is something for almost everyone in this book. In short, I find this book delightful and full of projects that will keep me knitting happily for months. The recipients of my work (if I can bear to part with them when I am finished) will be thrilled. I am very happy with my book and have put three of the projects on my "must do as soon as possible" list. My teenage daughters, my sister and I have ALL found items in here we are obsessed with creating. I am working on my first project from this book now. The directions are clear and the charts are easy to follow...complete yarn information allowed easy yarn substitutions. This book won't be spending much time on the shelf. Knitting with Moss in this book is FUN. Happy knitting.
pretty nice attempt at unusual designs.......1999-11-04
Moss has some nice sweaters here, although I can't help thinking that the inspiration for the designs should have produced more thought over the designs themselves. Something about them shouted that they could have been improved. They don't look like "world" knits either but only a select portion of the world. The colors are often too bright for my taste, although two of the sweaters are fairly nice. Somehow it all seems awkward, but it is a nice attempt at doing something different. However, none of the sweaters is so appealing that I'm willing to put in the time to handle their intricacies. I'm looking forward to her new book, Sculptured Knits, which I've seen previewed -- and one of the sweaters in the collection can be found in the Fall 1999 Knitter's.
What a dudd.......1999-05-28
I was so in love with Moss's previous books that I scooped this book up without even looking at the contents, wanting a quite place to savor the work of a master. Silly me. These are not the timeless classics of her previous books. Instead of her trademark texture with subtle motif coupled with wonderfully detailed styling, we have ugly overbearing designs against mostly ho-hom sweaters. Did I mention the socks and afgans? Yuck. There are a couple of nice sweaters, but nothing to motivate me to pluck down $150 in yarn and spend months knitting. Ironically, Vogue featured an original pattern that was based on one of the sweaters in the book and it is far better then the one it is based on and much nicer then anything in this book. Save your money and hunt down one of her earlier books.
Not patterns you want to knit.......1998-01-30
A disapointment after her previous "classics" book and her published patterns. Maybe Ms. Moss wanted a write-off for her trip through Africa and the Middle East, but I'm not inclined to help fund it. The designs in this book are (with the exception of one sweater vest) not the kind of thing you would actually WEAR anyplace (including Casual Fridays), regardless of how interesting they may be to craft as a technical exercise. Frankly, as a working mom I just don't have time for knitting "exercises," which may explain my frustration with the book. Most of the designs suffered from some very unfortunate choices with regard to the colorways. There are some interesting "bits" of designs and constructions that you might be able to use in another sweater project, but on the whole I found it to be very derivative of what Fassett was doing 10 years ago without adding much of additional value.
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Control Freaked
Mark Breslin
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The outrageously funny autobiography of Mark Breslin, Founder of Yuk Yuk's comedy clubs.
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- Amber, a Very Personal Cat and Conversations With Amber
- The Complete Animation Course: The Principles, Practice and Techniques of Successful Animation
- American Country Churches: A Pictorial History
- A Shilling for Candles
Teen Angst? Naaah . . . A Quasi-autobiography
Kick Me: Adventures in Adolescence
Be More Chill
Superstud: Or How I Became a 24-Year-Old Virgin
Breathing Underwater
