Unravel The Bindings

Advantages: Original story that draws you in
Disadvantages: Flashbacks may confuse if you find it hard to follow a story

...the bindings on her deformed feet and the mistakes she's made in her past. As the tale unravels, we find out more of these mistakes. May first met her husband in a Shanghai brothel, where she was working as a prostitute, and - despite campaigning against bound feet - he falls in love with May's. Harrison, while obviously not approving the binding of feet, isn't afraid to delve into the eroticism of the bound foot - a sound decision since the reason for binding girls' feet was to attract a good husband. The 'flashbacks' reveal several worlds, from May's childhood in the late part of the 19th century to a trip on the Great Siberian Express where a confused Captain Litovsky mistakes Alice for someone called Olga and abducts her, to the English boarding school where Alice and her older sister, Cecily, are sent. Each incident has an effect on Alice...

DoubleFantasy11 05.07.2006 · Read review
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Review of The Binding Chair - Kathryn Harrison

The binding chair... not a bind to read at all.

Advantages: An incite into an unknown world.
Disadvantages: Sometimes a little uncomfortable to read.

...On one of my many, many trips to my local library I was thrilled to discover that there was another book sale, unfortunately the books on sale were not of the usual reading material that I go for, hence the review I will now write. The book I will now review is ? The binding chair by Kathryn Harrison? As I stated earlier this is not the sort of book I would normally go for, more of a semi fictional history book this only appealed in the fact that it was A, on sale for 20p, and B, I liked the cover! (Sorry I am so shallow!). The cover doesn?t really give much indication as to what the book is about, aside from the fact that the binding chair in question is the piece of apparatus that Chinese girls sat in to have there feet bound. Not being that knowledgeable on the subject of Chinese history or the barbaric traditions behind...

sarahbarrow 16.03.2009 · Read review
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Review of The Binding Chair - Kathryn Harrison

What works for one may not work for another - lipo bind.

Advantages: Rapid body fat loss, More energy, very clear skin, quick weight loss & effective.
Disadvantages: occasional stomach pains or sensation of vibrating stomach, misleading about supply duration, cost

...I have tried just about every diet pill available without prescription, and have been seriously dissapointed time after time. I noticed Lipo bind in tesco's for £22.00 for a 1 month supply and thought i may as well give it a try. It worked out at less than 90p a day so it was to be no big loss if it did not work. I was surprised to see that i had to take 3-4 tablets after every main meal, as there is only 60 in the pack it would work out to last me all of about 8 days, I decided against taking them with breakfast and lunch and opted for low fat low carb meals in place, such as tuna fish salads, fruits and chicken etc. For my main meal i would have what ever i felt like and as fatty and calorie laiden as i liked, topped of with dessert. followed with 3 tablets and a glass of water. After the 1st week i had dropped 3lbs...

fugly23 23.09.2009 · Read review
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Review of LIPO Bind

Endless Suffering!

Advantages: Very playable, pretty scary, a few nice additions to the original
Disadvantages: Perhaps a bit too similar to the original

...GAME INFO Genre = 3rd person survival horror Developer = Surreal Software Publisher = Midway Players = 1 Player Online = No Age = 18+ Released = 2005 STORYLINE The Suffering 2: Ties That Bind is the sequel to The Suffering (surprise!) in which you play Torque, an oddly named prison inmate accused of the brutal murder of his ex-wife and kids. Throughout the original game, Torque had to use an array of weapons to fight his way through a host of horrific creatures in order to make good his escape from Abbott Penitentiary on Carnate Island. In Suffering 2: Ties That Bind, we pick up the story shortly after Torque's escape and arrival in his home town of Baltimore. Sadly for Torque, he finds his every step is still blighted by the same types of monsters that plagued Carnate Island, along with a sinister organisation known...

baalzamon 09.08.2006 · Read review
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Review of The Suffering: Ties That Bind (PS2)

Fantastic bindings

Advantages: More control, more comfort, very fast
Disadvantages: Must enter on toe edge

...I bought a pair of these bindings because I though they might stop my hands getting so cold when I had to take my gloves off to fasten my Emery regular bindings. Boy, did they do more than that. Firstly, they are so quick to put on. Instead of cranking tight those ratchets - all four of them - you just put your foot in and snap shut the clamp. Secondly, and more importantly for me, when the clamp is shut, you get far more control over your board. One problem I always had with regular bindings was that my foot slid around an awful lot - with Flow bindings your feet stay in the same place making turns smoother and easier. They also come with numerous ways of adjusting the fittings - my tip is to do this before you hit the slopes and not during as I found out one day when I spent about half an hour tightening the back - which I had...

claire_longmuir 19.07.2001 · Read review
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Review of Flow FL 11

Bonds Which Bind Stronger Than Blood...

Advantages: Intriguing and tense, excellent characters, moving and emotional
Disadvantages: I didn't like the time period switches mid page.

..." Four Women A Lifetime Of Secrets One Moment That Binds Them Together Forever. " Plot Roberta Lee hasn't the best childhood. At three years old she was taken, by her mother Ruth, from her father and the rest of her family in the middle of the night. Now thousands of miles away, her alcoholic Mother is neglectful and life is lonely and devoid of love. That is until she meets Cynthia, a girl in her class at school, and her mother Lenora. Despite also being brought up without her Father, Cynthia's life couldn't be more different. Lenora is a loving and caring mother who extends her maternal feelings to include Roberta. However as the bonds between Lenora and Roberta strengthen, other people around them grow suspicious and jealous. In an alcoholic rage, Ruth, discloses a secret she has being keeping close to her heart...

Rhiana 07.09.2009 · Read review
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Review of The Butterfly House - Marcia Preston

Get Connected.(Snowboard bindings)

Advantages: Solid performance, cheap price, great build quality, not yellow.
Disadvantages: Should be called Drake GT? Ciao, do your research! ;-)

...I have ridden with bindings from Burton and Sims, as well as borrowing boards and bindings from a number of mates, but since 2001 I have owned a pair of Drake F60s (drakes top-of-the-range model) which they have not only provided me with a great connection to the board, but they have lasted through 2 boards and upwards of 300 days on the slopes. They are still going strong, and so when it came to kitting out my girlfriend there was only one place to start looking. Drakes "entry level" binding. The design of these is identical to my old F60's, not surprisingly as this geometry has been proven by a wide selection of pro's over the years and... it works! The materials I guess have been downgraded, with plastic substituted for metal in some areas, but I have no worries with that, as technology has improved to the extent that the plastics...

jimh1 08.07.2005 · Read review
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Review of Drake GTO

Spell Bindingly Good

Advantages: Graphics, lots of side missions, great game
Disadvantages: Main story a little short perhaps?

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kellface85 11.05.2009 · Read review
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Review of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Xbox 360)

The thread that binds us

Advantages: Superb acting, writing, direction and cinematography, lush scenery
Disadvantages: None, except maybe for those who don't like subtitled films

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thereddragon 08.10.2008 · Read review
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Review of Dor (DVD)

The Worst Book I've Read this Year

Advantages: It's short...
Disadvantages: ...But I still wasted over an hour reading it.

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Brooke3 13.07.2009 · Read review
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Review of The Ties That Bind - Jayne Ann Krentz