Two Caravans, Nine Immigrant Workers and One Dog

Advantages: Thought provoking, both funny and serious, compelling plot
Disadvantages: A couple of contrived moments in the plot, some inconsistencies in the narrative

...Ukrainian, a miner's son; Tomasz, a Pole with seriously bad smelling feet, a love of poetry and a guitar; Yola, the petite and voluptuous pole who is 'servicing' the farmer for some money on the side; Marta, Yola's religious niece who turns the basic food that they can get hold of into a culinary delight using herbs from the roadside, wild mushrooms and a lot of imagination; Emmanuel, the incredibly naïve and religious not-quite-18 year old from Malawi who is searching for his sister who is somewhere in England; two Chinese girls; Vitaly who manages to turn from humble, but shifty, strawberry picker to cut throat recruitment consultant (representing the shiny new Eastern Europe); and there's Dog, a big black thing of unknown provenance who sticks with Andriy to the bitter end. They have to leave the strawberry picking in a hurry when...

sonic0209 01.10.2007 · Read review
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Review of Two Caravans - Marina Lewycka

Two Worlds

Advantages: Flexible character development and vast exploration area
Disadvantages: Mounted ride control is horrible

.... A powerful force churns silently - weaving a secret plot of fear and destruction. In the end one of the Two Worlds will remain. Gameplay : The gameplay of Two Worlds is a real-time action in a fully three dimensional landscape. Whack the enemy, pick up objects, etc happen in real time, so players may beaten up by the enemies while thinking what armor should I equip and such :-) Similar to Oblivion and Gothic 3, the gameplay is non-linear. The player is free to explore the game world, accepting side quests at will. However, there is a core quest (main quest) centering around rescuing the hero's sister, who is being held for ransom by mysterious forces who are scheming to open the tomb of Aziraal, the god of the orcs. There is no fixed character classes like other role playing games. As the character gains experience and levels, it is...

Stenly7981 15.11.2008 · Read review
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Review of Two Worlds (PC)

What sort of a dog is it?

Advantages: Small, happy and adaptable
Disadvantages: They need regular brushing

.... Suddenly now that retirement is on the horizon and I have given up working full time to take on a part time job working from home my thoughts naturally went towards getting a puppy. The problem was what breed? I agonised for a long time and just about narrowed it down to two options, a Shetland Sheepdog or a Tibetan Terrier, both being relatively small and with no major health issues. I started looking for a puppy and decided to go to a dog show locally to see if I could meet up with some breeders. At the show I looked at both breeds and chatted to a number of breeders and it was as I was leaving that a most beautiful dog caught my eye. It looked almost like a miniature Afghan and was a lovely cream colour with deep brown 'tipping' at the end of its coat. I didn't recognise the breed at all so I went over to chat to the owner. She...

laramax 01.10.2009 · Read review
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Review of Chinese Crested Dog

The World's Greatest Dog Show

Advantages: Dogs dogs dogs
Disadvantages: None

...a button with their clever little paws and catch the ball that shoots out. Then they run back as fast as their legs will carry them and the next one goes. The two teams race against each other and there are more complex rules but that's the main jist of it. It's brilliant - it can all change with one drop of the ball and the whole crowd gets involved as you chose which side to back. Heelwork to Music. Dogs and their handlers 'dance' to music - mother loved this but then she's entertained by her domestic chores so I guess it's each to their own. Golden Retriever display teams. These do the same as heelwork but with less flair though it's slightly entertaining when one of the dogs wanders off. The Young Kennel Club has its own ring where there are displays throughout the day. And what Crufts is all about: Around the halls...

rolletrog 19.03.2008 (10.03.2009) · Read review
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Review of Crufts Dog Show

Two Good

Advantages: innovative, creative artist
Disadvantages: couple of tracks weaker than others on album

...Bat for Lashes ? Two Suns review Bat for Lashes is Natasha Khan, a singer-songwriter, who hails from Brighton. Her success to date has been cult, stemming from her excellent debut album ?Fur and Gold? which was released originally in 2006. She nearly had the kiss of death when it was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize (research Gomez and Ms Dynamite for further details) in 2007, at one stage hotly tipped, but the 'honour' went to Klaxons for their debut. 'Two Suns' is the difficult second album, though in this review I will try to persuade you the reader, that this is anything but difficult to listen to and digest. At this early stage in its release (im writing this a week after release) it has been well received both critically, and commercially; lead single 'Daniel' has become her first song to break into the Top 40...

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Review of Two Suns - Bat For Lashes

Supermeat for super dogs!

Advantages: Reasonably priced, selection of flavours and good quality.
Disadvantages: A little smelly!

...feed him. This particular dog food is one of the two or three lower priced foods I buy him. I usually mix the food with a little mixer type biscuit, as my dog gets on well with foods with a little crunch to them. I believe that dogs actually do not really care about variety, it is we humans who feel that we should give them a different flavoured meal daily, just as we would prepare differing meals for ourselves. My dog cleans his bowl every mealtime so I cannot claim that this is his favourite or he enjoys it more than XYZ brand! What I have noticed however, is that after eating this particular food he is less 'windy' and he seems to digest it well, no rear end problems at all....Oh dear the info we share on this site! I won't bore readers with a list of ingredients or nutritional values as I do not feel it is necessary for this...

brittle1906 27.10.2009 · Read review
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Review of Tesco Premium Meaty Chunks Variety Dog Food

A little toy dog

Advantages: cute
Disadvantages: none

...Ahh its cute this little wooden toy dog that is made by Brio has been around for many years 1945 saw the first one of these toys. Let me describe this toy. Sampo dog stands on a red base. He stands 5 inches tall. Sampo is a shiny black dog with yellow feet these are fixed to the base. Sampo's legs are made of 2 beads each these are threaded together and to his feet with I think it's a strong string like thread His body is one black bead shaped a little to resemble a dog's body the legs are threaded onto the body. There are 3 black beads threaded to make the tail this is threaded into the body and out the head end, there is a black bead to represent the neck then a head shaped black bead this has two beady eyes and two red floppy ears. In total there are 19 parts to Sampo dog. Now the base circle of the base moves if you press it...

mumsymary 09.02.2008 · Read review
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Review of Brio Sampo the Dog

Dogs might Fly!

Advantages: great story and illustrations
Disadvantages: none!

...My three year old recently received this delightful book in her BookStart pack which all three year olds get and it is fast becoming one of her favourites. We already own quite a few Jez Alborough books so we were very happy to add this to our collection. The main character in this story is an adorable little dog called Sid. Something amazing happens to Sid when he is on his way to school one day because he starts to fly! It's a fantastic experience and he can't quite believe it. Unfortunately when he gets to school no one else believes him either. Sadly, when he tries to fly again he finds that, with everyone watching, he cannot do it and goes home a very sad little puppy. It is sad that all the others think he is a liar and that they have laughed at Sid. When he gets home he shares his problems with his dad who then lets him into...

kingfisher111 16.02.2009 · Read review
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Review of Some Dogs Do - J. Alborough

Two Women, hard hitting fiction from Martina Cole

Advantages: A very readable novel from a popular author
Disadvantages: Strong language and unsavoury subject matter may upset some

...Martina Cole is a popular novelist, known for her gritty, gutsy, no holds barred style of writing. If readers have experienced any of her other books, they will know that Ms Cole's novels are usually set in the seedy back streets of London's underworld, an area ruled by violence, hard men and poverty. The male characters are archetypical men's men, hard drinking, hard fighting, villains. Their women are generally downtrodden and ill used, if not prostitutes. Two Women is set against this backdrop. ~~The Plot~~ The book begins in the 1980's, with convicted murderess Susan Dalston, being transported from Durham prison to Holloway prison. Dalston has lodged an appeal against her life sentence. Dalston's reputation has preceded her, a dangerous woman who battered her husband to death by hitting him over 100 times around the head...

brittle1906 02.12.2009 · Read review
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Dog Gone good

Advantages: Great entertainment.
Disadvantages: Maybe a tad gory for some peoples tastes.

...? You’ll have to watch it and find out. The film couples some genuinely freaky moments, with lots of good suspense and a thick helping of humor thrown into the mix as well. A small example, In one scene, one of the soldiers is pinned up against a wall by two of these terrifying beasts who are just about to devour him, knowing that he is about to die, his final words are, “Go on you Bast**ds, I hope I give you the Sh*t’s” This line had the entire cinema audience in tears and a small group of lads wouldn’t shut up about it in the Gents toilets after the film had finished. The film made me jump on more than one occasion, which for me is quite rare, watch out for the campfire scene, it nearly gave me heart failure. The creepiest thing about ‘Dog Soldiers’ for me, was the howling noise that...

deano_76 17.05.2002 · Read review
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