Chicken Soup for the Soul

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Summary: A laugh-riot satire of contemporary American values.
Review: "Soul" to these authors suggests nothing like acceptance, forbearance, sacrifice, or even love. Instead, our most profound goal is the square footage of our homes -- a statistic cited in more than one anecdote among the ultimate measures of success. Luckily, the absurd reasoning (one is led to conclude that loved ones who died of cancer were insufficiently optimistic) combined with maudlin sentimentality began to tickle my funny bone. By the time I got to the crippled ghetto youth announcing his intention to become a football star ("Orenthal James, but my friends just call me O.J.) tears of laughter were streaming down my face.

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Summary: A laugh-riot satire of contemporary American values.
Review: "Soul" to these authors suggests nothing like acceptance, forbearance, sacrifice, or even love. Instead, our most profound goal is the square footage of our homes -- a statistic cited in more than one anecdote among the ultimate measures of success. Luckily, the absurd reasoning (one is led to conclude that loved ones who died of cancer were insufficiently optimistic) combined with maudlin sentimentality began to tickle my funny bone. By the time I got to the crippled ghetto youth announcing his intention to become a football star ("Orenthal James, but my friends just call me O.J.) tears of laughter were streaming down my face.

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Summary: The Reader Wasn't So Great......and Neither was the Book
Review: I had heard so much about the book from my grandparents, friends, and clergymen, so I was utterly surprised when I plugged the tape in my walkman on the train Saturday morning. The reader essentially put me to sleep! We need a British reader! I don't want to sound anti-American, but I enjoy listening to Brits. Once I got by the fact that the reader was American, the quality of the book gradually diminished. By the tenth vinyette, the stories had lost my interest and I was fast-forwarding the tape hoping for orgasmic sounds. No such luck! I strongly suggest that no one buys this tape....I've never seen so many words say essentially nothing.

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Summary: Chicken Soup for the Soul
Review: I really liked this product. It made me feel good to listen to the stories and inspired me to do even better in life. I enjoyed it. I tried listening to the stories instead of reading the newspaper, and it made a big difference. I recommend it!

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Summary: If I could have put Zero (Stars) I would
Review: You might enjoy this tape if you are either dead, fictional, or non-existant.