Crimson Wife Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Would you mind giving my Amazon.com review of Bonding over Beauty a "helpful" vote? I hate to stump for votes like this but I know from past experience that being the odd reviewer out tends to draw a lot of "unhelpful" votes. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ria Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 (edited) Would you mind giving my Amazon.com review of Bonding over Beauty a "helpful" vote? I hate to stump for votes like this but I know from past experience that being the odd reviewer out tends to draw a lot of "unhelpful" votes. Thanks! Just curious...why do you need people to vote on your review? What purpose does this serve? Edited to add: I'm seriously asking this, not in a snarky way, promise! I just want to know! Edited August 6, 2011 by Ria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisy Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Done and I totally agree with you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caitilin Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 (edited) Done! I agree with you in any case, and although I rarely vote on the helpfulness of people's reviews, this seems a good one to make an exception for.:grouphug: Edited August 6, 2011 by Caitilin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ByGrace3 Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 done! totally agree! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Very helpful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Just curious...why do you need people to vote on your review? What purpose does this serve? Edited to add: I'm seriously asking this, not in a snarky way, promise! I just want to know! I am curious too... What does it do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 And how does one go about voting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orthodox6 Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 (edited) If the author is as weird as you describe her, she insults both parents AND the young girls she claims to support. She assumes the worst of girls -- that they automatically will lie and act deceitfully. If I were a pre-teen or teen, I would rake that woman over hot coals for demeaning my intelligence and my sense of honorable behaviour. I just voted "for" your review, and added my own observation that I probably would give the book zero stars. Edited August 6, 2011 by Orthodox6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plucky Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Is the book recommended for 9-year olds? I thought a tween was 11 or 12. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 (edited) My DD would think I'd lost my mind if I suggested that we "bond over grooming". (Btw, did anybody else find the review by the UNCLE weird? "As an uncle with tween nieces, I am always looking for new activities for our visits that make the short times we have together fun and valuable. The facial scrubs and aromatherapy advice would all be great to try together") Edited August 6, 2011 by regentrude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1bassoon Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 My DD would think I'd lost my mind if I suggested that we "bond over grooming". (Btw, did anybody else find the review by the UNCLE weird? "As an uncle with tween nieces, I am always looking for new activities for our visits that make the short times we have together fun and valuable. The facial scrubs and aromatherapy advice would all be great to try together") Yeah, ick-o-meter was dinging loudly when I read that! I just found the whole idea of the book - I don't know - focusing on all the wrong things. But that's probably just me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted August 7, 2011 Author Share Posted August 7, 2011 Is the book recommended for 9-year olds? I thought a tween was 11 or 12. The author talks in the book about taking her 9 y.o. daughter to the salon to get blonde highlights :001_rolleyes: so I think she intended it for the full 'tween range of 8-12. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted August 7, 2011 Author Share Posted August 7, 2011 Just curious...why do you need people to vote on your review? What purpose does this serve? Edited to add: I'm seriously asking this, not in a snarky way, promise! I just want to know! Amazon lists the reviews with the most "helpful" ratings first. A review that has a lot of "unhelpful" votes tends to get buried by Amazon. I don't want other moms picking up the book assuming it's going to be innocuous (like I did) and getting the nasty shock of all the age-inappropriate procedures discussed. I don't normally go stumping for votes but I've noticed that in the past when I've given a mixed or negative review to something that most other reviewers have liked, I tend to get a lot of "unhelpful" votes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Running the race Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 Done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nansk Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 Done and agree. BTW I did not know 8 and 9 year olds are now considered "tweens"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plucky Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 The author talks in the book about taking her 9 y.o. daughter to the salon to get blonde highlights :001_rolleyes: so I think she intended it for the full 'tween range of 8-12. Oh, I didn't see that in the description. Thanks for clearing that up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in Neverland Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 Done. I can't believe the rubbish that gets published. Disgusting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgehog Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 Would you mind giving my Amazon.com review of Bonding over Beauty a "helpful" vote? I hate to stump for votes like this but I know from past experience that being the odd reviewer out tends to draw a lot of "unhelpful" votes. Thanks! Done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastforward Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 I marked your review to be "helpful". :001_smile: I also have purchased a few books based upon your thoughtful and clearly written reviews. :D (Hoping you don't mind that I read many of your reviews, too.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeckyFL Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 Done. Great review! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 I don't normally go stumping for votes but I've noticed that in the past when I've given a mixed or negative review to something that most other reviewers have liked, I tend to get a lot of "unhelpful" votes. i've had the same thing happen. It irritates me that the 'helpful' button is confused with an 'agree' button. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBM Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 The keratin treatments contain formaldehyde, a known carcinogen, but I don't think the Japanese hair straightening (thermal conditioning) treatments do. I'm not sure, though. Either way, I don't think the author's logic is right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted August 7, 2011 Author Share Posted August 7, 2011 The keratin treatments contain formaldehyde, a known carcinogen, but I don't think the Japanese hair straightening (thermal conditioning) treatments do. I'm not sure, though. Either way, I don't think the author's logic is right. I don't know anything about the chemical straightening procedures so I'm just going by what the author wrote. She made at least one other glaring error later on in the book in the section about female health (calling a yeast infection a subtype of bacterial vaginosis) so it wouldn't surprise me if she made other errors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted August 7, 2011 Author Share Posted August 7, 2011 BTW I did not know 8 and 9 year olds are now considered "tweens"! I think it has to do with the earlier onset of puberty in many girls these days. Back when I started going through puberty at 9 in the '80's, this was considered as being on the early side. Today, I see many 8 y.o.'s already visibly starting to change. I don't know if it's all the hormones in our food or the obesity epidemic or what. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabitha Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 (edited) I don't know anything about the chemical straightening procedures so I'm just going by what the author wrote. She made at least one other glaring error later on in the book in the section about female health (calling a yeast infection a subtype of bacterial vaginosis) so it wouldn't surprise me if she made other errors. Done. I like it that your review pops up first. On your comment about yeast infections, the author might be right. Since I have not read the book I don't know what else she says in regards to that. I have 2 dd's with a 'leaky gut.' One dd, her cause was from a candida overgrowth in her intestines. If you look at http://www.gaps.me to learn more about this condition, you'll see that yeast infections are a sign of a bad bacteria overgrowth. They can happen during detoxing as well. Bacteria leaves the body through stool and urine, and on it way out it can cause yeasties that way. If anyone suffers from yeast infections, treat the gut with some good probiotics to get the gut flora in balance (proper balance between the good and bad bacteria found in the intestines) and watch what happens. Don't be surprised if the yeast infections go away. So, yeast infections are a sign of bacteria issues. Edited August 10, 2011 by Tabitha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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