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Pewari's Prattle
This is a nicely designed blog about the day-to-day life of the author, "Pewari Naan." She uses a pseudonym, but is far from anonymous as she occasionally posts pictures of herself and, most recently, her dog (note: the photo in question was taken by the author's child, but is not, in fact, her dog).
Pewari's Prattle has been around since April 2003 and there is so much material that it's hard for a new reader to get oriented. Luckily, Pewari has a "N.S.F.A.Q." (not sure what "N.S." stands for) where she introduces herself and the cast of characters for the blog. She does not discuss the theme of the blog.
I found the content, observations and stories, to be mildly amusing, occasionally confusing due to lack of context, and sometimes very interesting. The quality of the writing is excellent with no grammar, spelling or syntax issues. It is a pleasure to read a well-constructed sentence. While there doesn't seem to be any particular focus or theme, each post is self-contained and well constructed. There are reoccurring characters (the author's children and husband) so you do get a sense of the author's life from reading several entries. The author recounts bits of her life through describing her experiences--there is something inherently interesting about seeing the world through someone else's eyes, even if it's only a small corner of the world and a small corner of that person's life.
The design of the site is excellent. The template is spare, content is central and navigation is easy. The simple grey text on a white background is easy to read. All links work and the F.A.Q. and links to popular posts are right up top. There is a prominent Flickr badge, if you are interested in seeing the author's large photo collection, and lower down there is an extensive blogroll.
I liked the site, but I don't know if I would visit again. If I were acquainted with the author, it would be a great way of keeping up with her. As a casual reader, while I like her writing style, not knowing what to expect from the blog might keep me from returning. I'm not sure who the audience for the blog is--perhaps that's something the author could answer.
It's a quality site, well designed and well written. The lack of a central theme keeps it from being of greater general interest.
This site was reviewed on 2006-01-31 by Jamy Barab.
They felt this site belonged in the Personal category.
Jamy Barab felt that Pewari's Prattle deserved a rating of 4.
My initial feeling on Pewari’s Prattle was that it had a very simple and inviting layout. It had the “to be expected item” of a blog roll on the side bar. One thing that really caught my eye is how the author found a discrete way to link to the sites archives without stretching this huge list of month, year down the sidebar as well. They were in a simple dropdown menu for quick and easy access.
The blog was created in April 2003, so there is a lot of content on the site. If you select a month from the archives list you will see a brief excerpt of the articles the author presents. This makes it very handy for a reader to see if he or she would want to finish reading the article or move on to the next. The author posts regularly on the site, which always makes for a good blog. It has a green header with the title located in it. A simple white background, where the articles are presented, was used with an olive/green color as a border for the site. The site uses simple black, white, and green text for an easy read. A neat feature built into the site is a blog of the week. This area has a simple screenshot of the blog and a link back to the blog of the week site. Along with the archives drop box, another box appears in the sidebar. It contains category information.
This blog has a lot of personal information built into it, but it does also pose information to women. In the archives, I found a post that lead me to many other posts that were interesting… The top searches for 2005. Being male, I found one of these rather disgusting to read, but I was interested just to see how women talk about tampons and that dreaded “time of the month. The author was surprised that it made the top searched pages, but if you are a woman and you want a review on a mooncup, here is the place to read. Many things are discussed in the blog: husband, child, friends, etc. I feel this is better kept as a personal blog.
The site was designed well and she posts frequently. I would have to say that she has started taking her blog to a new level and developing her posts more than the archives show. Most of the posts are short. She is now starting to pick topics and write about them, as you can see, in the latest post on Feminism. I feel this blog has great potential just for the simple fact that the author does communicate through her blog to her readers. She is always responding to comments on her site, and I feel this helps to make a blog great. She appears to have some frequent readers. Some of the readers post comments to many posts on the blog. I rate this blog as a 3.5.
This site was reviewed on 2006-01-31 by mrmaggoo.
They felt this site belonged in the Personal category.
mrmaggoo felt that Pewari's Prattle deserved a rating of 3.5.
2 reviewers gave Pewari's Prattle an average rating of 3.7500
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