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BobbiesDustyPages (1259 KP) rated The Pianist (2002) in Movies

Feb 21, 2018 (Updated Feb 21, 2018)  
The Pianist (2002)
The Pianist (2002)
2002 | Drama, War
This movie will literally crush your soul
Okay to start off I am not a crier it is so rare that I cry in a movie that I honestly can say I've only cried in about a handful of movies. And when I first saw this movie I don't even think I'd ever cried during a movie except when I was like four and I watch The Little Mermaid but oh man did I openly oh man did I openly SOB like a baby during this movie.... he'll even thinking about a certain scene in this movie makes me want to cry.

The movie follows a Polish Jewish man's Journey through Warsaw during World War II and all the horrors he not only witnessed but survived. The whole movie is just so raw and Adrian Brody' s performance is just so heart-wrenchingly beautiful that I felt like I've been through everything he's been through and by the end I found myself so shaken I had to take a few minutes just to calm myself down.
  
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ashezbookz (32 KP) rated Renegades in Books

Jul 5, 2018  
Renegades
Renegades
Marissa Meyer | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry
6
8.3 (19 Ratings)
Book Rating
Whew talk about a long read. Granted I could read 10 page in under 10 minutes so it's not like the page pace was slow. I just could not for the life of me hit my page goal for the day. The story was alright, it wasn't the best story I've read - I like the superhero aspect but I got a lot of vibes from current superhero movies so it was a bit cliche for me.

I know there's only so many ways to write a superhero but I read along and was like, wow, thats iron man or wow thats the joker, etc. there were a few cool ones but nothing to write home about.

The ending was so predictable - I was hoping for a shocker so I could rate it higher but I was so disappointed I almost rated he book a 2 but I like her writing style enough after reading the lunar chronicles and it's an easy pace to give it a 2.5-3 star rating.

I really hope book 2 picks up ..............
  
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Joe Jonas recommended track Something by The Beatles in 1+ by The Beatles in Music (curated)

 
1+ by The Beatles
1+ by The Beatles
2000 | Compilation

"’Something’ is probably the first Beatles song I listened to that I felt personally connected to. It’s not like any other Beatles song, although they have a lot of romantic songs, most of them are kind of playful too, but this has a seriousness about it. It reminds me more of an Elton John song or a Billy Joel song, it’s very lyrical and so relatable too. “I listened to it a lot when I had my first crush - I remember thinking, there’s ‘something’ about her but I don’t know what - I can’t pinpoint it, I just like her. It was my childhood crush song and I suppose it’s that way for a lot of people. It’s a first love song and a first dance song - it reminds me of weddings too. “I still get excited when I hear somebody cover it, I always want to hear new versions of it because it’s a song that you could do any arrangement of and it would always sound interesting."

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The Couple Next Door
The Couple Next Door
Shari Lapena | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry
6
8.0 (75 Ratings)
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Expected More
I couldn't wait to read this book , but when I finally did read it I was a bit disappointed ,I expected more from it .
  
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The Cat Who Spied On Me
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
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This is the second [Arlo the Barncat] story I have read and although I enjoyed the first one [Arlo's Epiphany] I really enjoyed [The Cat Who Spied On Me]. As a cat lady I have a soft spot for cats ans [Jane Oldaker] creates very lovable characters. I just hope someday she will put them in a full length novel.
  
This is a great book for business owners, but I personally wasn't able to use it much. I wished I could have given it more time or attention, but I requested it not knowing what it was, and I wasn't able to do much with it. It is a devotional journal type book, meant to be a private place to pray and write.
  
Death's Last Run (Clare Vengel Undercover, #3)
Death's Last Run (Clare Vengel Undercover, #3)
Robin Spano | 2013 | Fiction & Poetry
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
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Well written with each chapter dedicated to a character (which I liked). I didn't know "who dunnit" till the end but I got more thrills knowing I was near the end. Bit of a slog for me nothing much happened until the last third of the book, it was disappointing as I expected this to be more of a thriller.

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The Meg (2018)
The Meg (2018)
2018 | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
A good film with a good story line, but i didn't love it. I enjoyed watching it and found it entertaining and not too far fetched. The acting was ok but i don't think that the film lived up to the hype that it got. Probably not something i would watch a second time unless somebody i was with wanted to watch it.
  
Burn One With John Prine by Roger Harvey
Burn One With John Prine by Roger Harvey
2019 | Country
(0 Ratings)
Album Favorite

"Kasey Musgraves wrote this song, and Roger did an amazing job covering it. I found this song in an airport right before a long trip I took for some shows I played last year and I remember listening to it about 100 times in a row. It’s just a great song and Roger did it justice. Even if I don’t smoke weed"

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