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Jason Statham recommended The Sting (1973) in Movies (curated)

 
The Sting (1973)
The Sting (1973)
1973 | Classics, Comedy, Drama

"The Sting. I have a lot of Paul Newman films, don’t I? But they’re so good!"

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Andy K (10823 KP) created a video about Amadeus (1984) in Movies

Apr 24, 2018 (Updated Apr 25, 2018)  
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“Forgive me, Majesty. I am a vulgar man! But I assure you, my music is not.”

  
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Patrick Collison recommended Reasons and Persons in Books (curated)

 
Reasons and Persons
Reasons and Persons
Derek Parfit | 1986 | Philosophy, Psychology & Social Sciences
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"I don't totally agree, but I think it's a really interesting modern take on moral philosophy."

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Roxanne (13 KP) rated Cell in Books

Nov 14, 2018  
Cell
Cell
Stephen King | 2006 | Horror, Science Fiction/Fantasy
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8.0 (29 Ratings)
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I read this book quite a while ago now...I remember bits of it but I guess the main point would be that I remember really enjoying it!
  
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Doug Liman recommended Superman (1978) in Movies (curated)

 
Superman (1978)
Superman (1978)
1978 | Action, Drama

"I got invited to the Superman premiere, and I was like, “I want to make a movie like that.” I was so enamored by the spectacle of it."

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Sabriel (Abhorsen, #1)
Sabriel (Abhorsen, #1)
Garth Nix | 1995 | Fiction & Poetry
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8.3 (12 Ratings)
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This was an interesting read for me. I would not say it was my favorite high fantasy novel in the world. That't mainly because this is one of my favorite genres to read, so I have read quite a few as of late.

This book took me a while to get into. There was a lot going on in the beginning, and it being a relatively short beginning of a story, it was hard to follow along. I am not saying I didn't like it, not by a long shot. Overall, it was a generally interesting and fun read. It just took a little longer than I had hoped to get into.

This book has been on my to be read list for over two years now, ever since a classmate of mine told me about it after our French class one day. I thought I would finally give it a read.

I do like Sabriel. She is pretty cool. I think I started liking her more in the second half of the book because she was growing into her role of the Abhorsen. She didn't shy away from her duties or try and get rid of them as she had more in the first half of the book. I like that she started taking charge of the situation.

Touchstone is interesting because I don't know how I feel about him. Honestly, I have no opinion of him at all, which is weird. We spend almost three hundred pages with him, and I can't find a connection with him. I do love the cat though. He's a demon, in cat form. So, a cat. (Don't get me wrong, cats are one of my favorite animals.) I am just not sure about Touchstone.

I still don't quite know what happened at the end of the book. It felt like it was wrapped up really fast and I didn't have time to process it.

I hope that if I get the next book, I will have a better understanding of how I feel about the characters and the story than I do right now.
  
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Jules (60 KP) rated Winchester (2018) in Movies

Apr 25, 2018  
Winchester (2018)
Winchester (2018)
2018 | Mystery
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6.4 (17 Ratings)
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Not a bad movie
I love the fact that there really was a Winchester House, you can actually go visit, and have a tour of it. I watched the movie last night. It made me a jump a few times. ?
  
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Neil Patrick Harris recommended S. in Books (curated)

 
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S.
J.J. Abrams, Doug Dorst | 2014 | Fiction & Poetry
8.0 (1 Ratings)
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"I hesitate to even call this a book — it’s almost more accurate to call it a book-themed puzzle. I just love the game of it, and the presentation. JJ Abrams, building a world within a world within a world."

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