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Awix (3310 KP) rated Towed in a Hole (1932) in Movies

Feb 18, 2019 (Updated Feb 19, 2019)  
Towed in a Hole (1932)
Towed in a Hole (1932)
1932 | Comedy
9
9.0 (1 Ratings)
Movie Rating
A thoughtful depiction of the travails of the struggling entrepreneur. Stan and Ollie have the bright idea of buying their own boat to make their fish-selling business more profitable; buying the boat from a junkyard and renovating it themselves are possibly less bright.

The usual mixture of ritualistic tit-for-tat squabbling, spectacular catastrophes which anyone but the boys themselves can see coming, and Ollie doing those looks to camera after he's the victim of one of Stan's mistakes. The big man is definitely more sinned against than sinning in this one, as Stan manages to drop the anchor through the bottom of the boat and nearly saws his own head off; Ollie resorts to literally tying him up to avoid further accidents. No real plot worth mentioning, but joyous stuff regardless.
  
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Fruit Bat (42 KP) rated A Grim Almanac of Norfolk in Books

Mar 1, 2018  
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A Grim Almanac of Norfolk
Neil R. Storey | 2003
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Written in almanac form  'A Grim Almanac of Norfolk 'covers over 300 hundred years of Norfolk history. There is a story for everyday of the year and is accompanied by many black and white illustrations. Naming just a few you can find tales of  bizarre accidents, smuggling, body snatching ,murder and much more. Because of the style of writing it is easy to dip in and out of with no need to read from front to back. The book is well presented and must have taken the author many hours of research to complete the book , I am enjoying reading the book and those with an interest in social history will find it interesting , however some people may find it repetitive as the book has a running theme.
  
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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2200 KP) rated The Baker Street Jurors (Baker Street Letters, #5) in Books

Mar 9, 2018  
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The Baker Street Jurors (Baker Street Letters, #5)
Michael Robertson | 2016
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Nigel has been roped into jury duty, and he’s landed on the high profile case of a cricket star who is accused of killing his wife. But one of the jurors is using some very familiar phrases. And accidents seem to happen to the other jurors. What is going on?

I’ve enjoyed the letters to Sherlock aspect of the earlier books in the series. In this book, that played a very small part of the story, so small it almost didn’t really matter. The mystery and the court case were interesting, but the plot was still a little weak. Fans of the series will enjoy spending time in this world, but the earlier books were more creative.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2016/09/book-review-baker-street-jurors-by.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.