Erika (17789 KP) rated Ready Player One (2018) in Movies
Apr 23, 2018
I really liked the film, it was heavy on the nostalgia, which I didn't mind at all. I don't think another director could have directed this film, Spielberg's direction was fantastic.
The cast was my fantastic, I completely didn't realize Halliday was Mark Rylance from Dunkirk. I'm also glad Simon Pegg ended up in the movie, because you can't really have this nerdy of a movie without him.
Side note: I didn't know why Drafthouse was promoting so much for this movie until I read that the author lives here in Austin.
My opinion may change after I read the book, but for now, it's a 9.
The Cocktail Club: A Year of Recipes and Tips for Spirited Tasting Parties
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The Cocktail Club is a monthly guide for connecting with your friends over the best tasting therapy...
Researching Lesser-Explored Issues in Counselling and Psychotherapy
Peter Madsen Gubi and Valda Swinton
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Peter Madsen Gubi and Valda Swinton have brought together important research into little-explored...
Climate Change and Rocky Mountain Ecosystems: 2017
Jessica E. Halofsky and David L. Peterson
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This book is the result of a team of approximately 100 scientists and resource managers who worked...
A White Preacher's Message on Race and Reconciliation: Based on His Experiences Beginning with the Montgomery Bus Boycot
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In 1955, when the Montgomery Bus Boycott began, author Bob Graetz was the young white pastor of a...
ClareR (5950 KP) rated The Final Strife in Books
Sep 13, 2025 - 6:16 PM
The main character, a Chosen One, misses out on her calling because of a drug addiction. There’s also great deprivation because of the social hierarchy in this world. It’s a caste system based on the colour of a persons blood.
There are themes of oppression, class, division, poverty and addiction. There’s a Trans main character (and others besides), and this isn’t a society that is prejudiced against LGBTQ+ people, in fact there’s support for those who want to transition. Women hold positions of great power in government and on the battlefield - and they’re just as able as their male counterparts. Often better.
This is a chunky book and a fast read regardless of that. I’m really looking forward to reading the rest of the trilogy.
David McK (3600 KP) rated Dr. No (1962) in Movies
Apr 30, 2023
Now over 60 years old (at the time I’m writing this), it’s noticeable how ‘fully formed’ the tropes of the series are here right out of the gate: the flirting between Bond and Moneypenny, the mutual respect between Bond and M, the exotic locales, the girls (for better or worse), the secret bases, the villains with a penchant for explaining their dastardly plans before letting Bond escape …
There is, however, also a reason that a later incarnation of M (Judi Dench) would call Bond something along the lines of “a dinosaur. A misogynistic relic from the Cold War …” which is also on full display here!
I suppose it was the 60s, though …
The Art of the Confectioner: Sugarwork and Pastillage
Ewald Notter, Joe Brooks and Lucy Schaeffer
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A gorgeous professional-level guide to the most challenging form of the confectioner's art A...
Kinect in Motion Audio and Visual Tracking by Example
Clemente Giorio and Massimo Fascinari
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The book includes a series of step-by-step illustrated tutorials supported by detailed explanations...
