Courting the People: Public Interest Litigation in Post-Emergency India
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Based on empirical research, this book shows how public interest litigation (PIL) grants the...
Education in Times of Environmental Crises: Teaching Children to be Agents of Change
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The core assumption of this book is the interconnectedness of humans and nature, and that the future...
I completely fell in love with Simon and Baez in Fangirl, so I was really excited to finally be able to read some more of their story.
I don’t think it quite lived up to my expectations, though. Through Fangirl, I can remember thinking that the Simon Snow books just sounded like a rip off of Harry Potter which I was okay with because it wasn’t the main plot of the book. But then reading Carry On was just like reading some Harry Potter fanfiction which I hadn’t been expecting and I found quite disappointing.
I was hoping for more of an original plot but this retelling of the ‘chosen one’ plot just really didn’t work as an ‘original’ story.
Overall I feel that it could have been written better. I enjoy reading fanfics which is why this is still a 3 from me, but for an author as good as Rainbow Rowell, it was a bit disappointing.
Awix (3310 KP) rated The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003) in Movies
Mar 2, 2018 (Updated Mar 2, 2018)
Connery had one of his massive spats with the director and virtually disowned the movie, but it's not really as bad as all that. It's not nearly as subtle, dark or clever as the comic book, obviously, and there's a horrendous moment in the second act where the whole thing grinds to a halt, but the effects are never less than competent, and the art direction is good. In the Marvel age of movies this is not without interest, making clear as it does the debt comic book heroes owe to the characters of an earlier age. Inevitably a bit of a disappointment, but not even the worst superhero movie of 2003.
Astrophysics at Very High Energies: Swiss Society for Astrophysics and Astronomy
Felix A. Aharonian, Lars Bergstrom, Charles D. Dermer and Roland Walter
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With the success of Cherenkov Astronomy and more recently with the launch of NASA's Fermi mission,...
Practical Guide to Rock Tunneling
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This Practical Guide to Rock Tunneling fills an important void in the literature for a practical...
The Angola Prison Seminary: Effects of Faith-Based Ministry on Identity Transformation, Desistance, and Rehabilitation
Michael Hallett, Joshua Hays, Byron R. Johnson and Sung Joon Jang
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Corrections officials faced with rising populations and shrinking budgets have increasingly welcomed...
Awix (3310 KP) rated Raise the Titanic (1980) in Movies
Apr 19, 2020
One of those movies which mistakes a diverting idea for a viable plot - the whys, hows and wherefores of the operation are not that interesting or credible and the film is sluggish and low on action. Most of the special effects and modelwork are also very poor (a long way sub-Gerry Anderson). Half-decent twist at the end, but hardly enough to make up for the fact that most of it is very limp and boring.
Metal-Polymer Systems: Interface Design and Chemical Bonding
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The result of decades of research by a pioneer in the field, this is the first book to deal...
U.S. Army Counterinsurgency Warrior Handbook
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In the global War on Terror, among the greatest threats to the United States military are insurgent...