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Daniel Boyd (1066 KP) rated Orange is the New Black - Season 1 in TV

Aug 3, 2017

The range of different characters (2 more)

The cast are all great

The writing is sharp and witty

The main character is extremely annoying (0 more)

Life on the inside is different

My girlfriend was actually the one to talk me into trying this show and I am so glad she did. This first season is great. The storyline is engaging, the characters are instantly memorable and the writing is fast and razor sharp. This is another high quality show produced by Netflix and at this point their track record shows more hits than misses. The strange thing though, and the only thing that stops me from scoring this show a 10, is the main character, Piper Chapman.
She is obnoxious, self absorbed and consistently dislikeable and I don't get why. The show is based on a book written by real life prison inmate Piper Kerman. Why would she show herself to be an insensitive, irritating idiot? This isn't the actors fault though, Taylor Schilling does a good job with what she is given, but Piper as a character is genuinely the worst thing about the show.

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Office Ergonomics: Ease and Efficiency at Work

Anne D. Kroemer and Karl H. E. Kroemer

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Office ergonomics - whether we realize it or not - directly or indirectly affects every one of us....

Revolution: Interior Design from 1950

Drew Plunkett

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The last half of the twentieth century saw the emergence, evolution and consolidation of a distinct...

Particles and Quantum Fields

Hagen Kleinert

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This is an introductory book on elementary particles and their interactions. It starts out with...

Heritage Tourism Destinations: Preservation, Communication and Development

Maria D. Alvarez, Atila Yuksel and Frank M. Go

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Heritage tourism is tied to myth-making and stories- creative content that can be shared, stored,...

Tayla (27 KP) rated Warcross in Books

Jun 19, 2018

Warcross

Marie Lu | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry

8.3

(17 Ratings)

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Fun Futuristic Story

I listened to Warcross on Audible instead of reading it, so I am reviewing based on that:

Warcross is an extremely fun, fast paced book with a lot of action. I immediately felt connected with Emika Chen as I can remember being so poor I was living off ramen trying to figure out how to make more money. As I understood more about Warcross the game, I couldn't help but wonder how close we are to this type of technology. I also couldn't help but think of how similar this is to Ready Player One in the sense that it is all virtual reality. The added hacker aspect was pretty intriguing, however. It also loosely reminded me of 50 Shade of Grey, minus the sex scenes. The relationship between Emika and Hideo, the billionaire, seems unrealistic.