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Tayla (27 KP) rated Red Rising in Books
Jun 19, 2018
Futuristic Story (2 more)
Strong Characters
Good Momentum
How do you get power when you are born to less?
How do you get power when you are born to less? You take it. I love Pierce Brown's story of Darrow, a low red, rising above his color to infiltrate the golds to start an uprising. Red Rising is one of my favorite books. Even though the setting is on Mars it is still relevant to our society today. Some people are born more privileged than others and at times it take a miracle to overcome those obstacles. This book reminds us to fight for not only what we want, but for what is right.
This book has good momentum throughout. At no point was I bored by the story. The ending really builds for the second book, gently encouraging you to continue with the story. I've both read and listened to this book and recommend each. Listening after reading, allowed me to really paint a clearer picture of Mars in my mind and develop more love for the series.
I recommend this book to those who like The Hunger Games or Divergent. Additionally, if you are a fan of the movie Gattaca (1997), this will be right in your wheelhouse! The similarities are striking!
This book has good momentum throughout. At no point was I bored by the story. The ending really builds for the second book, gently encouraging you to continue with the story. I've both read and listened to this book and recommend each. Listening after reading, allowed me to really paint a clearer picture of Mars in my mind and develop more love for the series.
I recommend this book to those who like The Hunger Games or Divergent. Additionally, if you are a fan of the movie Gattaca (1997), this will be right in your wheelhouse! The similarities are striking!
ashezbookz (32 KP) rated Love, Simon (2018) in Movies
Jul 4, 2018
Entertainment Editor (1988 KP) created a question about in Smashbomb Blog Ideas
Oct 18, 2018
Question
So this weeks topic is; Books That Were Better Than The Movies!
We want to know about any books with a rating of 8 or more that had movies that were based on the book, that score below 7.
For example; Divergent by Veronica Roth is rated 8.1 but the Movie is only rated 6.5.
We want to know about any books with a rating of 8 or more that had movies that were based on the book, that score below 7.
For example; Divergent by Veronica Roth is rated 8.1 but the Movie is only rated 6.5.
Andreea Nistor (14 KP) rated Pet Sematary (2019) in Movies
Nov 10, 2019
They changed the story (2 more)
Everything was cheap and boring
They destroyed the book idea and the previous movie
Worst 2 hours in my life
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I was expected to be something much more interesting than the first one, I was really disappointed cause even we have good technology then '80 some people make a huge mess.
Amanda (1 KP) rated The Meg (2018) in Movies
Jan 2, 2019
Jason Statham (1 more)
A Prehistoric shark
Possibly best shark movie since the arrival of Jaws
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There is one thing I absolutely love and that is a shark movie, I have seen just about all that is out there however I was somewhat dubious about this film.
With the initial feeling it was jumping on the back of the cult success of the sharknado franchise, I decided to check out the book before the movie and loved it. I went into this movie still a little unsure but by the end of it, I was hooked. Jason Statham, for me was one of the best things about this movie...how many times can we say that he seen him hit a 70ft Shark with a spear and he was a total scene stealer thought everyone was actually really good (think I might be used to the level of acting in things like Ghost Shark).
I think the meg was a much Moreno enjoyable film than expected however due to being released as a block buster does leave it open to criticism from those who love Jaws...if you haven’t already seen it, I would dear recommend it!
With the initial feeling it was jumping on the back of the cult success of the sharknado franchise, I decided to check out the book before the movie and loved it. I went into this movie still a little unsure but by the end of it, I was hooked. Jason Statham, for me was one of the best things about this movie...how many times can we say that he seen him hit a 70ft Shark with a spear and he was a total scene stealer thought everyone was actually really good (think I might be used to the level of acting in things like Ghost Shark).
I think the meg was a much Moreno enjoyable film than expected however due to being released as a block buster does leave it open to criticism from those who love Jaws...if you haven’t already seen it, I would dear recommend it!
Yoshi (40 KP) rated High-Rise (2016) in Movies
May 28, 2018
Tom Hiddleston could not save this movie. There's not really any clear plot, aside from the slow degradation of society within the building. The film desperately wants to be dystopian, but gives no clear reason as to why they cannot leave. It is obvious that Tom's character leaves to work somewhere as a neurosurgeon of some sort, so clearly there is some coming and going. Perhaps the book fairs better? I could not say.
Jessalyn Joy (118 KP) rated The Circle in Books
Aug 28, 2017
AWESOME!
Well, when I first saw it was a movie I was excited. But then when I saw it was a book I was curious. I then checked it out from the Aplington library. When I was done with the previous book I started reading The Circle immediately. I was immediately interested because at the beginning we read about Mae. A young woman who has arrived at The Circle for her first day on the job. I have told friends and family who I have talked about the book to and I am going to say it here. It is an extremely well detailed book. It's incredible. I never got bored with the book. It surprised me throughout. I would recommend this to anyone no matter what their reading interests are. I would recommend for high schoolers up to adults. Also, being in highs school already I think this would be a great book for a high school English class. I thought the characters were incredible and incredibly described. The plot was very well written and like I said earlier never bored me.
Erika (17789 KP) rated Red Sparrow (2018) in Movies
Mar 23, 2018
I was dreading sitting for 2+ hours to watch this movie, I complained about it all day. But, I'm glad I did. I haven't read the book yet, so I can't comment on how close it was or wasn't to the book.
Jennifer Lawrence seemed to get her Russian accent from the Rocky and Bullwinkle cartoon. It was a little whack, but she did well in the role. Joel Edgerton's character was neither here nor there.
It was a pretty solid espionage thriller, but still, a little long. It was fairly predictable, but it was still interesting.
Jennifer Lawrence seemed to get her Russian accent from the Rocky and Bullwinkle cartoon. It was a little whack, but she did well in the role. Joel Edgerton's character was neither here nor there.
It was a pretty solid espionage thriller, but still, a little long. It was fairly predictable, but it was still interesting.