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Tom Turner (388 KP) rated The Houdini Box in Books

Apr 30, 2021

The Houdini Box

Brian Selznick | 1991 | Biography, Children, Young Adult (YA)

8.0

(1 Ratings)

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Wow, was surprised by the power of this book. I will admit I haven't read any of his others, which I'm guessing will be more satisfying judging by others reactions, but I am do glad I read this first. Of course the artwork is sublime, but the story, for me at least captured my imagination. I will say the ending had left me thinking, I'm not certain this is a bad thing or a very good thing. I think if I understood what the message here was trying to convey by ending it the way he did then I would appreciate it more, but I'm a little befuddled by it if I am to be honest. Someone needs too adapt this for the screen!

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Matthew (7 KP) rated Justice League (2017) in Movies

Jan 10, 2018

Justice League (2017)

2017 | Action, Adventure

6.7

(189 Ratings)

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A strong move in the right direction

A brighter and more humorous movie (compared to B v S which I also enjoyed) For me it did the job of putting a smile on my face throughout most of the movie. I still wish Green Lantern was properly in the mix but I know the Green Lantern Corps movie is upcoming. I've waited for this movie to be made since I was a kid and while it's a long way from perfect, it's fun to watch and watching Batman interactions with heroes new to the screen was always going to be exciting for me
The CGI was pretty poor in places and the story workman like,but like I said before I had a smile on my face a lot of the time. To me it was a good movie,just wish I could be writing that it was great. Hopefully we will still get to see the hero's in a movie truly worthy of their comic book counterparts

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Funny Kids Poems

Book and Education

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Draw Your Own Fonts: 30 Alphabets to Scribble, Sketch, and Make Your Own

Tony Seddon

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Hand-drawn lettering has never been more popular, and every home designer is in on the act, creating...

Love's Labour's Lost

William Shakespeare and Nicholas Walton

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William Shakespeare's comedy Love's Labours Lost is edited with an introduction by John Kerrigan in...

Molly J (Cover To Cover Cafe) (106 KP) rated Only by Death (Ozark Mountain Trilogy #2) in Books

Feb 27, 2019

Wow! It's been a long, long time since I've read a Kathy Herman novel. She was one my mom and I would read together and then talk about. We loved her writing style, the intenseness of her stories, the inspiring messages she would weave into the pages. Picking up this second book in her Ozark Mountain Trilogy was like meeting up with a long lost friend! I was instantly hooked, kept a part of the story as each page turned, and at the end, I wasn't ready for the results! I want more!

Ms. Herman has once again created wonderfully chiseled, heart capturing characters. She has created an intriguing plot line of twists, turns, ups and downs with Liam's story. Just when I thought I had Liam and his reasonings for doing things, Ms. Herman threw us another twist and really made the story play out like a movie. Losing my own mother unexpectedly 4 years, and my grandfather from Alzheimer's 8 years ago, this story just completely enveloped me and didn't let me go.

This is definitely one of the better murder mystery stories I've read in a long while. Ms. Herman knows how to throw the words out there and make them play out like a movie on the big screen. I have not read book one in this series but I was definitely not confused, and am looking forward to going back to book 1 and catching up on the other characters. This is most definitely a 5 star worthy novel. The suspense, the murder, the rollercoaster ride that you're taken on in this story of hope, mercy and intrigue is absolutely jaw dropping. Hats off to you, Ms. Herman! Can't wait for book 3!

*I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher and was under no obligation to post a review, positive or negative.*