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The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated At the Stroke of Nine O'Clock in Books

Oct 5, 2020

On the 12th of August 1949, Big Ben was prevented from chiming at 9pm by four and a half minutes because a flock of starlings perched on the minute hand. This event initially panicked the British public, who didn’t know that it was only birds that stopped the clock. In Davis’ new novel, this is not only a starting point for her story, but also a metaphor for the lives of three fictional women living in post-WWII era London, whose lives are about to intersect. My #bookreview of this newly released novel is on my blog here. https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2020/07/14/four-and-a-half-minutes/

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Sarah (7800 KP) rated Good Omens in Books

Sep 1, 2019

Good Omens

Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett | 2015 | Fiction & Poetry

9.3

(42 Ratings)

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Wonderfully daft

After watching the tv series, I knew what to expect from the book and plot wise, there is very little difference between the two. But as always, the book is a lot better than the series.

I’m a big fan of Terry Pratchett, and this is a wonderful story showcasing his storytelling talents. It’s fun, entertaining, and full of British humour which comes across a lot better in the book than it does in the show. It’s a great story with some brilliant characters, although I do think it’s a rather unthreatening irreverent take on the end of the world, but i suppose that’s Pratchett all over.

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David McK (3632 KP) rated Dunkirk (2017) in Movies

Sep 1, 2019

Dunkirk (2017)

2017 | Action, History, War

8.0

(197 Ratings)

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Christopher Nolan's retelling of the Dunkirk Evacuation of May 1940, when the Allied troops were trapped on the beaches by an ever-advancing German army.

Told in 3 distinct over-lapping theatres: the Mole, the Sea and the Air, and with limited dialogue, I have to say (and I realise I'm probably in the minority here) I didn't really rate this movie all that much - to me, the shots of the British army seemed laughable small (I'm positive it was far larger than shown), while the constant attempts to pull on the viewers emotions just had the opposite effect, and the never-explained-very-clearly intersecting timelines just didn't work.

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Aboki Forex

Business and Finance

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Aboki Forex provides daily updated currency exchange rates of the Nigerian Naira. Aboki Forex...

Veronica Pena (690 KP) rated It Takes Two (1995) in Movies

May 19, 2020

It Takes Two (1995)

1995 | Comedy, Drama, Family

5.8

(5 Ratings)

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The frustration I feel from watching this film is steaming off of me. This film is basically Parent Trap but with actual twins and far less talented ones at that. Lindsey Lohan was able to play an American and a British version of herself for the Parent Trap and blew Mary-Kate and Ashley out of the park - literal twins. This film was predictable from the beginning and it was kind of frustrating. It seems like the off-brand you buy at the store because name brands are too expensive and not always worth it. In this case, I'd take the name brand any day.

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Dean (6927 KP) rated About Time (2013) in Movies

May 27, 2020 (Updated May 27, 2020)

About Time (2013)

2013 | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi

7.8

(17 Ratings)

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Great cast (1 more)

Feel good vibe

A touching Rom-Com

Another great film from Richard Curtis who did @Love Actually (2003) @Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) @Notting Hill (1999) This is very similar in style. Typically British humour and fun characters set within a story about love, family and life in general.
A man discovers he can travel back to earlier moments of his life to make changes but often with unexpected consequences. More of a Rom-Drama but if you are a fan of the other films you'll enjoy this just as much. Also check out @The Time Traveler's Wife (2009)