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ClareR (5879 KP) rated The Lost Man in Books

Mar 2, 2019  
The Lost Man
The Lost Man
Jane Harper | 2019 | Crime, Mystery
10
8.0 (4 Ratings)
Book Rating
An atmospheric, addictive mystery.
A man's body is found in the Outback near what is locally known as 'The Stockman's Grave'. He had been out in the open and died of dehydration. His brothers are called to identify his body, and the family are then thrown in to the process of organising a funeral for him on Christmas Eve.
This is a family with many secrets - a family who have had hard lives and upbringings - and these secrets are ready to come out into the open.
The eldest brother, Nathan, can't believe that his brother died in the way that he did. They were all born and raised in the Outback, and wouldn't make the mistakes that led to the death of his brother, so he wants to try and find out exactly why and how he died.
I really enjoyed this book - they're a complicated family with a difficult past. I loved the way we are drip fed the stories of their lives, and the circumstances that made them who they are.
I love the Jane Harper books that I've read so far - she is so good at writing an uncomfortable atmosphere, and I really felt for the characters. The descriptions of the Outback, the bleakness and the heat, are so graphic that I feel like I could be there too (and with that heat, I'm glad I'm not!). I have Force of Nature sat on my bookshelf, and I'm really looking forward to reading it next!
Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for my copy of this really fabulous book!
  
The Chick Corea Elektric Band by The Chick Corea Elektric Band
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Album Favorite

"This goes back to when I was a child, and me and my older brother were in the house together. This is the era video games come into play too, because this is where me and my brother started fighting over the TV and what's being played loud in the house. This was me and my brother fighting over the over Nintendo and Sega Genesis, while he's practising on a drum pillow. Dave Weckl was a massive musician to us when we were young, and John Patitucci, we were into him a little bit, and Frank Gambale of course. We would listen to this album a bit religiously – this is how we wanted our instruments. We would play with this and we would learn the album. I actually wasn't excited about this album until my later years, because it being tied to such an emotional place. When I got of age and realised how important this album was, I revisited it and there's nothing like it still, sonically. For who it was and what it did, there's nothing like this album. There's actually a moment where I do get synaesthesia from this album, it's somewhere between 'No Zone' and 'India Town'. I literally remember standing up in front of TV playing The Karate Kid, and I remember listening to this and feeling so happy, I felt weightless. This is me, the musician, the one that was practicing, playing jazz band. I didn't know too much about anything, but I knew that I couldn't play Nintendo without Chick Corea in the background."

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Meg is participating in a reenactment of the Battle of Yorktown. While she's watching for things that don't fit into the period, she also finds a dead body. Worse yet, Meg's brother Rob is the chief suspect since the victim wanted to buy his computer program.

Another fun mystery filled with laughs, twists, and great characters.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/03/book-review-revenge-of-wrought-iron.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
  
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Dean (6927 KP) rated My Little Eye (2002) in Movies

Mar 31, 2018 (Updated Mar 31, 2018)  
My Little Eye (2002)
My Little Eye (2002)
2002 | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
8
7.0 (4 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Original (1 more)
Interactive on DVD
Innovative Horror Film
A great little known Horror. It's slow to start but bare with it, very violent and will make you jump. A bit like a Big Brother show with a twist. It's a very good film and interactive on DVD. Something very innovative in that you can change camera angles for some scenes and change the audio channel to hear a different feed. Makes you feel like an online watcher.