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Dallas Cop: True Tales from a Career
Book
Relaxed conversations with friendly neighbors interrupted by senseless violence Patrolling the...
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Kristy H (1252 KP) rated The Line That Held Us in Books
Mar 18, 2019
"There were some things worth dying for and some things worth killing for and some things could make a man do all sorts of things he never knew he was capable of until the time came to do them."
Well, this was a dark story about morality and humanity that drew me in to its twisted world immediately. I've never read a book by David Joy before, but wow, he can really write. There's almost a lyrical, poetic manner to the way he puts his words together, which stands in stark contrast to the gruesome tale he tells. Believe me, this isn't a book for the faint of heart. If you're easily offended by gore, this might not be for you.
However, it's certainly an emotional story about family and friendship. I've lived in or near small towns like Darl's and Dwight's--where everyone knows everyone else and family grudges run back generations. Joy captures it perfectly. It's wonderfully descriptive and excellently written, and each of the characters stand out so well. What I found so interesting and surprising was his way of making me feel for all the characters, even though most of them were making poor decisions, even terrible ones. You can feel their conflict and emotions quite clearly.
"Things had a way of never leaving these mountains. Stories took root like everything else... Just as Dwayne told him the night before, a man's mind is its own kind of hell."
Overall, I didn't always enjoy this book, because it's a brutal read at times, but I was wowed by the writing and Joy's storytelling. The characters are complex, and the novel presents some fascinating complexities. It was an interesting and worthwhile read.
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Awix (3310 KP) rated The Call Of The Wild (2020) in Movies
Feb 25, 2020
The harder edges of London's book have been sanded down considerably, and this does verge on the sentimental and cutesy in places - for one ghastly moment I thought the dogs were going to start talking to each other - and the fact it's made with a CGI dog (Terry Notary has been mo-capped) will probably put some people off. But it's solid, likeable stuff, lifted considerably by performances from Ford and Omar Sy. I still think it was madness to spend over $120 million on a film which will probably struggle to find an audience, but it has a definite charm to it.
Cafe Society: The Wrong Place for the Right People
Barney Josephson, Terry Trilling-Josephson and Dan Morgenstern
Book
Set against the drama of the Great Depression, the conflict of American race relations, and the...
Garden Revolution: How Our Landscapes Can be a Source of Environmental Change
Larry Weaner and Thomas Christopher
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Larry Weaner is an icon in the world of ecological landscape design-he has designed more than 200...
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Best in Show (2000)
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Ice Age World
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LeftSideCut (3778 KP) rated Pinocchio (2022) in Movies
Oct 13, 2022
Tom Hanks tries his best. Monstro looks kind of cool. Jiminy Cricket being voiced scarily accurately by Joseph Gordon Levitt is low key hilarious. Otherwise, this movie is only good for fire wood.
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Everybody Knows Your Name
Andrea Seigel and Brent Bradshaw
Book
A romantic comedy with an unforgettable cast of characters (and way more laughs than any episode of...
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Planet Gold Rush
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Welcome to Planet Gold Rush! Grab your gear, Young Buck, there's gold in them hills just waitin'...