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Lilyn G - Sci-Fi & Scary (91 KP) rated Kindle E-Reader in Tech

Jul 11, 2018

Kindle E-Reader

eBook Readers

8.3

(46 Ratings)

Tech Rating

Font size adjustment, ability to switch to different fonts, including one for dyslexics. (1 more)

No screen glare

Awkward to hold in your hand bare. Cover is a must. (0 more)

A Solid, Basic E-Reader

I received a Kindle E-Reader from Smashbomb as a giveaway prize. This does not influence my review.

This basic Kindle is a great introductory e-reader for people who want to discover the unique joy that is the ability to carry hundreds of books around with you without the bulk and weight.

It has no screen glare, which is so nice after spending hours looking at your phone. The ability to increase your font size to almost ridiculous proportions is fantastic for people with poor vision. It features a variety of fonts including Open Dyslexic which is a bottom weighted font that is easier for people with dyslexia to read. You can also adjust your page settings including spacing, margins, orientation, and alignment.

The battery life is not quite as good as they advertise IF you are someone who reads a lot. However, it's still good.

The storage is fantastic. You aren't going to fill it up anytime soon.

So there are lots of positives, but there are a few negatives.

The Kindle is very awkward to hold bare in your hand. It's a thin rectangle, and there is just no truly comfortable way to hold it. A cover is a necessity for both comfort and screen protection.

Because this is not a Paperwhite, if you want to read at night, you are going to have to use a booklight or leave a light on.

The method of organizing (Collections) that is Kindle specific... sucks. It needs a lot of work. However if you are a Goodreads user, it's not very important.

Overall, while the basic Kindle isn't personally my favorite (I prefer the Paperwhite), it is a great fairly low-cost choice for readers just getting into e-books.

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Ivana A. | Diary of Difference (1171 KP) Jul 17, 2018

Thank you David! I will definitely do that ? My birthday is in November, so it's not to far ahead ?

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Lilyn G - Sci-Fi & Scary (91 KP) Jul 17, 2018

I hope you get one soon. I agree that reading on your phone is a complete pain in the butt sometimes! But even with having a kindle I still do it anyways! One of my favorite things about Kindle is the syncing across devices, so I frequently start a book at home on my Kindle and finish it on my lunch break on my phone!

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JT (287 KP) rated The Time Traveler's Wife (2009) in Movies

Mar 10, 2020

The Time Traveler's Wife (2009)

2009 | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi

7.0

(13 Ratings)

Movie Rating

It’s hard to do something different with romance these days. Girl meets boy or vice versa. Boy falls in love with girl or vice versa. So every now and then it needs to do something a little different in order to give it a unique twist.

Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore had Ghost, Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves, The Lake House so The Time Traveller’s Wife had to go one step further. Special collections librarian Henry DeTamble (Eric Bana) has a genetic anomaly that allows him to time travel; however, he is not able to control the moment or the destiny of his voyages.

The film is based on the novel by Audrey Niffenegger and not having read the book it’s hard to say whether or not the film did it justice? That said, it’s elegantly shot and Bana and fellow on screen love interest Clare (Rachel McAdams) seem perfectly suited to their roles.

Bana is a likeable actor and has been portrayed in some pretty powerful films including Chopper, Black Hawk Down and Munich

A man who only has the love for one woman but is unable to control his ability in disappearing, he is desperate to find a cure and won’t let anything stand in his way. The time travelling plot is a little stupid. Henry is unable to control when he goes but always seems to pop up in similar places both in the past and the future, and always naked?

In the beginning he visits his wife Clare on more than one occasion as a child and as she grows older. Certainly it’s a better directed film than the Butterfly Effect in which Ashton Kutcher time travelled more often than a gas meter reader pops into your house.

The Time Traveller’s Wife is a film with nagging questions and at times head scratching conclusions but this is a love story of beauty, and for that it’s worth a watch.