Christmas Fairy Tale Mix-Up
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Create your own hilarious festive fairy tales with this ingenious, split-page, spiral bound book. A...
Disney Princess Annual 2018
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The Disney Princess Annual 2018 is packed with magical stories, princess profiles, colouring and...
Ella Bella Ballerina and the Magic Toyshop
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Everyone's favourite little dancer, Ella Bella Ballerina, steps into an enchanted toyshop in this...
Classics Reimagined, Grimm's Fairy Tales
Wilhelm Grimm, Jacob Grimm and Yann Legendre
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French artist Yann Legendre takes readers on a beautiful journey through the classic stories of the...
Nicky Epstein Enchanted Knits for Dolls: 25 Mystical, Magical Costumes for 18-Inch Dolls
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Nicky Epstein presents an enchanting collection of fantasy and fairy tale costumes for the popular...
The Black Lily (Vampire Blood, #1)
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Cinderella like you’ve never seen before… With the threat of the vampire monarchy becoming...
Pretty Woman (1990)
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In this modern update on Cinderella, a prostitute and a wealthy businessman fall hard for one...
David McK (3425 KP) rated Dumbo (2019) in Movies
May 7, 2020
It doesn't really work.
Starring, for once, a pretty 'armless (sorry not sorry) Colin Farrell, this crams the story of Dumbo (circus elephant, learns how to fly, lives happily ever after …) into roughly the first 30 minutes or so, before going off on its own tangent (for that, at least, it needs lauded), and introducing both Michael Keaton's circus businessman alongside Eva Green's aerial trapeze artist.
Ironically, however, I found the movie never really takes off at all!
Rachel Howser Roberts (96 KP) rated Crazy Rich Asians in Books
Jun 21, 2018 (Updated Jun 21, 2018)
I found the main character, Rachel, to be quite relatable. Despite the fact, that her mother immigrated from mainland China, Rachel is thoroughly American. She was thrown into this world of the crazy rich with no warning from her boyfriend. I liked that she behaved with dignity, even if she was often unaware of what was happening around her or how to act in a particular social situation.
The character of Nick, Rachel’s boyfriend, is not quite as fleshed out as Rachel’s. The reader sees him being generally a good guy (not participating in drugs and prostitutes brought in for a bachelor party), but I would have liked to see him realize and react to the way his family and family friends behave towards the woman he loves. It does not occur to him that they are treating her abhorrently until near the end of the novel.
The pacing of the novel was quick. Each chapter is from a different point of view, quickly switching from one experience to another. Although the book focused on relationships, and I’m more of a Sci-Fi or suspense girl, I found myself unable to put the book down. I read it in a day.
I honestly picked up this book, because many of my friends are excited about the upcoming movie. After reading the book, I’m excited to see it, too. But as with any movie, I would recommend reading the book first.
Most of all, the book made me want to visit Asia again! I’ve been to Mainland China and Taiwan, but never Singapore. The crazy rich people did not sound pleasant to be around, but I would love to experience the culture. I would love to visit the food stalls Rachel visits as soon as she lands in Singapore.