Smashbomb

Search

Search results

All (5000)

Content

Cori June (3033 KP) rated Le Morte Darthur: Selections in Books

Dec 3, 2018

Finally finished! Not a horrible book as a collection of semi continuous folklore tales go, if you can get through the old English and realizing words don't have the same meaning as they do today. How I think of worship is not what they meant at all, at all. And there are No Quotations to let you know who is saying what. Favorite phrase is "wonderfully wroth." Just don't forget: an can mean and, but,or if. But can mean and. And if can mean anything.
Just don't get lost in the confusion of pronouns.

Kudos

Irene M (130 KP) rated And I Thought Divorce Was Bad: With Other Life Lessons in Books

Dec 7, 2018

I received this book for free for an honest review.

A collection of poetry, words of wisdom and short stories, all surrounding the subject of a relationship gone wrong, and through the healing process. After a short prologue poem the first item of prose is called “A Shiner” … a hard hitter in more way that one.

There was one or two small grammatical things I saw, but that's just me being a bit picky as it was not enough to take away from the heart-string pulling writing.

Well worth a read

Kudos

Logan (76 KP) rated Pokemon Go in Apps

Jan 10, 2019

Social game (1 more)

Encourages movement

The nostalgia is real

This game has come a long way since its release. With the recent pvp features and trading added, and cooperative raiding, there's a lot to occupy your time. I played the first four generations of games, and in Go, I've been building my collection for years now. I'm pretty excited to try the tournaments being organized through silph road. I play enough to keep my steaks going, but I have met many members of my local community that play constantly. One day, I'll catch them all!

Kudos

Phil Leader (619 KP) rated Invitation to Poetry in Books

Nov 15, 2019

Invitation to Poetry

Mihai Brinas | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry

8.0

(1 Ratings)

Book Rating

Poetry is one of those things that requires a rare talent to do well. Like a work of art a poem must transcend it's physical representation and excite the subconscious. This collection of short poems illustrates that perfectly.

A great anthology to dip into now and again, each poem demands an emotional response from the reader. Even when the actual subject matter may be obscure, the feelings and power behind the words is clear.

This is definitely worth reading and reflecting on, even if you are not usually interested in poetry

Kudos

J Elizabeth Klug (21 KP) rated Our Brothers Grimmest in Books

Dec 14, 2019

Our Brothers Grimmest

Eric C. Wilder | 2013 | Humor & Comedy

9.0

(1 Ratings)

Book Rating

An absurd collection of tabloid-style articles that marries folklore, fairytales, and nursery rhymes with the issues of everyday life. From Rumplestiltskin being indicted for the straw-to-gold scandal to the sibling drama of the three little pigs, with headlines such as “Game-Changing Name Change for Rumplestiltskin” and “Wolf Suing Pigs for Injuries Sustained” you’re sure to be entertained.

As a lifelong fan of classic fairytales, I found myself laughing out loud as beloved characters were used to mock and poke fun at real-world issues.

Kudos

David Betteridge (327 KP) rated 6 Underground (2019) in Movies

Feb 29, 2020

6 Underground (2019)

2019 | Action, Thriller

6.9

(35 Ratings)

Movie Rating Watch

Ryan Reynolds (1 more)

Action sequences

Cliche (2 more)

Massive suspension of believe

Some very poor acting

Confusion

So I watched 6 Underground as soon as it came out on Netflix, however I found out straight away, that it was a film guilty of misleading you in the trailers. As much as I loved the action sequences and always enjoy Ryan Reynolds I can decide if this was a half decent action film or just a collection of action film cliches thrown together in a montage with a Ryan Reynolds monologue playing over the top!