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Emma (229 KP) rated Cold Comfort Farm in Books
Apr 12, 2021
I bought this book ages ago because I watched the film and enjoyed it.
Every review I've seen has said how comical the story is, and how good a book it is.
I must admit I laughed a couple of times, and I enjoyed the story, it was well written and I got through it quite quickly.
That being said however, reading it in 2021, I found certain aspects of it slightly offensive. And also thought the way that she portrayed the starkadders was quite cruel. To me the book portrayed a sense of 'us city folk are better than you country folk.' . Maybe that was the big joke, but I didn't find it very amusing.
All on all it was an alright read, definitely nothing amazing as I've always thought it was hyped up to be.
Every review I've seen has said how comical the story is, and how good a book it is.
I must admit I laughed a couple of times, and I enjoyed the story, it was well written and I got through it quite quickly.
That being said however, reading it in 2021, I found certain aspects of it slightly offensive. And also thought the way that she portrayed the starkadders was quite cruel. To me the book portrayed a sense of 'us city folk are better than you country folk.' . Maybe that was the big joke, but I didn't find it very amusing.
All on all it was an alright read, definitely nothing amazing as I've always thought it was hyped up to be.

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Amy Norman (1048 KP) rated Cosmic Sin (2021) in Movies
May 22, 2021
In all honesty I'll admit I didn't really 'watch' this film, it was on in the background whilst I played some games.
*But* when I stick films on in the background they normally grab my attention a few times, and I can keep up with the plot easily enough.
I can say I kept up with the plot of this one, but from what I can tell the dialogue wasn't great, as there was nothing that particularly stood out, as it was a bit of the over tired tropes, and predictable from the outset.
There were a couple of good looking set pieces and action sequences, and the rest didn't look terrible.
If you are looking for an easy to watch sci-fi action film, that's not too heavy on plot, character development, or being overly sciencey, then this could be for you!
*But* when I stick films on in the background they normally grab my attention a few times, and I can keep up with the plot easily enough.
I can say I kept up with the plot of this one, but from what I can tell the dialogue wasn't great, as there was nothing that particularly stood out, as it was a bit of the over tired tropes, and predictable from the outset.
There were a couple of good looking set pieces and action sequences, and the rest didn't look terrible.
If you are looking for an easy to watch sci-fi action film, that's not too heavy on plot, character development, or being overly sciencey, then this could be for you!

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Dean (6927 KP) rated The Haunting of Hill House in TV
Oct 12, 2020
Well acted (1 more)
House looks very creepy
Hauntingly good
Finally got around to watching this after hearing good reviews. It can be tricky to make a TV series that is scary for 10 episodes. This does a very good job.
The atmosphere is very good and generally goes for an eerie, creepy feeling with a few jump scares. The child cast were very good, although it took a couple of episodes to work out which Adult was playing the grown up version. It's quite intelligently done with how it links events from the past and present from different perspectives. Finishes nicely bringing everything to an end. The last 2 episodes didn't really the impact I hoped for. However series as a whole was very good. Worth checking out for Halloween.
The atmosphere is very good and generally goes for an eerie, creepy feeling with a few jump scares. The child cast were very good, although it took a couple of episodes to work out which Adult was playing the grown up version. It's quite intelligently done with how it links events from the past and present from different perspectives. Finishes nicely bringing everything to an end. The last 2 episodes didn't really the impact I hoped for. However series as a whole was very good. Worth checking out for Halloween.

Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated Hide and Seek in Books
Jan 11, 2021
So this is different to Lilou's other books, as in it isn't paranormal and instead is a contemporary romance.
I really liked the story and if I wasn't so picky with giving 5 stars then this would probably have gotten 5 stars but as I am, I'm giving it a strong four.
I like how Lilou writes her romances. They're well thought out and developed so that although they are short you're left feeling all nice and warm that the couple got their HEA.
The first meeting between them was well written and I had shivers as I felt the connection between Faye and Quinn. That continued to the first sex scene and I was hooked from there.
I grew to like all the characters, apart from the bad guy of course.
Can't wait to read more books by the author!
I really liked the story and if I wasn't so picky with giving 5 stars then this would probably have gotten 5 stars but as I am, I'm giving it a strong four.
I like how Lilou writes her romances. They're well thought out and developed so that although they are short you're left feeling all nice and warm that the couple got their HEA.
The first meeting between them was well written and I had shivers as I felt the connection between Faye and Quinn. That continued to the first sex scene and I was hooked from there.
I grew to like all the characters, apart from the bad guy of course.
Can't wait to read more books by the author!

David McK (3562 KP) rated Diggers (Bromeliad Trilogy, #2) in Books
Dec 23, 2020
Middle book in the late Sir Terry Pratchett's so-called Bromeliad trilogy, with the Nomes now living in a a disused quarry following their escape from the just-about-to-be-demolished department store of Arnold Bros (est 195).
Said quarry, however, is about to be put back into use, with this novel mainly following the exploits of Grimma, Dorcas and a few others when Masklin and a couple of the older Nomes go off on a mission to see if they can find a 'real' home for the Nomes; not somewhere that they have to hide from the Humans (who don't believe in them) as they have done all their life.
This is the one with the monster Jekub, and is slightly more mature than the previous offering in the trilogy (that would be 'Truckers')
Said quarry, however, is about to be put back into use, with this novel mainly following the exploits of Grimma, Dorcas and a few others when Masklin and a couple of the older Nomes go off on a mission to see if they can find a 'real' home for the Nomes; not somewhere that they have to hide from the Humans (who don't believe in them) as they have done all their life.
This is the one with the monster Jekub, and is slightly more mature than the previous offering in the trilogy (that would be 'Truckers')

Emma @ The Movies (1786 KP) rated Ghost in the Shell (2017) in Movies
Sep 25, 2019
To start of the first working day of May (thank you bank holiday Monday), I whizzed out from work to see Ghost in the Shell. I honestly thought I'd missed it, but luckily they had one showing on for a couple of days just after work. So it was a Tuesday double. I liked it as a film, story line wasn't bad and I liked the effects... what I did not like was her diving off buildings every chance she got. There were a lot of shots where the background suddenly comes rushing at you... if you have vertigo that is induced by things like that, this is not the film for you. I felt a bit queasy every now and then, I'm hoping I didn't miss anything good while I was looking at the floor!