Phil Leader (619 KP) rated The First Chronicles of Druss the Legend (The Drenai Saga #6) in Books
Nov 13, 2019
But if there is one person who can turn something so absurdly cliched into gold, it is Gemmell. There are a number of factors here; he knows his weaponcraft so the fight scenes are grittly realistic, his characters are very subtly drawn with many layers and shades of grey. But the thing that always makes Gemmell stand out for me is the dialogue. When the characters speak, everything they say is not only completely in character but there are no cheesy lines or absurd speeches.
If you like your fantasy epic with a complex hero wading through a sea of adversaries for reasons of love and a sense of justice, this book will not disappoint
Crack99: The Takedown of a $100 Million Chinese Software Pirate
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Digital pirates, particularly in China, steal and resell hundreds of billions of dollars worth of...
A Death in the Family
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'There's no easy way to say this, Kubu. Your father's dead. I'm afraid he's been murdered.'Faced...
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe and Elizabeth Ammons
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In the nineteenth century, Uncle Tom's Cabin sold more copies than any book in the world except the...
All the Pieces Matter: The Inside Story of the Wire
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The definitive oral history of the iconic and beloved TV show The Wire, as told by the actors,...
I Ask for Justice: Maya Women, Dictators, and Crime in Guatemala, 1898-1944
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Winner, Bryce Wood Book Award, Latin American Studies Association, 2015 Given Guatemala's record of...
Andy K (10821 KP) rated Band Of Brothers in TV
Dec 31, 2017
I couldn't have been more wrong.
I was enthralled from the first frame when I began watching the DVDs and didn't stop until I was complete. The characters represented in this harrowing true story are some of the most compelling I have ever seen. You believe every moment of their emotional, unending, unimaginable journey and feel like you are right with them along for the ride.
The interwoven interviews give context and real-life coupling to the story you are watching and makes the story all the more poignant.
The all-star cast is brilliant and every one of them carried their weight as part of the ensemble. I have rewatched several times since and it keeps getting better with every viewing.
A Minute To Midnight
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A Minute to Midnight is the gripping follow up to Long Road to Mercy featuring Special Agent Atlee...
Sonnets and Shorter Poems
Francesco Petrarch and David Slavitt
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In this volume, David R. Slavitt, the distinguished translator and author of more than ninety works...
Suswatibasu (1701 KP) rated The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson (2017) in Movies
Nov 12, 2017 (Updated Nov 12, 2017)
Marsha P. Johnson was many things: outspoken LGBT activist, downtown superstar, model muse to Andy Warhol. In 1992, her body was found in the Hudson River, with police classifying her death as a suicide. The documentary is almost a resurrection of this transgender icon, but also a vivid portrayal of the immense suffering the community has faced over decades, even until this day.
The movie methodically explores who might have had cause to kill her - the local mafia, who were heavily involved in then-still-underground gay bar scene? A violent john or a passing group of straight men bent on hate crime? One of the most important characters in this film alongside Johnson was Sylvia Riviera, and her own tragic life just reflects the dire situation people are left to deal with.
Death is what leads the title and drives the movie. But it's her life - vibrant, pioneering, and much too short - that gives Marsha her flamboyant, beautiful heart. A truly moving portrayal.