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Darren Fisher (2447 KP) rated The Mother Of All Things in Books

Jul 20, 2022  
The Mother Of All Things
The Mother Of All Things
Gabriel Blake | 2018 | Horror, Thriller
9
9.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Picked this one up on a whim. Didn't really know what I was letting myself in for but damn, this was one gripping read. For a debut novel this really is well written, great characters and more twists than a twisty thing. There is a lot of jumping around time zones so if you don't like that sort of thing then go read something else. Personally that doesn't bother me and I found Blake's narrative extremely entertaining. I worked out the 0642 pretty quickly as it was fairly obvious but the twist after came as a surprise (and answered a question that I kept asking myself throughout the book). The ending is totally gripping, a real bloodbath of a finale, and I couldn't help but chuckle to myself in the epilogue. Overall an incredible debut from Blake and I will definitely be reading the follow up book at some point in the near future.
  
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Dean (6926 KP) rated Gone Baby Gone (2007) in Movies

Jan 22, 2018  
Gone Baby Gone (2007)
Gone Baby Gone (2007)
2007 | Drama, Mystery
8
7.8 (6 Ratings)
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An impressive directorial debut from Ben Affleck, I really like The Town as well which he directed and starred in. Based on a novel by Dennis Lehane he also wrote @Mystic River (2003) which was a great entertaining if gritty and harsh film. This has many similar themes running through it. The cast is an amazing line up and all give good performances. It's the harshness, grim reality in terms of the setting, characters and subject matter that make the film intriguing as well as compelling viewing. A very interesting film, go and see it and Mystic River!
  
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The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated See What I Have Done in Books

Oct 6, 2020  
See What I Have Done
See What I Have Done
Sarah Schmidt | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry
8
6.6 (7 Ratings)
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The infamous Lizzie Borden was the woman the public (but not a jury) believed murdered her father and stepmother with an axe. Since the science of forensics at the time was primitive at best, they found neither proof of Lizzie's guilt or any other suspects. That means we will never know the whole truth. Sarah Schmidt has her own ideas about Lizzie Borden, her family and the murders, all of which she put into her debut novel "See What I Have Done." Read my review of this fascinating book here. https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2017/06/10/the-clock-on-the-mantle-ticked-ticked/