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Bubblesreview (110 KP) rated This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor in Books

Feb 5, 2019

Funny (2 more)

Very honest

Emotional

10/10!

This is one of my favourite real life books. I love how it's written like a diary. The author is very honest, the stories are a mixture of funny, serious and emotional. The end is also very sad. It's a really eye opener. I wish this book was longer. I could easiy read more of Adams stories.

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Roxanne (13 KP) rated I Can't Be Bothered Doing Anything in Books

Nov 14, 2018

A really nice, well thought out book. I will be using the built in diary and planner in order to break the vicious cycle I have been in for a long time. It's like a little pocket pick-me-up. Perhaps aimed more towards others who are younger than me...maybe school age, however, I will keep referring back to this one.

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LRB-published writers read their own work, introduced by the editors of the London Review of Books....

The Brass Instrument Owner's Handbook

Michael J. Pagliaro

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This resource provides professionals, musicians, teachers, students, or individuals with an...

Liberty Boston (93 KP) rated Frankie Stein and the New Ghoul at School (Monster High Diaries, #2) in Books

Mar 15, 2021

Reading the second book I realized these were stand-alone books which makes it easier if you have a later book. Frankie's diary, like Draculaura's, was a fun ride and I enjoyed learning more about one of the more minor characters, Isi. Frankie, as always is full of energy which is contrasted by Isi's quieter personality. Again, it was overall good, quick read.

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Neil LaBute recommended I Vitelloni (1953) in Movies (curated)

I Vitelloni (1953)

1953 | Comedy, Drama

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"A film that continues to grow in my estimation every time I see it, and one that laid the bedrock for the Fellini explosion that was about to take place. So alive and spilling over with character and incident, it feels like a peek into the filmmaker’s own diary. It also features an amazing Nino Rota score and performances to die for."

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Luc Horvathova (60 KP) rated The Diary of a Young Girl in Books

Jul 12, 2019

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Authentic

It is a great read. Some moments I even feel her pain as a complicated child:D this book is one of a kind as it deals with real life events in real time. It is just as she felt it at that exact moment. Great connection between smart teenager and Jewish refuge hiding for life.

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Eleanor Luhar (47 KP) rated The Bunker Diary in Books

Jun 24, 2019

The Bunker Diary

Kevin Brooks | 2013 | Young Adult (YA)

8.0

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Read the original review: https://bookmarkedreading.wordpress.com/2015/10/15/book-review-the-bunker-diary/

The whole idea of this book really intrigued me. A 16-year-old boy, Linus, is kidnapped off the street and stuck in what appears to be an underground bunker. The book is written as his diary, like the title suggests. There are a few diagrams to help the reader visualise the scene, and it's full of Linus's thoughts and ideas as well as the events that take place.

The ending was so unexpected, and I absolutely adored it. It wasn't a typical happy ending. It wasn't even a resolved ending. Everything sort of just fades out, and it ends mid-sentence followed by numerous empty pages. I suppose this is what makes it more realistic, and more like someone's diary.

Linus is followed by five other people in the bunker; little Jenny, Anja, Fred, Bird and Russell. Tensions are high, and they're faced with numerous horrific problems. They can't find a way to escape, and although things are bearable at first, The Man Upstairs soon stops sending down food supplies or providing heating or energy. Everyone is struggling to survive, to keep up hope. But there doesn't seem to be a way out, a way to contact the outside world.

Eventually, things start to really go downhill. People start to lose their lives in numerous horrendous ways, and there's only so long a group of people can survive for without food, water, heat, or electricity. The pain seems endless.

This is such an exciting book, where you never know what's coming next. It was even rather emotional, and extremely hard to contemplate being in such horrible circumstances. I really enjoyed The Bunker Diary and all the plots it includes. An easy 4 stars for this.