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Nikki Massey (8 KP) rated The Girl on the Train in Books
Feb 7, 2019
The story was portrayed through diary format. Giving an insight into 3 different women featured in this novel.
I did find I had to flick back a few pages, on occasion, to understand when along the timeline each entry had been written.
I liked the characters and how they grew on me as I got to know them better. The story didn't feel rushed and just took as long as it needed to develop.
The book did keep me hooked and I have to admit I didn't suspect the final outcome!
One of the rare books I might be tempted to read more than once to get even deeper into the mindset of the characters and their lives.
I did find I had to flick back a few pages, on occasion, to understand when along the timeline each entry had been written.
I liked the characters and how they grew on me as I got to know them better. The story didn't feel rushed and just took as long as it needed to develop.
The book did keep me hooked and I have to admit I didn't suspect the final outcome!
One of the rare books I might be tempted to read more than once to get even deeper into the mindset of the characters and their lives.
Sam (74 KP) rated The Unauthorised Biography in Books
Mar 27, 2019
I loved this! I got so excited when I saw the thirteen questions about Lemony Snicket that were being asked, and I loved it even more when I discovered that they were being answered in the typical Snicket way – cryptic and nonsensical.
The book is made up of multiple letters, newspaper clippings and diary entries that explain everything and nothing at the same time.
It did give a few of the characters some more background which I enjoyed, and it explained the relationship between the characters a lot more than the book series does.
It never tells you the exact truth. I stared at the Snicket family tree for ages trying to work out the initials!
The book is made up of multiple letters, newspaper clippings and diary entries that explain everything and nothing at the same time.
It did give a few of the characters some more background which I enjoyed, and it explained the relationship between the characters a lot more than the book series does.
It never tells you the exact truth. I stared at the Snicket family tree for ages trying to work out the initials!
While on a MouseQuest at Disneyland, Adam and Lance find what they think is Walt Disney's diary. A clue in it leads them on a quest through his life with a possible big prize at the end. This book is an example of everything that can go wrong with self-publishing. There are too many data dumps, the action is slow at times, and the characters are flat and unlikable. I'm enough of a Disney geek to enjoy parts of it, but it needed a good editor before it saw the light of day.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/06/book-review-hidden-mickey-1-by-nancy.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/06/book-review-hidden-mickey-1-by-nancy.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Dean (6927 KP) rated Eastern Promises (2007) in Movies
Feb 25, 2018
This is very similar to A Histroy of Violence with the same director (David Cronenberg) and Viggo Mortensen teaming up again. It is just as violent and possibly more bloody and graphic. The acting is of a very good standard and although it is a bit slow at times you are likely to be engrossed in the story too much to notice.
A midwife delivers the child of a young Russian girl who dies at birth. Trying to trace her relatives she gets her Russian uncle to translate her diary which only uncovers a look into the life of the Russian mafia in London. If you liked A History of Violence, The Godfather you should really like this film.
A midwife delivers the child of a young Russian girl who dies at birth. Trying to trace her relatives she gets her Russian uncle to translate her diary which only uncovers a look into the life of the Russian mafia in London. If you liked A History of Violence, The Godfather you should really like this film.
MoMoBookDiary (20 KP) rated Misled in Books
Oct 1, 2018
MoMo’s Book Diary enjoyed C.J. Spammer’s debut novel “Misled” and recommends this as a 5 star read.
I found this an emotional novel. Very gripping. I couldn’t put it down once I started – unfortunately I started reading just before going to bed and I was then up most of the night because even after I had finished the characters and the story stayed with me.
A fantastic book that takes the reader on a rollercoaster journey through the struggles of Sara who is affected by Bipolar Disorder in alternating chapters of now and then – then, being when it all went wrong.
I would like to thank CJ Spammer for the opportunity to read and review this novel.
I found this an emotional novel. Very gripping. I couldn’t put it down once I started – unfortunately I started reading just before going to bed and I was then up most of the night because even after I had finished the characters and the story stayed with me.
A fantastic book that takes the reader on a rollercoaster journey through the struggles of Sara who is affected by Bipolar Disorder in alternating chapters of now and then – then, being when it all went wrong.
I would like to thank CJ Spammer for the opportunity to read and review this novel.
Matthew Krueger (10051 KP) rated Diary of a Madman (1963) in Movies
Mar 31, 2020 (Updated Mar 31, 2020)
The Evil Within: Evil Spirit Inside
Diary of a Madman - is a good psychological thriller that started Vincent Price.
The Plot: When Judge Simon Cordier (Vincent Price) goes to see Louis Girot (Harvey Stephens), a prisoner he sentenced to death, the criminal insists he is not guilty and that he is inhabited by an evil spirit. Cordier dismisses Girot's claims, but he becomes unnerved when Girot lights himself on fire to supposedly end the demonic possession. After the visit, Cordier, beset by insomnia, begins to have odd visions and starts to wonder if Girot might have been telling the truth after all.
Its psychologically twisted, horrorfying, terrorfying and overall a good movie.
The Plot: When Judge Simon Cordier (Vincent Price) goes to see Louis Girot (Harvey Stephens), a prisoner he sentenced to death, the criminal insists he is not guilty and that he is inhabited by an evil spirit. Cordier dismisses Girot's claims, but he becomes unnerved when Girot lights himself on fire to supposedly end the demonic possession. After the visit, Cordier, beset by insomnia, begins to have odd visions and starts to wonder if Girot might have been telling the truth after all.
Its psychologically twisted, horrorfying, terrorfying and overall a good movie.
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Millie Marotta's Tropical Wonderland - Journal Set: 3 Notebooks
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A Potter in Japan
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Leach was born in Hong Kong, and spent the first few years of his life in Japan. Later, he attended...