Snatched (2017)
5.7
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After her boyfriend dumps her on the eve of their exotic vacation, impetuous dreamer Emily Middleton...
Introducing Evolutionary Psychology: A Graphic Guide
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How did the mind evolve? How does the human mind differ from the minds of our ancestors, and from...
David McK (3600 KP) rated The Book of Eli (2010) in Movies
Oct 16, 2020
Let's see the similarities:
Post apocalyptic? Check.
Essentially a Western? Check.
Lone survivor wandering the plains/roads? Check.
Said survivor looking for redemption? Check.
Whilst carrying/quoting from a Bible? Check.
Gunfights and bar-room brawls? Check.
Yes, there are differences - including a very big reveal at the end - but, all in all, there are a heck of a lot of similarities ...
Into the Night
7.5
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A flight from Brussels to Moscow is hijacked by a rogue military officer insisting that seeing the...
The Butter Battle Book
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The Butter Battle Book, Dr. Seuss's classic cautionary tale, introduces readers to the important...
Just Getting Started (2017)
3.0
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Duke Diver is living the high life as the freewheeling manager of a luxurious resort in Palm...
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The Lotus and the Cross: Jesus Talks with Buddha
8.0
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Dr. Zacharias presents a brief but imaginative defense of the Christian faith compared to Buddhist...
Couples in Conflict
Alan Booth, Ann C. Crouter, Mari L. Clements and Tanya Boone-Holladay
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This classic volume provides a solid foundation for thinking about creative ways in which our...
The Chromosome X and the Human Genome
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The human genome, i.e. the entire genetic code of humans, contains 20.000 to 30.000 genes that...
Christine A. (965 KP) rated The Apartment in Books
May 22, 2020
I am a fan of K.L. Slater. If you have not read any of Kim's work, start with her most well-known work, Blink. All of her novels average between 3.69 and 4.00 on Goodreads.
While I did enjoy this fast-reading story, it was not an original one. However, that does not make it inferior to those that have come before. Many reviewers compared this to Riley Sager's Lock Every Door. They both are mysteries involving an apartment building where people have been known to disappear. If Sager's novel had not been released so close to this book, I do not think as many people would make the comparison.
Slater's The Apartment is a slow burn. Many reviewers want instant gratification, instant suspense, instant terrors, etc. Not all books are going slam you in the face. Not all books should.
It is those differences that make this book, and any book, worth reading. You can take the view of Mark Hunter in Pump Up the Volume or you can embrace both the similarities and differences in an author's work.
AJaneClark (3975 KP) Oct 17, 2020