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Mark Laidler (3 KP) rated Super Mario Odyssey in Video Games

Mar 24, 2018 (Updated Mar 24, 2018)  
Super Mario Odyssey
Super Mario Odyssey
2017 | Platform
Fun, Addictive, a joy in an other dreary gaming world, can be picked up and played by anyone without a difficulty spike. (0 more)
The odd occasion it can be a tad repetitive, not suited to people who are not into casual gaming. (0 more)
The Finest Mario Yet.
What can I say that already hasn’t been said. Mario Nintendo’s well used mascot has turned up in what feels like his hundred game so by now you would assume he has tired himself out what with being a doctor, a golfer, a plumber and a painter.

But no in a gaming world full of call of duty’s and battle royales this game is a joy to play.


It’s a game that for me personally after a long time of search is a game full of what it was to play games when I was younger. It exudes joy and fun that I haven’t experienced in a long time,


The Graphics are beautiful and the best of a Mario game yet and the gameplay is so simple that you, your grandma or your great great grandma can pick it up and play without any issue at all all thanks to the simple mode that has kindly been included in the game.


For me it’s a straight 9/10 if you have a switch (and a soul) it is a must buy for you.
  
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ClareR (6253 KP) rated One of Them in Books

May 12, 2021  
One of Them
One of Them
Musa Okwonga | 2021 | Biography
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This is a memoir in short, punchy chapters, of Musa Okwonga’s experience of Eton College. Musa’s mother, a widowed doctor, supports Musa’s wish to go to one of the leading public schools in the country, and pays 50% of the fees that his scholarship doesn’t cover. It’s still a lot of money - and what does he get for that?

Well. I would say that I’m firmly in the anti- public/ private school camp, but I can’t find any fault in Musa’s education. He seems to have really enjoyed his time at Eton. He received a well-rounded education, and it comes across, largely speaking, as a caring institution. He does have some trouble with other boys: racist comments for example. He doesn’t seem to register these instances, and only finds out through another ex-student once he has left.

I liked how Musa looks at the reasons behind Brexit, about our continuing culture of the ‘Haves’ and “Have Nots’, and how if those who went to institutions such as Eton were less self-serving, just how much good they could contribute to this country. Instead, their attitudes seem to have contributed to the rise of the far right.

It’s a really interesting, if short, book, and well worth a read.

Many thanks to The Pigeonhole, Unbound and to Musa for reading along.