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Sarah (7800 KP) rated The Humans in Books

Jun 27, 2018

The Humans

Matt Haig | 2014 | Fiction & Poetry

9.6

(10 Ratings)

Book Rating

Hilarious and heart warming

I'd read one of Matt Haig's other books and The Humans had been recommended as a must read, and I can really see why.

This is a hilarious story of life on earth viewed by an alien visitor. It wasn't quite the tale I expected and in fact turned out miles better than I'd hoped. Its very fast paced and 'Andrew' is such an endearing and loveable main character. His view on human life and emotions is very funny and also very heartwarming. Although the ending isn't entirely unpredictable, the rest of the book more than makes up for it. Andrew's "Advice for a human' list towards the end of the book is so thoughtful and insightful, and also pretty damn funny too. Such an enjoyable book to read.

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Andy K (10823 KP) rated A Night to Remember (1958) in Movies

Jun 30, 2018

A Night to Remember (1958)

1958 | Action, Classics, Drama

7.6

(5 Ratings)

Movie Rating

Remarkable film!

I never realized how many parts of James Cameron's Titanic in 1997 were actually taken from this film or at least from accounts of what happened on the Titanic. Obviously, the basic story is about the same without the Jack/Rose melodrama.

Compelling doesn't even describe the emotions captured on screen when the crew of the Titanic realizes the imminent peril they are now in and how do they get passengers to safety without enough lifeboats?

The Carpathia agrees to come and help the quickly sinking ship, but they are over 4 hours away. Despite using signal flares and SOS, they cannot seem to get the closest ship to them to come to their aid which may have saves countless more lives.

Really enjoyed this film.

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Flynn (6 KP) rated Uhura's Song in Books

Sep 18, 2018

Uhura's Song

Janet Kagan | 2018 | Fiction & Poetry

9.0

(2 Ratings)

Book Rating

I've noticed there aren't many places where feline characters have background and depth in the Star Trek universe, but this book did a wonderful job of giving insight into a different culture. There was quite a lot of detail in the body language cues of the Sivoans; I especially enjoyed the fact that their tails were the main outlet of most emotions. I've also enjoyed when Uhura has her moments, when she is vital to the plot as in this book and [b:The Tears of the Singers|1560530|The Tears of the Singers|Melinda M. Snodgrass|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1185232470s/1560530.jpg|1553068] because of her voice. I also thoroughly enjoyed the character Tail-Kinker to-Ennien, for who doesn't enjoy that character that constantly baffles and confuses Spock?

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Joelene Marie (28 KP) rated The Ramblers in Books

Oct 1, 2018

I wish we could give half stars in reviews, as I feel this one is more than a 4 but not quite at 5. Its a beautiful story, wonderful in its simplicity, about relationships and emotions and just being human. You can relate to all the characters, their fears and struggles and joys and challenges in figuring out who they are and their place in the world and just life in general. It was also a trove of information about birds and NYC that was interesting and helped the story instead of weighing it down. I expected it to be more along the lines of chick lit type fluff and was pleasantly surprised to find that it went much deeper. All in all it was a very satisfying read.

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Roxanne (13 KP) rated The Grandparent's Book in Books

Nov 14, 2018

I borrowed this book from the library for my mum and dad to read but i thought I would read it too so we could all talk about it. I was very pleasantly surprised by this book, it is packed full of information for not just grandparents but parents as well. It has sections which answer some probing questions you might have (questions that real people in real situations have asked the author)which I found very helpful. The book covers pretty much everything you would need to know about the child-parent-grandparent relationship, I can't actually think of anything that it might have missed...very thorough. It covers everything from emotions, relationships, financial aid, education, health issues and many other useful topics. I highly recommend this book to all grandparents.

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Dork_knight74 (881 KP) rated Venom (2018) in Movies

Nov 27, 2018

Venom (2018)

2018 | Action, Sci-Fi

7.4

(151 Ratings)

Movie Rating Watch

Mixed emotions

I recently got an Amazon firestick and caught this movie that way. The acting, cinematography and effects were good but the story was a little disappointing. It completely altered the origins of Venom. Being a comic fan, that didn't go unnoticed. It would have been fine if the whole movie wasn't based on a character from the comics. If I didn't know who Venom was and the characters involved, I'd give this a better rating. However, this is a popular iconic character from the Spiderman lore and doesn't even mention the webslinger or take place in the same city. If you don't care about all that, but like adventure movies, you'll still enjoy this one. Not the greatest comic book movie adaptation, but still an entertaining movie. Worth a watch.