ClareR (5726 KP) rated The Fireman in Books
Apr 11, 2018
Arts & Crafts Masterpieces of Art
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Arts & Crafts: Masterpieces of Art is a celebration of the design movement that spread rapidly...
Financing the End to End Supply Chain: A Reference Guide to Supply Chain Finance
Simon Templar, Charles Findlay and Erik Hofmann
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Financing the End-to-End Supply Chain provides readers with a real insight into the increasingly...
The Missing Piece
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Leah Knox lives in a world where everyone is guaranteed a soulmate. The catch? She has to find him...
Peace Talks (The Dresden Files, #16)
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When the Supernatural nations of the world meet up to negotiate an end to ongoing hostilities, Harry...
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Acanthea Grimscythe (300 KP) rated The Ocean at the End of the Lane in Books
May 16, 2018
This piece of fiction is a quick read and harbors elements of fantasy and horror in a world much like our own. The house at the end of the lane is a bit removed from the rest of society and, to a homegrown, country girl like myself, oozes a rural familiarity. This house, being the home of the Hempstocks, is the source of everything surreal in The Ocean at the End of the Lane and through the little boy and his friend Lettie, we see an entirely different side of things. A place where a child learns morals (such as lying, obeying, etc.) in the most horrifying ways.
I found The Ocean at the End of the Lane nearly impossible to put down – in fact, I only paused long enough to shower and take a brief nap. I refused to sleep until I had turned the last page. It’s nice to see several elements of fiction in play, especially with how Gaiman foreshadows and references certain odd incidents that take place in his story. My next Gaiman read will be American Gods, which I received as a gift from Dad.
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David McK (3425 KP) rated 2012 (2009) in Movies
Apr 6, 2021
That's now 12 years ago, and 3 years before the setting of this big-budget disaster movie.
2012 is also when the Aztec calendar 'ended', leading to lots of conspiracy theories and some hysteria around the time that the world would end.
Which is what this movie is about: cue lots of earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis and the obligatory family-reconnecting that is de rigeur for this type of movie!
The silent victor (Beginnings Series Book 1)
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A plague has wiped out humanity and a new civilization emerges. Tucked safely behind their iron...
Dystopian virus end of days