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Ross (3284 KP) rated Before They are Hanged: The First Law: Book Two in Books

Nov 29, 2017

Before They are Hanged: The First Law: Book Two

Joe Abercrombie | 2009 | Fiction & Poetry, Science Fiction/Fantasy

8.8

(6 Ratings)

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The story continues as Glokta travels to defend the far off empire state of Dagoska from siege (and further rooting out corruption along the way) and the band of travellers head to the edge of the world. The best of the action takes place in the North where the empire is looking to teach the savage Northman a lesson - something that does not go well as a large, poorly prepared army meet a smaller collection of epic warriors afraid of nothing.
Definitely book 2 of a trilogy, this book keeps the story moving along, allows some of the characters to develop but with a little let down at the end.

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Anselm Kiefer: A Monograph

Dominique Baque

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The work of Anselm Kiefer begins with a crucial question. How, after the Holocaust, can one be an...

The End of Concern: Maoist China, Activism, and Asian Studies

Fabio Lanza

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In 1968 a cohort of politically engaged young academics established the Committee of Concerned Asian...

The Road to Santiago: Walking the Way of St James

Rene Freud, Rene Freund and Janina Joffe

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Each year, over 200,000 people pilgrimage to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Spain. Often...

Dork_knight74 (881 KP) rated IO (2019) in Movies

Jan 19, 2019

IO (2019)

2019 | Drama, Sci-Fi

6.3

(12 Ratings)

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Interesting

This movie about humans leaving earth was, unique. The acting was well done and the cinematography was, as well. The storyline was a new concept and the characters kept it interesting. It's not a fast paced movie but it moved at a decent, steady rate. A little predictable, but that didn't take away from the enjoyment. Not the greatest "end of the world" type of movie, but pretty good. Worth a watch.

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The Keeper (2018)

9.0 (2 Ratings) Rate It

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A young English woman and a soccer-playing German POW overcome prejudice, public hostility and...

Suswatibasu (1703 KP) rated The End of the World Running Club in Books

Jul 25, 2017

Tragic family drama disguised in apocalyptic genre

I spent at least three quarters of this book getting irritated by the protagonist's whiny outlook, however, I was sympathetic by the end when he faces his own demons and realisation.

It's like a drama wrapped in an end of the world scenario, so I was relieved that it avoided any of the ridiculous zombie / outbreak type of plot. It was mostly realistic, analysing how people react differently to extreme situations, apart from the fact a man with zero running skills could manage to run 450 miles in total let alone 20 miles within the first day.

And there were some great characters including old man Australian Harvey and female soldier Grimes, who blasted any stereotypes out of the water.