Well of the Winds: A D.C.I. Daley Thriller
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As the Second World War nears its end, a man is stabbed to death on the shoreline of Kinloch, in the...

EmersonRose (320 KP) rated Briar's Book (Circle of Magic, #4) in Books
Nov 20, 2019

John Louis: A Life in Speedway
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A well-known East Anglian scrambles star of the 60s before switching to speedway at the end of that...

All for Nothing
Anthea Bell and Walter Kempowski
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In January 1945, the German army is retreating from the Russian advance. Germans are fleeing the...

David McK (3600 KP) rated Around the world in 80 days in TV
Jan 30, 2022
One of Jules Vernes most famous novels, and the inspiration for many a movie (and even a 80s cartoon).
I've never seen or heard of a TV series until this one, which - in retrospect - actually surprised me quite a bit, as you think the story would (and does) lend itself perfectly to the episodic nature of the journey.
This adaptation stars David Tennant in the lead role, alongside strong support from Ibrahim Koma as the French valet Passepartout and Leonie Benesch as the gender flipped/reimagined journalist Abigail Fix (instead of Inspector Fix), while still keeping its late Victorian setting.
Yes, you know how it is going to end.
Still very enjoyable!

The German War: A Nation Under Arms
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As early as 1941, Allied victory in World War II seemed all but assured. How and why, then, did the...
World War II History

The East End
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THE EAST END opens with Corey Halpern, a Hamptons local from a broken home who breaks into mansions...
Drugs Crime Alcohol Addiction Love Dysfunction Family

Tyrone (0 KP) rated Bright (2017) in Movies
Dec 26, 2017

Life on Ice: A History of New Uses for Cold Blood
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After the atomic bombing at the end of World War II, anxieties about survival in the nuclear age led...

Butterfly child (6 KP) rated Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in Books
Jul 6, 2017
My absolute favourite part is Hagrid bursting into the little hut on the rock. Hagrid is one of my favourite characters, and his endearing and loveable personality and how he treats Harry is one of the most beautiful developed and truly inspiring relationships in the series.
I think the bad character (I won't spoil it just in case we have new readers) is probably the least developed and thus makes him in effect of my least favourite characters in the series.
Again I think could be because it's the first in the series but I just feel he lacks the evilness, possibly even charm of the other bad guys.
Overall, I will always love this book as it started me on a wonderful, journey, I already loved to read and had a bit of a geeky trait but this series fully cemented me in the love to read and the geek categories!