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ashezbookz (32 KP) rated Three Dark Crowns in Books
Jul 5, 2018
It took me until 3/4 of the way through the book to get a true feel of the world, and I just don't feel like that's a makings of a nice world - however, once that point hit in the book I felt like there was something there that I was enjoying, probably the darkness of it. However, did I enjoy it enough to carry on with the series, I'm unsure.
My favourite character by far was Kat - especially the end, though the very very last line of the book has me questioning life, so perhaps I'd change my mind about things - and continue on with the series to see where things are taken. Though if there's more tradition and whatnot crap to read I don't think I'd keep going after a few pages.. boy was that boring...........................................
David McK (3369 KP) rated Deep Impact (1998) in Movies
Aug 12, 2020
There's two movies out about an asteroid hurtling towards earth, and the mission to stop them.
In one, (parts of) the Asteroid hits.
In the other, a vest-less Bruce Willis saves the day.
This is the first.
Perhaps lacking the star power of the second (Bruce Willis, Liv Tyler, Ben Affleck, Billy Bob Thornton), this one has Morgan Freeman as the President of the US in tenure as the asteroid hurtles towards earth, and Tea Leoni as the journalist who breaks the story. A pre-LOTR Elijah Woods also pops up to provide the 'everyman' view of the situation, as the high school kid who first discovers the comet hurtling our way.
A bit slow getting started, and definitely a more thoughtful approach to the impending end-of-the-world scenario than Armageddon
The Future
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The Future – as the richest people on the planet have discovered – is where the money is. The...
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Storm of Steel
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A worldwide bestseller published shortly after the end of World War I, Storm of Steel is a memoir of...
Auburn (57 KP) rated Love Songs & Other Lies in Books
Apr 10, 2019
I adored this book and the raw emotions it brought out. It wasn't just your typical love story where everything goes right the first time. This took time, guts, and a bit of heartbreak to get to the end. The songs and lyrics fit and made you a part of their world.
Perfect for fans of music, romance, and alternating view points.
Auburn (57 KP) rated Love Songs Other Lies: A Novel in Books
Apr 10, 2019
I adored this book and the raw emotions it brought out. It wasn't just your typical love story where everything goes right the first time. This took time, guts, and a bit of heartbreak to get to the end. The songs and lyrics fit and made you a part of their world.
Perfect for fans of music, romance, and alternating view points.
Ending Slavery: How We Free Today's Slaves
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In his 1999 book, "Disposable People", Kevin Bales brought to light the shocking fact of modern...
Kafka: The Years of Insight
Reiner Stach and Shelley Laura Frisch
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This volume of Reiner Stach's acclaimed and definitive biography of Franz Kafka tells the story of...
Merissa (11938 KP) rated Dawning (Black Earth, #1) in Books
Dec 17, 2018
Whilst understandable, Hawkshadow/Arythan has major temper issues and does seem to fly off the handle quite quickly. The relationship that develops between him and the "Stone of Prophecy" is a brilliant one although it is left rather suddenly near the end. I am hoping that this relationship and characters develop more in the second book of this series. There are a few relationship endings in this book too, some come as a shock, some are expected. Some names come up that you will recognise too.
On the whole, this is an intriguing tale that still has loads more to tell in the next two books.