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Melanie Caldicott (6 KP) rated Tiny Sunbirds Far Away in Books

Apr 29, 2021

Tiny Sunbirds Far Away

Christie Watson | 2011 | Fiction & Poetry

10.0

(1 Ratings)

Book Rating

Deeply moving, provocative and beautifully crafted novel.

Watson's storytelling is clever and breathtaking. The pace that the plot unfurls is sensitive and masterful. I was completely gripped as Blessing, the main protagonist faced realisations about her life and family - a pivotal, highly emotive, beautiful point in the book.

Her characterisation is superb, I really connected with all the characters and was deeply moved by their stories.

Watson highlights the issues of Nigeria boldly and impressively yet weaves them masterfully into the lives of her characters leading the reader to care deeply about the people and the country.

A great read - I loved it.

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David McK (3632 KP) rated Megamind (2010) in Movies

Mar 19, 2021

Megamind (2010)

2010 | Action, Animation, Comedy

7.1

(27 Ratings)

Movie Rating

Under-rated Dreamworks animation, with Will Ferrell voicing the super villain Megamind, who spends his time fighting against the superhero MetroMan.

And then (he thinks) manages to defeat and kill the same, after he he sinks into a funk of depression.

Like Despicable Me, this also has a character called Minion (here, one character instead of a group of the same), with most of the banter coming from the interaction between Megamind and Minion in what is (essentially) a family friendly underdog story as Megamind discovers that being a villain is not everything there is to life.

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Buzz Aldrin recommended The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955) in Movies (curated)

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955)

1955 | Classics, Drama

(0 Ratings)

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"This may be about the same time, sort of, in my life. It was The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell, General Billy Mitchell, for maybe disobeying the orders of just how he should approach sinking Navy ships. The reason that that has a significance to me is that my father’s first assignment in the Air Corps was as an aide to Billy Mitchell in the Philippines, and that’s where he met my mother, my father met my mother. It’s told to me by the family that not only did Jimmy Doolittle bounce me on his knee, but Billy Mitchell did too."

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Corey Feldman recommended The Color Purple (1985) in Movies (curated)

"I would say five would probably have to go The Color Purple, Steven Spielberg’s film, which obviously deals with racism but also deals with a lot of human emotions. Everything from abuse, controlling husbands, abusive parents to family life. Just so much emotion. The music is incredible — Quincy Jones did an incredible job on the soundtrack. The vocalists on the soundtrack were staggering. And the performances by Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey and Danny Glover, I mean just some of the best performances ever put on screen. Eloquently and beautifully directed by Steven Spielberg — I think, actually, his best work."

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Kristina (502 KP) rated Buckled (Trails of Sin, #2) in Books

Dec 7, 2020

Buckled (Trails of Sin, #2)

Pam Godwin | 2018 | Contemporary, Romance

6.0

(1 Ratings)

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I enjoyed coming back to that characters after such a long break. It's like meeting up with old friends after months of dealing with life, family, and work. Unfortunately, as much as I adored Garret and Maybe's story, I wasn't as enamored as I was with Jake and Conor's. The mystery behind their secrets honestly held no interest for me and I felt like the two of them fell a little too fast, if not too hard. I will, however, read the final book to lean about Lorne and how things turn out for him now that he's out of prison.

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Matthew Krueger (10051 KP) rated Pet Sematary (1989) in Movies

Jun 27, 2019

Sometimes dead is better

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Pet sematary- is a good adaption of the novel by stephen king.

Doctor Louis Creed moves his family to Maine, where he meets a friendly local named Jud Crandall. After the Creeds' cat is accidentally killed, Crandall advises Louis to bury it in the ground near the old pet cemetery. The cat returns to life, its personality changed for the worse. When Louis' son, Gage, dies tragically, Louis decides to bury the boy's body in the same ground despite the warnings of Crandall and Louis' visions of a deceased patient.

Its haunted, terrorfying, scary and overall good.