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Ben (262 KP) rated Madame X by Madonna in Music

Oct 22, 2019  
Madame X by Madonna
Madame X by Madonna
2019 | Experimental, Latin, Pop
Only a few good songs (0 more)
Lack of continuity throughout (0 more)
Not quite sure how I feel about the album. When I first recieved it, I was quite excited about the Latin theme and many of the tracks that featured Latin singers that I am a rather large fan of. After listening though, I found that on many of these tracks the Latin artists don't get any of the spot light. In addition each song on the album gives drastically different vibes, that leaves the listener attempting to understand what story Madonna was trying to paint with this album. I will say there are a few songs that stuck in my head and had me singing them for a few hours, but nothing that made me want to come back to them over and over again.
  
A Friend Like Ben
A Friend Like Ben
Julia Romp | 2010 | Biography, Fiction & Poetry
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
A warm tale that made you feel good (0 more)
A real page turner
From the beginning of the book you are hooked. Such a warm well wrote book by julia romp telling the tale of life living with an autistic son . Her thoughts and feeling about the lack of communication and love she desperately wants.
Then one day ben a stray cat turns up on the doorstep and there whole world changes.
The story goes through some magical moments where you are left smiling and you dont want to put the book down.
One day while they are on holiday ben goes missing. The story runs through the whole heartache and mystery surrounding the missing cat.
You will find the ending adorable though.
Hope you enjoy the book just as much as I did
  
Doctor Sleep (2019)
Doctor Sleep (2019)
2019 | Horror
I have recently read and enjoyed the book so was looking forward to seeing what they have done with this. Thankfully I was pleasantly impressed, the film manages to be both a decent adaptation of King’s novel and a satisfying sequel to The Shining. It does change a few things and the ending of the novel but is largely a happy compromise between book and movie. The casting is good particularly Rebecca Ferguson as Rose and the film has some very dark disturbing scenes that linger with you afterwards. It’s certainly long (2.5 hours- theatrical version) but its well paced and kept me entertained and doesn’t really feel as long as that. The blu ray comes with the 3 hour directors cut which I am looking forward to watching as well.
  
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Kate (496 KP) rated Now You See Her in Books

Mar 21, 2020  
Now You See Her
Now You See Her
Heidi Perks | 2018 | Mystery, Thriller
8
8.0 (3 Ratings)
Book Rating
Twist I didn't see coming. (0 more)
Weirdly enough I liked the end of this book as I could never of gone guessed it. I am usually quite good at guessing 'who done it' but this one I never guessed.
The story did jump from past to present alot but it wasn't hard to follow. I enjoyed getting both sides of the story as I managed to get a feel for the characters and how they were feeling. It also made the story link together well. I felt sorry for both Charlotte and Harriett equally.
Harriett grew throughout the book and Charlotte seemed to withdraw throughout the book and was as an effect of what they were going through.
If there was a second book then I would purchase this.
  
Barbara Barbara, We Face a Shining Future by Underworld
Barbara Barbara, We Face a Shining Future by Underworld
2016 | Electronic
8
7.5 (2 Ratings)
Album Rating
Nice flow to the album (0 more)
No real stand-out tracks (0 more)
You hear the beat of the first track and you know it's going to be a good Underworld album. This whole album seems to be more beat/bass focused than their more melodic ones, but it works well. Starts off quite energetic and bright at the beginning, then allows down and has a darker feel for tracks 4 and 5 before lightening up again towards the end. I didn't really dislike any tracks, although preferred the more energetic ones, but also nothing really stood out, unlike previous albums where there have been one or two tracks that I just love listening to again and again. If I had to pick a favourite track it would be the first one, "I Exhale".