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Sammeh Lowry (15 KP) rated The Miniaturist in Books

Jul 13, 2019

The Miniaturist

Jessie Burton | 2014 | Fiction & Poetry

7.0

(11 Ratings)

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This book wasn't at all what I was expecting. I was ready for a haunting,mysterious creepy type book this isn't what it was. The mystery element was there but not quite the haunting which was the bit I was most looking forward to. I did however find myself drawn to this book and I kept wanting to know the next thing that was going to happen so for that reason I did like it. I found myself really enjoying the characters I loved their interactions with one another and how they all have their own story to be told. I did enjoy this story it just wasn't what I was expecting.

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Sara Cox (1845 KP) rated Under Pressure in Books

Sep 14, 2019

Under Pressure

Richard Humphreys | 2019 | Biography, History & Politics

6.0

(1 Ratings)

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I requested this book because I thought it would be really interesting. My husband used to be in the forces and while reading this is was really interesting to compare his experience with that of a submariner’s, especially in terms of training. Although very interesting to read about life on a nuclear submarine, I really wish that this was written with more of a narrative in mind. At points I found it very difficult to get completely immersed and the author seemed to be rolling off facts or sentences describing a day or scenario, instead I would have preferred more anecdotes to help the reader feel they were actually on the submarine with Richard Humphreys.

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Peter G. (247 KP) rated WarGames (1983) in Movies

Sep 18, 2019

WarGames (1983)

1983 | Sci-Fi

7.2

(16 Ratings)

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Looking rather dated now but was considered way ahead for it's time, I found this film very intriguing as it came at a time when computers weren't quite in every home and many were paranoid as to their actual power and what they were capable of.
If you can look past the cluncky and very old hardware and the story in isolation there is a very tense and enjoyable us versus them government conspiracy chess game that moves at pace towards a satisfying but typical 80s conclusion.
Broderick and Sheedy make great protagonists and were great cast choices, it's rather cheesy now but for me a great look back at 80s cold war paranoia.

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MelanieTheresa (997 KP) rated Men in Black International (2019) in Movies

Aug 26, 2019

This turned out to be pretty much what I expected: the weakest movie in the series.

This may be an unpopular opinion, but I'm not the biggest fan of Tessa Thompson to begin with. She's very bland, and this movie did nothing to change my opinion. I guess it was nice to look at Chris Hemsworth for a couple of hours, and there were a couple of moments that gave me a chuckle, but I found myself wistfully flashing back to that first MIB movie and wishing Hollywood would stop ruining things.

I mean, it was ok. By no means a bad movie, and at the very least it was mildly entertaining....but meh.