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Caffeinated Fae (464 KP) rated Whisper No Lies (Black Ops Inc., #3) in Books

Jul 12, 2018  
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Whisper No Lies (Black Ops Inc., #3)
Cindy Gerard | 2008
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Yet another great book by Cindy Gerard. I fell in love with the characters and I couldn't put this book down. Cindy Gerard has a wonderful way of creating characters that you will fall in love with. The men are down right sexy and very intelligent. I do wish that the book were longer so that I had more to read. Every time I finish one of these books I have a slight regret that I actually finished it.
  
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Claire Danes recommended Anagrams in Books (curated)

 
Anagrams
Anagrams
Lorrie Moore | 2010 | Fiction & Poetry
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"Moore is completely unsentimental but able to stir enormous feelings in the reader, or, certainly, in me. Her style is so original: The way this book is structured, the narrative is like an anagram. It begins with Benna, a singer, and her neighbor Gerard. The characters in each succeeding chapter have the same names, but they're different people. In one, she's a schoolteacher and he's a graduate student. I've never read a book where the identity is the same but always changing."

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David McK (3453 KP) rated Angel Has Fallen (2019) in Movies

Aug 15, 2020  
Angel Has Fallen (2019)
Angel Has Fallen (2019)
2019 | Action, Drama, Thriller
6
6.4 (43 Ratings)
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In 2013, Olympus Fell ("Olympus Has Fallen").

Although I saw it, I don't remember much about it other than it was one of the 2 'Die Hard in the White House' movies that came out that year (the other being "White House Down") and that it starred Gerard Butler (wit "Olympus" being the code name of the White House).

In 2016, London Fell ("London Has Fallen")

I remember even less about it, other than it was a sequel, again starring Gerard Butler, and took place in, well, London.

Now, in 2019, "Angel Has Fallen".

The 'Angel' of that is the codename of Gerard Butler's Secret Service Agent Mike Banning, returning for a third time in the series, and here framed for an attempted assassination attempt on the US President (Morgan Freeman, taking over from the earlier Aaron Eckhart) and on the run from both his own government and from those who framed him (and want to finish the job, so to speak).

If you've seen any of the earlier entries, you'll know pretty much what to expect: gunfire, explosions, more gunfire, running, a ham-fisted "Russia bad! America good!" allegory thrown in, more gunfire ...

Not a bad way to while away a few hours, but not brilliant either,
  
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Veronica Pena (690 KP) rated Den Of Thieves (2018) in Movies

May 10, 2020  
Den Of Thieves (2018)
Den Of Thieves (2018)
2018 | Action, Crime, Drama
7
7.6 (30 Ratings)
Movie Rating Watch
I really enjoyed this film. It reminds me of 'Now You See Me' but grungier. I'm really hoping everyone returns for the second one because I think it'll be great. O'Shea Jackson Jr. is no doubt the standout in this film and once you watch you'll definitely be able to see why. I didn't really like Gerard Butler's character's storyline. It felt unnecessary and just like a filler. It didn't really have any place in the film and didn't really give him any depth. I also don't know that I like a grungier Gerard Butler. I think what he does well is when he's polished and on point and Nick just doesn't give that off, obviously. So at times, it felt like he was trying too hard. But I also think that's why Nick's team works the way it does so I suppose you win some, you lose some. There are, like Gerard's storyline, some unnecessary scenes that seem to want to make the characters feel more real to you, but I don't find that they do that. I find that they are just dead space on the screen and distract from the actual plot going on.

Overall, I really liked this film. I'm eager for the second one, and it's definitely a good watch.