The Game's Afoot (Band of Brothers #1)
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1415 England stands on the brink of war with France. Henry V receives intelligence, through...
Russian Motor Vehicles: The Czarist Period 1784 to 1917
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Whilst many books have appeared concerning Russian aircraft, railway locomotives and naval craft,...
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100 Shakespeare Films
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From Oscar-winning British classics to Hollywood musicals and Westerns, from Soviet epics to...
Andy K (10821 KP) rated Justice League (2017) in Movies
May 19, 2018
Having my expectations low, I actually enjoyed the film. Certainly has its flaws, but I was never bored while watching. The whole Superman mustache thing I thought was a little blown out of proportion, or maybe not as noticeable on a smaller screen.
The film is certainly carried by the larger-than-life perfect castings of Henry Cavill and Gal Gadot who continue their masterful portrayals of Superman and Wonder Woman. Ben Affleck looked bored throughout and the others didn't matter.
I was waiting the whole time for Aquaman to do something actually Aquamanish and he never did. Not even make a group of sharks go attack someone. I was surprised by that.
My main criticism is the film just feels small, meaning not epic. The final resolution was satisfying, but that's about it. Sort of anticlimactic I thought.
Still enjoyed a lot.
Matthews manages to take some of the most plot-heavy and confusing Shakespeare plays and break them down to their most basic elements. The language is easy to follow without lacking intellect or wit, and he stays true to Shakespeare’s concepts and characters. Illustrated short stories for kids are a no-brainer for getting children interested in William Shakespeare, and Matthews was smart to dive into the genre. He isn’t reinventing the wheel, but he is making the wheel accessible to a wide range of audiences.
I like how it has pictures, gives the cast and a quote from the original play. Then it tells the story and finishes up with an explanation of what just happened and some history of Shakespeare and the play.
Royal Babies: A History 1066-2013
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Babies are born every day, but only once or twice in a lifetime, a child arrives who will inherit...
Shakespeare in 100 Objects: Treasures from the Victoria and Albert Museum
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Within the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the world's leading museum of...
Deborah (162 KP) rated Highland Surrender in Books
Dec 21, 2018
Sadly, Fiona, the heroine, appears as a right Little Madam for most of the first part of the book. Even after feeling betrayed by her brothers, she is unable to reasonably question anything beyond the clan indoctrination and acts simply like a spoilt child. It's quite hard to see why Myles falls for her at all.
That said, overall this isn't a bad book. I think a bit more on the history side would have made this a more solid and exciting novel, as the ending was really rather good, but it seemed that it couldn't decide if it wanted to be an historical novel, with a romance element (think Elizabeth Chadwick) or something more akin to a bodice ripper (and nothing wrong with that!). You started off feeling there was a bigger plot at play, but this seemed to get a bit lost in the middle, before a quite exciting ending after all.
Not sure it's worth a second read, but I'd consider this author again in the future.
Sister Queens: Katherine of Aragon and Juana Queen of Castile
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Katherine of Aragon, Henry VIII's first bride, has become an icon: the betrayed wife, the revered...