Sign up
Search
Advanced search settings

Search only in certain items:

Search results
All (2926)
Content
People
Apps
Books
Orbs
Movies
Music
Podcasts
Shows
Tabletop Games
Tech
TV
Video Games
YouTube Channels
Videos
40x40

Dianne Robbins (1738 KP) rated Dazed and Confused (1993) in Movies

Sep 19, 2018  
Dazed and Confused (1993)
Dazed and Confused (1993)
1993 | Comedy
1
8.1 (22 Ratings)
Movie Rating Watch
Lame
I was 7 years old in 1976 and had older siblings who were the same age as the high schoolers in this movie so I thought I might be able to relate to it. The premise didn't do anything for me but I had friends who absolutely loved it and watched it every chance they get. It has several actors that I like and Matthew McConaughey's "Alright, alright, alright" and his joke about what he loves about high school girls is that even though he gets older, they stay the same age are iconic. So I thought, well, if those things are known by everyone, maybe this is a movie I should see. I would see it listed on the guide but was never able to see it from the beginning, so I put it off until one day I could see if from the start. What an abysmal piece of garbage this is. As far as I could tell it had no plot. The acting was poor. The cinematography was poor. It was just stupid and a big waste of my time.
  
40x40

Jessica - Where the Book Ends (15 KP) rated Watch Me Walk Away (Walking, #1) in Books

Jan 30, 2019  
WM
Watch Me Walk Away (Walking, #1)
Jill Prand | 2013
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Watch Me Walk Away, is one fabulous love story. It's the story of Lisa and Bobby, two people who fell in love during high school only to be separated by war, and united once again.

Bobby ruined Lisa when he broke her heart and left to go fight in the war. Lisa never stopped loving Bobby, and was just left to pick up the pieces of her life. Lisa has finally moved on to Stuart and now Bobby's back and doing better than ever. Will Bobby win back Lisa's heart or will he watch her walk away with Stuart?

The story was easy to get into and easy to love. Lisa and Bobby were great characters, and Jill Prand brought them to life for me with her wonderful storytelling. I felt bad to Lisa when her heart was breaking (we've all been there right?), and I was rooting for Bobby when he came back into her life. I felt like the character's own personal cheering squad. Brad (Lisa & Bobby's high school friend), is a great character and one I could relate to all too well. Brad is in love with Lisa and they are harboring a dark secret, one that hopefully Bobby never finds out about.

I pretty much devoured this book! It took me 2 days to read, and I wish I had more story to read. I would love to see more of Brad in the future, and it would be awesome if he had a spin-off book of his own. I think he is a character that needs to have his story told. I can't wait for the sequel!
  
40x40

Kristy H (1252 KP) rated Summerland in Books

Mar 19, 2020  
Summerland
Summerland
Elin Hilderbrand | 2012 | Romance
6
6.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
It's high school graduation on Nantucket. But this usual time of celebration turns to tragedy when--on graduation night--a terrible car crashes kills one local student, Penny Alistair, and leaves her twin brother, Hobson, in a coma. Penny's boyfriend, Jake, and her friend, Demeter, are not hurt, at least physically. But the crash shakes the island and leaves everyone wondering exactly what happened. Why was Penny driving Jake's Jeep that night? What caused her to drive so quickly and recklessly?

I enjoy every Elin Hilderbrand book I read, and I liked this one, though it wasn't one of my all-time favorites. I didn't find myself greatly attached to any one character, or really pulled deeply into the plot. Honestly, while many of Hilderbrand's books have a dark or sad side, this one was really depressing at times, even though there was a layer of hope as well. It hit very close to home, as I am a mother of twins, so maybe that was part of it. I was a little heartbroken, and my heart went out to Zoe, the mother of Penny and Alistair.

As with all Hilderbrand books, the story is interesting, and she weaves a detailed and intricate tale of island life. There's more than just an accident, with intersecting webs of characters. I liked the parallels and ties between the high school children and their parents. It was an engaging story, with a lot of serious subjects.

I'm glad I read this one, but if you're just starting out with Hilderbrand, there are other books I'd recommend first. 3+ stars.