Corpus Christi
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Dead Heat: An Alpha and Omega Novel
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The Alpha and Omega novels transport readers into the realm of the werewolf, where Charles Cornick...
Death Zones
Simon Pasternak and Martin Aitken
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In the lawless killing fields of the Eastern Front, SS Oberleutnant Hoffmann is on a mission to find...
Electric Souk
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Ireland's gone bust, and with it Aisling Finn's life. She flees austerity for adventure in the...
When the Doves Disappeared
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1941: In Communist-ruled, war-ravaged Estonia, two men are fleeing from the Red Army - Roland, a...
Zoe's Tale
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SHE WON'T GO DOWN WITHOUT A FIGHT It's not every day you up sticks and move to another world. But...
Princess Mononoke (Mononoke-hime) (1997)
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Dissident Friendships: Feminism, Imperialism, and Transnational Solidarity
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Often perceived as unbridgeable, the boundaries that divide humanity from itself--whether national,...
Kirk Bage (1775 KP) rated Incendies (2010) in Movies
Feb 11, 2021 (Updated Feb 11, 2021)
Utilising a French and Arabic speaking cast you have probably never seen before, this brutal drama feels as close to reality as you would ever want a story of this nature to be. Yet, of course because it is a Denis Villeneuve film (he also made Blade Runner 2049, Enemy, Prisoners, Arrival, Sicario etc, if you are not familiar with him) it is drenched in style and visual embellishment that makes it a work of art transcending a documentary feel. Naturalism is evident in the acting, but so is an awareness of storytelling. It also boasts one of the most jaw dropping endings I have ever seen. Once experienced, never forgotten. Rated the 111th best film of all time on IMDb currently, and my Decinemal score agrees with that.
AJaneClark (3975 KP) rated The Language of Kindness: A Nurse's Story in Books
Oct 26, 2020
Unlike many nursing books, Christie retold her time as a nurse, including some of the research and theory behind being a nurse, in a way that people with no knowledge of the subject would be able to understand. I found it to be cleverly put together, however there were some slow moments, disinteresting moments, and times I felt I didn't agree with what she was saying or doing.
Overall it expressed the nurse's commitment to her job and patients, portrayed her humanity and explored the depth of the mental, physical and emotional pressures that she managed, along with being a young person, a partner and a mother.