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Ivana A. | Diary of Difference (1171 KP) rated World's Greatest Dad (2009) in Movies

Jun 28, 2020 (Updated Jun 28, 2020)  
World's Greatest Dad (2009)
World's Greatest Dad (2009)
2009 | Comedy, Drama
2
6.4 (5 Ratings)
Movie Rating
I can see why people like this movie, but I just couldn't enjoy it. I got the humour and the message, but it made me extremely cringy and uncomfortable the entire time, especially knowing the cause of Robin Williams's death.

Apart from this, it was an interesting aspect, taking into consideration how suicide affects other people, and how sometimes a lie can help people heal, because they can relate to somebody's pain. Is it worth though, creating this fake impression of a person nobody really knew, just to be able to deliver a message. And how selfless or selfish the intentions really were?
  
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Darren Fisher (2465 KP) rated A Big Boy Did It and Ran Away in Books

Jan 2, 2021 (Updated Jan 2, 2021)  
A Big Boy Did It and Ran Away
A Big Boy Did It and Ran Away
Christopher Brookmyre | 2003 | Fiction & Poetry
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Those familiar with Brookmyer's books can expect the usual dark, witty, satirical themes. Solid characters, dark comical humour, savage satire. Good plot which reaches a worthy conclusion. My only gripe is that it tends to wander off point, a lot of back story padding. Don't let that put you off if you are a fan of the author though as there is plenty to sink your teeth into.
This is the first book in a trilogy featuring Angelique de Xavia (and my favourite of the three). The other two books are The Sacred Art of Stealing, and A Snowball in Hell respectively.
  
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Melanie Caldicott (6 KP) rated The Woman Who Went to Bed for a Year in Books

Apr 29, 2021  
The Woman Who Went to Bed for a Year
The Woman Who Went to Bed for a Year
Sue Townsend | 2012 | Fiction & Poetry, Humor & Comedy
6
7.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
Townsend has a style which reminds me of Nick Hornby with the bittersweet humour and canny observations of the human condition and society.

This is an interesting book which raised lots of questions for me but didn't reach any conclusions. Why are we here? What it feels like to be taken for granted. How we often settle for second-best in life.

There is a lot of sadness in the characters of this book, centring around the melancholy of Eva. Yet Townsend peppers her book with plenty of chuckles to keep the book enjoyable and compelling