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Salt Water Wounds

C. Michele Dorsey

8.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

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Sabrina “Salty” Salter resolves to finally determine why her mother disappeared when she was a...

Whatchareadin (174 KP) rated Salvage the Bones in Books

May 10, 2018

Salvage the Bones

Jesmyn Ward | 2012 | Fiction & Poetry

7.5

(2 Ratings)

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This is the story of Esch and her brothers, Skeeta, Randal, and Junior. The story takes place over 12 days before, during and after Hurricane Katrina on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi. Esch and her family live in "the Pit", their dog China, who is the most important thing to Skeeta, has just had puppies. They are trying to get the puppies healthy and find a safe place for them before the storm hits. Esch has just found out that she is pregnant by the only boy she has been with, Randal is determined to get a basketball scholarship so he can get out of "the Pit". All of this is going on while a Hurricane is on the way. This is an emotional story that takes you on a roller coaster ride. With so many mishaps along the way, will they be able to survive once the storm hits?

I listened to this book over a course of 3 weeks back and forth to work. The story captured my attention immediately, but without listening to in continuously, I lost my place sometimes. This is the first book I have read by Jesmyn Ward, and this book was brought to my attention through her new book [bc:Sing, Unburied, Sing|32920226|Sing, Unburied, Sing|Jesmyn Ward|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1499340866s/32920226.jpg|53537916] which came out earlier this year. I'm not sure if I would have given this book a higher rating if I would have read it directly instead of listening to it. But I did enjoy it and look forward to reading Sing, Unburied, Sing.

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Camino Winds

John Grisham

8.7 (3 Ratings) Rate It

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The next book in the no 1 Sunday Times bestselling Camino Island series! When Hurricane Leo...

James Powers (11 KP) rated Dazed and Confused (1993) in Movies

Jun 5, 2017

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Great ensemble cast

Alright alright alright

Love this movie!

Possibly my favourite movie and have watched and rewatched countless times.

The beauty of the movie is the familiarity of the subject matter, I was not born until 1979 but the trials and tribulations of teenage life presented here will be comfortable and accessible to any viewer.

The cast of (then) unknowns largely seem custom made for each individual character, and the casting of even the small roles was nailed with perfect execution.

The soundtrack keeps everything ticking over like a movie score, so much so I find that hearing a song from the movie will always bring my mind back to that scene (Bob Dylan "Hurricane" a standout)

Linklater would go on to do bigger films, but for my money... None better

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Nickg24 (492 KP) rated Crawl (2019) in Movies

Oct 15, 2019

Crawl (2019)

2019 | Horror, Thriller

6.5

(38 Ratings)

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A daft movie with an equally daft concept.Just as a massive hurricane is about to hit her local town a young girl goes to find her dad to get him out of the house,said father is lying injured in the basement having been attacked by an alligator.

Once she finds him and with the water from the storm gradually filling the basement up they both have to find a way past a load of alligators who are now everywhere due to the flash floods and get to safety.

This film is nothing short of ridiculous with some well below par action sequences and wooden acting (especially from the actress playing the daughter) Entirely predictable is the fate of the other characters who happen to appear along the way.