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Dana (24 KP) rated Oliver Twist in Books

Mar 23, 2018  
Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist
Charles Dickens | 2014 | Children
4
7.6 (13 Ratings)
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I can honestly say that I did not enjoy this book. For me, Charles Dickens' works are all very repetitive. There's an orphan who continuously falls onto bad times, then suddenly figures things out and gets his life turned around. Everything happened too slowly and was way too drawn for me or it was important information told in passing. The chapters jump around a lot so it can get confusing temporally. There are too many characters with similar names to keep track of. Overall, I didn't enjoy this novel.
  
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Bruce Robinson recommended The Gold Rush (1925) in Movies (curated)

 
The Gold Rush (1925)
The Gold Rush (1925)
1925 | Classics, Comedy

"The first one is The Gold Rush, by Charlie Chaplin. It’s the apogee of his genius. I saw that film when I was 11 or 12 years old in a cinema in Ramsgate, Kensington, and there were three people in there with me. Nothing has ever made me laugh as much as that. I remember, literally — in those days they used to have a velvet kind of cover over the balcony — and I remember hanging over and laughing at the sheer f–king brilliance of the comedy in that film. The one I saw was just black-and-white, too; this was before Chaplin put a voice-over on it, which I don’t enjoy — I don’t think it serves the film well. There are certain things in there, you know — around cooking and survival and stuff — that kind of are in my soul now, as someone who tries to tell stories too."

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Indecent Proposal (1993)
Indecent Proposal (1993)
1993 | Drama

"When you leave Woody Harrelson in the helicopter, and he’s there freaking out? I cry every time I see that. I love that movie. And it always made me look at [Robert] Redford differently, too, like he was a bit of a villain. I love Bob. But that movie, I love that movie. Adrian [Lyne]! I loved Indecent Proposal."

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Motercycle man
Motercycle man
10
10.0 (2 Ratings)
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I loves the whole story there was something always happening in the book and it had me intreged throughout (0 more)
The paper back copy is too expensive in the UK stick to buying ebooks (0 more)
Wow what a ride
  
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Autumn (430 KP) rated Red Queen in Books

Mar 10, 2018 (Updated Mar 10, 2018)  
Red Queen
Red Queen
Victoria Aveyard | 2015 | Young Adult (YA)
8
8.0 (64 Ratings)
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The world this takes place in is interesting.
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A bit predictable (0 more)
So, I liked this book. I think the world this takes place in was vivid, you were able to really see and feel what the author wanted to show you. I actually really like the characters, too. However, it was a little predictable. I kept thinking this is going to happen or this character is not who they seem, and then I’d be proved right. There were still twists because I couldn’t predict exactly what was going to happen, but I saw pieces of it before I was supposed to. I give it a solid 8 because it was interesting and there a lot of really likeable things about this book.
  
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Dracoria Malfoy (690 KP) Mar 10, 2018

It’s great that you liked it. Red Queen is one of my favorite series. Definitely keep reading it.

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Autumn (430 KP) Mar 10, 2018

I went to Barnes and noble to buy the next two in the series last night! ?

The Ritual  (2017)
The Ritual (2017)
2017 | Horror
I kind of guessed the way this film would go by way of the title, but I was pleasantly surprised. I found myself hooked from the beginning and unsure about what was happening and why. I thought the cast were strong and felt the emotions coming from them. There isn't too much explanation about the situation which draws away from the actual story and tension builds throughout.