Blackmark (The Kingsmen Chronicles #1)
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“Like George RR Martin and Joe Abercrombie, Carlson writes in this genre for grown-ups, with flair...
Jesters_folly (230 KP) rated Love and Monsters (2021) in Movies
Apr 18, 2021
In some ways, Love and Monsters reminded me of 'Zombie land', we have some one who is just trying to find his place and his way in world that changed, he has to rely on the help of others whilst finding the right rules to help him survive. Of course the biggest difference is that there are monsters instead of Zombies.
Talking of the monsters, the effects are pretty good, the monsters are not all horrific and are pretty realistic. They help set the tone and pace in the film, providing threat, humour and atmosphere and it's nice to see that some of them just want to get on with their own lives.
Another thing that was nice to see was that (most of) the humans were also just trying to live, there weren't any 'Neagan's' or camps of overly aggressive thugs as you get used to seeing in a lot of post apocalyptic movies, which came as a bit as a surprise, I was expecting there to be something odd about the meeting between Joel and Aimee but, even though it doesn't necessarily go according to plan it still works out in a nice way.
And that's the thing, Love and Monsters is quite a nice film. The characters want to survive and even in a world populated by monsters that eat people the survivors find love and purpose, yes there are people who are just out for themselves, who are willing to steal and feed others to the monsters but they are in the minority.
The only really odd thing in this film are the Mav1s', there is not really anything to explain them.
Love and Monsters is no 'Godzilla', there are no monster v monster fights. and it's no 'A Quite Place' the monsters aren't necessarily hunting the survivors for anything other than food and this isn't a horror movie, it's a film about growth, love and family and man eating bugs.
What Will it Take to Make a Woman President
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I would love for my younger fans to read What Will It Take to Make a Woman President? by Marianne...
The Long Ride Home: The Extraordinary Journey of Healing that Changed a Child's Life
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Heart-breaking, uplifting and full of adventure, The Long Ride Home is the long-awaited sequel to...
Fire Beyond the Frost
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Following a failed relationship with her supervisor at work, Dr. Catalina Frost volunteers her...
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Jane's Hotel 2: Family Hero (Full)
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Restore your family chain of hotels in this sequel to the famous strategy game. After building her...
Pawn of Prophecy
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BOOK 1 OF THE BELGARIAD, the worldwide bestselling fantasy series by one of the godfathers of the...
Phil Leader (619 KP) rated Iron Angel (Deepgate Codex #2) in Books
Nov 15, 2019
As with Scar Night, Campbell's imagination creates some stunning characters and imagery; the Soft Men, John Anchor, a nightmarish journey through hell. The descriptions are extremely evocative, the whole having a sort of Gothic Steampunk feel to it.
This is, however, weaker than Scar Night, partly because there is just so much Campbell is keen to show us that the detail gets lost, and at times the story grinds to a halt for some lingering descriptions of something that although interesting has no real bearing on the story and just means momentum is lost. The result is unfortunately a bit of a mess.
Not a bad book by any means, but a case of an author's enthusiasm for their own creations reducing the focus on developing an interesting and coherent story
Mrs Engels
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Longlisted for the Guardian First Book Award Love is a bygone idea, centuries-worn. There are things...