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Alice (117 KP) rated The Time Traveler's Wife in Books
Mar 3, 2021
Before I begin, I would just like to say that I did, really enjoy this book so my three star review is by no means a bad thing, if I hadn't have enjoyed it I wouldn't have finished it, I just didn't get as absorbed in it as I wanted to. The book is beautifully and perfectly crafted and the premise was so well portrayed that you're almost led to believe that it all could be true. I don't even know what it was that made me fail to connect with this book emotionally because it's normally the sort of thing I would leap at and I'd been meaning to read it for so long yet somehow now that I've finished it feels more like a sense of achievement and a relief rather than a "what am I going to do with my life now" moment that I so often feel when finishing a book. Nevertheless, it was still very very good and I would still highly recommend it.
Jason Statham recommended Enter the Dragon (1973) in Movies (curated)
Eliza Cantara (7 KP) rated Zombieland (2009) in Movies
Sep 29, 2017
Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2496 KP) rated Go, Dog. Go! in Books
Mar 9, 2018
No real story, but that never bothered me as a kid. The simple langue is just plain fun as we see dog doing many things. So, how do you like my hat?
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/06/book-review-go-dog-go-by-p-d-eastman.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/06/book-review-go-dog-go-by-p-d-eastman.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Dean (6927 KP) rated The Golden Compass (2007) in Movies
Sep 10, 2018
A good film with some great special effects and a great cast. Maybe a bit more child orientated than some others films of this type that have come out recently. Similar to The Chronicles of Narnia. If you like a good fantasy film you'll enjoy this, just hope the next part is a bit better.
Roxanne (13 KP) rated Why Does Everything Always Go Wrong? in Books
Nov 14, 2018
A good little pocket book with some interesting information and guidance on how to try and beat negative thoughts that seem to take over your life. For more in-depth help websites and other books are listed as a tiny book like this just about scrapes the surface on changing your perspective on life.
Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated Blue Moon (The Immortals, #2) in Books
Jan 6, 2021
Chayu (810 KP) rated The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) in Movies
Aug 31, 2019
Magnifico
Perfect just like the first one. In this one though, our characters fight on two fronts. This movie is mostly preparation for war, making amends and gathering armies to fight evil. Humour is still present, but as everyone realizes that a big war will start soon, there are more serious and dreadful parts.
Dean (6927 KP) rated Assassin Club (2023) in Movies
Apr 18, 2023
Sam Neill (1 more)
Good action scenes
Shaky camera editing (1 more)
Clichéd
An ok Action, Thriller looked similar to something like a Bourne film from the trailer. Sam Neill is very good and the other main leads are ok. Just a very basic plot which is very predictable. Ok to pass the time but not that exciting.
Bookapotamus (289 KP) rated The Intermission in Books
Jun 7, 2018 (Updated Jun 8, 2018)
Interesting and Quick Read
This was such an interesting concept and I found myself wondering... if everyone was required to have an "Intermission" before having a baby, it might actually not be a bad thing! You hear so much about people thinking children will bring couples back together after a relationship begins to stale, when sometimes it's the wedge that eventually drives them apart ... hence skyrocketing divorce rates? It seems that people are finally waking up and realizing that just because its a social norm, does NOT mean you HAVE to get married, and it certainly doesn't mean that just because you DO get married, that the required next step is having children. Some people just shouldn't have them. No judgement - just reality.
OK rant over. :) Cass and Jonathan seem like a total power couple that shines like the golden twosome they emit on the outside. On the inside there seems to be some cracks in that gold, and we learn that the tarnish of that shine is just beginning. The seven year itch is creeping like a bad rash, and before they embark on the journey to become parents, Cass wants a break. Jonathan is dumbfounded at the idea and resents Cass's decision, but the Intermission is on.
The character development here is pretty good. We learn a lot of who these two are, where the come from, their insecurities, and their secrets as we go back and forth between the two during their split, on separate coasts and in equally separate mindsets. I found myself reading easily, and quickly, and eager to find out if the split has staying power, or if these two can find each other again.
Some of the decisions and paths these two take are pretty random and questionable, but any outsider looking in on a relationship that isn't their own, is always set up to be judgemental, "I would NEVER do that!" I certainly found myself thinking that quite often but hey, this story isn't about me!
Overall, I really liked the story, the concept and the characters were interesting and it was written pretty well.
OK rant over. :) Cass and Jonathan seem like a total power couple that shines like the golden twosome they emit on the outside. On the inside there seems to be some cracks in that gold, and we learn that the tarnish of that shine is just beginning. The seven year itch is creeping like a bad rash, and before they embark on the journey to become parents, Cass wants a break. Jonathan is dumbfounded at the idea and resents Cass's decision, but the Intermission is on.
The character development here is pretty good. We learn a lot of who these two are, where the come from, their insecurities, and their secrets as we go back and forth between the two during their split, on separate coasts and in equally separate mindsets. I found myself reading easily, and quickly, and eager to find out if the split has staying power, or if these two can find each other again.
Some of the decisions and paths these two take are pretty random and questionable, but any outsider looking in on a relationship that isn't their own, is always set up to be judgemental, "I would NEVER do that!" I certainly found myself thinking that quite often but hey, this story isn't about me!
Overall, I really liked the story, the concept and the characters were interesting and it was written pretty well.