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AT (1676 KP) rated Vigilance in Books

Jul 22, 2019

Vigilance

Robert Jackson Bennett | 2019 | Science Fiction/Fantasy

6.5

(2 Ratings)

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I tried. I really did. It sounded like a story that I was going to like, plus, it's a very short novel. Vigilance is about a reality TV show that puts active shooters in randomly selected places while the violence and drama plays out on national TV. The premise being that America should constantly stay vigilant against foreign and domestic threats of any kind. However, for a 190 page book, the actual TV show hadn't even been set up with a chosen shooter "cast" yet by the 50th or so page. Up until that point, it was just the executive producer, preparing to launch the episode in one way or another. At some point, he is supposed to get wound up in the action, or at least some sort of trouble, according to the blurb on the back of the book. However, at that point, the rest of the book gives little to no time to make for a good, descriptive story, so I can't imagine that it could blow my mind by the end. Most of what I've read is part satire, part almost lecture about gun-control and how owning doesn't equal trained to use properly, disguised as some of the characters' backstories. I truly looked forward to reading this book, but have decided to quit. There are way too many books out there to be read to spend time on a bad one. I think the premise was good, and the story had the potential of being really interesting. This one, however, just seems to have missed its mark. Pass.

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Dean (6927 KP) rated Colossal (2016) in Movies

Nov 20, 2019

Colossal (2016)

2016 | Comedy, Drama

7.2

(32 Ratings)

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Odd plot

I missed this at the cinema so gave it a watch as it's on Netflix currently. It comes across as quite a quirky odd film. A girl with a drink problem has to go back to her small town home after being kicked out by her boyfriend. She randomly discovers she has a connection to a giant monster that appears in South Korea.
The problem with this film is it doesn't feel it's going anywhere. What's the connection and why? Why does the lead character make some of her choices? It just doesn't add up. Then the last 15 minutes have a very different change in direction and tone that just didn't fit with the rest of the film. One for those who like quirky films.

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More Than Just Food: Food Justice and Community Change

Garrett Broad

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The industrial food system has created a crisis in the United States that is characterized by...

Flora Mythica: A Floral Tribute to the Imagination

Marco Appelfeller and Hing Ang

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In Flora Mythica floral designer Marco Appelfeller and photographer Hing Ang team up to create a...

Real Talk Radio with Nicole Antoinette

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This is Real Talk Radio, the podcast that's filled with refreshingly honest conversations about the...

Alice (117 KP) rated Yes No Maybe So in Books

Mar 3, 2021

Yes No Maybe So

Becky Albertalli | 2020 | Young Adult (YA)

8.0

(1 Ratings)

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4.5 STARS

Becky Albertalli books are my happy place, truly no other author makes me feel this happy when reading. Can I be reincarnated in a Becky Albertalli universe please and thank you. I've been going through a rough patch of really enjoying the books I'm reading at the minute and who knew that all it would take was Becky Albertalli? (Me, I probably knew that)

I wasn't instantly hooked on this like I was with Simon vs but once it got to a point, I just absorbed it. I've never read anything by Aisha Saeed before but I really enjoyed her parts of the story too! The story was really well balanced and not to compare political romance stories but <s>this was better than red white and royal blue</s> in my honest opinion but maybe I just related more.

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Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated At Any Price (Gaming the System, #1) in Books

Jan 6, 2021

I could probably have stayed up all night to read this. It got to 2am before I realised and decided to go to sleep but couldn't stop thinking about what might end up happening in the story and should probably have just stayed up anyway. I was pretty hooked.

I figured out quite a few things before Mia did, just cause she wanted to keep everything separate. It was obvious to me that Adam knew more about her than she realised and it didn't take me long to piece things together. I loved Adam. Mia, I wanted to shake violently at times for being so pig headed.

I'm happy that they got a HFN, though I didn't realise their story continued in two other books when I started this. I would like to continue the series.