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AT (1676 KP) rated The Promised Neverland: Volume 1 in Books

Dec 21, 2018

The Promised Neverland: Volume 1

Kaiu Shirai | 2016 | Comics & Graphic Novels

8.7

(3 Ratings)

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I didn't know anything about this series before I borrowed the first book from the library. I thought it was probably going to be pretty juvenile, and that I'd return it right away. However, I'm pleasantly surprised. While it is about children, the book is rated for older teens. It's funny, innocent, and cute, and then it quickly starts going in different directions that make it a bit dark, frustrating, a little creepy. The only real negative opinion that I have about it is that it seems to have a bit of a repetitive nature towards this volume's end. I'm looking forward to moving onto book two, though!

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Bad Boys (1983)

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Teen delinquent Mick O'Brien (Sean Penn) is sent to juvenile hall after unintentionally killing the...

Xavier Dolan recommended Forbidden Games (Jeux interdits) (1952) in Movies (curated)

Forbidden Games (Jeux interdits) (1952)

1952 | International, Classics, Drama

(0 Ratings)

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"In my top three love stories. Narciso Yepes’s legendary score gives this juvenile romance its fame and contributes to its magic, but the movie is an entity of perfection. The artistic direction is meticulous and inspired; there’s a vanguard oneiric look to the film. Brigitte Fossey delivers an endearing and incredibly mature performance, and looks the epitome of femininity despite her—gulp—six years of age. Great opening sequence depicting the 1940s French exodus from Nazi occupation. Genuine and sensible study of youthful mores; creative representation of the children’s universe. Stunning grace and poetry. Heartbreaking departure scene. I love that film. It makes me want to be a pretentious critic."

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The Butterfly Lion

Michael Morpurgo

9.0 (2 Ratings) Rate It

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ILLUSTRATED BY CHRISTIAN BIRMINGHAM. A lyrical and moving tale of a young boy growing up in Africa,...

Rachel P (2 KP) rated The Kind Worth Killing in Books

Jan 4, 2018

The Kind Worth Killing

Peter Swanson | 2015 | Fiction & Poetry

8.6

(7 Ratings)

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This was an AMAZING audiobook!!!! Multiple fantastic narrators! It had me walking from my car into my building with my phone pressed to my ear!!

The synopsis sounds so juvenile, and the story itself and writing definitely began with a borderline "absurd" feel. However, the author constructed the book in a way that made me unable to stop listening to the story unfold. The book is told in first person and alternates viewpoints in each chapter. There are several plot twists that keep the reader's attention. The main character is a psychopath that the reader semi-likes due to the fact that she continuously tries to justify her actions throughout the novel.

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Bookapotamus (289 KP) rated The Crowning Glory of Calla Lily Ponder in Books

May 25, 2018

I love Rebecca Wells' writing and most of her stories, but this one was definitely not one of my favorites. I felt it was a bit on the goofy dramatic side, and very predictable. I enjoyed the characters, and loved the setting and all the sweet, charming southern people who lived there, but it just didn't lure me in as her other books do.

I could have done without the La Luna / Moon stuff entirely. The writing also seemed very juvenile, even as Calla grew up. It was a cute story, so I wouldn't NOT recommend it - but not that fun to read, and a bit out of Wells' character for writing style.