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Roxanne (13 KP) rated The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time in Books

Nov 9, 2018

★★★★ 4 Star Rating

This was quite a strange book to get into but once I did I really enjoyed it. I thought the author did a very good job at writing from the view point of an autistic boy.
This is kind of like 2 stories in one in the sense that the theme changes part way through, it flowed quite well, not perfect but it kept my interest. The diagrams were a great idea, however, occasionally I did find them a bit distracting and irritating.
This book was popping up on my GR home page quite a lot with many mixed reviews so I thought I would give it a go and borrow it from my local library. I'm glad I did!

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Roxanne (13 KP) rated Teletubbies: The Tubby Custard Ride in Books

Nov 14, 2018

My 3 year old spotted this at the library and wanted to take it home with us. It's bright, colourful and interactive so very appealing to children. She likes to pull the tags and spin the discs within the pages but I have to make sure she doesn't damage the book as some of the interactive parts look like there are pages stuck together but there aren't, pulling them about would break the book. The interactive parts will probably cause most children to not be interested in the story at all but it's Teletubbies so I don't think it really matters that much. It's very short and simple to read...well...if you're not trying to read a page that your child is trying to interact with.

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MasterSolace (19 KP) rated Super Mario Maker 2 in Video Games

Jun 30, 2019

Super Mario Maker 2

2019 | Casual, Platform

8.0

(42 Ratings)

Video Game Rating

Story Mode (3 more)

Already 1000s of levels

Making a level is much easier

Now you can make levels with a friend

Search functions need some work (0 more)

Re-writing the formula

Sequel to the MASSIVE Wii U hit, Super Mario Maker. Here is a new one for the Switch. Handful of new mechanics, most of the building mechanics are available from the story. And while the game has its own tutorial, the NEW Story Mode helps you learn in a different way.

Peach's Castle is destroyed. Complete premade levels to help rebuild it. And each one give you a unique look at one of the mechanics. Use it for inspiration.

Great addition to the Switch library. If you like Mario games... why not help the community make their own?

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Lyndsey Gollogly (2893 KP) rated Hidden Fire (Elemental Mysteries #1) in Books

Apr 13, 2020

A phone call from an old friend sets Dr. Giovanni Vecchio back on the path of a mysterious manuscript he's hunted for over five hundred years. He never expected a young student librarian could be the key to unlock its secrets, nor could he have predicted the danger she would attract.

Now he and Beatrice De Novo follow a twisted maze that leads from the archives of a university library, though the fires of Renaissance Florence, and toward a confrontation hundreds of years in the making.

I really enjoyed reading this! Loved the discovery of witches vibe I got. The characters are brilliant I loved them all.it flowed easy enough and I didn't want to put it down. Look forward to book 2.

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Jordan Binkerd (567 KP) rated Oldboy (2013) in Movies

Jul 31, 2019

Oldboy (2013)

2013 | Action, Drama, Mystery

7.0

(1 Ratings)

Movie Rating

Stellar cast (2 more)

Excellent performances

Brutal, perfectly-executed action sequences

Allegedly, the original film is better (I've never seen it) (1 more)

I need to bleach my brain now

F***ed-Up Action Thriller of the Highest Caliber

I checked this out from the library because someone told me that it's Josh Brolin's finest performance, and that might actually be true. It's a brutal film, not just the action scenes but emotionally as well, and it's likely to surprise you. But here's the thing: you get to the end of the movie and all you can think is, "Damn! Now THAT'S f***ed up..." And I don't even swear, typically! I'm not sorry I saw it. But I don't think I'll be seeing it again.