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"Well I always have a hard time with this. As we get older or grow or whatever, it’s always changing, because you just see more movies, for one thing, so you change. One of my most favorite movies, I think a perennial favorite movie of mine is La Ronde. I don’t know how well acquainted you are with it. It’s one of my favorite movies. Anton Walbrook is one of the stars, who also the stars of another one of my favorite movies, The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp. He’s the guy who’s that German who has the seven-minute monologue with the moving camera that never cuts, and he breaks down during it."

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BookInspector (124 KP) rated The Hit List in Books

Sep 24, 2020

The Hit List

Holly Seddon | 2021 | Philosophy, Psychology & Social Sciences, Thriller

8.0

(1 Ratings)

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This novel has multiple protagonists as well as multiple perspectives, but I think the most memorable characters are Marianne and Samantha. After Greg’s death, Marianne is trying her best to carry on living, she has a new boyfriend, but nothing will fill the void, especially when she finds out, that she is on assassin’s hit list. Why? That is what she wants to find out. Samantha is a very mysterious character, her whole life story slowly unravels throughout the pages, and it is a sinister story, where a person can be easily manipulated like a poppet. All the characters bring something to the story, making it a very twisty read, and I loved it.

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Lenard (726 KP) rated 3 From Hell (2019) in Movies

Sep 23, 2019

After the deadly shootout in The Devil's Rejects, the Rejects miraculously survive and face trial. All three are given the death penalty or life sentences. Due to SId Haig's health, Captain Spaulding does not a huge part, but his performance is still extremely memorable. Otis Driftwood takes center stage as he regathers his family after a massacre leading to his escape from prison. On the run, Otis, Baby, and Wolfman (don't ask) hide out in a Mexican town because they love killing people for sport. Anyway, director Rob Zombie once again crafts a love letter to 70s exploitation films even if he never intended to make another chapter to the House of 1000 Corpses series.

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Chloe (778 KP) rated Eeny Meeny (Helen Grace, #1) in Books

May 17, 2020

Good character (4 more)

Plot twist

Dark

Intricate

Fast-paced

The ultimate choice

A killer is loose, a killer that makes friends, loved ones, colleagues choose between life or death. The only way out is to make the decision else you both die.

DI Helen Grace is a brilliant character, dark and delicious with lots of intricate problems. I like the jump between different timelines and how they come together at the end.

The reader is kept in the dark till quite near the end and then the pace, which us already fast, ramps up another notch. I really couldnt put it down.

I may need to read some more DI Helen Grace books.