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Kelly (6 KP) rated How to Walk Away in Books

Jan 6, 2019

How to Walk Away

Katherine Center | 2018 | Fiction & Poetry

8.6

(9 Ratings)

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My favourite book of 2018

Well I brought this book as heard so so many good reviews, like most books I try not to read spoilers as I enjoy the surprise! ..I was not disappointed I took it on holiday to Mexico and sat by the pool all day turning page after page ..the only disappointment I got was when I finished it!

It’s a strange feeling when your climbing deep into a book , thinking you know the characters well then ‘bang’ you don’t know them at all. It’s such a gorgeous love story but with twists I was not expecting I felt all sorts of emotions all the way through.

I will be reading more of Katherine’s books she is very talented

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Charley (64 KP) rated Good Omens in Books

Jan 26, 2019

Good Omens

Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett | 2015 | Fiction & Poetry

9.3

(42 Ratings)

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Great for a dark sense of humour. (0 more)

A good mix of both Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaimam

This story is about a demon and an angel trying to find the anti-christ and stop the apocalypse. It has a very similar style to all of Terry Pratchett's books. It is nice to read something written by him that isn't set in the discworld (no matter how much I love them).
It is full of the two authors dark humour and being set in England means that there are loads of little bits that are recognisable.
Some of my favourite parts are when they discribe certain aspects of the country that have been designed by demons to torture humans (like the M25!)
Thoroughly enjoyed this read.

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Bob Mann (459 KP) rated Tell It to the Bees (2019) in Movies

Jul 23, 2019

Tell It to the Bees (2019)

2019 | Drama, Romance

6.5

(2 Ratings)

Movie Rating

Acting, especially by Holliday Grainger (1 more)

Sense of time and feel of the movie

Scottish accent in dialogue made it difficult to hear the lines in places (0 more)

A Bee Movie with a sting in the tale

It’s 1952 . Many married men have come back from the war forever changed. Life is financially tough for most families. In particular, attitudes to multi-racial relationships and (particularly) homosexuality are appalling, and never more so than in the small Scottish mill town where the film is set. The film charts a love story of two women thrown together due to a family break-up.

Full review is on One Mann's movies here - https://bob-the-movie-man.com/2019/07/16/one-manns-movies-film-review-tell-it-to-the-bees-2019/

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CDewhurst (4 KP) rated Glass Houses (The Morganville Vampires, #1) in Books

Jan 21, 2020

The characters (1 more)

The plot

Vampires as you've never seen them before

I wasn't quite sure what to make of this book at first. Usually I like to read the blurb first to get an overview as what the book is about but that didn't reveal much which frustrated me as I like to know what I'm getting myself into... Emotional turmoil? Drama? Romance? (because I'm soppy). I love the twist the author placed on telling the story. No spoilers but to sum it up: a super smart but fairly young physics genius takes on vampires with the help of her housemates. If you want a dramatic but clever plot line as well in-depth characters that leave much to the imagination, you've got the right book.

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Cori June (3033 KP) rated Twister (1996) in Movies

Feb 15, 2020

Twister (1996)

1996 | Action, Drama

6.7

(26 Ratings)

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Special effects (0 more)

Just rewatched this and was amazed by how well the special effects held up. I enjoyed going down memory lane and seeing Gary England on the TV (even if it was for like 2 seconds).
The film tells a slightly accurate if over exaggerated story about weather chasers. Some of the acting is over the top, and a few of the scenes are incredulous (like the flying cow, but that has happened before) with the main characters evading being killed and the plot gets a bit lost as they focus more on the tornadoes and the destruction they can cause. Love it or hate to like it, it's a disaster movie through and through that highlights the power and suddenness of the twister.