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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2526 KP) rated Skinwalkers in Books

Jan 28, 2026  
Skinwalkers
Skinwalkers
Tony Hillerman | 1986 | Mystery
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Leaphorn and Chee Finally Team Up
Lt. Joe Leaphorn is baffled by three seemingly unconnected murders on the Navajo reservation. He has no evidence that they are connected, but something makes him think they are. Then Officer Jim Chee’s trailer is shot up, and he barely escapes. As the two start working together, they must find a connection. Can they?

I’ve been waiting for these characters to team up, and this book was worth the wait. Author Tony Hillerman likes this kind of plot, and he’s a master at it. Leaphorn and Chee are different enough that they will play off each other well going forward. They split time as the viewpoint characters well. The rest of the characters aren’t quite as well developed as the leads, but they work for their part in the story. I’m anxious to see what case these two characters take on next.
  
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Darren (1599 KP) rated The Pining (2019) in Movies

Sep 26, 2019  
The Pining (2019)
The Pining (2019)
2019 |
5
5.0 (1 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Characters – Joe is a disabled photographer, he used to be an athlete before his accident too, this saw his life change overnight with him still feeling the effects of what happened to him, he has built up a reputation for his skills with a camera too and just when he starts getting help, he starts to see unusual things happen to him too. Father William is the man that held the support group meeting, he is trying to help people get over the trauma in their lives, but he becomes one of the suspects when the bodies start piling up. Detective Harris has been investigating the bodies, some seem like clear murders, others look like accidents, she believes there is a connection between the support group meeting and wants to get to the bottom of it.

Performances – Diogo Hausen is the best of the performers, he does show us how the character does feel like he has been a victim and showing the strength to carry on. Tom Sizemore is an actor we expect so much more from, he doesn’t get a chance to shine in this one, while Jackie Dallas does well with her scenes.

Story – The story here follows a string of cases that involve the members of a support group being involved in murders or strange accidents, we see how one detective is trying put the pieces together, while trying to save one of the final living members of the group. This is an interesting spin on the idea of victim selection, it does work for making the characters seem like they have been selected to play into their strengths and weaknesses. With this strong idea, comes a weaker way of telling the story, which doesn’t seem to make many of the scenes feel connected, or get to a targeting moments, which could bring about motivation to light until way too late in the film. This is a story that could be a lot more intense only it fails to capture the moments well enough.

Thriller – This film does try to keep us guessing to what will happen next, the problems comes with the fact we only have one scene that feels unpredictable with most just being a cut and dry version of the incidents.

Settings – This film is set in one city where the victims have all been around one locations which could make them the potential latest victim to what is going on, it shows how people don’t know everybody’s stories in life.


Scene of the Movie – Grace’s bad date.

That Moment That Annoyed Me – The film spends too much time on Joe, when it seems like we should be investigating the murders.

Final Thoughts – This is a thriller that doesn’t manage to hit the levels it could do, it has an interesting idea, only it never gives it the full focus it should.

Overall: Thriller that misses the edgy side.