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Chuck Palahniuk recommended Gladiator: A True Story of 'Roids, Rage, and Redemption in Books (curated)

 
Gladiator: A True Story of 'Roids, Rage, and Redemption
Gladiator: A True Story of 'Roids, Rage, and Redemption
Dan Clark | 2009 | Sport & Leisure
(0 Ratings)
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"Clark played the character ‘Nitro’ on the television series American Gladiators, and if you read only one book on vacation this year, this has to be it. After a dark childhood, steroids launch the author into a new life as a national celebrity built from mountains of chemically enhanced muscle. The dream falls apart as he sprouts breasts he can’t conceal inside his skimpy spandex costume, then suffers high colonics in order to pass mandatory drug tests. Of course, there’s redemption, but not before a ton of laughs."

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Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated Lola and the Boy Next Door (Anna and the French Kiss, #2) in Books

Jan 12, 2021  
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Lola and the Boy Next Door (Anna and the French Kiss, #2)
Stephanie Perkins | 2011
10
9.3 (3 Ratings)
Book Rating
It's official: I am now a Stephanie Perkins fan. How could I not be after two reads that I've given five stars to?

I love reading her characters and the romance they share.

I loved Cricket in this; he was equally gorgeously cute and geeky. Some of the things he came out with *sigh* Too cute!

Also the appearance of Anna and St. Clair/Etienne was really cool! I can't help wondering if Anna, St. Clair, Lola and Cricket will make a surprise appearance in the third book in this series :)
  
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Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated Sweet Peril (Sweet, #2) in Books

Jan 12, 2021  
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Sweet Peril (Sweet, #2)
Wendy Higgins | 2013
10
9.0 (4 Ratings)
Book Rating
Yeah, I really really liked this one, and even bought the last book in the trilogy before I finished it because I am that hooked on the story and in need of knowing how it's all going to end. I've found it very addictive and all my other books have gone on the backburner while I finish this series. If you haven't read it yet, you really should. Amazing!

I love all the Neph gang; Kaiden, Blake, Kopano, Marna...not too sure about Ginger yet, though.

Straight onto book 3!
  
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David McK (3692 KP) rated Toy Story 4 (2019) in Movies

Sep 16, 2019 (Updated Dec 25, 2023)  
Toy Story 4 (2019)
Toy Story 4 (2019)
2019 | Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi
7
8.2 (89 Ratings)
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Latest (at the time of writing) entry in Pixar's Toy Story series of films, although - I have to say - I'm not entirely sure that this was needed, after Toy Story 3 left the trilogy-as-was with pretty much the perfect ending.

Animation - as expected - is top notch, with this film (again, as expected) doing its best to tug on your heartstrings and finally reuniting Woody with Bo Peep (that's no spoiler: she's on all the posters and in the trailers!), after she sat out all of the previous movie.
  
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Bostonian916 (449 KP) rated Pokémon: Detective Pikachu (2019) in Movies

Jul 1, 2020  
Pokémon: Detective Pikachu (2019)
Pokémon: Detective Pikachu (2019)
2019 | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
7
7.9 (108 Ratings)
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Video game based movies have been mostly problematic since their inception. Finding the perfect mix of pleasing fans of the source material while also pleasing the core movie audience is not something to be taken lightly. Pokemon Detective Pikachu came about as close as any comers in recent memory.

There are definitely some things present that will be more noticeable if you are familiar with the Pokemon series, but not knowing that information will not hinder your ability to enjoy the movie at all.

My kids are huge fans of this movie and I have watched it a couple of times without them present. Give it a go, you might be surprised.