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AT (1676 KP) rated Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan- Season 1 in TV

Jan 4, 2019

I love the Jack Ryan series, and it has continued with his son of the same name. Obviously, this series on Amazon Prime is about Jack Ryan, the son, just starting out in the CIA. The series has a lot of action and the suspense that we've become accustomed to in films based on Tom Clancy's novels. I enjoyed the entire series, but don't think it was quite up to where his father would have been, if that makes sense. I look forward to season two, as his career moves forward.

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David McK (3791 KP) rated Fight for Freedom in Books

Jan 30, 2019

The second 'pirate'y book I've read this year - the first being Michael Crichton's "Pirate Latitudes" and, I'm afraid to say, neither of those two books have really impressed me that much.

Despite being sold with the quote 'Set the be the Sharpe of the High Seas', I found 'Fight For Freedom' (previously sold as 'The Pirate Devlin' - not a good sign that they changed the title!) to be harder to get into, and nowhere near as enjoyable, as any of the Sharpe novels: I just couldn't get into this one at all.

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David McK (3791 KP) rated Orcs (Orcs: First Blood, #1-3) in Books

Jan 30, 2019

Takes an interesting perspective on the good old fantasy troupe of the Orcs, telling the tale from their perspective rather than having them as the antagonists. All three novels (and the short story), however, are pretty linear in the telling: battle here, move on a bit, battle here, move on a bit, skirmish here, despite the somewhat tacked on religious sub-plot.

In short, a simple, undemanding read, but not as effective (or as funny) as Mary Gentle's "Grunts", which also tells the story from the point of view of the Orcs.

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Jessica - Where the Book Ends (15 KP) rated On the Island (On the Island, #1) in Books

Jan 30, 2019

This is an amazing tale of courage and shows us that even though everything in the world is telling you to give up and that there is no way to win if you just keep pushing you'll make it through. This is a beautiful story that takes the readers on an emotional roller coaster ride. I laughed, cried, and cheered when T.J. and Anna defied the odds! What an amazing story from a local author! I look forward to reading many more novels from this extraordinarily talented author. This is a MUST read!

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James Koppert (2698 KP) rated Force of Nature in Books

Nov 13, 2019

Force of Nature

Jane Harper | 2018 | Fiction & Poetry, Thriller

7.0

(4 Ratings)

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Gripping and dry

What I love about Jane Harper's books is the biggest character is always the landscape the story takes place in. Force of nature is set in one of Australia's cold and dark national parks, rugged and unforgiving and so the atmosphere is set. Take office politics up a notch to a brutal level and add intriguing and constant suspense and you will find it difficult to not read just another chapter. If you like crime novels Harper's and human and most importantly believable. Won't get a better thriller/crime novel this year

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James Koppert (2698 KP) rated Shiver in Books

Jan 28, 2020

Shiver

Junji Ito | 2015 | Comics & Graphic Novels, Horror

9.0

(1 Ratings)

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None of this is cliche. These are fresh ideas from a great imagination (0 more)

Some deserved to be full novels (0 more)

Original horror

Junji Ito has an amazing imagination. I feel often in the West the story tellers try really hard to explain every detail. In Japan things can just exist and it's so refreshing and means you can just dive into a story and experiance it.

These are some crazy wonderful stories to give you chills. Stories I've never even conceived before. I'm going to order his others now. It's a must have