Bride of Thunder
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Betrayed by her husband, a beautiful Texas bride discovers the true meaning of faith, courage, and...
Jeremy Hutchinson's Case Histories: From Lady Chatterley's Lover to Howard Marks
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Read an extract here THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Thomas Grant has brought together...
Alvar Aalto: Architect
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Alvar Aalto remains Finland's greatest architect, retains his place among the Modern Masters of...
Shaun Collins (3 KP) rated Star Trek, Volume 9: The Q Gambit in Books
Jan 12, 2018
This "post-apocalyptic" style story works incredibly well, and the cameos by established characters from down the line are met with great amounts of fun and just the right bit of timing. My one complaint is Kirk, who seems reactionary throughout the tale, and never manages to proactively become the hero (in fact, it is Spock and Q who solve the problem). But small potatoes, as they say. This was actually the first arc that convinced me to give IDWs Trek comics a chance, and while I disagree with their story telling choices on most of the run, the stories themselves are still entertainingly told. This one is no exception.
Awix (3310 KP) rated Kong: Skull Island (2017) in Movies
Feb 9, 2018 (Updated Feb 9, 2018)
Leading players Tom Hiddleston and Brie Larson seem a bit all at sea but there is some good work from the supporting cast, who know just how much of the scenery to chew - Samuel L Jackson, John Goodman, and John C Reilly all raise a smile. The monster mashes are good fun, too. You could probably argue that doing a King Kong movie where Kong never gets off the island kind of misses the point entirely, but this is still arguably the most faithful take on the general tone of the original movie since the 1930s.
Altogether much lighter on its feet and less portentous than the most recent American Godzilla, with which it is in continuity - they don't make a big deal out of this, thankfully, but all-in-all you do rather hope the forthcoming Godzilla: King of the Monsters and Godzilla Vs Kong are closer in style to this than the 2014 movie. Toho fans should stick around for the post-credits bit.
sarah smedley (301 KP) rated Nellie (The Brides of San Francisco Book 1) in Books
Oct 4, 2018
Saloon owner Blake Malone is a bachelor and likes it that way. He worked hard for everything he has, but the San Francisco City Council won’t approve his plans to build a family emporium unless he is a family man himself. The solution? A mail order bride from New York who will bring him a ready-made family, stability, and the council's approval.
Blake expects his future wife to care for his home and, other than helping him impress the city council, to stay out of his business. He expects life as usual. What he gets is an unexpected desire to win Nellie's heart, a dangerous threat to his new bride, and a rich benefactor determined to steal his new family out from under him. Blake believed his battle for success a hard one. But he will discover that the battle to win Nellie's heart and keep his family safe is going to take everything he's got.
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Every Time a Friend Succeeds Something Inside Me Dies: The Life of Gore Vidal
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An intimate yet frank biography of Gore Vidal, one of the most accomplished, visible and...