Rat On A Scooter XL
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WHY AN XL VERSION? As "Rat On The Run" skyrocketed into App Store's charts all over the world in...
Plague Arcanist (Frith Chronicles #4)
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Deserts. Rogues. A secret hidden in an underground maze. Every moment counts as Volke Savan races...
Young Adult (YA) Fantasy
Brown Girl Dreaming
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Jacqueline Woodson, the acclaimed author of Another Brooklyn, tells the moving story of her...
Prometheus: The Discipline of Fire & Demise by Emperor
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Eventually there comes a time when the hype about a band becomes superfluous, and their status alone...
Saving Meghan
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Can you love someone to death? Some would say Becky Gerard is a devoted mother and would do...
Fiction Thriller Illness
Chocolate a la Murder
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Maddie gets rattled by a candy-coated murder. It's Wine and Chocolate Days in San Benedetto, and...
General Fiction (Adult) Mystery Cozy
Journey of the Pharaohs: Numa Files #17 (The NUMA Files)
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When Kurt Austin rescues the crew of a Scottish trawler, he finds himself trying to save them not...
ClareR (6230 KP) rated How To Save a Life in Books
Apr 16, 2024
It’s here Tim starts to realise that being a doctor may not be what he thought it would be.
Kerry’s life takes a turn when she fails her A Levels, and Joel finds it hard to accept his heart condition and the changes he has to make in his life.
I liked that each of the characters had the chance to tell their story in alternating chapters. These characters experienced addiction, depression and other health conditions, and the main theme of the story, Joel’s heart condition, is revisited often. As are the mechanics of CPR, and it’s pointed out by the author that a persons life is more likely to be saved if you at least try.
This is a lovely, and often moving story. I really enjoyed it.
LeftSideCut (3776 KP) rated The Northman (2022) in Movies
May 11, 2022
The first third is a fast moving setup that effectively establishes the characters and shows off quite an epic production. After that, The Northman becomes a tight and slow burning thriller as Amleth (Alexander Skarsgård) exacts a psychologically torturous revenge on the people who killer his father. It's a perfect marriage of powerful character drama, weird imagery, Viking culture and beliefs, bizarre gore, and fantasy set pieces, and it's slower pace ensures that it's utterly captivating.
The whole film looks incredible from start to finish and is complimented by a wonderful music score.
It's all cemented by a stacked cast. Skarsgård is a capable lead for sure, and is just a big walking muscle in this, the manly bastard. Anya Taylor-Joy is great as always, and the supporting cast boasts the likes of Nicole Kidman, Willem Dafoe, Ethan Hawke, and Claes Bang who are all stellar.
I can't heap enough praise on The Northman, another homerun from Eggers. I'd happily call it a masterpiece.