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Privilege: A Reader

Michael S. Kimmel and Abby L. Ferber

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Privilege is about more than being white, wealthy, and male--as Michael Kimmel, Abby Ferber, and a...

Zika: The Emerging Epidemic

Donald G McNeil

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Until recently, Zika virus - once considered a mild disease - was hardly a cause for global panic....

ClareR (5906 KP) rated Open Water in Books

Mar 6, 2021

Open Water

Caleb Azumah Nelson | 2021 | Contemporary, Fiction & Poetry, Romance

9.0

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This exquisitely written novella is so much more than a story about a relationship between a photographer and a dancer. It looks at race and the exhaustion of being a young black Londoner: how racism, police brutality and the need to be constantly alert can be psychologically damaging and impact on relationships. Open Water is a story about love, heartbreak, but ultimately there IS hope. I cant believe that so much has been put in to so few pages, and I finished feeling that I’d read a book of twice the length (in a good way!). Every word feels carefully considered - its just beautiful. Poetry written in prose form.
I have to admit, most of the references to music went over my head, but this didn’t bother me or lessen my enjoyment. In fact, it sent me in the direction of Spotify and caused raised eyebrows from the teenaged sons 🤷🏼‍♀️
Many thanks to Viking for providing me with a copy of this stunning book via NetGalley.

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Awix (3310 KP) rated Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) in Movies

Apr 2, 2021 (Updated Apr 7, 2021)

Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)

2021 | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

6.6

(31 Ratings)

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Epically corny monster mash. When Godzilla suddenly seems to become hostile to the human race, Monarch recruits Kong to lead researchers to the hollow earth in pursuit of a new energy source that will allow them to defeat the giant lizard. But just what has got the Big G so riled?

Scores extremely heavily on the garish spectacle front, with monster rasslin' aplenty and some eye-catching visuals (although it does feel like the earth's core is next door to the uncanny valley). However, the film is often critically under-exposited and many of the plot devices and developments are frankly nonsensically. Various actors do their best not to get overshadowed by the special effects, usually to no avail, Kong gets more screen-time than Godzilla, the new design of a classic Toho monster is rather decent, and the various fights are thumpingly effective. Not as good as either the last Kong or Godzilla standalone movie, but reasonably effective goofy blockbuster fun nevertheless.

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Daniel Bowman (5 KP) rated Forbidden Island in Tabletop Games

Jun 28, 2019

Forbidden Island

2010 | Adventure, Card Game, Fantasy

7.0

(14 Ratings)

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Easy to learn. Good character choices. Clear objectives. Decent replay value. Promotes cooperation to win. (0 more)

Can be frustrating for younger or newer players. (0 more)

Race time and a booby-trapped island to find lost treasures!

I bought this game as an intro to strategy tabletop gaming for my kids. Our first game was a win, but the second ended in tears as the island defeated us.
It didn't stop us though. We still play it and have learned how to apply strategies to help each character meet objectives quickly.
We are considering other games in the franchise, but now the kids are hooked on gaming and we're trying new types.
Well worth the money for adventure and strategy for even seasoned players. The scaled difficulty and multiple characters make strategy and replay a must. The more people playing, the more the game seems to adapt.
Maybe not the best intro to new gamers, but it worked for us!

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Rodney Barnes (472 KP) rated X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019) in Movies

Sep 4, 2019

X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019)

2019 | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

5.5

(81 Ratings)

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The Dark Phoenix??

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I have to begin by saying is I am glad Fox is done with the X men. This bad excuse for a Dark Phoenix story was by far the worst of the lot. I thought the Apocalypse movie was bad. They made one worse! I know there is only so much you can do in a movie but to call this The Dark Phoenix was not the right movie title. Maybe it should have been called X Men: The Alien Invasion. That's all this movie was...a story about Jean Grey getting the Phoenix powers and Aliens trying to get her and steal the powers to rebuild their race. That's the storyline. It seems there wasn't even an effort to tell the story half way right. But at the expense of going on a rant, Fox is done so maybe now Marvel can do the X men justice. My recommendation...don'r waste your time on this abomination.