ClareR (6157 KP) rated The Smallest Man in Books
Jun 20, 2021
The queen’s dwarf, Nat Davy, leads an incredibly lucky life, even though his size would, under normal circumstances have potentially led to a life of being manipulated and used for others financial advantage. Nat misses his mother and brother in the time after he arrives at the palace, and had tried all sorts of stretching exercises to stay with them, but his father sees him as useless, pointless, a waste of his money. And when Nat’s father sells him to the Duke of Buckingham, he doesn’t know that he’s being sold into a life of privilege.
Although he’s terrified, and believes at one point that he’s going to be eaten, Nat is a very brave child. He does what’s asked of him, and is rewarded for his courage. He has an education, food, comfort and beautiful clothes.
Nat grabs his new life with both hands and begins to enjoy it - until he finds himself fleeing the country with the queen at the start of the Civil War. This must have been a pretty terrifying period to have been living in. Soldiers seemed to swap sides depending on who was winning - but Nat remains loyal to the queen.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading about Nat and his adventures. He’s a wonderful character, and he certainly lived an amazing life. Whilst Nat is an imagined character based on the real ‘dwarf’ Jeffrey Hudson, his imagined life was actually very tame in comparison to that of the real person. But I fell for Nat Davy. There’s no wonder that he had so many good friends who loved and respected him. Have I said that I loved this book? Well, I’ve said it again - I’d highly recommend it too!
Sarah (7800 KP) rated Hacksaw Ridge (2016) in Movies
Dec 6, 2017
Andrew Garfield gives a great performance as Desmond, and his story is truly an intriguing one. The second half of the film during the actual war was very well done, it seemed very realistic and graphic without being too ott gory. And the documentary footage at the end of the real Desmond Does nearly had me in tears.
The main problem is this film has been Hollywood-ised, with over the top and out of place acting from some actors (my other half pointed this out early on and it was something I couldn't then unsee!) to irritating slow motion and patchy CGI. If they could just tell the real story without embellishing, it'd be so much better.
Heather Cranmer (2721 KP) rated Throne of Glass in Books
Jun 6, 2018
The pacing is fantastic!! I had a hard time stepping away from the book to do real life things. The prose is also amazing!
I loved Celaena's sarcasm the most. I found myself laughing out loud at some of her remarks. I found her to be a very good character =) She was definitely a well-formed character and wasn't some meek little girl.
I also loved Dorian and Choal. I won't say too much because of spoilers, but they were fantastic!!
All of the characters were well-rounded and felt real.
Do NOT give this book a miss. It is definitely a book you will want to read =)
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