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Chris Hooker (419 KP) rated Annie on My Mind in Books

Dec 28, 2017

Banned Coming of Age Story

I love being a rebel and reading books that have been banned before. This book showed a lesbian relationship in a positive light which is what earned it the ban.

Nancy Garden did a magnificent job of capturing the angst of first love. This in itself can be hard but add to the mix it being love that is scorned by society and you have a new level of coming of age story. This book was originally published in 1992 which can be picked up from some of the descriptions, none the less, the basis of the story is still relevant today. This story will make you cheer, cry, and want to hit someone with anger. It is a fantastic book.

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Ross (3284 KP) rated The Walking Dead - Season 8 in TV

Apr 18, 2018

The final 3 episodes (0 more)

Drawn out for far too long, at least 8 episodes could have been cut without anything being lost (0 more)

By far the worst series yet

The latest series of the zombie thriller follows on from series 7, with Negan still in power and demanding tribute from the communities. Though those communities are now starting to rebel and fight back. The series is something of a roller coaster with ups and downs, but few twists or turns. The action plods along for the most part and only 4 or 5 episodes really excite or add much to the storyline. I think this series has stuck closer to the comics than previous ones, though the comics did not drag the action out as long.

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Lee (2222 KP) Apr 19, 2018

I'm yet to the watch the season finale but I'm in no rush to see it either, which is completely different from how I've been with previous seasons. This season has been a big disappointment for me

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Ross (3284 KP) Apr 19, 2018

I agree, though I promise you the finale is more action-packed than most of the series has been, though I know a few people who were not happy with how it ended.

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Entertainment Editor (1988 KP) rated Star Wars: Rebellion in Tabletop Games

Mar 7, 2018

Star Wars: Rebellion

2016 | Entertainment, Fighting, Miniatures, Science Fiction, Wargame

8.3

(6 Ratings)

Tabletop Game Rating

Star Wars: Rebellion review: A fully operational 4-hour board game

Looking at the box for Star Wars: Rebellion, the massive new two-to-four-player galactic board game from Fantasy Flight, I had only one thought: "Look at the size of that thing!"

Loosely based on the 1998 video game of the same name, the board game version of Rebellion is ludicrously outsized. The galaxy, too large to fit on a single game board, here sprawls across two. Rebel and Imperial forces aren't represented by cardboard but by 153 plastic miniatures—including three Death Stars and two Super Star Destroyers.

Critic: Nate Anderson
Read the full review here: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2016/03/star-wars-rebellion-review-a-fully-operational-4-hour-board-game/

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James Koppert (2698 KP) rated Funny Cow (2017) in Movies

Nov 6, 2019

Funny Cow (2017)

2017 | Comedy, Drama

5.0

(3 Ratings)

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Another bleak British belter

British cinema tends to be a)about working class people and b) be very miserable. I had a group of American friends staying over and shared with then a selection of British films. They all admitted to feeling suicidal at the end of it.

Some people will watch Funny Cow and expect a rip roaring comedy about a female stand up comedian. That it is not. This is the story of a working class rebel fighting domestic violence and oppression by seeing the funny side. It is brave and probably be very misunderstood by most. For me it was a poignant reminder of the fight some people have to be heard. A brave and strong film.