David McK (3600 KP) rated The Count of Monte Cristo (2002) in Movies
Jan 23, 2021
Since I've never read (or listened to) the book, I cannot speak to how accurate this is to the source.
I can say, however, that it is an enjoyable enough watch, that reminds me (somewhat) of the likes of 'The Man In The Iron Mask' as well as 'The Three Musketeers' - no surprise there!
Little Red Riding Hood by Nosy Crow
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* One of the App Store's Best Apps of 2013 * One of The Observer's 50 Best Apps of 2013 * One of...
Mike Carlson (115 KP) rated Batman & Robin: Volume 4 in Books
Apr 7, 2018
The first issue, "Undone", is a wonderful dialogue-free one. It gets the message across without anyone saying a single word. The next five are named after stages of grief, pairing each one to Batman's interactions with his extended family. Thus we have Red Robin/Denial, Red Hood/Rage, Batgirl/Barginning, Catwoman/Despair and, finally, Nightwing/Acceptance. Such a stylized crafting of story should not go unrewarded.
Each chapter of this series increases my respect for Tomasi. I'm only halfway through, yet I already think this is an equal of Snyder's New 52 run of Batman. Definitely a must-read for fans.
Bill Ratliff: A Profile of Courage and Leadership in American Politics
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Lt. Governor Bill Ratliff is an engineer, a widely respected senator, and according to Caroline...
Autonomous: A Novel
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When anything can be owned, how can we be free Earth, 2144. Jack is an anti-patent scientist...
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Bethr1986 (305 KP) rated Cabbages & Kings in Books
Feb 11, 2022
Alana and Will have just married after their life is turned upside down and they are forced to grow up rather quickly. Will finds himself a job in Blidworth working as the forester for Lady Cecily. They are met with challenges as well as friends that become family a fantastically written book with lots of character.
I found this book enthralling from start to finish. A different side to Robin Hood and his crew but a fun story in the process. There were battles but nothing too harsh. I found as I read everything just flowed there was no getting confused as to who was doing what with whom and where. I could not put it down from start to finish I was interested in what the characters were doing on their journeys in life.
A lovely read highly recommended 5/5
The Story of Hong Gildong
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The Story of Hong Gildong is arguably the single most important work of classic Korean fiction. Like...
Police at the Station and They Don't Look Friendly: A Sean Duffy Thriller
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'McKinty is one of Britain's great contemporary crime writers and the Sean Duffy books are his...
David McK (3600 KP) rated Warlord (The Outlaw Chronicles, #4) in Books
Jan 30, 2019
Like the previous three books in the series, this is presented as an elderly Alan Dale recounting the adventures of his youth, with each section (and the epilogue) of the novel as him committing the tale to paper, and his thoughts in so doing.
While the cover of the novel also has "A Robin Hood tale" above the title, I actually found that character to be sidelined more in favour of Alan in this novel than in the previous, where he very much was central to the story but seemingly not so much here. That's not to mean that he's not present, and that he doesn't have a role to play: just that this novel is more about Richard than it is Robin.
The novel also includes elements form that other great Medieval tale/obsession of the Holy Grail, which is worked into the reason why Richard is besieging the castle (at Robin's urgings) at which he receives his fatal wound. That plot strand, however, is also left wide-open for the sequel, already announced as titled <i>Grail Knight</i>, and which I'm already looking forward to!