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BobbiesDustyPages (1259 KP) rated Ready Player One in Books

Jul 21, 2017

Ready Player One

Ernest Cline | 2011 | Fiction & Poetry

8.9

(161 Ratings)

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The characters

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A little to much '80s information dumping (0 more)

So Totally Awesome

At this point I've read this book four times and can see myself reading it another ten times and I would still find it such a breath of fresh air.

The plot is interesting and fun and honestly you gets so invested in the story and it wonderful characters that it's almost impossible to put the book down.

On top of all the '80 nostalgia you have a truly wonderful and heartfelt story where you can't help with root for the underdog Wade throught the whole thing.

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Andy K (10826 KP) rated The Machinist (2004) in Movies

May 4, 2018

The Machinist (2004)

2004 | Drama, Mystery

7.8

(5 Ratings)

Movie Rating

Fascinating!

Brilliant character study by the chameleon, Christian Bale, in one of his best performances hardly anyone remembers.

He physically lost over 60 pounds and is almost unrecognizable playing Trevor Reznik, a factory worker who never sleeps who thinks he may be going insane. The characters he interacts with are all interesting but don't seem to help him on his quest for sanity.

Bale is just superb playing this loser, scumbag character. You are not sure whether to root for him, pity him or loathe him.

I love films like this that may not be completely linear and make you think while enjoying some fine acting.

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ArecRain (8 KP) rated Inked Expressions (Montgomery Ink, #7) in Books

Jan 18, 2018

I voluntary reviewed an ARC copy of this book.

I am hard pressed to find anything Carrie Ann Ryan writes that I dont enjoy. I am not a fan of contemporary romance but I know that Ryan rarely, if ever, disappoints. Inked Expressions has everything you come to love from a Ryan contemporary romance: characters with more depth than the Grand Canyon, a storyline as entertaining as it is romantic, and lets not leave out the steamy scenes between a couple youll root for from page one. Not to mention it is a friends to lovers story which is hands down one of my favorite tropes.