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Paige (428 KP) created a poll

Jul 28, 2017 (Updated Jul 28, 2017)  
Poll
Best/darkest dark comedy* I like them pitch black.

*But NOT horror comedy

Clerks

3 votes

American Beauty

4 votes

In Bruges

5 votes

Trainspotting

1 votes

American Psycho

3 votes

Jawbreaker

2 votes

Brazil

0 votes

Lars and the Real Girl

1 votes

Happiness

1 votes

Heathers

6 votes

Harold and Maude

1 votes

Who's Afraid of Virgina Woolf?

0 votes

The House of Yes

1 votes

I Heart Huckabees

0 votes

Fight Club

5 votes

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

1 votes

World's Best Dad

0 votes

Delicatessen

1 votes

Adaptation.

0 votes

Very Bad Things

1 votes

Art School Confidential

0 votes

something else (and let me know, because I dig 'em)

0 votes

The Graduate

1 votes

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David McK (3623 KP) rated Simulating War: Studying conflict through simulation games in Books

Jun 16, 2024  
Simulating War: Studying conflict through simulation games
Simulating War: Studying conflict through simulation games
Philip Sabin | 2012
5
5.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Well, that was something ... different.

This, essentially, is a scholarly thesis on the use of wargaming in an educational setting - like another reader, I found the first part (about the theory) interesting, the second part - containing example games - less so (perhaps because of my lack of real interest in anything beyond WW1 in the air).

Like being forced to study Shakespeare in school, I found this to somewhat suck the fun out of the activity in question.

Still, YMMV, as the saying goes ...
  
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MaryAnn (14 KP) rated A Love to Behold in Books

Mar 5, 2019  
A Love to Behold
A Love to Behold
Sharlene MacLaren
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Two years after the Civil War, Lydia Albright, 27, is an established teacher in Boston when she senses God’s call to leave the comfort and security of her job and go south. She accepts a position to teach in a school for former slaves in Charleston, South Carolina. A church there that’s affiliated with the American Missionary Association offers support, along with room and board at the parsonage. The Ku Klux men are hell-bent on seeing that the new school fails. Lydia’s life is threatened, and the parsonage, church, and school are vandalized. But they haven’t contended with a strong, determined woman like Lydia before. It also helps that she has a couple potential suitors on her side. A Love to Behold is a tale of people who grow strong in the face of adversity and a church that learns love, compassion, and acceptance, even in the face of just cruelty and hatred.



My Thoughts: This is more than just a charming romance novel. It is the story of a young woman determined to answer God's calling on her life and nothing will stop her from doing so.


This is also a novel teaching us to love one another no matter what our differences may be. This is a story about compassion, determination, acceptance and overcoming affliction hen it is presented to us. It's holding on through the storm.


I really truly enjoyed this novel. The characters were all amazing, both the main and the supporting characters all worked well together. The storyline was fast-paced; there are no slow spots in this book.


This book comes highly recommended.
  
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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2426 KP) rated Dying for Devil’s Food in Books

May 8, 2019  
Dying for Devil’s Food
Dying for Devil’s Food
Jenn McKinlay | 2019 | Mystery
10
8.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
Somebody’s Dying for this Reunion
Mel Cooper is less than excited about her high school reunion because of all the bad memories she has from those years, yet she gets talked into going by her best friend, Angie, mainly because of the gig Angie gets them providing cupcakes for the event. Once there, Mel finds herself beginning to make peace with her past, that is until she finds the dead body of Cassidy in the bathroom. Cassidy was the worst bully in school, and just a couple hours with her has proved that things haven’t changed. With her classmates looking at her as the killer, Mel knows she has to clear her name. Can she do it?

Fortunately, most high school reunions aren’t nearly as bad as this one is. But all the horrible people from Mel’s past make for wonderful suspects as she attempts to figure out what really happened to Cassidy. What impressed me was that this book allowed for some growth in Mel and it showed us deeper suspects than I was expecting from the first few chapters. This allowed the plot to move along at a quick pace with plenty of twists to keep me engaged. Trust me, I didn’t want to put this book down until I reached the great climax. There is a dose of humor mixed in that kept me smiling and laughing as I read. Cupcake fans will be pleased with the three new cupcake recipes included at the back of the book. It’s hard to read just one book in this series, and I’m already hungry for my next visit with Mel, Angie, and the rest of the gang.