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Alice (117 KP) rated The Year Shakespeare Ruined My Life in Books

Mar 3, 2021

I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley and Second Story Press

Okay so I love Shakespeare and I love stories set in high school drama departments so that alone should have done it for me but I just really didn't vibe with this book! I didn't enjoy any of the characters (especially the main character) and as a character driven reader that's such an impportant thing for me! I can forgive a lacklustre plot if the characters are good and enjoyable! There were parts that I enjoyed and I generally didn't hate it but I did find myself just reading it solely so that I could get it finished rather than enjoying the experience. It had a lot of potential and I'm sure a lot of people will like it but it just didn't do it for me, unfortunately!

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Cori June (3033 KP) rated Wyrd Sisters (Discworld, #6; Witches #2) in Books

Jul 18, 2021

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If you're new to Discworld I probably wouldn't start with this book. It is good but there are better books to enter the insanity of the Disc on. If you have read some of the series but not the Witches story arcs, I would recommending you start with this one before Equal Rites.
This story is a bit quirky and has elements of Shakespeare within. We meet the three witches and see a different side to the Disc than just Ankh-Morpork. Within the book you will find: royal intrigue, Theater, ghosts, and a whole lot of misunderstandings and twists of fate, (or is it?).
The story does start out slow but once it starts to move it moves quickly. Highly recommend for those who have read more than a few of the books and most ages will like it.

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The Memoirs of Hector Berlioz

Hector Berlioz

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Hector Berlioz' (1803-69) autobiography is both an account of his important place in the rise of the...

kitty ♡ (68 KP) rated Thor: Ragnarok (2017) in Movies

Dec 7, 2017

Thor: Ragnarok (2017)

2017 | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

8.6

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taika waititi's directing (2 more)

tessa thompson !!!

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the fact that the other thor movies are so forgettable that you get lost at some points (0 more)

come through waititi!!!!

i once read a tweet that said the thor movies would be good if it weren't for the classic, shakespeare-esque theme they tried to pull since thor was a god, which i agree with. the first two thor movies were boring and forgettable, just as i put in the cons list. compared to the other avengers, thor seems to be on the bottom of most people's list, to no surprise. i'm glad that waititi gave him the justice he deserves by making the movie full of wit, action, and overall just amazing. i really wish waititi had done the other movies, that way thor would see a lot more popularity and be more well liked among the fan base

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Dana (24 KP) rated The Country Wife in Books

Mar 23, 2018

This was a pretty humorous play. Being a Wit Comedy, from the Restoration period, I would expect no less. If you though Shakespeare had lewd and sexual comedy that was noticeable, this was over the top. Almost any line was able to be read like it was a sexual comment. I loved it. This play is about how women want to be with what they can't have. Even though the main character Horner enjoys the attention, he has an out. At the beginning of the play, he starts a rumor that he is a eunuch, thus making the husbands believe their wives are safe from his "treacherous loins" when he is actually, quite literally, screwing them over.

Overall, I actually enjoyed reading this play more than I thought I would. Though it got a bit convoluted at certain points, it was still very enjoyable.