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Ameeka (131 KP) rated The Walking Dead: 400 Days in Video Games

Jul 13, 2017  
The Walking Dead: 400 Days
The Walking Dead: 400 Days
2013 | Role-Playing
7
7.5 (13 Ratings)
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Nice filler between Seasons 1 and 2
400 Days is a short game that tells us about the Zombie Armageddon from five different viewpoints. I had no idea what was going on when the game started, just that I needed to choose who I was going to be. I didn't realize that I was going to be playing ALL FIVE of the characters, thus I played them out of (chronological) order.
Chronological order:
Vince - Day 2
Wyatt - Day 41
Russell - Day 184
Bonnie - Day 220
Shel - Day 236

Although you can play them in any order you wish, I recommend doing them in time-order since their stories can overlap. I did not feel a deep connection to these five characters, but I am amazed by Telltale's ability to evoke emotion even thought being half the length of an episode.
  
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Heather Cranmer (2721 KP) created a post

Mar 27, 2021  
Visit my blog to read a great excerpt from the literary fiction/short stories book A WALL OF BRIGHT DEAD FLOWERS by Babette Fraser Hale. Enter the giveaway to win a bookplate signed by Babette Fraser Hale as well as a $20 gift card to Brazos Bookstore - two winners!

https://alltheupsandowns.blogspot.com/2021/03/book-blog-tour-and-giveaway-wall-of.html

**BOOK SYNOPSIS**
Most are newcomers to the scenic, rolling countryside of central Texas whose charms they romanticize, even as the troubles they hoped to leave behind persist. Twelve stories highlight “the book’s recurring theme of desire—for freedom, for clarity, for autonomy, and for personal fulfillment … When women are alone, unencumbered and unbeholden to anyone, they engage in intense internal reflection and show reverence for nature—and during these scenes, Hale’s language is luminescent” (Kirkus Reviews).
      
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David McK (3557 KP) rated Star Wars: Age of Rebellion - Villains in Books

Sep 8, 2019  
Star Wars: Age of Rebellion - Villains
Star Wars: Age of Rebellion - Villains
Greg Pak | 2019 | Comics & Graphic Novels
6
7.0 (2 Ratings)
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While the Star Wars Extended Universe has been (unofficially) doing this for years now, Disney has finally come out and given each of the current 3 distinct eras in the films their own 'name's: 'Age of Republic' (The Prequel Trilogy), 'Age of Rebellion' (Original Trilogy) and 'Age of Resistance' (Sequel Trilogy)

This, therefore, is set during the middle - arguably best - of those three, and is really a collection of short stories, each focusing on a given villain from that era: Grand Moff Tarkin, Boba Fett, IG-88, Jabba the Hutt and Darth Vader himself. As such, the stories are a bit hit and miss, with some forgettable while others adding nuance and depth to the characters. I may pick up the 'Age of Rebellion: Heroes' companion when it comes out, but probably won't be rushing out to buy it.
  
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Kristy H (1252 KP) rated My Monticello in Books

Oct 7, 2021  
My Monticello
My Monticello
Jocelyn Nicole Johnson | 2021 | Fiction & Poetry, LGBTQ+
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
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If you buy one book in October, it should be this one. MY MONTICELLO is a collection of short stories and a novella that explore race, identity, and more. Beautifully written, nuanced, and insightful, they each make you think. My introverted self found myself wishing for a book club so I could discuss these stories with others.

The eponymous novella is set in Virginia, where I live, and features a group of townspeople who must flee to Monticello after racial attacks and climate change. I wish I could describe how unsettling and good it is, but you just need to read it. It’s already been optioned for Netflix, which is awesome.

I cannot stop thinking about this book, and I also cannot recommend it enough.

I won this book in a Goodreads giveaway -- thank you to Goodreads and Henry Holt for my copy.