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35 Knitted Animals and Other Creatures
35 Knitted Animals and Other Creatures
Donna Wilson | 2009 | Home & Garden
9
9.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
clear patterns with lots of pictures (0 more)
Quirky
Well these are not your traditional idea of toys.

Some are frankly a bit odd looking. When looking though the book I sometimes thought "That looks like someone has made a toy pattern from a kids picture." They are often quite weird looking, and yet strangely appealing.

If you like slightly odd toys... this is definitely the book for you.

The patterns themselves are clearly written, with lots of colourful pictures and full colour charts where needed.

So far I have made a black Rill Raccoon as my 10 yr old fell in love with the idea of a Ninja raccoon... and I will be making a LOT more
  
How the Garcia girls lost their accents
How the Garcia girls lost their accents
Julia Alvarez | 2005 | Fiction & Poetry
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
I think the topic of immigration is very relevant because we are always seeing immigrants arrive into new cities and sometimes I think we forget we all immigrated ourselves. Maybe hundreds of years ago but we are all immigrants, searching for a new land.

In my case, my dad emigrated from India as did my mum's parents. To come to a new strange land with different customs which you may have to follow in some cases is daunting. It's like when you leave the comfort of your own home and venture out into the big wide world, exciting but scary.

Continue reading my review at: https://www.readsandrecipes.co.uk/2017/05/read-harder-immigration.html
  
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
2017 | Comedy, Crime, Drama
The screenplay!
Man, just when I think Hollywood has nothing fresh to give us, they crank out a gem like this film.

When a sassy divorced Missouri woman is unhappy with local law enforcement after her daughter's brutal rape/murder case has gone cold, she takes matters into her own hands to try and spark some progress by purchasing three billboards shaming them.

The real star here is the dialogue. What a fresh, engaging, sometimes nasty script really kept me laughing, gasping and thoroughly entertained and wanting to know what happens next.

I would say the third act is a slight disappointment, but doesn't detract from an overall mesmerizing film.

  
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)
1989 | Comedy
Who doesn't get fed up with the relatives sometimes?
In my top 3 Christmas movies of all time.

This time, the vacation comes to the Griswolds as the relatives come by for a helping of holiday cheer as Clark decides to makes his home a Christmas light spectacle while waiting for his Christmas bonus.

I think it resonates because we have all had those trying times with the family or the one relative you wish you could tell off or not have to sit next to.

The witty banter among the family as well as Chevy Chase's impeccable dry wit makes the film a venerable holiday classic for sure.

  
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MelanieTheresa (997 KP) Dec 4, 2018

I will watch this movie any time of year LOL, but particularly on Christmas Eve while I'm wrapping presents.

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AT (1676 KP) Dec 4, 2018

This is such a classic comedy!!

Hereditary (2018)
Hereditary (2018)
2018 | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Not even gabriel byrne can save this movie
Hereditary- at first looked good from the trailers, but the trailers mislead sometimes. The trailers really mislead this movie. Overall some parts were good, others were bad. It seem like the first half was slow and the second part really jumped over 10.

One of my favorite actors gabriel byrne who by the way is a fair underrated actor couldnt even save this movie.

Im not sure, who this movie is for?

Is it for people who like these films....
1. The lobster
2. The killing of a sacred deer
3. Mother!
4. The cell

If so this movie is for you. Its weird, creepy to watch and overall disappointed.
  
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Andy K (10823 KP) Jul 19, 2019

I LOVE all the films you have listed above! 😊

Lady and the Tramp (2019)
Lady and the Tramp (2019)
2019 | Family
Happy Time (0 more)
Too much like the original (1 more)
Where is the beaver?
Cute
I watched the original film countless times as a kid and I was looking forward to this. It still is a great family movie. It is still over quant and charming (but thats what i loved) which sometimes is nice to watch and just sped some time feeling the world is nice.

However is there enough difference to make it a stand alone triumph? Well not really and this is why it has the lower score, plus the beaver is missing. How could they lose the beaver? If you haven't seen the original then bump that up to an 8.
  
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AT (1676 KP) rated Night Theater in Books

Mar 6, 2020  
Night Theater
Night Theater
Vikram Paralkar | 2020 | Fiction & Poetry, Medical & Veterinary, Mind, Body & Spiritual, Paranormal
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
To say that I "liked" the story is probably not the best word to use, considering the story. I did like it, for lack of a better term at the moment. It's magical, morbid, sometimes funny, and it definitely makes you think. I enjoyed the originality of the story. I don't want to give any spoilers, but I will say that I wasn't sure what would happen for sure until the end. Night Theater was a short read, but definitely an interesting one. I wasn't sure that I'd like it at first, but there was no reason to put it down. I'm glad I happened to run across this book by chance.
  
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KalJ95 (25 KP) rated the PlayStation 4 version of Rayman Legends in Video Games

Apr 2, 2020  
Rayman Legends
Rayman Legends
Action/Adventure
One of the definitive platformers. (3 more)
Animation and art is beautiful.
Catalogue of different levels is incredible
The soundtrack and sound design is on another level.
Often clunky controls. (0 more)
Exceptional platforming fun!
In early 2018, my love for the gaming genre was rediscovered with Hollow Knight. I've been spoilt with narrative marvels and open world paradises, that when I began Rayman Legends, I also rediscovered my childhood.

Everything about Rayman Legends is fun. From the bonkers and beautiful worlds that are so detailed and masterfully crafted, to the meticulously designed levels, which sometimes bounce along to popular songs, this game is the real deal. It deserves to be mentioned with the likes of Super Mario Bros. There, I said it.