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Entertainment Editor (1988 KP) created a video about Mike Judge Presents: Tales from the Tour Bus - Season 1 in TV

Nov 7, 2017

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Mike Judge Presents: Tales From the Tour Bus - Trailer | Cinemax

Epic stories about the legends of country music come to Cinemax.

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ClareR (5885 KP) rated Mouthful of Birds in Books

Apr 11, 2019

Mouthful of Birds

Samanta Schwebelin | 2019 | Fiction & Poetry

7.0

(1 Ratings)

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An interesting collection of stories.

When I read an anthology of short stories, I don’t expect to like all of them, and I did have my favourites in this collection, with titles such as: ‘Headlights’, ‘Mouthful of Birds’ and ‘Preserves’. These, and the rest of the stories in this collection, all start off as being quite ‘normal’, nothing overly startling, but they’re lulling you in to a false sense of security. They are all decidedly quirky, uncomfortable, menacing stories.
I think collections of stories like this are generally better as books that are dipped in and out of, and used as a palate cleanser every now and again. To read them all one after the other doesn’t do them the justice that they deserve.
I am very interested to see where Schweblin goes with her next novel, she has a very interesting imagination!
Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher, Oneworld Publications, for my copy of this book.

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Erika (17789 KP) rated From a Certain Point of View: Star Wars in Books

Jul 27, 2019

This was really a mixed bag of stories. Some were great, some were meh, and some were boring AF. This book is a collection of stories from other, very minor characters during A New Hope.
By far, the beginning of the book is the strongest. One of my favorites was the story of the guy that didn't shoot down the 'empty' pod. It reminded me of Spaced.
The meh and boring stories were really unnecessary. Have you ever wanted to know about an illicit affair occurring between a Stormtrooper and an Officer, passing messages between each other via a mouse droid? That's going to be a no from me, dawg. Have you ever wanted to know the story behind the trash monster? ME NEITHER.
It ended strong, I liked the rebel alliance stories. One of my other favorites was told from Biggs' perspective, and I've always loved Biggs.
Overall, an ok mix of stories.

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Erika (17789 KP) Jul 27, 2019

So, I did legitimately count. New canon=46 (adult/YA/middle grade books); 'Legends'= approx 25-30; Graphic novels= 24 (new canon); 4 (Legends), and I just got 10 more graphic novels from the library.
Star Wars is my main fandom obsession, I was raised on it. I can even remember the first book I read, The Courtship of Princess Leia. I'm a super nerd, and I like to know everything that's happening currently.

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Andy K (10823 KP) Jul 27, 2019

Ha wow that's impressive. We are all nerds in our own way.

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B Kids Bedtime Story

Lifestyle and Music

4.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

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Snuggle up with your child and listen to comforting bedtime stories and sweet lullabies. With over...

Erika (17789 KP) rated Tales from a Galaxy Far, Far Away, Vol 1: Aliens in Books

Apr 21, 2018

Tales from a Galaxy Far, Far Away, Vol 1: Aliens

Landry Quinn Walker | 2016 | Science Fiction/Fantasy, Young Adult (YA)

6.5

(2 Ratings)

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This collection of short stories was alright. By far, my favorite was 'The Crimson Corsair and the Lost Treasure of Count Dooku'. While this is written for a younger audience, I didn't think it was a bad thing. 'High Noon on Jakku' was fairly good too, and I like reading more stories about Jakku.

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David McK (3562 KP) rated More William in Books

Jan 30, 2019

Further collection of Richmal Crompton's William stories, where the titular character gets himself into more scrapes and misadventures. I have to say, as well, that the language in them is actually quite advanced: while the stories may all be about a kid, I don't really think they are written *for* kids (if that makes sense>)