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Cori June (3033 KP) rated Anansi Boys in Books

Dec 3, 2018

Anansi Boys

Neil Gaiman | 2006 | Fiction & Poetry

9.0

(9 Ratings)

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Don't compare this book to American Gods. You will be disappointed; for good reason. Unlike American Gods, this is Anansi's book (or his son's book). This book is humorous, silly, and whimsical in its lightness. Not to suggest the West African trickster can't be dark and scary that is just not the point in this story. Some parts do get dark and scary.
It is a story of family among other things. For people who are not a mythology nut like me. There are stories about Anansi in the book (somewhat like the coming to America stories in American Gods) so you will have an idea who this slightly random god is.

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David McK (3557 KP) rated Small Gods in Books

Jan 28, 2019

Small Gods

Terry Pratchett | 1992 | Fiction & Poetry, Humor & Comedy, Philosophy, Psychology & Social Sciences

8.9

(10 Ratings)

Book Rating

Graphic adaptation of on eof my favourite Discworld books, which is set eras before the 'main' Discworld stories themselves.

I have to be honest: I didn't even know there was this adapatation of the story until I came across it in a local bookstory: having read it, I think I prefer this over the only other graphical take on the stories I had encountered before ([b:The Discworld Graphic Novels: The Colour of Magic & The Light Fantastic|2728900|The Discworld Graphic Novels The Colour of Magic & The Light Fantastic|Terry Pratchett|https://d2arxad8u2l0g7.cloudfront.net/books/1348432296s/2728900.jpg|2754534]) in that the artwork seems more vibrant, more what I would imagine the characters to be like.

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David McK (3557 KP) rated Star Wars, Vol. 6: Out Among the Stars in Books

Jan 30, 2019

Collecting Marvel's Star Wars issues #33 through 37, this is more-or-less a compilation of one-shot stories rather than ant on-going story threads: as such, some of these are better than others.

The same can be said of the art-work.

With stories running the gamut from Luke and Leia trapped on a water(y)-planet, to R2-D2 rescuing C-3PO from the Empire and even from the Point of View of members of the Empire's SCAR squadron, there is plenty of variety here: none, however, (to my eyes) match the impact of the earlier issues (maybe because they were fresher back then?), or even of the cross-over event 'Vader Down'

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Sam (228 KP) rated The Tao of Daily Life in Books

Nov 2, 2019

The Tao of Daily Life

Derek Lin | 2007 | Philosophy, Psychology & Social Sciences, Religion

9.0

(1 Ratings)

Book Rating

Great for Introducing New Readers of the Tao (2 more)

Loved the Storytelling

Interesting Organization

A Wonderdul Journey into the Tao

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Although, it didnt provided the actual text of the Tao Te Ching it did offer the lessons it brings forth, explaining these lessons through the art of storytelling. I appreciated how he organized these lessons throughout the book as well, starting off with the easier of the lessons to learn and further sorting them into sections that hold common themes. I was able to glide easily through the reading, understanding even the harder of the lessons through the stories being told, using the stories as almost a guide in explaining the lesson.

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Dean (6927 KP) rated Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019) in Movies

Apr 18, 2020

Good production value (0 more)

Ok scary tales film

I missed this at the cinema and caught on Amazon prime last night. I thought it was going to be an anthology of scary stories. It's more of a few mini tales set within the main plot of the whole film. I enjoyed it and at times it felt a bit like @Creepshow (1982) or @Trick 'r Treat (2007) The overall feel of the film was similar to a Stephen King short story. Only downside it isn't that scary, maybe why it got a PG-13 rating in the US. If you like ghost stories check it out but it won't give you sleepless nights.