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Alina Diaconescu (2 KP) rated Six of Crows in Books

Dec 13, 2018

Six of Crows

Leigh Bardugo | 2016 | Science Fiction/Fantasy, Young Adult (YA)

9.2

(45 Ratings)

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Loved the story (2 more)

Loved that every character comes from very different backgrounds

The plot and intrigue

Awesome!!

Six of Crows is taking place in the magical universe created by Leigh Bardugo, the Grishaverse.

It follows the story of a crew hired to kidnap the creator of a very powerful and very dangerous drug from a fortress that's never been breached before.

Kaz, the leader of the crew, selects five people, each with a particular set of skills designed for completing this impossible heist.

I liked the complexity of the characters, the way they all have they're background stories and different relation with the people in the crew, which influences every action and the way they react to the others.

I also enjoyed the fact that this is not your usual superhero story where good wins over evil. Instead the powers come with a lot of complications and internal struggles and the line between good and evil is blurred out.

Definitely recommend this book!!

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David McK (3425 KP) rated Civil War in Books

Jan 28, 2019

Civil War

Mark Millar | 2007 | Fiction & Poetry

7.0

(2 Ratings)

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<edit in 2018: yep, it was subtitled such>

Apparently the next Captain America movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (the MCU) is to be subtitled 'Civil War'.

With that in mind, obviously they're taking this arc as their inspiration.

In this, and following a tragedy brought about by the actions of a group of young super-heroes, the government has decided to introduce the Superhero Registration Act, forcing all Super-heroes to reveal their secret identity or being branded outlaws.

this, of course, has the effect of splitting the Super-hero community down the middle: the 'for' side headed by the likes of Tony Stark (aka Iron Man), with the 'against' side led Steve Rodgers (a.k.a. Captain America). Both sides, also, eventually find themselves working hand-in-hand with the Super-villain community (is that a thing?) as they pursue their relevant agendas.

I have to say, it's an intriguing idea for a story: which side would you come down on? Would you be 'for', or 'against'?

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Emma @ The Movies (1786 KP) rated Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) in Movies

Jul 7, 2019

Jake Gyllenhaal putting those glasses on. (1 more)

Dimitri

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I thoroughly enjoyed this instalment of our web-slinging superhero. It's a nice light addition to the MCU after a rather heavy few films. Gyllenhaal certainly made a good addition as Mysterio, his relationship with Peter in the first half of the film is nicely done and it was good to see the addition of this male figure for Peter to bond with. The film does have some flaws but overall was enjoyable and was a nice come down after Infinity War/Endgame. That feeling was almost completely obliterated for me though by the end credit scenes, I was so angry after watching them that I went from loving the film to hating it in those few minutes of screen time. The implications for the next Spider-man film are surely only a bad thing.

[Full review, with spoilers: http://emmaatthemovies.blogspot.com/2019/07/spider-man-far-from-home-spoilers-movie.html]

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BookwormLea (3034 KP) rated Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) in Movies

Jul 7, 2019

My favourite Marvel Universe movie to date...

Contains spoilers, click to show

Now I'm a Thor girl myself and if anyone asked me my favourite superhero it would always be him. However.... I watched this movie a couple days ago and I think it changed my life! It really puts into perspective how loved Iron Man really was and how much Peter looked up to him as a father figure. It's quite emotional and if I could cry I'm sure I would have. It was also nice to see some closure for poor little Peter and he can finally be happy with MJ... but that ending! I hate Jake Gyllenhaal so personally I'm pretty glad he died and about 1/3 into the movie I said he would be the bad guy... called it! I think I actually screamed a little in the cinema when I watched the end scene.... how can they do this to me!?!

Also like to add... very sad there was no Stan Lee cameo...