Melanie Caldicott (6 KP) rated Sister in Books
Apr 29, 2021
The protagonist and also narrative voice, Bee was annoying at times with her opinionated piety and judgmental attitude which, even in the light of her grief made her seem bigoted rather than detached through her mourning.
Whilst I liked the device used to create the twist at the end I had guessed who the murderer was way before it was revealed because his relationship with Bee was so implausible.
I found the plot boring at times and felt the genetic research element of the plot sensationalist and naive.
The relationship portrayed between Bee and her murdered sister, Tess was the strongest part of the book. It was written quite movingly at times and was very vivid and heart-warming. However, this was very much marred by the poor thriller-style plot.
Matthew Krueger (10051 KP) rated Naked Lunch (1991) in Movies
Sep 17, 2020
The Plot: Blank-faced bug killer Bill Lee (Peter Weller) and his dead-eyed wife, Joan (Judy Davis), like to get high on Bill's pest poisons while lounging with Beat poet pals. After meeting the devilish Dr. Benway (Roy Scheider), Bill gets a drug made from a centipede. Upon indulging, he accidentally kills Joan, takes orders from his typewriter-turned-cockroach, ends up in a constantly mutating Mediterranean city and learns that his hip friends have published his work -- which he doesn't remember writing.
Naked Lunch has since become a cult film, acclaimed for its surrealistic visual and thematic elements.
Its a crazy movie. A must see film.
Christen (28 KP) rated Before He Kills in Books
Dec 13, 2020
Hazel (2934 KP) rated Cruel Acts (Maeve Kerrigan #8) in Books
Sep 19, 2019
With fantastic characters, a gripping plot and enough back story so it can be read as a standalone, this is one not to be missed for all you fans of police-procedural/crime/suspense/thriller/etc/etc., lovers out there.
Thank you once again to the Publisher via NetGalley for my copy in return for an honest review.
The Watcher
8.5
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The Girl on the Train meets Rear Window. The Watcher is an absolutely addictive and on trend...
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Matthew Krueger (10051 KP) rated Inside Man (2006) in Movies
Jun 11, 2020 (Updated Jun 11, 2020)
The plot: DescriptionA tough detective (Denzel Washington) matches wits with a cunning bank robber (Clive Owen), as a tense hostage crisis is unfolding. Into the volatile situation comes a woman named Madaline (Jodie Foster), a mysterious power broker who has a hidden agenda and threatens to push a tense situation past the breaking point.
The cast is great, the suspense, the thrills, the drama, the action.
Inside man is a great heist movie.
Death Never Sleeps
10.0
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The problem with Alex Nicholas is that he won’t stay dead. Alex Nicholas was the consummate Queens...
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Cancelled Vows (A Mac Faraday Mystery Book 11)
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Police Chief David O’Callaghan and Chelsea Adams’ wedding day is fast approaching....
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Lightseekers
8.0
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Winner of the 2019 UEA Crime Writing Prize, Lightseekers is the start of a major new crime series...
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