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The Starfolk Arcana (The Starfolk Trilogy #1) by Martha Dunlop

Martha Dunlop

8.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

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Destiny calls. Soulmates draw closer. One woman stands in the way. Beth trusts her psychic...

Urban Fantasy Paranormal

Suswatibasu (1703 KP) rated The Martian in Books

Oct 19, 2017

The Martian

Andy Weir | 2014 | Science Fiction/Fantasy

8.9

(50 Ratings)

Book Rating

When a sarcastic botanist is trapped on Mars

This was pretty hilarious, much more humorous than expected even after watching the film. The story follows American astronaut Mark Watney, as he becomes stranded alone on Mars in the year 2035 and must improvise in order to survive. As a botanist and engineer, he's able to think on his feet - and much of the science sounds incredibly plausible, explained in great detail.

But the best part is Watney's alter-personality from being logical and organised, to being extremely witty and sarcastic. All the while surviving on godforsaken potatoes. There are also snapshots of how his other crew members are managing, and how earth is following his progress as he becomes the face of primetime TV. It's a race against time.

All I know is that if you're ever stranded on a desert island, you'll definitely need to bring a botanist engineer space pirate with you.

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Sarah (7799 KP) rated Little Monsters (2019) in Movies

Nov 16, 2019

Little Monsters (2019)

2019 | Comedy, Horror

7.8

(15 Ratings)

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Hilarious

I didn’t really know what to expect with this film, I always watch a direct to Sky film with reservations but for a change this one was pleasantly enjoyable.

The majority of the entertainment in this film comes from the highly inappropriate actions, language and conversation of the adult characters around the young children. Alexander England is a riot as the terrible uncle Dave, and Josh Gad’s Teddy McGiggle was delightfully funny as the crude children’s tv personality, although I think his character could’ve been used a lot better in parts. The physical effects in this are good and nice to see, especially in what is most likely a very low budget film. The ending (apart from a few choice zombie moments) is maybe a little bit OTT and cheesy, but overall this is just a fun, entertaining and different take on the zombie film. Maybe we haven’t seen everything zombie films have to offer just yet!