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Suswatibasu (1703 KP) rated Room (2015) in Movies

Aug 13, 2017  
Room (2015)
Room (2015)
2015 | Drama
10
8.0 (25 Ratings)
Movie Rating Watch
Great adaptation of the book, incredibly sad
Having just finished reading the book, it's interesting to see the vast differences between the film version and the novel. It is a harrowing tale of a mother being locked up in a shed for seven years by a predator, during which time she gives birth to a son. At five they make a daring escape, and the story is in the perspective of the little boy seeing the world for the first time. The film does a good job of adapting it to the screen, which means they've shortened the story and changed quite a lot of details to avoid it becoming overly long. Still a tremendous watch.
  
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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2395 KP) rated Mr. Monk Gets Even (Mr. Monk, #15) in Books

Mar 9, 2018  
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Mr. Monk Gets Even (Mr. Monk, #15)
Lee Goldberg | 2012
10
10.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
There are several accidents in San Francisco that Monk decides are murders. Meanwhile, Dale the Whale is out of prison for an operation. Is he going to try to escape? And will that distract Monk from the other case? For those who have been following the books, this is a great pay off for the arcs that Lee has been building. I loved seeing where the characters wound up and am interested to see how the next author will pick up from here.

<a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/01/book-review-mr-monk-gets-even.html">My full review at Carstairs Considers</a>.
  
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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2395 KP) rated The Twelve Clues of Christmas (Her Royal Spyness Mysteries, #6) in Books

Mar 9, 2018  
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The Twelve Clues of Christmas (Her Royal Spyness Mysteries, #6)
Rhys Bowen | 2012
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Lady Georgie is looking to escape her family castle and lands herself a position helping with a Christmas house party. But amidst the old fashioned Christmas, she finds the members of the village dying off one by one. Is there a pattern to the deaths, or are they the tragic accidents they appear to be? I made a connection early on that Georgie missed, but once she made it the book took off and never quite let go. I really enjoyed this one.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/07/book-review-twelve-clues-of-christmas.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
  
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Zenless Popcorn (7 KP) rated The Secret of Marrowbone (2018) in Movies

Jul 11, 2018  
The Secret of Marrowbone (2018)
The Secret of Marrowbone (2018)
2018 | Drama, Horror, Thriller
6
6.0 (6 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Good acting (1 more)
Enjoyable watch
Misleading tag line on trailer (0 more)
Some secret won't remain buried....because you need to bury them.
A mother and her four kids emigrate from the United Kingdom to America to escape her evil husband. Sadly the mother dies shortly after moving and the kids fend for themselves, keeping it secret she's gone.

The father finds them, but they fend him off....but a ghost seems to be bothering them.

It was an interesting movie to watch and I have to admit I didn't see the twist coming....I think the tagline was quite misleading though.