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Jaime Lynch (18 KP) rated Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in Books

Jul 1, 2017  
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
J.K. Rowling | 2014 | Children, Fiction & Poetry
10
9.1 (270 Ratings)
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Introduces you to the wonderfulness that is Harry Potter (0 more)
You'll find reasons to empty your bank account to gather all things Harry Potter (0 more)
The Gateway Book to a Lifelong Addiction
I started reading the Harry Potter series while lifeguarding during a particularly rainy summer season. (I promise there were no people in the pool while I indulged) Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is a book that introduces you to Hogwarts and the magics of the wizarding world. It's not the best of the series, but that's okay. It gets better as you get more invested in the series. That being said, it is awesome to go back and re-read the first book to see all of the references that are made that relate to later events and people.
  
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ClareR (5991 KP) rated The Promise in Books

Oct 12, 2021  
The Promise
The Promise
Damon Galgut | 2021 | Contemporary, Fiction & Poetry
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
The Promise is on the Booker Prize 2021 shortlist, and I can see why. I enjoyed this book immensely - I love the idea of being a fly on the wall of a white South Africans house during and after Apartheid, and this pretty much sold the book to me before I even started reading it. The fact that we only drop in to the lives of this family during times of death and the subsequent funerals was a really interesting angle to take. These were people under a great deal of stress due to the fact that someone in their close family had died - even though they weren’t a close family at all. There are four funerals, each completely different in style, religion (or not) and ways in which they died.

As time moves on, Apartheid ends, Nelson Mandela becomes President. But does life change that much for the Swarts? Do they uphold the promise made at the beginning of the book, as overheard by the youngest daughter when her mother was dying? Laws may change, but do people’s attitudes?

This is a disjointed family: there doesn’t seem to be a single close relationship between any of them. They all seem to be selfish people who resent the new South Africa, as they lose social standing, money, and are directly affected by the rise in crime.

It was a thoroughly engrossing book, and I lost myself in it every time I sat down to read. It’s a really good, character-driven novel. Now to wait and see if it wins!!
  
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Joe Goodhart (27 KP) rated Justice League International, Vol. 2 in Books

Nov 30, 2020  
Justice League International, Vol. 2
Justice League International, Vol. 2
Keith Giffen | 1988 | Comics & Graphic Novels, Crime, Humor & Comedy, Law
4
6.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
With the exception of the opening issue of this volume (Issue 7, "Moving Day"), the rest of this volume is a snoozer!

The remainder of the book was given to crossovers for two different, unrelated events ("Millennium" and then a x-over with SUICIDE SQUAD), as well as a Annual that should have been included in Volume 1, as that's where it took place!

Other than the first appearance of G'Nort, who happens to be one of my favorite DC characters, there is really no need to want to check this Volume out. Seriously, even you are a completist, there is really nothing here that you could not live without. Promise!

Now, onto Volume Three..!
  
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Sonofdel (6291 KP) rated The Strange Ones (2018) in Movies

Jan 23, 2019  
The Strange Ones (2018)
The Strange Ones (2018)
2018 | Drama, Thriller
2
4.3 (3 Ratings)
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complex story (0 more)
bad acting, terrible storyline, nothing that kept you watching (0 more)
Not worth watching
This film had a lot of promise looking at the synopsis but it really was one of the worst films i have seen for a long time. The convoluted plot did not add to any excitement. No empathy could be felt for anyone because you never know what has happened or to be honest care. It trundles along and t was only on just over 75 minutes and to be honest this was an hour too long. Sorry but this film was bad, really bad
  
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Lindy West recommended Wow, No Thank You in Books (curated)

 
Wow, No Thank You
Wow, No Thank You
Samantha Irby | 2020 | Essays, Humor & Comedy
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Book Favorite

"Full disclosure: Samantha Irby is my real life actual friend, but that’s only because I was so rabidly obsessed with her perfect, brilliant, peerlessly funny writing that I flew to Chicago and forced her to love me, so I think that hardly counts as a traditional conflict of interest. I was a fan FIRST. This book doesn’t come out until March, but I was lucky enough to read an early manuscript, and it’s exactly the collection of new Samantha Irby essays you’ve been yearning for, the perfect spring promise to keep you trucking through the winter."

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