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Effective Business Networking
Book
Packed full of tried and tested techniques and secrets from some of the UK's most successful...
Chris Hooker (419 KP) rated Land (Stranded #1) in Books
Jan 12, 2018
[Theresa Shaver] tells a story of survival and how when the world collapses people can either rise up and do the right thing or become evil. [The Land] starts with teenager at Disneyland when an EMP hits and disables all technology. Luckily the students have a teacher who encourages them to get home although she must stay with those who won't leave. Home is Canada. The small group divides to those who choose to go by sea and those by land. This follow the trek aver the mountains and through an increasing panicking population to get home.
The plot was fast paced and well written and the characters were a mix of those you liked and those you wish would be eaten by a bear. In other words it was well balanced.
The plot was fast paced and well written and the characters were a mix of those you liked and those you wish would be eaten by a bear. In other words it was well balanced.
Ben Franklin's World: A Podcast About Early American History
Podcast
Ben Franklin’s World is a podcast about early American history. It is a show for people who love...
Recode Media with Peter Kafka
Podcast
Listen to the future of media, today. Re/code’s senior editor Peter Kafka talks to the most...
Jaime Winstone recommended Total Recall (1990) in Movies (curated)
GRE Vocabulary Podcast by VictorPrep
Podcast
VictorPrep's vocab podcast is for improving for English vocabulary skills while helping you prepare...
Kristi Maurer (16 KP) rated A Man Called Ove in Books
Jan 21, 2019
It’s easy to judge those around us and distance ourselves from those whom seem distant. In Backman’s A Man Called Ove, we are reminded that people cope with life in various ways, and that just maybe, those are the people who need us the most. Ove comes from a line of deep seeded beliefs that society has lost sight of over the years. There were a few moments where the pace of the story was a bit slow for my liking. However, the depth in which Backman describes Ove provides for a richness unrivaled by other leading characters.
I honestly chuckled aloud while reading this book. I was so amused by this man who loves his wife and cars more than anything in the world that I read excerpts aloud to my husband and we shared laughs together. Ove may come across as a grumpy old man stuck in his routine; however, we learn that he is so much more. Thanks to an unlikely crew of random people and a cat that come into his life at the most inopportune times, Ove teaches us that honesty and love are really all we need. Well, that and cars, of course. “So there are certainly those who believe that feelings cannot be judged by looking at cars. But they were wrong.” The people who need us the most can turn out to be the people who have the most to give. I recommend this book to anyone who knows a crotchety old man who drives them nutty and to anyone who pushes others away.
I honestly chuckled aloud while reading this book. I was so amused by this man who loves his wife and cars more than anything in the world that I read excerpts aloud to my husband and we shared laughs together. Ove may come across as a grumpy old man stuck in his routine; however, we learn that he is so much more. Thanks to an unlikely crew of random people and a cat that come into his life at the most inopportune times, Ove teaches us that honesty and love are really all we need. Well, that and cars, of course. “So there are certainly those who believe that feelings cannot be judged by looking at cars. But they were wrong.” The people who need us the most can turn out to be the people who have the most to give. I recommend this book to anyone who knows a crotchety old man who drives them nutty and to anyone who pushes others away.
Leah Rothwell (170 KP) rated To the Bone (2017) in Movies
Oct 28, 2018
Eye opening
This film may make some uncomfortable but for someone who has suffered like the main character of this film I find that it may open peoples eyes to what it is really like. It isn’t glamorous to be so think nor is it so healthy.
It faces real hardships that effect so many people, I hope those who watch can see the truth behind the movie and maybe it will enlighten people further.
It faces real hardships that effect so many people, I hope those who watch can see the truth behind the movie and maybe it will enlighten people further.
ClareR (5542 KP) rated A Spark Of Light in Books
Feb 21, 2019
A thought-provoking, emotional novel
My first Jodi Picoult book, and what a way to start. This has had some extreme reviews - people who really enjoyed it, and others who hated it and considered it to be too 'preachy'. I didn't feel that way about it. I felt that it gave a measured representation to all sides of abortion: pro-choice and anti-abortion/ pro-life.
It showed that those who have abortions don't see it as a lifestyle choice, but as a last resort. That those who are pro-life believe that they are fighting for what they strongly believe in. And both of those views are valid. There will always be people who will not have abortions for religious reasons, and there will be those who have abortions because they believe it's the only option open to them - and this is well described in this book.
We also see the desperation of fathers who will do anything to protect their daughters - whether it's taking hostages in an abortion clinic, or trying to talk that same man down.
This book hasn't changed my stance on the subject, but I can see that both sides of the story have people who believe that they are right in what they do (even if that means killing people to save a life not yet begun) and Picoult represents them both well. The Authors Note at the end of the book is really interesting as well, and I would urge the reader to read this part. It goes in to her research, the people she talked to: she spoke to a lot of people, watched abortions and made sure that she spoke to those who represented all sides of the story.
I can see why Jodi Picoult has so many fans, her writing is so good - this is well worth reading and is very thought provoking.
Many thanks to Smashbomb for providing me with a copy of this book in their giveaway competition. It was a prize well worth winning!!
It showed that those who have abortions don't see it as a lifestyle choice, but as a last resort. That those who are pro-life believe that they are fighting for what they strongly believe in. And both of those views are valid. There will always be people who will not have abortions for religious reasons, and there will be those who have abortions because they believe it's the only option open to them - and this is well described in this book.
We also see the desperation of fathers who will do anything to protect their daughters - whether it's taking hostages in an abortion clinic, or trying to talk that same man down.
This book hasn't changed my stance on the subject, but I can see that both sides of the story have people who believe that they are right in what they do (even if that means killing people to save a life not yet begun) and Picoult represents them both well. The Authors Note at the end of the book is really interesting as well, and I would urge the reader to read this part. It goes in to her research, the people she talked to: she spoke to a lot of people, watched abortions and made sure that she spoke to those who represented all sides of the story.
I can see why Jodi Picoult has so many fans, her writing is so good - this is well worth reading and is very thought provoking.
Many thanks to Smashbomb for providing me with a copy of this book in their giveaway competition. It was a prize well worth winning!!