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Whitley Strieber

4.7 (3 Ratings) Rate It

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On December 26, 1985, at a secluded cabin in upstate New York, Whitley Strieber went siding with his...

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Richard Morgan

6.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

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Compared to Michael Moorcock and Joe Abercrombie alike, Richard Morgan's fast moving and brutal...

Suswatibasu (1701 KP) rated The Fact of A Body in Books

Aug 7, 2017

A modern day 'In Cold Blood'

This is a pretty incredibly written book about a real life murder investigation coinciding with the author's own harrowing experiences. While true crime is now a hot genre, Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich has weaved together a humane story, a backdrop of how this horrifying crime occurred not dissimilar to how Truman Capote wrote In Cold Blood. However, her own horrific story parallels the investigation giving the entire novel a whole new dimension. Recommended read indeed.

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Kimmic (814 KP) rated Orphan Number 8 in Books

Feb 18, 2018

Orphan Number 8

Kim van alkemade | 2015 | History & Politics

6.3

(3 Ratings)

Book Rating

Good idea for story (2 more)

Based closely on true life

Likeable characters

Story stretched out too much (1 more)

Not a fan of the jumps between, Not always obvious who and where you are

Not what I was expecting - but ok read

I did finish and enjoy this book to an extent. I read it as it's been raved about on social media and I don't think it deserved the hype. Was Good, but I skipped a lot of unnecessary detail and the end was disappointing

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Trackie (153 KP) rated Traffik (2018) in Movies

Jan 5, 2019

Traffik (2018)

2018 | Thriller

6.7

(7 Ratings)

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A bit predictable (0 more)

Traffik

This is a very good film. I’m glad that I watched the film regardless of reviews I had read. I feel that it’s a very good storyline to portray as there are so many cases of trafficking in the world. It shows the double standards that exist how can police and people of authority be allowing this to be going on. Not going to spoil anything but would recommend watching

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Kimmic (814 KP) rated A Long Way from Home in Books

Jan 22, 2019

A Long Way from Home

Cathy Glass | 2018 | Fiction & Poetry

8.0

(4 Ratings)

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It's a grueling one (0 more)

A true story of a 2 year old girl who was adopted by what appeared to be 2 loving parents who travelled half way across the world to be with her... and yet the young girl somehow ends up in foster care with Cathy Glass?

This is the story of what happened to the young girl during her time in a neglected orphanage and how it had effected her now she was in a loving home.

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Bubba Gee (147 KP) rated Orange Is The New Black in TV

Jun 25, 2019

Orange Is The New Black

2013 | Comedy, Crime, Drama

7.9

(82 Ratings)

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Story, casting (0 more)

Series 5 onwards (0 more)

Good show, starting to wane now

A good story based on the book by Piper Kerman.
The first 3 seasons of this were excellent, really gritty and true to life, after this the quality waned off and became a little ridiculous, season 5 was completely ridiculous and I dread season 6.
Im actually glad its the last one.
As I said the show has given me joy to watch for the first few seasons hence the 7 rating.

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Peter G. (247 KP) rated The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) in Movies

Jun 5, 2019

Hilarious black comedy based on the true story of Jordan Belfort and his journey to riches through nefarious means.
Leo should have received the Oscar for his portrayal here as it is believable and wide ranging.
Jonah hill plays his sidekick with keen wit, but it's Matthew McConaghey's brief but powerful turn with added improvisation that stands out.

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MissCagey (2652 KP) rated The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) in Movies

Feb 23, 2018

Mixed feelings about this film. Leonardo Di Caprio was brilliant, it was energetic and it was funny at times but on the flip side I hated the arrogance and excess of the characters and it should have been shorter. It's a true story but I ended up disappointed as Belfort did not really pay for his crimes.