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Charlemagne and His Legend in Early Spanish Literature and Historiography
Ryan D. Giles and Matthew Bailey
Book
The historical point of departure for this volume is Charlemagne's ill-fated incursion into Spain in...
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The Prose Brut and Other Late Medieval Chronicles: Books Have Their Histories. Essays in Honour of Lister M. Matheson
Jaclyn Rajsic, Erik Kooper and Dominique Hoche
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The histories of chronicles composed in England during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries and...
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Villette
Charlotte Brontë and Helen Cooper
Book
Villette is Charlotte Bronte's powerful autobiographical novel of one woman's search for true love,...
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Mightier Than the Sword
Book
Mightier than the Sword opens with an IRA bomb exploding during the MV Buckingham's maiden voyage...
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Charlie Cobra Reviews (1840 KP) rated Swamp Thing in TV
Jul 7, 2020
Abby Arcane (Crystal Reed) returns to her hometown of Marais, Louisiana investigating a deadly swamp-borne virus for the CDC . She develops a bond with Alec Holland (Andy Bean), a disgraced scientist who dies tragically soon after, but Holland may not be dead after all, as Abby discovers the mysteries of the swamp transform him into Swamp Thing.
This show is really cool. It makes me want to go back and watch the old movies to compare how they hold up. I was amazed with how dark they kept the story with the rating being TV-MA and there being so much blood and gore. The actors are great and there are some amazing performances but I also feel that some characters are not introduced well and just kind of come out of nowhere. They feel kind of unnecessary or just extra but I love the tone and horror vibe the show has going and what feels like a bigger story arc they are trying to setup with "the Green" and "the darkness" in the swamp of Marais. The visual effects are really top notch and Swamp Thing himself looks impressive. I give this show a 9/10 and it also gets my "Must See Seal of Approval".
I just really hope it doesn't stay cancelled and that they get another season, it really deserves it.
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Wine Trails: Plan 52 Perfect Weekends in Wine Country
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From Lonely Planet, the world's leading travel guide publisher, Wine Trails, the first book in...
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Coming to Life: Philosophies of Pregnancy, Childbirth and Mothering
Sarah Adams LaChance and Caroline R. Lundquist
Book
Coming to Life: Philosophies of Pregnancy, Childbirth and Mothering is a superlative collection of...
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James Wood recommended Falling Awake in Books (curated)
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Sensitivemuse (246 KP) rated The Nanny in Books
Sep 14, 2019
The story alternates between several different points of view. At first, it may seem haphazard and all over the place. At certain times it’s a little confusing and as mentioned earlier, it’s slow to start. The time jumps back and forth also add a bit to the confusion but once you get the characters straightened it makes a whole lot of sense (and adds a lot of the mystery that is scattered throughout the novel)
None of the characters are likable although Virginia starts to grow on you as you learn more about her and what she went through. It’s surprising at first because she comes across as high brow, snobby and doesn’t really treat Jo like she should. As the story goes on however, you figure out why and what was behind her behavior. All the pieces start falling into place and it makes for a real good plot.
As mentioned before, the plot jumps back and forth and may be hard to follow. Eventually everything starts making sense and turns out to be a well written thriller. The ball gets rolling as the story progresses. I have to admit, however , the role of the police in this book wasn’t much of an impact and it looked like they were just there to tie loose ends and to be a filler. Oh well, I suppose the police can’t do everything right?
Well worth the read if you stick with the slow start. Absolutely loved the fitting ending!
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BreweryMap - Find the source of your beer
Food & Drink and Travel
App
BreweryMap is the best way to discover new breweries around you. Wired.com recently called...