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LoganCrews (2861 KP) rated Palo Alto (2014) in Movies

Sep 20, 2020  
Palo Alto (2014)
Palo Alto (2014)
2014 | Drama
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Movie Rating Watch
Flooringly seismic, as someone who was around this exact age in this exact time period - this is the perfect representation of high school in 2012/2013 to a T. I'm always put off by how high school kids in movies from around this time never talk right, and even when its ever so close there's still just that slight amount of "out-of-touch adult writes how they think teens speak" jargon which completely takes me out of it. Not here, the way people talk to each other here is scarily dead-on to how me and my shithead friends used to talk to each other to the comma. The fact that there's no clear-cut good or bad guys, just varying degrees of shitty; those tiny but thick iPod touches that had the messaging apps with the grey background and green messages; weird fake meme-sounding music abound parties with lethal amounts of alcohol... trades in the (still tantalizing in its own way) metaphorical cringe that these movies usually have and finally depicts high schoolers from this time as the snaky, rash, social-status obsessed psychopaths that we were - the type who would sooner ask for mouthwash after they vomited up hours worth of alcohol rather than water. The déjà vu I felt during this was unreal, and beyond that it's the movie equivalent to an opiate - not to mention daring, economical, accurate, and cautiously brisk with tremendous performances across the board (Nat Wolff holy *shit*). What happens when you stick a bunch of emotionally unstable sociopaths who don't like each other (or are at least fooled into thinking they do) into a 5-days-a-week institution and leave them to their own devices in the early 2010s. I fucking *lived* this movie - which may even be the best one directed by a Coppola.
  
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Kyera (8 KP) rated Kill All Happies in Books

Feb 1, 2018  
Kill All Happies
Kill All Happies
Rachel Cohn | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry, Young Adult (YA)
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
This book took a very long time to grow on me and even then I didn't enjoy it very much. I essentially was forcing myself to keep reading it until I was around 60% done, at which point it became mildly more interesting. The premise seemed so interesting, as it was partially set in an abandoned amusement part but it just did not speak to me at all. I did not connect to any of the characters and found almost all of them either annoying or unlikable. There is a lot of cursing throughout, drug and alcohol abuse, and vulgar themes, so I would just be weary of reading this if you are a younger reader. Perhaps this book will appeal to other readers, but it was just not for me. I personally would not recommend it.
  
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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2271 KP) rated MacDeath (An Ivy Meadows Mystery, #1) in Books

Mar 9, 2018  
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MacDeath (An Ivy Meadows Mystery, #1)
Cindy Brown | 2015
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Ivy is hoping that landing the part of one of the witches in a local production of Macbeth will kick start her acting career. Instead, it lands her in danger when one of her costars dies on opening night. The police are quick to rule it an accidental case of alcohol poisoning, but Ivy is certain that Simon had stopped drinking. Can she find out what really happened to him?

This is a wonderful start to a series. Ivy is a great character, and there are enough quirks in the rest of the cast is make it fun. The plot is strong with great twists. The humor kept me smiling throughout as well. I can’t wait for more of Ivy’s adventures.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2016/03/book-review-macdeath-by-cindy-brown-ivy.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
  
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Heather Cranmer (2721 KP) created a post

Apr 28, 2020  
Sneak a peek at the emotional memoir FULL CIRCLE by Pamela Lombana, Author, and read a well written guest post from the author's daughter on my blog. Enter the #GIVEAWAY to #win your own signed copy of the book!

https://alltheupsandowns.blogspot.com/2020/04/book-blog-tour-and-giveaway-full-circle.html

**BOOK SYNOPSIS**
Alcoholism and domestic abuse creep silently into people’s lives, shattering dreams. For Pamela Lombana, the excitement of marriage turned into paralyzing fear as alcohol became her husband’s best friend. Surviving the daily physical and emotional abuse was the norm for her and their children. Full Circle tells the story of how love and God’s abiding grace helped Pamela find the strength to leave her husband, Fernando. During this journey, healing and forgiveness allowed her and the children to be there for him when he needed them the most.