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Clair (5 KP) rated After the Fire in Books

Sep 29, 2017  
After the Fire
After the Fire
Will Hill | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry, Young Adult (YA)
10
8.8 (5 Ratings)
Book Rating
The second book based around a cult I've read so far this year. This one tells the story of Moonbeam, a 17 year old girl who lives in the Holy Church of the Lord's Legion. The story starts with the cult falling, people are dying and the Base is on fire. We then join Moon again in a psychiatric hospital where she is being seen by a doctor and we find out what has happened through a series of flashbacks. Events are shocking but it is a real page turner. I guessed the "secret" but it didn't spoil the book at all.
  
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Sarah (7799 KP) rated The Girl on the Train (2016) in Movies

Dec 20, 2017  
The Girl on the Train (2016)
The Girl on the Train (2016)
2016 | Drama, Mystery
5
6.8 (30 Ratings)
Movie Rating Watch
A letdown when compared with the book
It’s no surprise really that this is such a letdown when compared with the book, as this happens with the majority of film adaptations. The problem with this film is I’m not sure if having read the book is actually putting you at a disadvantage.

I felt like there was no suspense whatsoever and that it was quite boring and lacked excitement. I just can’t put my finger on whether this is due to the film or because I know what’s going to happen. The characters too I felt were not the same as in the books and they seemed underdeveloped. And I have no idea why they decided to move the story to the US when it was set in London. Why change something unnecessarily?


Such a disappointment despite being based on a great book.
  
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Dean (6927 KP) rated Sin City (2005) in Movies

Aug 14, 2017  
Sin City (2005)
Sin City (2005)
2005 | Action, Drama, Mystery
9
7.5 (33 Ratings)
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All star cast (2 more)
The way the various stories cross over
The visual look of the film
Comic book comes to life
A very stylish film based on a graphic novel, the film has a largely monochrome look which works well with the comic element. The film consists of a few stories that cross paths in Sin city. All of them are very good as well as the main story piecing them together. Very original.
  
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The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated The Last Painting of Sara de Vos in Books

Oct 5, 2020  
The Last Painting of Sara de Vos
The Last Painting of Sara de Vos
Dominic Smith | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
In a sweeping story based on the works of Dutch Golden Age painter Sarah van Baalbergen, Dominic Smith goes from 17th Century Holland, to mid-20th century New York and ends in 21st century Australia. Find out why I found this book so fascinating in my review here. https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2016/04/28/landscapes-of-deception/