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Jessica Erdas (463 KP) rated Brain on Fire (2016) in Movies

Jun 26, 2018  
Brain on Fire (2016)
Brain on Fire (2016)
2016 | Drama
9
8.2 (10 Ratings)
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Based on a true story
Based on the life and book by the same name by Susannah Cahalan, this movie follows the events of a 21 year old girl who suddenly begins experiencing strange flu-like symptoms. She goes to a doctor who tells her that all of her tests came back clear and there's nothing wrong with her. As she continues to work through the strange symptoms, they become increasingly severe. She begins to have seizures, psychotic episodes of paranoia, and is diagnosed with one mental illness after another. None of which explain why Susannah was previously a perfectly healthy 21 year old girl or what brought on the strange symptoms. Her family pushes to find answers where the team of doctors believe she belongs in a psychiatric facility. The movie is a little slow paced but I believe it was necessary to really encompass the severity and impact of the situation that Susannah and her family experienced. Definitely worth a watch.
  
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Bill Maher recommended Story of My Life in Books (curated)

 
Story of My Life
Story of My Life
Jay McInerney | 2006 | Contemporary, Fiction & Poetry, Romance
(0 Ratings)
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"Some say Jay McInerney partied too much and it hurt his output, but the fact that the party produced this brilliant, hysterically funny description of the party makes the partying worth it in my book. That the novel’s narrator is based on a young woman who, I’ve heard lately, grew up to become John Edwards’ mistress of course only makes it better."

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    Aida

    Aida

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    Aida is a musical based on the opera of the same name written by Antonio Ghislanzoni with music by...

    Barnum

    Barnum

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    Barnum is an American musical with a book by Mark Bramble, lyrics by Michael Stewart, and music by...

    Grey Gardens

    Grey Gardens

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    Grey Gardens is a musical with book by Doug Wright, music by Scott Frankel, and lyrics by Michael...

    Promises, Promises

    Promises, Promises

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    Promises, Promises is a musical that premiered in 1968, based on the 1960 film The Apartment. The...

    Saturday Night Fever

    Saturday Night Fever

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    Saturday Night Fever is a 1998 jukebox musical based on the 1977 film Saturday Night Fever. Its book...

    Sweet Charity

    Sweet Charity

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    Sweet Charity is a musical with music by Cy Coleman, lyrics by Dorothy Fields and book by Neil...

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David McK (3425 KP) rated Aliens: Alien Harvest in Books

Jan 30, 2019  
AA
Aliens: Alien Harvest
Robert Sheckley | 1995
4
4.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Based, apparently, on a dark horse comic of the same name and released before Alien: Resurrection, this book is really only a light read that adds nothing new or exciting to the whole Alien concept: if anything, some of it detracts from that concept (eg the Alien hive easily being penetrated by a small group of characters).

I think I bought it in a sale years ago for round about £2.50 (that's the price written on the inside cover): I'm quite glad that I didn't pay full price for it, which would have felt like a major waste of money!