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David McK (3663 KP) rated Roadkill (Cal Leandros, #5) in Books

Jan 30, 2019

Fifth book in the Cal Leandros series, and Rob Thurman appears to have learnt her lesson from the disappointing "Deathwish".

Again, the narrative is told in the first person but (thankfully) this time, Rob Thurman does not take it chapter about to have different characters speaking. Whereas "Deathwish" had it brother about per chapter (who 'sounded' far too alike), "Roadkill" only has Cal Leandros narrating, with his sections 'book-ended' by a chapter told by a completely different character, complete with their own distinctive voice.

This is a return to form!

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MissCagey (2652 KP) rated Parkland (2013) in Movies

Dec 21, 2018

Parkland (2013)

2013 | Drama

7.0

(2 Ratings)

Movie Rating

I found this film, despite the awfulness of what happened, quite refreshing. This was due to the fact that there were no conspiracy theories mentioned, it was a straight forward telling of the assassination and the events that followed. These events are told via people who found themselves involved through no fault of their own- the man who videoed it, the doctors who tried to save him, Lee Harvey Oswald's brother and others. There's not much action and was flat in places but it was really interesting to see the different viewpoints.

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Erika (17789 KP) rated Cocaine Nights in Books

Jun 22, 2019

Cocaine Nights

J.G. Ballard | 1996 | Fiction & Poetry

5.0

(2 Ratings)

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I'm a huge Ballard fan, but this novel was hard to get through. The first part indicates that it's going to be a murder-mystery, with Charles Prentice, our main character, trying to prove that his brother didn't burn 5 people to death in a house.
Around 100 pages in, it peters out into another version of @High-Rise , only not as good. Though, while this was the case, the last 3 pages were strong, and when I reached the end, I almost wanted it to go on.

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Dean (6927 KP) rated Malevolent (2018) in Movies

Oct 18, 2019 (Updated Oct 18, 2019)

Malevolent (2018)

2018 | Horror

6.3

(8 Ratings)

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Rather weak in every department (0 more)

One not to add to your list

Gave this Netflix original a go. A brother and sister team try to scam people who think they are being haunted. They take on more than they can handle at one creepy location where several girls were murdered.
Not a bad idea for a Horror film but this effort is slow, dull, low budget, without any real scares. Takes a different direction in the final act as well and left little explained really. Check out @The Gift (2000) instead.

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Jackjack (877 KP) rated The Vampire Diaries in TV

Mar 2, 2020

Hang in there!

Amazing program plenty to watch, you will have to hang in there though as it seems repetitive and slightly dull around season 6 same old story same old problems but it gets good again!!!

Sad story of a girl and her brother both lost as they have just lost both there parents, to add to there pile of problems Elena fall in love with a vampire, it gets worse it gets good in this romantic drama.

If your patient enough you might enjoy all 8 seasons!