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Empires of Sand TD

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Become a pharaoh and fight against the evil god Seth to retake control of Egypt. Empires of Sand...

Rollercoaster Tycoon 4 Mobile

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RollerCoaster Tycoon® 4 Mobile™ is a free-to-play game with an addictive mixture of strategic...

Suswatibasu (1703 KP) rated I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life in Books

Sep 21, 2017

Fascinating, important look into microbes

This is complex, I'm not going to lie. At times some of the science went over my head as I wasn't concentrating. However, the idea that microbes live on all surfaces and beings like a planet and have such an important role in creating and even treating diseases is fascinating.

Ed Yong opens our eyes and invites us to marvel at ourselves and other animals in a new light, less as individuals and more as thriving ecosystems. We learn the invisible and wondrous science behind the corals that construct mighty reefs and the squid that create their own light shows. We see how bacteria can alter our response to cancer-fighting drugs, tune our immune system, influence our evolution, and even modify our genetic make-up. And we meet the scientists who are manipulating these microscopic partners to our advantage. Great book for science nerds like me.

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Charlie (37 KP) rated The Haunting of Hill House in TV

Oct 16, 2019

Good, dislikable characters (1 more)

So fun to try and spot the background ghosts

The ending was a bit weak. (1 more)

The dad's contact lenses

Tense and has lots of Easter eggs.

I haven't read the book, so sadly I can't compare (though I'm just going to assume the book is better.)

The show is less about scaring you with cheap jumpscares and more a character analysis and what their fears look like, what their own ghosts look like.
It's slow and patient, showing each characters best and worst qualities, making them dislikable in a very good way. Plus the great acting helps you construct your own opinion on each family member.

There are some things I didn't enjoy so much, the ending didn't feel the same as the rest of the show and the fact the younger version of the dad has really, really bad contact lenses threw me off Every time he was on scenes.