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Suswatibasu (1703 KP) rated Our Man in Havana: An Introduction by Christopher Hitchens in Books

Sep 8, 2017

A classic noir from Graham Greene but not his best

While I wouldn't say this was the best of Graham Greene, who is renowned for his noir style crime tales, it was an enjoyable read.

There are plenty of twists and turns in this spy novel about a simple vacuum merchant turned spy for the British government in Cuba. His friend, a German doctor is suspected of being more than he is. There are plenty of assassination plots in this novel on top of escaping dangerous situations involving corrupt cops.

My only gripe is the fact how quickly the salesman was able to grasp being a detective without any training, so it seems a little implausible. Fun, but no Brighton Rock.

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Purrsistently (46 KP) rated The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by Original Soundtrack / Various Artists in Music

Jun 21, 2018

IT’S FIRE IT’S FREEDOM (0 more)

Leads to dangerous dancing attempts beyond skill level (2 more)

Makes me cry

I fell wiped out on the tile singing along and dancing in socks, twice

Can’t stop singing

I really loved the film and I listen to this soundtrack over and over.

The Other Side is an agument I have with myself all the time- stick with mundane safety or shoot for the stars?

I can’t say I’ve ever regretted the times I lit the fuse and took off, but it scares me every time. :P

As far as the haters go-
They can say it all sounds crazy. They can say I lost my mind. I don’t care if they call me crazy, I’ll run away to a world that we designed. ?

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James Koppert (2698 KP) rated The Last Kingdom in TV

Oct 31, 2019 (Updated Oct 31, 2019)

The Last Kingdom

2015 | Action, Drama, History

7.7

(21 Ratings)

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If you love history, here you are (0 more)

The lead actor isn't quite convincing enough. (0 more)

The books are bestsellers, here is the series

If you debating whether to watch this or not, if you haven't seen Vikings yet, ignore this, watch that first. It's one of the best series ever. However when you have watched it you will want more and you can come into this. This is still brilliant. A fascinating bloodthirsty and dangerous part of British history. The noveks have sold bucket loads. The only thing that lets it down is the lead actor should be a little scary as well as the hero and he's mainly just heroic. Still, it doesn't take away from the entertainment factor. I love this.