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tapestry100 (306 KP) rated The Princess Diarist in Books
Aug 2, 2017
This is Carrie Fisher's memoir of her time during the filming of Star Wars Episode IV, including entries from the diaries she kept during that time that she recently discovered. I think this was the first time that Fisher really talked about her relationship with Leia, and what Leia has offered to her over the years. She also talks about her fans, and how much they mean to her and everything about the ending of the book was so much more heartbreaking given the circumstances. I was genuinely surprised by how touching her closing chapters were, in regards to her relationship with Leia and the Star Wars community as a whole.
It was a little surreal reading this so soon after both her death and her mother's, as she talks frequently about her mother in the book, as well as mentioning a couple of times, in an offhand manner, how she would like to be remembered for certain events. Perhaps it was too soon for me after her death. Not that I was ever necessarily a huge Carrie Fisher fan, but I've certainly been a Star Wars fan my whole life (I saw the original Star Wars when it was released - I was 3), so while there was never necessarily a Carrie Fisher in a my life, there has always been a Princess Leia, and it seemed to hit home a little for me. It also made me unreasonably angry that Carrie Fisher died; in a year of so many celebrity deaths, it seemed like just another death to some, but it made me angry because she overcame so much, and still had so much to do and offer to the world. So, yeah - maybe I should have put a little time in between her death and reading this book, knowing it was her last, but it seemed like the thing to do at the time. It is typically funny in that Carrie Fisher way, but equally sad given the circumstances. I fairly certain, however, that again, in that typically funny Carrie Fisher way, she would have found some way to turn her death into an appropriate epilogue to this book.
It was a little surreal reading this so soon after both her death and her mother's, as she talks frequently about her mother in the book, as well as mentioning a couple of times, in an offhand manner, how she would like to be remembered for certain events. Perhaps it was too soon for me after her death. Not that I was ever necessarily a huge Carrie Fisher fan, but I've certainly been a Star Wars fan my whole life (I saw the original Star Wars when it was released - I was 3), so while there was never necessarily a Carrie Fisher in a my life, there has always been a Princess Leia, and it seemed to hit home a little for me. It also made me unreasonably angry that Carrie Fisher died; in a year of so many celebrity deaths, it seemed like just another death to some, but it made me angry because she overcame so much, and still had so much to do and offer to the world. So, yeah - maybe I should have put a little time in between her death and reading this book, knowing it was her last, but it seemed like the thing to do at the time. It is typically funny in that Carrie Fisher way, but equally sad given the circumstances. I fairly certain, however, that again, in that typically funny Carrie Fisher way, she would have found some way to turn her death into an appropriate epilogue to this book.
GameCritics (290 KP) rated XCOM 2 in Video Games
Oct 10, 2017
Every choice, every death and every shot feels like it counts in XCOM 2 and it is this feeling of real consequence that makes for a truly remarkable strategy game - one that goes beyond its clever design decisions
Critic- Kirk McKeand
Original Score: 5 out of 5
Read Review: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/gaming/what-to-play/xcom-2-review-a-truly-remarkable-strategy-game/
Original Score: 5 out of 5
Read Review: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/gaming/what-to-play/xcom-2-review-a-truly-remarkable-strategy-game/
Alexandra Daykin (1 KP) rated Mayhem in Books
Jan 12, 2018
Easy to read fictional story based on real murders commited at the same time as jack the ripper. focusing on three characters. The author depicts the seedier side of london with the opium dens and the prospect of fear and death around every corner. wonderfully atmospheric. can`t wait for the next book for the further adventures of Dr Bond
Luke (278 KP) rated War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) in Movies
Jul 21, 2017
The Story (2 more)
The Internal Fight
Emotional Roller Coaster
The War For The Soul Of The Apes Is Beautiful
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For me this is the perfect way to end the trilogy, we start the trilogy with the birth of Caesar and we end with his death. The perfect story arc of his story.
Dean (6927 KP) rated The Green Mile (1999) in Movies
Sep 7, 2017
Great cast (1 more)
Based on a Stephen King short story
Moving story
A great and very original film based on a Stephen King story. Also directed by the same director as @The Shawshank Redemption (1994). Also set within a Prison as a guard tells his story of working on Death row and the inmates he came across.
Hilary (9 KP) rated Logan (2017) in Movies
Jul 5, 2017
I'd be lying if I said I didn't cry
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Like most, I went into the movie expecting Logan to die, but that didn't make it any easier! What I wasn't prepared for was for Logan to have a daughter, and to develop such a sweet relationship with her! Which made his death all the more painful
The Marinated Meeple (1853 KP) rated Deadpool 2 (2018) in Movies
May 23, 2018
comedic lines (3 more)
very quotable
call backs to other Xmen, including Logan
the after credits scenes
Good rauchy comedy, with some decent action and a lot of gore.
We went to dinner afterwards and spent 20 minutes quoting lines back that we thought were very funny. If you liked the first one this is more of the same.
Liz (3 KP) rated The Lies of Locke Lamora in Books
Jan 31, 2019
I would say this reminded me of Game of Thrones with a heist element and less sex, but about the same amount of violence and death. I enjoyed the world building, mystery, characters, pretty much everything! Looking forward to the sequel, but I know I'll be re-reading this one sometime this year before then.
