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Nicole Hadley (380 KP) rated On Our Street: Our First Talk about Poverty in Books
Jun 18, 2018
On Our Street: Our First Talk About Poverty by Jillian Roberts; Jaime Casap is a book that talks about poverty, homeless, refugee, and all the difference between people in they basic way of loving. The story is easy to use with kids to show them how they are lucky to live the way of live they have, to make them aware of social issues and to explain to them how we can all play a part to make others lives better.
A direct and clear way to talk about the issues of poverty, I like how it's framed as questions with the answers, nice photographs from around the world illustate the points well.
I received this ARC from Orca Book Publishers via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
A direct and clear way to talk about the issues of poverty, I like how it's framed as questions with the answers, nice photographs from around the world illustate the points well.
I received this ARC from Orca Book Publishers via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Merissa (11805 KP) rated Covet (Vampire Erotic Theatre #1) in Books
Dec 17, 2018
If you are looking for a hot, sensual and thrilling (on more than one level) quick read, then I suggest you try out Felicity Heaton's first book in the Vampire Erotic Theatre series. This book lets you dip your toe in the vampire's world. It gives you a run down on the difference between the two sets of vampires and gives you a quick insight into what their world is like. There are characters in here that make the story very intriguing - and not just Javier and Lilah!
I love the groundwork that the author has put down, these details are what makes a book special and very, very readable.
If you want something bland and boring, then pass by this Novella. This is hot and spicy - loved it!
I love the groundwork that the author has put down, these details are what makes a book special and very, very readable.
If you want something bland and boring, then pass by this Novella. This is hot and spicy - loved it!
Sam (74 KP) rated Notes on a Nervous Planet in Books
Mar 27, 2019
Let’s just start off with the compulsory statement: I would read absolutely anything written by Matt Haig. I’ll link my reviews of his other books at the end of this post.
Notes is a follow-on book to Reasons to Stay Alive, and focuses on her the world is effecting your mental health. It’s in quite small chapters so it’s really easy to get along with and read in short bursts rather than being a book you need a large amount of free time to read.
I really loved Haig’s commentary on the roles of social media towards your mental health. He points out how social media can both help and hinder people’s mental health, and how social media is full of the best parts of people, not every part.
The thing I love about his writing is that he’s straight-talking. He says it as it is throughout the book, and definitely puts a strong point forward about exactly what can make a large difference to your mental health.
I’m happy that in Notes, Haig points out that there is no difference between mental and physical health in their effects, making a brilliant argument on why mental health should be taken more seriously by everyone.
When this book came in the post I told myself I was going to savour it, because I was so excited to get a new book by Matt Haig that I didn’t want to rush it. So in the end I read it in two days instead of one!
Notes on a Nervous Planet is definitely necessary reading for everyone, whether you have mental health struggles or not. It gives many ways to stop letting the world into your head and not wasting your energy worrying. It’s made me glad I read it.
Notes is a follow-on book to Reasons to Stay Alive, and focuses on her the world is effecting your mental health. It’s in quite small chapters so it’s really easy to get along with and read in short bursts rather than being a book you need a large amount of free time to read.
I really loved Haig’s commentary on the roles of social media towards your mental health. He points out how social media can both help and hinder people’s mental health, and how social media is full of the best parts of people, not every part.
The thing I love about his writing is that he’s straight-talking. He says it as it is throughout the book, and definitely puts a strong point forward about exactly what can make a large difference to your mental health.
I’m happy that in Notes, Haig points out that there is no difference between mental and physical health in their effects, making a brilliant argument on why mental health should be taken more seriously by everyone.
When this book came in the post I told myself I was going to savour it, because I was so excited to get a new book by Matt Haig that I didn’t want to rush it. So in the end I read it in two days instead of one!
Notes on a Nervous Planet is definitely necessary reading for everyone, whether you have mental health struggles or not. It gives many ways to stop letting the world into your head and not wasting your energy worrying. It’s made me glad I read it.
Matthew Krueger (10051 KP) rated Dead Ringers (1988) in Movies
Sep 15, 2020 (Updated Sep 15, 2020)
Whats The Difference Between Us
Dead Ringers- is a decent movie, its the last movie david cronenberg did in the 80's. So his 80's streak ending on a low ball/a dispointment. I really liked Jeremy Irons he was really good. And the psychological espect was good as well. Other than that it was a okay movie.
The Plot: Elliot (Jeremy Irons), a successful gynecologist, works at the same practice as his identical twin, Beverly (also Irons). Elliot is attracted to many of his patients and has affairs with them. When he inevitably loses interest, he will give the woman over to Beverly, the meeker of the two, without the woman knowing the difference. Beverly falls hard for one of the patients, Claire (Geneviève Bujold), but when she inadvertently deceives him, he slips into a state of madness.
In his DVD commentary, Irons claims that Robert De Niro declined playing the Mantles due to his unease with the subject matter and portraying gynecologists, while William Hurt decided to reject the parts because "it is hard enough to play one role".
Irons was given two different dressing rooms with two sets of costumes for playing his two characters. However, given the fact that he said "the whole point of the story is you should sometimes be confused as to which is which", he chose to use only one of the rooms and combine different costume items intended for different characters. Irons also developed an "internal way" to portray each character, employing the Alexander technique for "different energy points", giving each character his own appearance.
Like i said before the psychological espect is good in this. Jeremy Irons was excellent. I wouldnt really recordmend this film, rather davids other 80's films instead.
The Plot: Elliot (Jeremy Irons), a successful gynecologist, works at the same practice as his identical twin, Beverly (also Irons). Elliot is attracted to many of his patients and has affairs with them. When he inevitably loses interest, he will give the woman over to Beverly, the meeker of the two, without the woman knowing the difference. Beverly falls hard for one of the patients, Claire (Geneviève Bujold), but when she inadvertently deceives him, he slips into a state of madness.
In his DVD commentary, Irons claims that Robert De Niro declined playing the Mantles due to his unease with the subject matter and portraying gynecologists, while William Hurt decided to reject the parts because "it is hard enough to play one role".
Irons was given two different dressing rooms with two sets of costumes for playing his two characters. However, given the fact that he said "the whole point of the story is you should sometimes be confused as to which is which", he chose to use only one of the rooms and combine different costume items intended for different characters. Irons also developed an "internal way" to portray each character, employing the Alexander technique for "different energy points", giving each character his own appearance.
Like i said before the psychological espect is good in this. Jeremy Irons was excellent. I wouldnt really recordmend this film, rather davids other 80's films instead.
Nikki G. (48 KP) rated The Fault in Our Stars in Books
Sep 2, 2017
There was a point where the tears started to drip, faintly, from my eyes, and they didn't stop until I closed the book and lay there for a bit.
I avoided this book for a while because it has been super-hyped, and most of the time, those are the books that do not live up to my expectations. This, however, was pretty solid. Hazel and Augustus have the short of overblown, pretentious conversations I had as a young adult, back when I thought I was so Worldly because I'd read a handful of classics. The only difference, of course, is that I did not have a terminal illness. I appreciate Mr. Green's attempt to bring the sometimes ugly reality that is cancer to the fore. It was also humorous in parts, and sweet. Hit all the right notes for me.
I avoided this book for a while because it has been super-hyped, and most of the time, those are the books that do not live up to my expectations. This, however, was pretty solid. Hazel and Augustus have the short of overblown, pretentious conversations I had as a young adult, back when I thought I was so Worldly because I'd read a handful of classics. The only difference, of course, is that I did not have a terminal illness. I appreciate Mr. Green's attempt to bring the sometimes ugly reality that is cancer to the fore. It was also humorous in parts, and sweet. Hit all the right notes for me.
Kat S. (3 KP) rated The Mummy (2017) in Movies
Feb 5, 2018
The "witty" banter was not. The jokes were flat when they were trying to make things a little lighter and the story development was more about how many explosions and fights can we put in this movie than actually developing a story. There were a few moments that caught me and I was impressed but it had to do with the effects like the eyes not the overall movie.
The mummies used reminded me more of zombies. The only difference is that mummies go poof into dust and zombies go squish into goo when disposed of.
The ending was decently done, but the build up to it was slapdash at best. I really wouldn't watch this movie again.
The mummies used reminded me more of zombies. The only difference is that mummies go poof into dust and zombies go squish into goo when disposed of.
The ending was decently done, but the build up to it was slapdash at best. I really wouldn't watch this movie again.
Ivana A. | Diary of Difference (1171 KP) rated Spotify Music in Apps
Jul 11, 2018
Spotify
I love Spotify, and I only have the free version, as my playlists are so good updated, that I can still listen to everything I want, even when the only was is for the songs to shuffle.
If I am using it on the phone, there are ads every 15 minutes, even though it should be every 60 minutes. And I can only forward a song 6 times per hours.
The same free version, but on my PC - ads just pop up, and I can close them, which don't disturb my music at all, and also I can shuffle and play any song from my playlists that I want.
This being said - why the inconsistency? And what is the point of buying the premium?
If I am using it on the phone, there are ads every 15 minutes, even though it should be every 60 minutes. And I can only forward a song 6 times per hours.
The same free version, but on my PC - ads just pop up, and I can close them, which don't disturb my music at all, and also I can shuffle and play any song from my playlists that I want.
This being said - why the inconsistency? And what is the point of buying the premium?
Bysa (2 KP) rated The Wife Between Us in Books
Sep 19, 2018
spoiler alert?!?
this book is exactly like The Last Mrs. Parrish. it was all I could think as I read it. the only difference was a small plot deviation, and I mean so small it was miniscule enough to not even mention. it was an ok read but to compare it to Girl on the Train or Gone Girl is a big misrepresentation, it wasn't of the same ilk or of the same caliber.
The Last Mrs Parrish came out the end of last year, this book The wife between us was released this year in January. I'm not saying one is a copy of the other because clearly they would've been in editing and publication queues around the same time, but it's highly coincidental how alike the books are.
the Last Mrs. Parrish was better crafted and executed masterfully.
this book is exactly like The Last Mrs. Parrish. it was all I could think as I read it. the only difference was a small plot deviation, and I mean so small it was miniscule enough to not even mention. it was an ok read but to compare it to Girl on the Train or Gone Girl is a big misrepresentation, it wasn't of the same ilk or of the same caliber.
The Last Mrs Parrish came out the end of last year, this book The wife between us was released this year in January. I'm not saying one is a copy of the other because clearly they would've been in editing and publication queues around the same time, but it's highly coincidental how alike the books are.
the Last Mrs. Parrish was better crafted and executed masterfully.
Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated P.S. I Still Love You (To All the Boys I've Loved Before, #2) in Books
Jan 6, 2021
The first one was a lot better for me. It had an engaging plotline--whether it took me 100 pages to get into it or not--whereas this...well i didn't quite see the point of the book. It didnt really have much of a plot and rehashed a lot of what happened in the previous book. The only difference really was the appearence of John and Lara's--I'm going to be a rebel and just call her that instead of the double barrel--growing? feelings for him. It was a lot like the first book with Lara being unable to decide what her feelings were for either boy and her jealousy of Genevieve getting in the way.
Kitty was the only highlight. She's wise beyond her years and fun.
I won't be reading the last book.
Kitty was the only highlight. She's wise beyond her years and fun.
I won't be reading the last book.