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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2091 KP) rated Where the Wild Things Are in Books
Mar 9, 2018
I didn't read this book growing up, and maybe that would have made a difference. I just don't see the mass appeal of a boy going off and misbehaving for much of the book. He does reform by the end, and the pictures are truly wonderful.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/05/book-review-where-wild-things-are-by.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/05/book-review-where-wild-things-are-by.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Kevin Phillipson (9964 KP) rated How It Ends (2018) in Movies
Aug 1, 2018
Watched today on netflix a road movie with a difference end of the world type movie starts off slow forrest whitaker and theo james both play the leads in this movie trying to seatlle would have like to know what caused the this disaster in the first but where left no answers worth a rewatch
Sarah Betts (103 KP) rated Beating About the Bush (Agatha Raisin, #30) in Books
Dec 31, 2019
I received a copy of this book from Netgalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
This is my first Agatha Raisin and I loved every bit of it.
The book is very funny and suspenseful and starts with a fake severed leg and a very angry donkey
(For some strange reason I originally put goat. I start I know the difference!)
This is my first Agatha Raisin and I loved every bit of it.
The book is very funny and suspenseful and starts with a fake severed leg and a very angry donkey
(For some strange reason I originally put goat. I start I know the difference!)
Michael Atkinson recommended The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) in Movies (curated)
Jennifer Daniell (108 KP) rated The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek in Books
Jun 9, 2019
I LOVED this book.
Nicknamed Bluet due to her blue skin, Cussy Mary has been an outcast her whole life. Deep in Kentucky, Blue skinned people are looked down upon as tainted, unholy, second class citizens. Now 19, her coal mining father wants nothing more for her than to settle down with a husband and have a family like a decent woman should but she has found her place - as a Book Woman, riding the trails delivering books to the Hill folk, who can't or won't get an education otherwise. Through the books and magazines she delivers she is making a difference in the lives of her patrons, and they are making a difference in hers, giving her a sense of pride an income, and a community. But not everyone is accepting of her as a Blue, and she is increasingly more threatened by the local Preacher, who is determined to "save" her.
Suswatibasu (1701 KP) rated The Girl With All the Gifts (2017) in Movies
Aug 14, 2017
A contemplative zombie movie
It's been a long time since a 28 Days Later style zombie movie was out. It's more thought-provoking than an all out gorefest. The movie is watchable, although not my favourite genre. However, the acting was a little clunky. Only the slightly more polished actors Glenn Close and Paddy Considine really made a difference. Gemma Arterton is a pretty bad actress, she seemed robotic the entire time.
Sonofdel (6265 KP) rated Acts Of Vengeance (2017) in Movies
Nov 9, 2018
Nice twist on the usual action films
A film about a smart mouthed defence lawyer whose wife and daughter are murdered. Its a revenge thriller with a difference. Instead of shouting his mouth off Antonia Banderas vows to remain silent until the killer or killers are brought to justice. No army training or previous fighting experience, just a lawyer wanting revenge. A good supporting cast makes this well worth a watch.
David McK (3233 KP) rated Blade Runner in Books
Jan 30, 2019
Be warned: ""Blade Runner, the movie"" this is not!
The novel is a lot deeper and, although there are familiar characters and situations, there's also a lot more going on in the background. What I found as being perhaps the most striking difference in the future (as in the movie) is depicted as being overcrowded and industrialised; here the earth is instead run down and decayed. Both novel and film are enjoyable; each is different.
The novel is a lot deeper and, although there are familiar characters and situations, there's also a lot more going on in the background. What I found as being perhaps the most striking difference in the future (as in the movie) is depicted as being overcrowded and industrialised; here the earth is instead run down and decayed. Both novel and film are enjoyable; each is different.
Tim Forbes recommended Belle de Jour (1968) in Movies (curated)
Laura Doe (1350 KP) rated Notting Hell (Notting Hell Trilogy, #1) in Books
Jan 15, 2021
Although an easy read it was not interesting enough for me to not put down and go and do something else or check my phone every couple of chapters.
Like many other reviews have said, there really wasn’t a difference between the two narrators and I sometimes had to check who’s point of view I was reading from.
Good enough to pass some time, but not one that I would recommend to anyone unfortunately.
Like many other reviews have said, there really wasn’t a difference between the two narrators and I sometimes had to check who’s point of view I was reading from.
Good enough to pass some time, but not one that I would recommend to anyone unfortunately.