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Alzheimer's casts its shadow over all our lives. Around the world people are living longer, but...
The Selfish Capitalist: Origins of Affluenza
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In the bestselling "Affluenza", world-renowned psychologist Oliver James introduced us to a...
Unzip Your Genes: 5 Choices to Reveal a Radically Radiant You
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Your genes don't have to be your destiny. Now you can take charge of your genes and your health....
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The world ended on the day the bombs fell. Since then, it's always been like this: disease, hunger,...
Agricultural Drones: A Peaceful Pursuit
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Agricultural Drones: A Peaceful Pursuit deals with the increasing importance of the role of aerial...
Keeping the Bees: Why All Bees are at Risk and What We Can Do to Save Them
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From the jungles of South America to the deserts of Arizona, one thing remains consistent: bees are...
Memory Birds N-Back Game
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Memory Birds is a fun brain exercise. In Memory Birds players are given a sequence of birds to...
Gabriel (Legacy Ranch #2)
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Trapped in darkness, can an escort find a man to help him into the light? Gabriel Reyes never...
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Kim Pook (101 KP) rated Departures (2019) in Movies
Aug 25, 2020
I felt the character of Izzy (Calvin's s crush) was out of place, there was only supposed to be a 3 year age gap but she looks so much older than him, making their dating scenes a very weird viewing in fact it would have been better without their dating scenes.
I did enjoy watching Skye and Calvin's friendship develop though, it was not often someone with such a strong personality would become best friends with someone who was the complete opposite. It also made a change from 2 main characters falling in love.
Kristy H (1252 KP) rated The Red Lotus in Books
May 28, 2020
This is a timely novel and rather scary, as it dips into medical research--particularly rats--and the plague. There's something slightly uncomfortable about reading about the spread of mass disease during a pandemic. It was, however, fascinating, too. Bohjalian tells his story from a variety of points of view--Alexis; Austin and his acquaintance Douglas; investigators in Vietnam who work Austin's case; a private investigator named Ken whom Alexis hires and more. Somehow it all works, with the careful unfolding of facts. We learn about Austin's real reason for being in Vietnam and it all builds up to a dangerous crescendo.
Overall, I enjoyed this one. Bohjalian has a way of embodying his characters, and I particularly loved Ken, the crusty yet kind P.I. The story was quite interesting; oddly well-timed; and the ending especially horrifying. Definitely worth a read. 4 stars.