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Sarah (7800 KP) rated It Comes At Night (2017) in Movies

Jul 25, 2017  
It Comes At Night (2017)
It Comes At Night (2017)
2017 | Horror
6
5.8 (27 Ratings)
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Full of tension and paranoia (1 more)
Great acting
Raises far too many questions (1 more)
Not a traditional horror
Tense and interesting, but ultimately disappointing
I knew little about this film other than it was billed as an 'end of the world' type horror, although as with most films I was fairly sceptical.

First off, this isn't a traditional horror so if you go in expecting a slasher flick, you'll be severely disappointed. However it is very tense, and I found myself feeling very uneasy throughout the entire film (but in a good way). The acting itself was great too and I think as a story, the main idea of the plot was good, I just don't think they quite pulled it off in reality.


I'm of the opinion that sometimes in films etc that less is more, that drawing your own conclusions is sometimes better than being spoon fed an entire story. My issue with this film is that it goes a little too far and it barely answers any questions. It doesn't explain anything and by the end it just leaves you with a "WTF just happened?". If they had just answered at least some of the questions raised, this review would've been so much better.
  
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The Marinated Meeple (1853 KP) rated Above and Below in Tabletop Games

Mar 20, 2018  
Above and Below
Above and Below
2015 | Adventure, Book, City Building, Economic, Exploration
9
8.3 (12 Ratings)
Tabletop Game Rating
The Art is exceptional (3 more)
the gameplay itself
the characters you use to build your village
The story aspect for exploring
I Love this game.... Ryan Laukat does amazing work.
This game is a great mix of a lot of ingenious aspects. You are leader of a village, and you have people in your village that not only have different skills and also look different. You want to utilize them to do the things they are good at, but just like in life sometimes you have to send a suboptimal person to accomplish something the village needs. And the exploration aspect is so much fun. each time to go exploring is a different short story predicated on the drawing of a card. then then you have to make a choice about what to do on that journey, and it might have dire consequences or or it might be light and fluffy. So it's sometimes hard to make a decision based on how many resources to send down to make sure everything works out, but then you can't do as much on the surface. The game is relatively short and makes us want to keep playing. which is the sign of a great game. Also check out near and far which is the sequel to this game.
  
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Akward (448 KP) Aug 4, 2018

I'm in the opposite boat: I've played Above and Below, and I'm interested in how it compares to Near and Far.
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The Marinated Meeple (1853 KP) Aug 4, 2018

Now that I’ve played near and far. Near and far is better. But has more going on and more storytelling. Above and below focuses more on above with below as an add-on. It’s definately the precursor. Near and far is far better.
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MelanieTheresa (997 KP) rated Shelter in Place in Books

Sep 27, 2018  
Shelter in Place
Shelter in Place
Nora Roberts | 2018 | Contemporary, Romance, Thriller
10
7.6 (5 Ratings)
Book Rating
Amazing, beginning to end.
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THIS BOOK. I don't know how Nora Roberts continues to write so many stories that intrigue and enthrall me after all these years, but she does, and flawlessly.

The first 15 pages of this book were pretty traumatizing. I actually had to put it down for a couple of days before I could go back to it. I felt like I was THERE, in that mall, feeling what those people were feeling. Written from the perspective of several different characters, the shock, the pain, the absolute horror of it all comes through loud and clear.

As we follow the lives of these victims after the shooting, a complex and emotionally charged story is masterfully woven, drawing the reader further in with every page. I fell half in love with Reed myself, laughed at the silly dog getting his head stuck between the railings, cheered when Patricia was taken down, and let silent tears fall when Simone's memorial was unveiled. It was a beautiful, moving, timely story - and as with all Nora Roberts books, I truly felt like I knew the characters intimately by the end.

Thank you to St. Martin's Press for the ARE and the opportunity to read this early!