The Lost Testament (Chris Bronson #6)
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For thousands of years we guarded it. But now it has been found. This could be the end - for us; for...
Red Rebels: The Glazers and the FC Revolution
Richard Kurt and John-Paul O'Neill
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When the biggest club in the world is stolen from you, it's time to start again. In 2004, Manchester...
Awix (3310 KP) rated The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003) in Movies
Mar 2, 2018 (Updated Mar 2, 2018)
Connery had one of his massive spats with the director and virtually disowned the movie, but it's not really as bad as all that. It's not nearly as subtle, dark or clever as the comic book, obviously, and there's a horrendous moment in the second act where the whole thing grinds to a halt, but the effects are never less than competent, and the art direction is good. In the Marvel age of movies this is not without interest, making clear as it does the debt comic book heroes owe to the characters of an earlier age. Inevitably a bit of a disappointment, but not even the worst superhero movie of 2003.
Awix (3310 KP) rated Pacific Rim (2013) in Movies
Feb 25, 2018
Anyway: big monsters lumber out of the sea, get smacked in the mouth by giant robots. Story isn't really anything special, but the background details of this slightly cartoony world are engaging, as are some of the supporting performances. Film subscribes to the prevailing American dogma, which is that giant monster fights must take place at night and preferably in bad weather: apparently this makes them much more believable. The Hong Kong battle is terrific, the others not so much. In the end I think the premise of this movie is really much better than the way it is realised; maybe the sequel will address some of the shortcomings here.
Where the Hell is Tuvalu?: How I Became the Law Man of the World's Fourth Smallest Country
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How does a young City lawyer end up as the People's Lawyer of the fourth-smallest country in the...
The Fate of Rome: Climate, Disease, and the End of an Empire
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A sweeping new history of how climate change and disease helped bring down the Roman Empire Here is...
ClareR (5632 KP) rated Not Speaking in Books
Jun 14, 2019
There’s more to this than a family history though. Norma takes us through some of the social history of East London, Greek mythology (which explains some of her mother’s mindset, I think), and links some of he places she visits to her favourite authors.
It’s just such an interesting book. I wanted to know what happened to all of these people, why they weren’t speaking for one thing! It was truly a delight to read. She writes so descriptively: one minute you can’t believe that her mother can be so blunt and seemingly unfeeling (and therefore I rather disliked her for it), and the next minute, you realise she is as she is, and feel empathy for her. And during all of this, there is the rest of the family. They have their disagreements, yes, but ultimately they are family and they’re always there for one another when they are needed.
I really enjoyed this book. Many thanks to The Pigeonhole, and to Norma Clarke for reading along with us and answering questions.
Transversity 2008 - Proceedings of the Second Workshop on Transverse Polarization Phenomena in Hard Processes: 2008
Ciullo Giuseppe, Contalbrigo Marco and Lenisa Paolo
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Transversity 2008, the second workshop on "Transverse polarization phenomena in hard processes"...
Bubba Gee (147 KP) rated Avengers: Endgame (2019) in Movies
Jun 21, 2019
From the start when they come up with the plan to reverse the effects of the snap.
To the middle where the execution comes in.
To the end with the epic and I mean epic battle.
We see a new side to a few characters,
Tony Stark is the most human he has ever been.
Captain America commits his first ever selfish act but we can forgive that as everything he's given up in the pursuit of justice, it seems fair recompense.
The way Black Widow sacrifices her life for Hawkeye is so absolutely selfless.
And of course Fat Thor is hilarious.
This will always be in my top ten films of all time and is absolutely the best finisher I have ever seen to a saga.
Marvel wins the world in films.
The Rest of Us Just Live Here
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Award-winning writer Patrick Ness's bold and irreverent novel powerfully reminds us that there are...