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The Good Green Earth (Colors of Love #3)

V.L. Locey

8.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

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After the Syracuse Stallions clinch the championship, Nathan Zinkan, the renowned wild man of the...

Contemporary MM Romance

Garden Pro HD!

Lifestyle and Reference

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LIMITED TIME OFFER! The Best Deal You´ve Been Waiting For, SAVE 70% DISCOUNT for ALL PACKS with up...

Kids Trucks in Town - Adventure Games for Toddlers

Education and Games

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***** Developed in cooperation with educational specialists by an award-winning educational studio,...

Your First Garden

Judith Adam

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In her latest book, accomplished garden writer Judith Adam targets new homeowners in the brand new,...

Awix (3310 KP) rated All Is True (2018) in Movies

Feb 14, 2019

All Is True (2018)

2018 | Biography, Drama, History

6.3

(7 Ratings)

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Shakespeare bio-pic just about scrapes a 6 despite all the talent involved. William Shakespeare retires to the country, does some gardening, worries about the position of his family, dies (come on, that's not really a spoiler). Main problem is that, as a thing about Shakespeare written by Ben Elton, it seems terrified of being confused with that other thing about Shakespeare written by Ben Elton (the sitcom), and the result is a slow, earnest film with long, static takes and not much in the way of incident.

Like most fiction actually about Shakespeare, it focuses on the one incident in his life with any kind of dramatic potential, namely the death of his son, but the details surrounding this are embroidered to the point where it's arguably taking liberties with the truth. The fact remains that Shakespeare's plays are much more interesting stories than his life was. Decent performances from all concerned, but some of the actors are honestly much too old for the parts they've been cast in (Ian McKellen's character was nearly ten years younger than Shakespeare, not twenty years older).

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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2204 KP) rated The Uninvited Corpse in Books

Mar 28, 2018

You Are Invited to a New Series

Food and lifestyle blogger Hope Early is settling back into her home town of Jefferson, Connecticut, and she is enjoying reconnecting with family and friends. One chance to do that is at her friend’s garden party to celebrate that friend’s new gardening book. However, Peaches McCoy, an ambitious real estate agent, crashes the party. Peaches isn’t well liked in town, but Hope is surprised to find Peaches’ body before the event is over. With the police zeroing in on Hope’s sister, Hope sets out to find the real killer. Can she do it?

This book doesn’t waste much time before jumping into the garden party. That’s both good and bad since it means it isn’t long before Peaches dies, but it also means we meet the suspects and series regulars in a hurry. It took me a little time to keep them all straight, but as their personalities came through, I was able to remember who they all were. The plot does slow down in the second half, but everything comes together for a great climax. This looks like the start of a fun series.