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LissaBeth21 (6 KP) rated Scrappy Little Nobody in Books

Jan 6, 2018  
Scrappy Little Nobody
Scrappy Little Nobody
Anna Kendrick | 2016 | Biography
8
8.0 (13 Ratings)
Book Rating
I absolutely loved this book. I laughed so much and I was so touched. Many times I felt like Anna was talking about me instead of her. I have many of the same quirks and thoughts about myself, especially while I was growing up. This book made me think, man we could be friends! Except for the freedom of potty mouth, which everyone who knows me knows sounds really dumb when I try to use cool curse words. I enjoy her acting, and now I am really impressed with what a down to earth person she is. And yeah, I hope maybe someday we'll meet, even for a moment, and I'll have the courage to be cool and say I loved this book to her face.
  
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Chris Hooker (419 KP) rated The World Outside in Books

Jan 12, 2018  
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The World Outside
Eva Wiseman | 2014
4
4.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Growing up in NJ during the 1980's and 90's I recall hearing the news about the incident in Crown Heights. I have some experience with Lubavitch in a community that I worked security in which was a mix with blacks. There was quite some conflict. It was a class of cultures.

[The World Outside] by [Eva Wiseman] was simply written but at times seemed to be like an after school special plot. It seems to be written for a specific community who can not read it. I would have liked to see more about the external conflict mixed with the internal conflict. Given the setting I feel this should have played a bigger role and given those not familiar with the history more background.
  
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Chris Hooker (419 KP) rated Dynamite Fishermen (Beirut Trilogy, #1) in Books

Jan 12, 2018  
Dynamite Fishermen (Beirut Trilogy, #1)
Dynamite Fishermen (Beirut Trilogy, #1)
Preston Fleming | 2011 | Fiction & Poetry
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Since I received my first book by [Preston Fleming] through Library Thing I have been impressed. [Dynamite Fishermen] did not disappoint me. I really enjoy the way he tells a story and believe Conrad Prosser could compete with Jack Ryan. Except maybe not a pure as Ryan which makes him more credible as a government employee.

The setting of Beirut in the 1980's really was in intriguing setting especially growing up in the 1980's and remembering the weekly new reports. This is an often forgotten time of American history when we supported Iraq and Saddam. I hope this book is widely read by a younger generation and gives them a new perspective of America in the Middle East. Also it was an awesome book.
  
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Chris Hooker (419 KP) rated The Moon Coin in Books

Jan 12, 2018  
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The Moon Coin
Richard Due | 2012
10
9.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
[The Moon Coin] by [Richard Due] was an adventure into childhood for adults like me, and a great trip through imagination for young people. I know as I was growing up I wished that the lands I heard about in stories were real and that I could travel there. What [Mr. Due] has created is worlds of imagination, to which he has allowed his characters travel. Unfortunately, what they find is not exactly what the stories portrayed.

I encourage everyone who has an imagination, and those in desperate need of one, to take the journey to the Moon Realm with Lily and Jasper. Of course, at this point we know more than Jasper so I guess I must read on!
  
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Imogen SB (4507 KP) rated Ghosts in TV

May 22, 2019 (Updated May 22, 2019)  
Ghosts
Ghosts
2019 | Comedy
8
8.3 (4 Ratings)
TV Show Rating
Slow at start but gets better
After growing up with the absolutely stand out kids - but not quite - show Horrible Histories, I had nothing but somewhat low expectations for this show. I thought that they might be trying to top something that they couldn't. But I was wrong.

Even though this show is a bit of a slow burner for the first two episodes, it seems to reach some sort of comedic climax after that. Once the characters start to reveal their personalities aside from the typecast stereotypes you find in the first episode this show becomes brilliant.

Must admit, it is very English humour, but me being English - loved it. Watched every episode last night - and I can't stop saying Julian Fawcett MP Legacy.