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Kim Pook (101 KP) rated Brain on Fire (2016) in Movies

Jun 19, 2020  
Brain on Fire (2016)
Brain on Fire (2016)
2016 | Drama
7
8.2 (10 Ratings)
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Susannah comes down with a mystery illness, first she has flu like symptoms and it is mistaken for being hung over, but once the seizures, paranoia and change of personality kicks in, her parents know something is seriously wrong and demand she is admitted to hospital where she will stay until doctors can find out what's wrong.
Before watching this movie I had never heard of Susannah Cahalan nor her illness. I thoroughly enjoyed it though, it was interesting and highlighted the reality that some things can be misdiagnosed so many times before getting to the bottom of things. I did feel the ending was a bit rushed though, it would have been interesting to watch her recovery and how her family coped with that but I guess that would made the movie too long.
I've enjoyed watching chloe grace moretz movies since the Carrie remake and each time she betters herself, she played Susannah very well and made it feel very real. A must watch movie.
  
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Ben Watt recommended Alone at the Vanguard by Fred Hersch in Music (curated)

 
Alone at the Vanguard by Fred Hersch
Alone at the Vanguard by Fred Hersch
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Album Favorite

"Fred Hersch is a hugely respected jazz pianist who was diagnosed HIV-positive in the 80s. He didn't talk about it publicly until the 90s. Then in 2008, he got very ill, and fell into a coma, which he stayed in for two months. When he came round he'd lost all his muscle memory, which is obviously devastating when you're a jazz pianist. So he had to learn to play again. This record was only made three years later, unbelievably.

I find this album very emotional. It's partly the music, which is very beautiful, but it's partly about what he went through. Having had a heavy hospital experience myself, I know how that can affect you. I managed to get a contact for Fred after he made this, and I wrote to him to tell him how much it had moved me. We wrote to each other for a while after that, which was really special."

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John Berendt recommended The Earl of Louisiana in Books (curated)

 
The Earl of Louisiana
The Earl of Louisiana
A.J. Liebling | 2008 | History & Politics, Law
(0 Ratings)
Book Favorite

"Earl Long, younger brother of Huey Long and a two-time governor of Louisiana, was one of the most colorful politicians in the South. By the time A.J. Liebling came to Louisiana in 1960 to write a profile of him for The New Yorker, Long had compiled a truly tumultuous political career. His addiction to betting on the horses was legendary, his affair with the stripper Blaze Starr had been the stuff of gossip columns for years and, most notably, he had been committed to an insane asylum (by his wife, “Miz Blanche”) while he was the sitting governor. Realizing he still held the reins of power even though incarcerated, he fired the head of the state hospital system, discharged himself from the asylum, and simply walked out. As Liebling’s profile became a series of articles and then finally a book (which I treasure), his regard for Long evolved from one of bemused contempt to respectful admiration for a wily politician."

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Kim Pook (101 KP) rated It's Kind of a Funny Story (2010) in Movies

Sep 20, 2020  
It's Kind of a Funny Story (2010)
It's Kind of a Funny Story (2010)
2010 | Comedy, Drama
5
6.5 (4 Ratings)
Movie Rating
After having suicidal dreams and a year of feeling depressed, Craig admits himself into a psychiatric hospital through fear of being a danger to himself. After seing the kind of people he has to stay with, he tries to change his mind but is told he must stay for at least 5 days.
Whilst in there he befriends a middle aged man called Bobby who we don't really know much about and a self harming teen called Noelle. The movie is based mostly on Bobby and Craig though.
I found there wasn't much of a storyline, way too many flashbacks and boring narrative. I did enjoy the scenes with Craig and Noelle more than Craig and Bobby though as they had more chemistry together, it didn't help that I had no interest in Bobby's character whatsoever. If they had focused more on Noelle it may have been a decent movie, but sadly it just fell flat.
  
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Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated Ultraviolet (Ultraviolet, #1) in Books

Sep 5, 2019  
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Ultraviolet (Ultraviolet, #1)
R.J. Anderson | 2011
6
8.7 (3 Ratings)
Book Rating
2.5 stars.

Hmm...well this started very slow and made me more aware of the fact that I'm not a fan of books that take place in mental hospitals/institutes.

It took a long time to get anywhere and I was on the verge of giving up when Faraday appeared and I started to get excited, thinking the story would pick up and get on with it. Unfortunately, we stayed in the mental hospital for another good portion of the book and we went through what synesthesia is, which I admit is very interesting, but didn't give much away with the plotline and where it was going. It was about 150 pages from the end when it started getting good and from there I more or less devoured it, only for it to turn rather sci-fi-y. I like sci-fi sometimes but not in this. I kinda felt let down.

I don't think I'll be reading the next book in the series.