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Darren Fisher (2465 KP) rated A Big Boy Did It and Ran Away in Books

Jan 2, 2021 (Updated Jan 2, 2021)  
A Big Boy Did It and Ran Away
A Big Boy Did It and Ran Away
Christopher Brookmyre | 2003 | Fiction & Poetry
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Those familiar with Brookmyer's books can expect the usual dark, witty, satirical themes. Solid characters, dark comical humour, savage satire. Good plot which reaches a worthy conclusion. My only gripe is that it tends to wander off point, a lot of back story padding. Don't let that put you off if you are a fan of the author though as there is plenty to sink your teeth into.
This is the first book in a trilogy featuring Angelique de Xavia (and my favourite of the three). The other two books are The Sacred Art of Stealing, and A Snowball in Hell respectively.
  
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Melanie Caldicott (6 KP) rated The Woman Who Went to Bed for a Year in Books

Apr 29, 2021  
The Woman Who Went to Bed for a Year
The Woman Who Went to Bed for a Year
Sue Townsend | 2012 | Fiction & Poetry, Humor & Comedy
6
7.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
Townsend has a style which reminds me of Nick Hornby with the bittersweet humour and canny observations of the human condition and society.

This is an interesting book which raised lots of questions for me but didn't reach any conclusions. Why are we here? What it feels like to be taken for granted. How we often settle for second-best in life.

There is a lot of sadness in the characters of this book, centring around the melancholy of Eva. Yet Townsend peppers her book with plenty of chuckles to keep the book enjoyable and compelling
  
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Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs (Jane Jameson, #1) in Books

Jan 11, 2021  
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Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs (Jane Jameson, #1)
Molly Harper | 2009
5
4.3 (4 Ratings)
Book Rating
2.5 stars.

I thought this was okay, I liked the humour, but it also fell a little flat for me.

There was no real build up in the romance, it seemed to just appear when Gabriel decided he liked the smell of her and then they were kissing. Add in a sort of second love interest and jealousy was in abundance.

I can't say I connected with the characters or the story but I decided to finish it. The best bit for me was probably the cat-fight at the end and the guys' comments about it.
  
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Bradley Cooper recommended The Celebration (Festen) (1998) in Movies (curated)

 
The Celebration (Festen) (1998)
The Celebration (Festen) (1998)
1998 | International, Comedy, Drama
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Movie Favorite

"The Celebration, the film by Thomas Vinterberg. It’s an example of innovative filmmaking and great storytelling. It’s just very moving. The subject matter, first of all, is incredible, you have this style of humour, and the acting’s insane. It was the idea of this Dogme-type style that I hadn’t really seen before — you know, you sort of feel it with Cassavetes, but I loved the strict adherence here to the principles of no artificial lighting, no artificial action, you can’t have any dolly tracking or crane shots at all; it’s all hand-held, it’s all video."

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Sara Cox (1845 KP) rated The Shape of Water in Books

May 28, 2020  
The Shape of Water
The Shape of Water
Andrea Camilleri | 2005 | Fiction & Poetry
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
I thoroughly enjoyed this mystery. Set in Sicily, there are a number of key players and just as many suspects. All the way through I was changing my mind as to who the killer could be. It is very well written. This is an Italian book that has been translated into English. It has a notes section in the back as there are some references that English readers may not understand and some humour is lost in translation (the chicken joke, for instance), this I think is invaluable for the reader in parts. If you like a mystery this is for you!
  
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David McK (3673 KP) rated The Orville: New Horizons in TV

Aug 7, 2022  
The Orville: New Horizons
The Orville: New Horizons
2022 | Comedy, Sci-Fi
8
6.3 (3 Ratings)
TV Show Rating
Season 3 (of, at the moment, 3) of Seth McFarlane's currently-more-Star-Trekky-than-Star-Trek show, with pretty much every episode this season hitting it out of the park.

While still present, the sometimes infantile humour of season 2 (and, in particular, season 1) has been dialled back quite a bit, while the SFX budget has seemingly inversely increased (although, obviously, still not up to motion picture levels!).

As with all good sci-fi, the season also takes in topical considerations through a sci-fi lens: top of my head, I can think of suicide, identity, gender politics, free will ...