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Sarah (7798 KP) rated Cockroaches (Harry Hole #2) in Books

Jul 16, 2020  
Cockroaches (Harry Hole #2)
Cockroaches (Harry Hole #2)
Jo Nesbo | 2014 | Fiction & Poetry
6
6.5 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
Not bad
I'd be intrigued to know Jo Nesbo's rationale behind this book, as it's a bit of an unusual choice. The first Harry Hole book featured Harry going to Australia, and this second book has him in Thailand... it's a little unrealistic thats for sure and just seems a little too similar to the earlier book.

This definitely isn't one of the best Harry Hole books, but neither is it the absolute worst. It was enjoyable enough to read although I felt like Harry as a character doesn't have as much depth and intrigue as he does in later books. Whilst all characters have to develop across a series, he seems a bit like an empty shell here. The plot too is rather weak. None of the secondary characters seem that well developed either and the story seems to jump quickly from plot points with a rather confusing and ridiculous finale, even for a Hole story.

Overall it was readable, but definitely not particularly memorable.
  
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Sarah (7798 KP) rated Elevator (2012) in Movies

Jul 18, 2020  
Elevator (2012)
Elevator (2012)
2012 | Mystery
4
5.5 (2 Ratings)
Movie Rating Watch
Cliched and dull
For some reason this film appealed to me while I was scrolling through Amazon Prime, but to be frank I wish i hadn't bothered.

The premise sounded interested. Kind of like a full film version of the opening scene from Speed (which was surprisingly tense). However this is nothing of the sort. There's no suspense or intrigue or real tension, despite the confined space. It's full of entirely cliched and unlikeable characters, all with rather predictable stories. I picked the bomber on this literally within the first few minutes, and it didn't get much better from them. The plot is just stupid and it makes no sense that these people are stuck in a lift for such a long time without any help. And the ending is just laughable.

There's nothing particularly likeable about this film at all, it's your typical second rate straight to dvd type movie. I've only marked it as high as I have due to have laughably bad it was.