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Emma @ The Movies (1786 KP) rated The Festival (2018) in Movies

Sep 25, 2019

My expectations on this one were surpassed, and by that I mean I went in expecting something horrendous and came out being mildly amused.

The Inbetweeners wasn't my thing, so the fact that so many links between the two were involved gave it a thumbs down before I'd even seen the difficult to watch opening titles.

I laughed more than I expected, and cringed a lot less. It's not ground breaking humour, but when it's not making you cringe it was generally enjoyable. Shane is definitely the best thing about the whole film, and his step dad side story was amusing.

It was nice to see some familiar Bristolian things within the film, but had I not had that click of local knowledge I think this would be looking more like a 1 or 2 star film.

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Sara Cox (1845 KP) rated Athena's Choice in Books

Oct 8, 2019

Athena's Choice

Adam Boostrom | 2019 | Dystopia, Fiction & Poetry, Science Fiction/Fantasy

8.0

(2 Ratings)

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A story set in the late 2000's and nearing the turn of the century. A virus killed everyone containing the Y chromosome. A genetics company is working on creating the genome to bring men back, but it's been stolen and Athena is the only one who can get it back. This story is very well researched, nothing mentioned here is scientifically impossible with more developments. It is well written and easy to read and understand. With concepts and history that would be everyday knowledge in this fictional future there are Wikipedia pages within the book to explain, which is an amazing idea and a flip of what I have usually read where there is a lack of females.
But does Athena decide to bring men back or does she think the world is better without them?