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David McK (3745 KP) rated The Red Baron: The Graphic History of Richthofen's Flying Circus and the Air War in WWI in Books

Jan 30, 2019

Well, now, that was ... unusual.

Unusual in that I don't think I've ever come across history told in such a manner before.

And, I have to say: I think it worked.

This tells the life story of Manfred von Richtohofen, otherwise (and perhaps more famously) known as The Red Baron - a German ace during the infancy of flight, and of warfare in the air (during The Great War, or World War One as it would later become known).

While it does, perhaps, gloss over the more horrific aspects of the war in the air (no parachutes,with the planes being death-traps, and with Richtohofens policy of aiming for the pilot rather than the plane) I have to say that I did learn more from this than I was already aware of - and no, unlike some of my American counterparts, my knowledge of him did NOT come from the Peanuts (right? isn't that the one with Snoopy?) cartoon!

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Matthew Krueger (10051 KP) rated Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019) in Movies

Dec 25, 2019

The Christmas Holiday Speical

The Rise of Skywalker- is better than the last jedi but worse than force awakens. I mean it has good parts, intresting parts and alot of bad parts, no spoilers. All of go to this place to get this thing, than go to that place, than that place and continues on until the end. Still alot of unanswered questions from the pervious movies, still alot of questions from this movie, that will be unanswered. Alot of what the fuck moments from this movie.

The Plot: The surviving Resistance faces the First Order once more as Rey, Finn and Poe Dameron's journey continues. With the power and knowledge of generations behind them, the final battle commences.

A fitting conclusion to this saga. I felt that this whole new sega was way overhyped, just so much hype for them, that their were all okay.

May The Force Be With You All, and a merry christmas. Happy holidays and a happy new year.

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Emmy (14 KP) rated The Witcher in TV

Dec 31, 2019

The Witcher

2019 | Action, Fantasy

8.4

(66 Ratings)

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The score, the aesthetic, most of the acting, the stories, the format (0 more)

Few of the acting, the rhythm, some moments (0 more)

Very entertaining!

I was very entertained watching the serie version of The Witcher. [Context: I have played the games and I haven't read the books.] I enjoyed discovering the "real" story, the first stories, that created the games later on. I really enjoyed the format because it was, to my opinion, an echo to the short stories format, while having a bigger plot line, and without falling into filler episodes. The choice they made in mixing the time lines was interesting and I personally liked it. However I can't imagine how someone who didn't have any knowledge of the universe understood anything as lots of the details and mechanics of the society and kind of people was barely explained; as someone who "knows how it works" I enjoyed not having too much exposition. I recommend!

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Kate (493 KP) rated Tell Me Why in Books

Mar 4, 2020

Tell Me Why

Ruth O'Neill | 2019 | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

9.0

(1 Ratings)

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So many twists and turns (0 more)

This book was so intriguing and kept me guessing. I never guessed some of the things that happened.
I have knowledge in these books as they are the genre I generally read. This is one of the really good ones and I would definitely recommend.
I couldn't put the book down. I was totally hooked.
I was routing for Lauren the whole way through the book because I felt like I was invested. I liked how Lauren got stronger through out the book.
Anyone could read this book - anyone who likes thrillers, crime with twists and turns. Just when you think something is or isn't going to happen the opposite does. You can never guess the ending until quite close the end when the pieces fit together.
The book exceeded the blurb 100%.
I received a complimentary copy of the book from the author via Voracious Readers Only.