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Merissa (11758 KP) created a post

Apr 12, 2023  
"Had certain things been made common knowledge, I think I might have put the pieces together sooner, but it wasn't and I didn't!"

Light My Pyre (Everwood Falls #1) by Kat Kinney - #Paranormal, #Cozy, #Mystery, #Romance, 4 out of 5 (very good)

https://archaeolibrarian.wixsite.com/website/post/light-my-pyre-everwood-falls-1-by-kat-kinney-1
     
Trivial Pursuit: Master Edition
Trivial Pursuit: Master Edition
2010 | Party Game, Quiz / Trivia
The best trivia game around
Trivial Pursuit has been around for a long time and there's a very good reason for that - it's the best general knowledge trivia game available by far.

The Master edition is by far my favourite. It sticks very closely to the original board and categories which is good, can't say I'm keen on some of the newer versions that look completely different. It's a very lengthy game unless you're a genius, but I've always loved trivia games and it's very fun to test my general knowledge. There's loads of questions too, so it'll keep you going for quite a while!


The only problem with this game is that it raises the ever argumentative predicament: are they cheeses, pies or wedges? For me, they'll always be cheeses.
  
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Ross (3282 KP) rated The Giver (2014) in Movies

Aug 27, 2018  
The Giver (2014)
The Giver (2014)
2014 | Drama, Sci-Fi
7
7.8 (6 Ratings)
Movie Rating
The premise and storyline (0 more)
Jeff Bridges' mumbling (0 more)
Watch this for the story, not for the cast
A very good premise in this film, following a community generations after the decision has been made to strive for a eutopia of bland polite sameness. No longer do people see colours (literally), all phrases have to be precise (something I think we could gain a lot by bringing in now!) and there are strict rules around curfews and behaviour, with everything being watched and lives pre-ordained.
The film follows three young people as they turn 18 and are allocated their jobs for life. Jonas has been selected to be the next Receiver of Knowledge - a role where he will receive all knowledge before the new world (of colours, wars, love, emotions, sledging).
Gripping dystopian vision of a future dreamworld and how wrong it would all be, and how, like religion, some good ideas become wrongly used as a strict framework for living life.
Needless to say, Jonas goes a bit daft with all this new knowledge (he somehow understood some of Jeff Bridges's incoherent mumbling) and looks to change the world for the better.
A short, enjoyable, family friendly version of Black Mirror with a slightly disappointing though happy ending.
  
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Pj Jones (4 KP) Aug 27, 2018

I loved the book,,,never seen the movie

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Ross (3282 KP) Aug 27, 2018

I only realised there was a book when I was looking at this on Amazon to update the listing. I will check it out. It is a decent film, its on Netflix in the UK at the moment.

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Terrence Howard recommended Mary Poppins (1964) in Movies (curated)

 
Mary Poppins (1964)
Mary Poppins (1964)
1964 | Classics, Comedy, Family

"Mary Poppins is still one of my very, very, very favorites. There are so many wonderful jewels of knowledge that they put in that film. It’s like that book, “Oh, The Places You’ll Go!” by Dr. Seuss. There are some wonderful hints to achieving success in life, and the greatest success is to be happy. That’s what those movies seem to tell me."

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The Grand Tour
The Grand Tour
2016 | Adventure, Comedy, Documentary, Reality-TV, Talk Show
Humourous presenting combined with factual knowledge and entertainment. This show never fails to make me feel better and brighter than I did before starting each episode. (0 more)
However, has begun to get predictable and repetitive. Can miss an episode nowadays (easy to do since there is such a large gap between episodes) and still get deja vu. (0 more)
A feel good journey
  
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BookCritics (259 KP) rated Lost Boy in Books

Jul 6, 2017  
Lost Boy
Lost Boy
Christina Henry | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry
8
8.9 (7 Ratings)
Book Rating
The story had a lot of exciting moments. I was happy to see the things that I remember from my limited knowledge of Peter Pan including the pirates, the tree, and mermaids. I was also thrilled to see a few surprises along the way.
Critic- Carole Wooten
Original Score: 4 out of 5

Read Review: http://carolesrandomlife.blogspot.co.uk/2017/06/review-lost-boy-by-christina-henry.html
  
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
Claire North | 2014 | Fiction & Poetry
8
8.4 (12 Ratings)
Book Rating
I really liked this book. I was thoroughly pulled in by the characters and the deeper thoughts about life, time, science, and the pursuit of knowledge. I felt it was really well done and the pacing was spectacular. I was not bored during this book and it gave me some wonderful ideas in how to treat the Time Travel genre with care and fun!
  
The 13th Warrior (1999)
The 13th Warrior (1999)
1999 | Action, Adventure, History
right woman, wrong place , wrong time
Arabic man who falls for the sultans daughter and sultan docent approve sends him to the land of the vikings to get supplies and then eventually gets roped into going on a quest to destroy a viking king that is almost unbeatable. His knowledge of sword and the trust of his party is all he will have to make it back
  
Rebecca's Lost Journals, Volume 3: His Submissive (Inside Out, #1.3)
Rebecca's Lost Journals, Volume 3: His Submissive (Inside Out, #1.3)
Lisa Renee Jones | 2013 | Erotica, Fiction & Poetry, Romance
10
9.0 (4 Ratings)
Book Rating
In "His Submissive", you learn more and more about Rebecca's relationship with her new "Master", her decisions regarding the contract, and her developing feelings for her "Master". Just like in the first 2 books, at the end you will be craving more. More sex, more truth, and more knowledge as to what has happened to Rebecca and what her relationship with her "master" becomes.
  
Illimat
Illimat
2017 | Abstract Strategy, Card Game
A Modern Classic
Come for the classic card game feel; stay for the Decemberists themes. A working knowledge of The Decemberists concept albums The Hazards Of Love (and The Crane Wife if you have the expansion) are not required at all and provide no tactical advantage but you will enjoy the flavor of the tarot-like Illuminaries a bit more if you get the references.