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Neneh Cherry recommended Down These Mean Streets in Books (curated)

 
Down These Mean Streets
Down These Mean Streets
Piri Thomas | 1997 | Biography, Gender Studies
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"New York is where I go in my head a lot when I’m writing. I have deep imprints of the city in my backbone: sounds, smells, music, pizza parlors, Chelsea Hotel, TV, fire hydrants oozing, the Lower East Side, people everywhere living their lives inside-out, on top, and through each other… maybe there is something even more in the memories old New York in the ‘70s—unpolished, unclean, lived in. It’s all there in this coming of age story of a young Puerto Rican boy/man. I feel this story all around in my memory bank."

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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
2005 | Action, Family, Sci-Fi
Dragons are cool (0 more)
Why is Dumbledore shouting? (0 more)
DID YOU PUT YOUR NAME IN THE GOBLET OF FIRE?!?!
Um, what happend here? Dumbledore. Does. Not. Shout! His insanely calm under pressure attitude is such a trigger for Harry later, and this one ridiculous display of anger undermines a character we have been understanding for three years.
Rushed plot aside (its double the size of the last book!) it feels like it is missing a lot of heart and soul, and elements make no sense.
It was a disappointment to say the least, and compared to the others, I think the weakest one.
  
Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich
Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich
2020 | Crime, Documentary
Ugh, I'm having a hard time writing a review for this mini-series. I really liked it, enjoyed is not a great descriptor. You know a show is good when it sticks with you. It honestly has invoked a lot of anger within me about the entire situation. I can't even type that d-bag's name.
These situations are horrifying, the Palm Beach area is one I've visited a ton because i have family in that area (not the super bourgeoisie area). It's disgusting how the girls were taken advantage of, and it's making me angry again thinking about it.
  
Blind Salvage (Rylee Adamson, #5)
Blind Salvage (Rylee Adamson, #5)
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
I seem to be having trouble getting into a lot of my books at the minute, mainly paranormal, which is why it's taken me a week or so to read the 200-odd pages in this, which is ridiculous really when I used to read that in several hours.

I think sometimes a bit too much happens in these books. Rylee and the gang jump from one scenario to another with no breathing space and sometimes they cope so well, it's a bit unrealistic.

I do like the series but I think it's going on hiatus for a bit.
  
Isla and the Happily Ever After (Anna and the French Kiss, #3)
Isla and the Happily Ever After (Anna and the French Kiss, #3)
Stephanie Perkins | 2014 | Contemporary, Romance, Young Adult (YA)
7
6.8 (5 Ratings)
Book Rating
3.25 stars.

I didn't like this as much as the previous two. Admittedly I cried quite a bit, but I was bored a lot between the emotional bits near the end. I just couldn't get into the storyline. It didn't snag me, the characters didn't really grab my attention...

In truth, I was glad to get it over with but at the same time not having the will to read it.

It was nice to see the characters from the other two books and the Anna and St. Clair thing was nice :) I also think that this book rounded off the trilogy nicely.
  
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Lee KM Pallatina (951 KP) rated the Xbox One version of Little Nightmares in Video Games

Jan 30, 2021  
Little Nightmares
Little Nightmares
Action/Adventure
Controls (2 more)
Designs
Puzzles
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A dark little puzzler
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Little Nightmares is a cute but dark and somewhat Grimm side scrolling style puzzle based platformer of a Horror videogame published by Bandai Namco Entertainment & developed by Tarsier studios for Windows, ps4, Nintendo switch, xbox one and stadia.

Set in a variety of locations filled with emptiness and seemingly demonic creatures, our little protagonist(?) Awakens and immediately set's off on a dark and difficult journey....but to where and through what is a mystery.

Brilliantly designed & thought out, little nightmares will have you questioning a lot in its short gameplay.
  
King Arthur: Legend Of The Sword (2017)
King Arthur: Legend Of The Sword (2017)
2017 | Action, Drama
Lots of people told me not to bother with King Arthur Legend of the Sword. I'm glad I did see it though, it definitely wasn't as disappointing as the naysayers would have had me believe. Admittedly I don't think it quite knew what sort of film it was. There were some fantastic funny lines, some good fantasy moments, and what (to me) looked like a lot of good "historic" drama. I didn't know until the day before that David Beckham was in it, while he might not be the best actors ever, that man has a good astonished look.
  
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
2018 | Fighting
The amount of known characters you can play with (0 more)
Unlocking them all (0 more)
Contains spoilers, click to show
I mostly play this game on my sons switch just to unlock new characters for him so he can fight with them. There is a lot of good well known characters to play with but it is taking a long time and effort to unlock them all however it is a good game and one we can play as a family once I have plugged the switch into the tv. It has provided hours of entertainment and some tears alongside it (stroppy 6 year old who always looses)
  
    My Pumpkin Zombies

    My Pumpkin Zombies

    Games and Sports

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    Zombie pumpkins have taken over!! You are armed with your trusty double pump action gauge shot-gun....

    BioProtect Plus+

    BioProtect Plus+

    Utilities and Productivity

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    Remembering the credentials to login online websites and email platforms are never been easy. When...