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Stuff You Should Know
Stuff You Should Know
Society & Culture
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8.3 (8 Ratings)
Podcast Rating
Josh Clark and Charles (Chuck) Bryant are the very charming co-hosts for a very informative Podcast. They wander off on little tantrums that I find rather endearing. Stuff you should know covers a multitude of topics, common and not so common. My favorite episodes are the Halloween story time they have. I also really enjoyed the How a Flea Circus Works and The Future of Renewable Energy where they did a rare interview (which I usually hate with a passion) with Bill Gates. If random knowledge is something you love to have and share this is a podcast for you.
  
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Dean (6926 KP) rated Memento (2000) in Movies

May 7, 2017  
Memento (2000)
Memento (2000)
2000 | Mystery, Thriller
Amazing concept (2 more)
Great cast
Easter egg on the DVD
Outstanding film
I love this film! One you can rewatch over and over again, yet never tire of it. The film is shown in flash backs, each scene showing what happened just before the last section. The main character has short term memory loss which plays well with how the film is viewed. It has a gripping story and plenty of twists. One of the most original films ever! If you have the DVD there is an Easter egg to watch it in the correct chronological order of events, brilliant!
  
Oryx and Crake (Madd Addam #1)
Oryx and Crake (Madd Addam #1)
Margaret Atwood | 2004 | Fiction & Poetry
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7.9 (11 Ratings)
Book Rating
Great story and plot (1 more)
Unique combination of emotion and science
Almost too close for comfort
The first book in one of my favourite trilogy's. I love this series and its ability to make short jumps in scientific advancement from where we are currently to the potential of what we might become. The scientific basis of this series brings up very modern issues regarding ethics regarding both human and non-human life. A series that makes you reflect on decisions you make as an individual and as a human existing on earth. Thought provoking, never shying away from 'taboo' subjects
  
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016)
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016)
2016 | Family, Sci-Fi
6
7.4 (48 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Typical Tim Burton movie (0 more)
Typical Tim Burton movie (1 more)
If you're a fan of the book, this may have too many (unnecessary) changes.
I love Tim Burton but I feel like he's been in too much of a rut with his last couple movies and I think that can be felt in this movie. Additionally, I don't feel the changes that were made to the story actually made the film any better. If you're a big fan of the book like I am and you haven't seen this yet, set your expectations a little lower and maybe you'll enjoy it more than I did.
  
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Chelsea (449 KP) rated Neverwhere in Books

Sep 7, 2017  
Neverwhere
Neverwhere
Neil Gaiman | 2003 | Fiction & Poetry
8
8.8 (25 Ratings)
Book Rating
Gaiman wrote this book because he felt adults deserved a story similar to how Alice in Wonderland was written for kids. I love this explanation!

"Dear Diary, he began. On Friday I had a job, a fiancée, a home, and a life that made sense. (Well, as much as any life makes sense.) Then I found an injured girl bleeding on the pavement, and I tried to be a Good Samaritan. Now I’ve got no fiancée, no home, no job, and I’m walking around a couple of hundred feet under the streets of London with the projected life expectancy of a suicidal mayfly."
  
Toy Story (1995)
Toy Story (1995)
1995 | Animation, Comedy, Family
Tom Hanks and Tim Allen (0 more)
The best Disney Pixar franchise ever
I love this film, and I'm not afraid to admit it. It's beautiful, heartwarming and utterly amusing to watch. I still remember seeing it the first time and being completely mesmerised by the new style graphics. And the story was an update from the usual Brothers Grimm fairy tales , modernised for its young viewers living in the 1990s. Woody and Buzz have the best partnership on screen, and it's one of those rare trilogies where every single film was brilliant. Massive kudos to Disney Pixar.
  
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Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
8
8.0 (7 Ratings)
Book Rating
Even if you've seen the movie - I still recommend reading the story! It's a sonnet to true friends, and family (especially mother-daughter dynamics), the scars of abusive relationships, and how these all intertwined can shape and change everyone involved. It's also funny! :)

Siddalee delves into her mothers past, curious about the Ya-Ya Sisters and their secrets. She finds out so much about her mother, and in addition, about herself. Her mother just might grow up a little along the way as well.

I love the Ya-Ya stories and I re-read them often, hoping Rebecca Wells might just write another!
  
Cruise (Moonshine Task Force #6)
Cruise (Moonshine Task Force #6)
Laramie Briscoe | 2018 | Romance
10
5.5 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
fantastic read
This is the sixth book in this series by this author. This is such an amazing series, you just have to read each book. I love how the characters from the other books appear in all books. This book is fun, with bits of angst, hot and steamy scenes. Everything is written so well with everything fitting perfectly into the story, The characters in this book are amazing and very well written. I can't wait for more from this author in the future.



Highly recommended

I voluntarily reviewed an advance reader copy of this book
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The Way We Are (Enigma #11)
The Way We Are (Enigma #11)
Shandi Boyes | 2019 | Romance
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
fantastic read
This is a teenage second chance romance read, which will keep you hooked till ten very last page. The author has a fab way of writing so it didn't seem immature. This is an emotional read, so have the tissues at the ready. The characters were really well written and the relationship between them will have you falling in love with them. The story ends on a cliff hanger ending. I can't wait to read more from this author in the future.

Highly recommended read
I voluntarily reviewed an advance reader copy of this book
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The Substitute
The Substitute
Mickey Miller | 2019 | Romance
10
8.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
fantastic read
This author just keeps getting better and better the more you read. I love every book they have written. This author always brings you exceptional characters, a fun and sexy story and of course plenty of hot and steamy scenes. This is a sports romance read, that you won't want to put down till the very last page. I was hooked from the first page till the very last one. I can't wait to read more from this author in the future.



Highly recommended

I voluntarily reviewed an advance reader copy of this book
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