Smashbomb

"Throughout my writing life I have relied on Marina Warner to guide me through the hidden realms of literature and culture. She has a wast knowledge of folk stories, religious tracts, legends and classical works from all points of the globe and her analysis of how they continue to be present in our lives and work is always inspiring. In Stranger Magic she tells the story of how Scheherazade’s tales in The Arabian Nights were embraced and appropriated by western culture without ever loosing their original power. As I am working my way towards a new novel which includes the influence of Arabic culture on medieval Icelandic writing Warner has once again provided me with her keen insight into the mechanisms of how stories travel."

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Grumpy Goblin (123 KP) rated Locke & Key: Slipcase Set in Books

Jul 12, 2019

Locke & Key: Slipcase Set

Joe Hill | 2014 | Comics & Graphic Novels, Horror

8.7

(6 Ratings)

Book Rating

Beautiful artwork (4 more)

Gripping storyline

Great plot twists

The slipcase edition is a great collectors piece

Brilliantly laid out

Only 6 volumes in the series. (2 more)

The comics can be a little hard to get out of the skipcase

Excessive use can damage the slipcase if not careful

A gripping and scary series!

The slipcase edition contains all 6 paperback volumes in the main Locke and Key series.

It follows the tale of the Locke family who have moved to Keyhouse.

This series sees horror, grief, magic and good vs evil in a gipping storyline that keeps you on the edge of you seat all the way through.

I would 100% recommend this to both new and old graphic novel lovers looking for their next adventure to read.

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Awix (3310 KP) rated The Matrix (1999) in Movies

Jul 14, 2019 (Updated Aug 11, 2019)

The Matrix (1999)

1999 | Action, Sci-Fi

8.4

(113 Ratings)

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Age shall not diminish, nor dubious sequels reduce the magic of the Wachowskis' visionary blend of philosophical SF and hyperkinetic martial arts action. Arguably the origin of the current superhero movie, as uncertain hero Neo undergoes the conceptual breakthrough to end all conceptual breakthroughs, learns to access his inner potential, and discovers that black never goes out of fashion.

The script is still a marvel of economy and wit, the ideas underpinning it fascinating, and the action sequences, when they arrive, are phenomenal. Obviously a film of its time (the pseudo-1999 setting now feels a little quaint), but absolutely timeless in the way the very best films are. One of those movies it is almost impossible to change without making it worse.