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Matthew Krueger (10051 KP) rated The Crazies (2010) in Movies

Aug 20, 2019  
The Crazies (2010)
The Crazies (2010)
2010 | Action, Drama, Horror
7
6.2 (16 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Crazy or Insane
The Crazies- is one of those horror remakes that not alot of people saw. It is very underrated and more people should watch it because it is good.

Anarchy reigns when an unknown toxin turns the peaceful citizens of Ogden Marsh into bloodthirsty lunatics. In an effort to contain the spread of the infection, authorities blockade the town and use deadly force to keep anyone from getting in or out. Now trapped among killers, Sheriff Dutten (Timothy Olyphant) and his wife (Radha Mitchell) and two companions must band together to find a way out before madness and death overtake them.

Its about survival and surving to see tomorrow.

I would highly reecordmend this movie.
  
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Sara Cox (1845 KP) rated Where the Crawdads Sing in Books

Aug 16, 2020 (Updated Aug 16, 2020)  
Where the Crawdads Sing
Where the Crawdads Sing
Delia Owens | 2018 | Fiction & Poetry, Mystery
10
8.9 (13 Ratings)
Book Rating
This is my new favourite book! What am amazing read. I don't want to say to much because I don't want to give the plot away. It is beautifully written and if I hadn't promised my sister-in-law could borrow it, I would be reading it again. Kya lives alone on the marshes and has done since before she was 10. She's has learnt more living the marshes then she could have at school. Tate, a boy who fishes on the marshes teaches Kya to read and opens up a boat load of opportunities for her. Learning about human interaction using insect observations Kya's story is touching and exciting. I almost want to be The Marsh Girl.
  
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Zuky the BookBum (15 KP) rated The Marsh King's Daughter in Books

Mar 15, 2018  
The Marsh King's Daughter
The Marsh King's Daughter
Karen Dionne | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry, Thriller
8
8.0 (4 Ratings)
Book Rating
The Marsh King’s Daughter was huge before and around the time of its release. People were raving about the novel for a long time and they still are, so I was really excited to read it. While I did love it, I think all the hype made me expect something different to what I got, hence a 4 star rating, not a 5.

What I loved about this book was that it didn’t hold back on some more contraversial opinions and thoughts that came from Helena. For instance, that she still adored her father even after everything, and that she had trouble caring about her mother at times. I think it was nice Dionne didn’t write things that would please all readers. There were definitely some uncomfortable moments for me.

The writing in this book is stuff of dark fairytales. It’s so dark and disturbing but you can’t stop reading becasue the way in which it’s written is beautiful and flows perfectly. Dionne’s writing takes you away, whether it’s into the marsh or trekking through the forest, you are planted directly into the scene, you lose your real surroundings.

One thing that I found disappointing about this novel was that most of it is set in the past, not in the present. From the way the synopsis writes the story, I was expecting this to be a lot more about a life and death chase between daughter and father. And OK, while it is technically about a life and death chase, it’s far more about Helena’s life growing up in the marsh, all that she was taught and all that she learnt. While this is essential to the way the plot plays out, I think the book could have been marketed differently so I didn’t have such a clear idea on how I expected the story to go.

This novel is a gripping, sometimes shocking, sometimes emotional fast paced action thriller with a lot to offer any reader. If you’re not so much a thriller fan, this one could still be a terrifc read for you, as at times this novels feels more literary fiction than anything else.

Will I read Karen Dionne’s work again? Oh sure, most definitely. I just wish this book was the one I’d imagined in my head.