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Kim Newman recommended The Night of the Hunter (1955) in Movies (curated)

 
The Night of the Hunter (1955)
The Night of the Hunter (1955)
1955 | Drama, Mystery
9.0 (5 Ratings)
Movie Favorite

"Charles Laughton’s only film as director, scripted by James Agee from the book by Davis Grubb. It’s a fairy-tale version of a crime-suspense drama, as two children are pursued through a magical, haunted landscape by a demented yet canny preacher (Robert Mitchum). There’s a grown-up story about a stash of stolen money, but Laughton’s masterstroke is to ignore that and present the human monster from the children’s point of view, as a remorseless bogeyman."

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Nicole Hadley (380 KP) rated My Wounded Island in Books

Jun 18, 2018  
MW
My Wounded Island
Jacques Pasquet | 2017
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
My Wounded Island by Jacques Pasquet is a beautiful book. The artwork is breathtaking. The main character fears the sea. She and her family are forced to move to the center of the island because of the rising sea level. Things are changing and it is scary. The artwork really helps you understand the emotion of the story. It might take awhile for the kids to understand the beast is global warming, but it has a great message about why it's a problem, even though there's no real conversation about how to solve the global warming problem.

The book is a story of Imarvaluk, a young girl who lives on a tiny island near the Arctic Circle. She is part of a strong community that continues to live the way their ancestors had. Still, things are changing. The weather is impacting their small island, shrinking the pack ice and flooding the island. Scientists try to help by studying the impact and new barriers are put up, but there is no stopping the monster of climate change as it ravages the Arctic. The little girl imagines it as a huge sea monster, coming to gobble them up. For now, their homes are being moved to the center of the island but eventually, they will have to decide if they will leave and lose their community.

I recommend this book for bigger kids who are interested in environmental issues. 

I received this book from Orca Book Publishers via NetGalley.
  
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ClareR (5726 KP) rated My Name is Monster in Books

Jul 30, 2020 (Updated Jul 30, 2020)  
My Name is Monster
My Name is Monster
Katie Hale | 2019 | Dystopia, Fiction & Poetry, Science Fiction/Fantasy
9
8.8 (4 Ratings)
Book Rating
My Name is Monster is a book that really took me by surprise. It’s far more thoughtful and gentle than a lot of other post-apocalyptic books that I’ve read before. I kept expecting something terrible to happen - but it becomes apparent that the terrible thing has already happened.

After a series of wars, both sides have unleashed a sickness that has wiped out the population, and the survivors of that have died of starvation. Monster is a survivor. She had sheltered in the Arctic Seed Vault where she had been working. When she emerges, she is alone. She takes a boat and makes for the Scottish coast. When she washes up on a beach, shipwrecked, she walks towards the only place she really wants to see - home.

She starts to build a solitary life, resigned to living alone. And then one day she finds a child. She names her Monster, and renames herself Mother.

This is a story that made me think about the role of society, and what happens to an individual when there IS no society. It also showed what it means to be a mother: that it isn’t always the ones who give birth who are the mothers. Often it can be the things that a person DOES that makes them a mother. It also shows that one doesn’t have to have lots of possessions to be content. Contentment can be achieved through work or relationships.

There was a point quite early on, where I wondered whether this was the book for me, but I’m glad that I kept on reading. It’s the little things in this book that are actually the big things: the actions of an individual and love.

This was a really enjoyable, satisfying read. Many thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for my copy of this book.
  
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Adam Silvera recommended Where Things Come Back in Books (curated)

 
Where Things Come Back
Where Things Come Back
John Corey Whaley | 2015 | Fiction & Poetry, Young Adult (YA)
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Book Favorite

"I'm gonna be a good Adam and come back to review this over the weekend 'cause seriously, I was WOW'ed. This book is now on my favorites shelf. Why I put the book off this long was beyond me. I highlighted the hell out of this book to the point where my highlighter was drying out. For those who know me, you know I'm rather inhuman. I rarely cry in real life and have never cried over a book. I came close with a devastating scene in "Mockingjay", a super devastating scene in "Okay for Now", and the ending of "A Monster Calls". "Where Things Come Back" has been added to my Almost-Cried-Man-Tears List (which I think I might make a shelf for...) Hell yeah, John Corey Whaley! Big cheers to the next John Green, folks!"

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Lindsay (1717 KP) rated The Monster That Ate My Socks in Books

Apr 9, 2019  
The Monster That Ate My Socks
The Monster That Ate My Socks
A.J. Cosmo | 2019
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
This is good book. It great for children. The pictures are very colorful and funny. It story itself is funny and enjoyable. You do learn something or moral. If you are looking for a laugh. This book will have you a laughing though out the book.

The book is sweet and humor. Does your little one like monsters well this book got a few. Telling your mom and dad is bad. How to to know you would need to read. This is a fast and easy read. The picture are colorful and fun to see. The picture will make you laugh and will keep your eyes on them for a few minutes.

Monsters and more Monsters everywhere. Can anyone feed a family of Monsters? We will not know but maybe you can. They seem to like socks and homework. To find out you will need to read the book. Why do monster like socks and make them disappear. The setting is a cute. Can Ryan and his friend find out this little mystery about missing socks?