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The Theoretical Foot
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An undiscovered novel by an iconic American food writer - the publication of this enchanting...
An Argument for Same-sex Marriage: Religious Freedom, Sexual Freedom, and Public Expressions of Civic Equality
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The relationship between religious belief and sexuality as personal attributes exhibits some...
Naked: A Cultural History of American Nudism
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In 1929, a small group of men and women threw off their clothes and began to exercise in a New York...
I've really enjoyed this YA book by Cecelia Ahern. So different from the fluffy romantic stuff she usually writes.
Set in a world where you are punished for making ethical or moral mistakes. If you are found to have made a bad decision, have lied, have stolen, have been disloyal or have stepped out of line, you are sent to trial and if are found guilty are branded with an F on various parts of your body depending on your error of judgment. From then on, the persons life is controlled by whistle blowers and the rules they in force. It's a good setup and I've sped through it - it's not the best written YA book I've come across but something about it has meant I haven't been able to put it down.
Set in a world where you are punished for making ethical or moral mistakes. If you are found to have made a bad decision, have lied, have stolen, have been disloyal or have stepped out of line, you are sent to trial and if are found guilty are branded with an F on various parts of your body depending on your error of judgment. From then on, the persons life is controlled by whistle blowers and the rules they in force. It's a good setup and I've sped through it - it's not the best written YA book I've come across but something about it has meant I haven't been able to put it down.
Suswatibasu (1701 KP) rated To Kill A Mockingbird (1962) in Movies
Aug 1, 2017
Incredible depiction of book (1 more)
Gregory Peck at his finest
Incredibly moving, beautiful film
Very rarely does a film do absolute justice to its original book, but To Kill A Mockingbird exceeds expectations. Gregory Peck was so brilliantly casted as Atticus Finch, the moral figure of society, that you can only envision him while reading the book. The film, set after the Great Depression, is shot in black and white and is beautifully crafted.
The characters of Scout, Jem and Dill are fundamental to the storyline, showing how innocence is lost after being exposed to the discrimination of adults - in this case, an innocent black man accused of raping a young white girl, and a man with mental health issues being stigmatised by his community. A true classic in every sense.
The characters of Scout, Jem and Dill are fundamental to the storyline, showing how innocence is lost after being exposed to the discrimination of adults - in this case, an innocent black man accused of raping a young white girl, and a man with mental health issues being stigmatised by his community. A true classic in every sense.
Suswatibasu (1701 KP) rated A Monster Calls (2016) in Movies
Sep 11, 2017
Tearjerker, exploring a young boy's grief
This was an unexpected little gem of a drama showing how a boy, who is having to deal with tremendous trauma, manifests his grief.
From being bullied, abandoned and dealing with a mother dying from cancer, one day a monster in the form of a tree visits him to reveal various tales with a moral context. These come in the form of beautiful animations, not too dissimilar from The Three Brothers sequence in one of the final Harry Potter films. What we have to establish is whether the boy is actually encountering this monster or whether it is part of his repressed emotions.
Acting from the entire cast including Felicity Jones and more so the young child actor was fantastic. An interesting watch.
From being bullied, abandoned and dealing with a mother dying from cancer, one day a monster in the form of a tree visits him to reveal various tales with a moral context. These come in the form of beautiful animations, not too dissimilar from The Three Brothers sequence in one of the final Harry Potter films. What we have to establish is whether the boy is actually encountering this monster or whether it is part of his repressed emotions.
Acting from the entire cast including Felicity Jones and more so the young child actor was fantastic. An interesting watch.
Suswatibasu (1701 KP) rated Narconomics: How to Run a Drug Cartel in Books
Sep 12, 2017
A Dummies guide to understanding and quashing the worldwide drugs trade
What a fantastic book. Tom Wainwright manages to describe the global drug cartels as a business economic model which makes total sense. It is not just the violence and torture, it’s the revelations about the level of managerial stress. Running a drugs cartel, it seems, is not only a moral and legal minefield but a human resources, marketing and supply chain nightmare. The gang-centric tattoos that cartel foot-soldiers sport, were instigated to prevent staff jumping to another outfit or, worse, going straight.
Wainwright makes clear that those seeking to stop the drugs trade fail due to their insistence on treating it like a war, when they should treat it like a market manipulation. Such a clever book.
Wainwright makes clear that those seeking to stop the drugs trade fail due to their insistence on treating it like a war, when they should treat it like a market manipulation. Such a clever book.
graveyardgremlin (7194 KP) rated The Fairy Godmother (Five Hundred Kingdoms, #1) in Books
Feb 15, 2019
I love, love, loved this book! This is my first Mercedes Lackey book and it most definitely won't be my last! If all - or even most - of her other books are as good as this one, I'll be a fan for life! I do think the synopsis is a bit misleading, it's not exactly how everything happened, especially since the prince doesn't enter the picture until halfway through the book. Maybe hardcore fantasy readers won't enjoy it as much as those who love both fantasy and romance, but I thought it was a very smart and interesting twist on the usual fairy tales. I loved the epilogue and thought that added to the whole 'moral' of the story. I can't wait to get to the others in the series. :)
Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2171 KP) rated Kermit the Hermit in Books
Mar 9, 2018
Kermit is a hermit crab who spends his day trying to defend the treasures he has collected. But when a boy saves his life one day, he suddenly finds himself wanting to do something to help the boy. Where will this new focus take him?
This is a delightful tale, told in verse, something Bill Peet didn’t always do. The moral of the story is very obvious; in fact, at times this seems a bit more of a parable. But that’s not an issue because the story is very entertaining the entire way through. The pictures are fantastic as always and will help keep kid’s interest as well.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2017/12/book-review-kermit-hermit-by-bill-peet.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
This is a delightful tale, told in verse, something Bill Peet didn’t always do. The moral of the story is very obvious; in fact, at times this seems a bit more of a parable. But that’s not an issue because the story is very entertaining the entire way through. The pictures are fantastic as always and will help keep kid’s interest as well.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2017/12/book-review-kermit-hermit-by-bill-peet.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2171 KP) rated The King's Stilts in Books
Mar 9, 2018
King Britram has a difficult job keeping his kingdom from flooding, so he works all the time. The only break he takes is to walk on stilts, but one of his advisers doesn’t think that hobby is very kingly. What will happen when those stilts disappear?
This is a lesser known Dr. Seuss book, and that is a shame. It is definitely early Seuss with no rhymes and lots of words on each page, but older pre-schoolers who have the attention span for it will enjoy it because it contains the typical Seuss fun and imagination. Plus there’s a good moral in the story about balancing things in life.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2015/04/book-review-kings-stilts-by-dr-seuss.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
This is a lesser known Dr. Seuss book, and that is a shame. It is definitely early Seuss with no rhymes and lots of words on each page, but older pre-schoolers who have the attention span for it will enjoy it because it contains the typical Seuss fun and imagination. Plus there’s a good moral in the story about balancing things in life.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2015/04/book-review-kings-stilts-by-dr-seuss.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.