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Richard Ayoade recommended Days of Heaven (1978) in Movies (curated)

"I think he is funny. Badlands is funny. The voice-over in Days of Heaven has all sorts of humor. I watched both with my mum, and I really like Badlands but I was slightly frightened of watching it with her because I thought, “Oh, it’s violent,” but Badlands is so exciting. She really liked Badlands, and Days of Heaven she was kind of “hmm,” you know; she liked it, but it’s not as pulpy. There’s just something about the atmosphere of Days of Heaven and the end-of-days feel of it; and Sam Shephard’s performance, there’s something so great about it. It’s one of those films that — it’s almost like the question is, “What would you happily watch now, even though you’ve watched it a million times before?”"

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Every Light in the House Burnin'

Andrea Levy

10.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

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The remarkable, emotional debut novel, both funny and moving, which was longlisted for the Orange...

No Ballet Shoes in Syria

Catherine Bruton

10.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

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Aya is eleven years old and has just arrived in Britain with her mum and baby brother, seeking...

About a Boy

Nick Hornby

8.5 (4 Ratings) Rate It

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'How cool was Will Freeman?' Too cool! At thirty-six, he's as hip as a teenager. He's single,...

Never Saw You Coming

Hayley Doyle

7.5 (2 Ratings) Rate It

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Some people go looking for love. Others crash right into it. Zara Khoury believes in love – so...

One Ordinary Day at a Time

Sarah J Harris

8.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

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Simon Sparks hides in plain sight – his astonishing gifts locked deep inside himself, as he dreams...

Butterfly child (6 KP) rated Killing Floor: (Jack Reacher 1) in Books

Feb 26, 2018

OK characterisation (1 more)

Good mystery build up

A slow burn, didn't exactly leave me with a desire to run out to get the next book, but enough to give it a go. (0 more)

Intriguiging lead character.

I wasn't sure about this book when I first started it. I had heard great things about it, but I like to make my own mind up. Although it had some action from the start, it was still quite slow but once I got into it, I really enjoyed it. A really good read, I passed onto my mum to read too! We quite like reading the same books sometimes so we can discuss it after reading. Its quite a nice mum/daughter activity.

I know the Jack Reacher series is quite old, and now has to movies but I guess I was quite late to the party. I have managed to avoid hearing much about the series, other than lots of positive comments about the books. So I was quite excited to get started.

The debut Jack Reacher novel kicks off with a good mystery and an intriguing character. I did find it was quite slow, and even though Jack is meant to be a bit of a mystery, I finished the book still not really feeling connected to the character, and for me, when reading its about feeling connected to the characters and the books which makes me carry on reading a series.
Although, I didn't fully connected with Jack Reacher, I did like the story and some of the background characters.

I like fiction, and I am a fan of Harry Potter and sci-fi and lots of things that dispel belief, but I like it in that context when you are expecting magic and some things to not make sense. The idea of why Jack was in Margate, Georgia and his connection the dead body felt a little strange. It added a level of something to the story but I am not sure why. This was my only issue with it, and I have only read the first book, so maybe more will be explained as the series goes on. I am giving it the benefit of the doubt, as overall I did really enjoy the book.

It's an 'ok' start to a series, and Jack Reachers mysterious life kept me intrigued enough to want to carry on with the series and pass it onto my mum. I am excited to move onto book 2.