The Tale of Genji
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The original novel—a classic of Japanese and world literature and a stunningly beautiful story ...
Seduced in the Dark (The Dark Duet, #2)
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BOOK TWO OF THE DARK DUET The exciting, titillating, and action-filled conclusion to Captive in the...
Lake Placid: The Final Chapter (2012)
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The crocs are back... and they're bigger, badder and more brutal than ever. After the deadly...
Carlos the Chameleon: A Story to Help Empower Children to Be Themselves
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As a chameleon, it's in Carlos' nature to change his colours in order to fit into his surroundings....
Whispering Corridors 5: A Blood Pledge (2009)
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Four friends make an oath sworn in blood to commit suicide one night, but the next morning only one...
Tropical Depression
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Sabrina Salter returns home to St. John in the Virgin Islands after a disastrous vacation in New...
ClareR (5874 KP) rated North Woods in Books
Dec 12, 2023
I don’t think I actually want to say too much about all the different characters in this book, except to say that it spans from a Puritan colony to the present day, all linked by the North Woods. It’s a gorgeous novel that had my heart in my mouth at several points and made me wish that I could see this place with my own eyes. The love of the landscape and nature shines through this gorgeous novel.
And, well, the end of this novel is the real tour de force. Utterly beautiful. A book of the year for me, that’s for certain.
David McK (3557 KP) rated Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) in Movies
Mar 11, 2023
Basically, don't mess with nature.
I have to say, the end credits - tracing the virus - also hits differently now (in 2023) than it did on release (in 2011), after the world has been through a global pandemic.
Anyway, Andy Serkis interpretation of Caesar is really the star of the show, with able support from his surrogate 'father' Will Rodman (James Franco), the scientist who first developed a drug that he hopes will cure Alzheimer's but which leads to super intelligence in the chimps exposed to it.
ClareR (5874 KP) rated Meet Me at the Surface in Books
Sep 23, 2024
Merryn’s family live on the outskirts of the village, in a house that seems to have a mind of its own. Her mother and aunt have a close relationship with nature and folklore, which brings us on to a big secret that has been kept from Merryn and will be revealed with devastating effect.
This isn’t a full on horror story, in that it’s not full of blood and guts (well, I say that…), but it is really unnerving. There’s something bubbling away under the surface that makes Merryn (and me!!) feel really uncomfortable. It was great writing.
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