The Secrets You Keep
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From the New York Times bestselling author of The Wrong Man and Eyes on You comes a harrowing new...
Poseidon's Wake
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MANKIND HAS REACHED THE STARS. Two hundred years after the fall of Mechanism, human society has...
The Bees
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Enter a whole new world, in this thrilling debut novel set entirely within a beehive. Born into the...
Future Crimes: A Journey to the Dark Side of Technology - and How to Survive it
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This is The New York Times Bestseller. Technological advances have benefited our world in...
Future Crimes: Inside the Digital Underground and the Battle for Our Connected World
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This is the New York Times Bestseller. Technological advances have benefited our world in...
The Hollow Gods (The Chaos Cycle Duology #1)
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Isolated in the forests of Western Canada, Black Hollow is a town with a dark secret. For centuries,...
Dark Fantasy Magical Realism New Adult
The Iceman Cometh
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An ominous play set in a cruel world of dark realism, an acknowledged masterpiece from one of the...
Before We Were Strangers
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Something happened to her mother that night. Something no one wants to talk about. But she's...
Sarah (7798 KP) rated Black Mirror - Season 4 in TV
Mar 26, 2018
This is a fantastic series with a lot of very strong episodes. From the USS Callister which really makes fun of the old school sci-fi shows, to Hang the DJ which introduces a whole new method to modern dating. Virtually every episode is full of dark humour, with very ominous overtones. My favourite would have to be Black Museum, as it is ridiculously funny and I loved the references to the previous episodes. The only truly weak episode would probably be Metalhead and that was more due to the execution rather the premise itself.
For me, the best thing about Black Mirror is the social and cultural commentary and the use of technology for sinister means. As this is set in an alternate or near future, you can almost see these things happening in reality and each episode is a great talking point (if you happen to be watching it with someone else). Arkangel is a great example, highlighting the pitfalls of overprotective parenting.
A fantastic return to form for Black Mirror, and has left me wanting more!
Leon Trotsky
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The name 'Leon Trotsky' is a controversial one. For some, he was a betrayer or a totalitarian. For...