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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2346 KP) rated Murder on the Iditarod Trail in Books

Aug 8, 2022  
Murder on the Iditarod Trail
Murder on the Iditarod Trail
Sue Henry | 1991 | Crime, Mystery
8
8.0 (4 Ratings)
Book Rating
Race to Stop a Killer
The Iditarod Race, the 1100 miles dog sled race between Anchorage and Nome, is a hard a grueling endurance event, but it has never been deadly for humans - until now. First, someone falls asleep on his sled and winds up crashing into a tree. State trooper Alex Jensen is brought in to figure out what happened, but before he can make a complete determination, another body turns up dead. He takes the offer of help from musher Jessie Arnold willingly. But will that be enough to keep anyone else from dying?

I read this book on my recent Alaskan cruise, and I think that helped me get into the story. I found all the facts about the race and the various setting fascinating. Outside a couple of characters, I had trouble keeping everyone straight, but I really did care for Jessie and Alex. I did find some of Alex’s behavior unrealistic, but I do get the dramatic tension it was creating. The race takes over from the mystery as the main driver of the plot at times, but I got caught up in the action and the climax was a page turner. Overall, I enjoyed this one, and book two came home from my trip with me as a souvenir. Hopefully, I can get to it soon.
  
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Lithium (759 KP) rated Lovecraft Country in TV

Oct 24, 2020  
Lovecraft Country
Lovecraft Country
2020 | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
9
7.5 (11 Ratings)
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Love craft Country is a great mixture of sci - fi, horror and drama. Historical attitudes help to purvey the themes of sexuality, gender, class and race very well.
  
    Happy Ludo

    Happy Ludo

    Games and Entertainment

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    App

    Ludo is a board game for up to four players, in which the players race their four tokens from start...

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Robinlb (5 KP) rated Get Out (2017) in Movies

Oct 16, 2018  
Get Out (2017)
Get Out (2017)
2017 | Horror, Thriller
9
8.0 (208 Ratings)
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Creative and Realistically Horrific
So many people can't get past the issue of race which is a key element in this movie. But looking at the bigger picture...this could be a reality for ANYONE regardless of race or religion. Forget traditional slavery. That's terrifying in it's own way. But this movie proposes a realistic idea of society that will keep you up at night to avoid bigger nightmares that Freddy, Jason, or Michael ever caused.
  
    Becoming a Super Male

    Becoming a Super Male

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    Podcast

    "Running The Race of Life To Win" is not your average self help podcast - it goes beyond self help...

    Enduraid

    Enduraid

    Health & Fitness and Sports

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    App

    Refreshment Planner for Endurance athletes, which takes into account the personal parameters...

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David McK (3562 KP) rated Fast Five (2011) in Movies

Aug 29, 2021  
Fast Five (2011)
Fast Five (2011)
2011 | Action, Drama, Mystery
6
8.1 (14 Ratings)
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The point at which the Fast and the Furious movies started moving more and more away from their petrol head origins - as exemplified by the cut from pre-race to after race roughly halfway through, instead of showing that actual race - while also the movie that first brings Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson to the cast, as Luke Hobbs.

This one picks up directly from the ending of the previous movie, and starts with O'Connor and Mia on the run from the law, ending up in Rio de Janeiro where they get pulled into another 'one last job' (and you know how those always go ...), leading to them reuniting with Dom, assembling a 'crew', and then onto a heist that very much put me in mind of 'The Italian Job'!