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Suswatibasu (1703 KP) rated What We Lose in Books

Mar 3, 2018

What We Lose

Zinzi Clemons | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry, Gender Studies

8.0

(1 Ratings)

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Wonderful variety but something missing

This is an interesting literary debut from Zinzi Clemmons, with many semi-autobiographical elements discussing her heritage.

Thandi, a girl of mixed race, has to endure taking care of her dying mother, all the while battling various social aspects of living as a daughter of a South African and an American parent. Written in different formats, from a text message to hip hop lyrics, Clemmons explores the rich tapestry of her life and layers it with various threads.

While I mostly enjoyed this story, I do feel there is something missing and could have been weaved together a little more clearly.

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Ross (3284 KP) rated Cable & Deadpool Vol. 2: The Burnt Offering in Books

Oct 18, 2018

This collection follows on from volume 1 (obviously). The events in that story arc have enhanced Cable's powers and he is now a Godlike figure. Weirdly similar to the Steven Erikson's Rejoice which I read at the same time, Cable uses his powers to help the human race and is treated with suspicion and attempts to stop him helping.
There is decent interaction with the X-Men as well as a number of minor supers all trying to stop Cable, but it really comes down to Deadpool to save the day.
Much more Deadpool content here than in vol 1 and more humour, which is needed to cut through Cable's nonsense.

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Dean (6927 KP) rated Ford v Ferrari (aka Le Mans '66) (2019) in Movies

Nov 21, 2019 (Updated Sep 13, 2020)

Ford v Ferrari (aka Le Mans '66) (2019)

2019 | Action, Biography, Drama, Sport

8.6

(39 Ratings)

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Great cast (2 more)

Awesome racing scenes

Cool cinematography

Bale's accent (0 more)

If this were a beauty pageant we've just lost

This looked a class act just from the trailer and the full film doesn't disappoint. Based on the true story of how 2 men helped Ford design a Car to challenge the dominance of Ferrari. The chemistry between the Damon and Bale is great. The driving and race scenes look great, giving you the feel as if you are behind the wheel at times. It's a quality and all round well made film. If you liked @Rush (2013) check this out as it has a similar feel to it.