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Jesters_folly (230 KP) rated Lovecraft Country in TV

Oct 23, 2020  
Lovecraft Country
Lovecraft Country
2020 | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
9
7.5 (11 Ratings)
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Lovecraft country was a total surprise to me, I expected something that was totally over the top and when I saw the opening scene of the first episode it looked looked I was going to be right. However the show soon settles down and, after the first episode finds itself ground in reality, even if it is a reality contain magic. A lot of the episodes have a Lovecraftian/Pulp feel (The strange case springs instantly to mind) but they are still set in a very real feeling world and some episodes throw a real emotional punch.
The first couple of episodes focus on a couple of characters which leave some of the supporting cast feeling a bit two dimensional to begin with but, by the final episode almost everyone has been filled out and some of the best emotion comes from the characters you'd least expect.
There is violence, racism, sex and magic in Lovecraft Country so you may want to keep younger viewers away.
The series has Lovecraftian themes but also pulls on other classic literature and still manages to steer away from the more conventional monsters , there are no vampires, no zombies and, even though it's called 'Lovecraft' Country his most famous creation, Cthulhu, only has a small cameo that has no effect on the story, favouring the Shoggoth as the go-to Lovecraft creation.
  
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Mark Halpern (153 KP) rated Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) in Movies

Jan 4, 2018  
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
1989 | Action, Adventure
8
8.6 (80 Ratings)
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the addition of Sean Connery (0 more)
Third Indy
In the third installment in this third movie we get the addition of Indy's father played by none other than Connery himself. He brings a whole new life to the movie. There was no one else that could have played it better than him. He get some of the cast back form the first and if course Ford plays our Hero. This third installment helps clean off the rust from the second one to make us want more but, in reality they should have left it here. The movie fun, exciting,suspensful and of course full of Nazis that get defeated yet again
  
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b.Young (97 KP) rated A Week in Winter in Books

May 7, 2018  
A Week in Winter
A Week in Winter
Maeve Binchy | 2012 | Contemporary, Fiction & Poetry, Travel
8
7.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
A heart-warming, light read
I am a fan of Maeve Binchy and A Week in Winter did not disappoint.
The story begins with Chicky Starr and her idea of setting up a B&B in a small coastal town of western Ireland. With the help of a few of her friends and family, her dreams become a reality and she soon welcomes her first guests.
The story continues to detail the reasons behind each of the guests stay at Stone House. I was eager to learn the cicumstances of each guest and how their situation improved upon staying at Stone House for that week in winter.
  
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meg (46 KP) rated Ready Player One in Books

Apr 19, 2019  
Ready Player One
Ready Player One
Ernest Cline | 2011 | Fiction & Poetry
7
8.9 (161 Ratings)
Book Rating
Contains spoilers, click to show
This book was a really enjoyable read. There are a lot of references to 80s pop culture and need culture, which I'm not a big fan of, but I still really enjoyed reading. My major complaint is a major spoiler. The premise is that everyone is competing to inherit a virtual reality universe essentially. Like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory but for a video game. There are a few main characters, and the main female is faster and smarter than the male who ends up winning, which I found frustrating. The book could have ended better if the female lead won, in my opinion. The ending was still good though.
  
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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2177 KP) rated Fun House (John Ceepak Mystery, #7) in Books

Mar 9, 2018  
FH
Fun House (John Ceepak Mystery, #7)
Chris Grabenstein | 2012
8
8.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
A reality competition has come to Sea Haven, and Ceepak and Danny have gotten caught up in the action when the sudden star of the show is caught with steroids. But when the bodies turn up, they have to dig deep to find the killer. As always, I loved spending time in this resort town and with the cops, who continue to develop as a characters. The book is filled with foul language, which reminds me why I don't watch the shows that were being spoofed here.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/05/book-review-fun-house-by-chris.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.