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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2352 KP) rated Mistaken Identity Crisis in Books

Jul 8, 2025 - 5:37 AM  
Mistaken Identity Crisis
Mistaken Identity Crisis
James J. Cudney | 2021 | Mystery
5
5.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Can Kellen Identify Another Killer?
This book picks up within days of book three ending. Summer session is about to get started, and Kellan is teaching one class on documentary making. He’s also been the official liaison with the man working on the cable car that unites the two parts of the campus. When he goes to check in one morning, he finds the contractor dead. Quint had been friends with Kellen’s younger brother years before. Still, Kellen vows he isn’t going to investigate. But he can’t help but poke around when his brother starts to become a suspect.

That storyline alone would have been enough for a mystery, but we are also facing some serious developments for the ongoing soap opera storyline, which leads to a book that is overstuffed. While the ending does answer my questions, I felt like it was a bit too convenient. There’s a large cast of characters, and tracking all their relationships takes a lot of concentration and the cast of characters at the beginning. I was glad to see some of the relationships were less contentious here, although one shifted a bit too abruptly for me. The writing keeps us just a little outside the story as well. I do like Kellen and the rest of the core cast, so I will be continuing to see what happens next to them. Fans will want to see how things play out in this book.
  
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Ameeka (131 KP) rated Life (2017) in Movies

Jul 15, 2017  
Life (2017)
Life (2017)
2017 | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
6
6.6 (104 Ratings)
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Visually impressive (2 more)
Fast paced
Good cast
Few generic cliches (0 more)
A flawed but enjoyable space movie
While the movie was acted well and the depiction of alien life form was interesting, the plot was quite bare. The characters didn't have enough development and had no depth regarding their relationships to each other. I liked this sci-fi thriller, though our astronauts seemed to lack some common sense and weren't as believable. The alien life form was original in design, but felt unrealistic in the power and intelligence gained in such a short period of time. The movie didn't do anything new and creative, but it was a fun film. However, the ending was predictable and kind of disappointing.
  
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Suswatibasu (1703 KP) rated Just Kids in Books

Aug 17, 2017  
Just Kids
Just Kids
Patti Smith | 2014 | Biography
10
8.3 (4 Ratings)
Book Rating
Mesmerising memoir of the 1970s art scene
I was worried that this was another overhyped autobiography of another self-congratulating artist. But I was proved totally wrong. Patti Smith is truly unique and interesting, having had a life of hardship living on the streets to living with a partner equally mixed up, to engaging in a world that was the founding of America's modern art scene. More than the meandering, wonderful, dark tales is her liquid prose. She's not only an inspired poet but a fantastic all-round writer. She was known for all of her relationships with famous men, but this is about the one man who mattered the most. Well worth all of the awards.
  
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Brian Jagger (5 KP) rated The Hurt Locker (2009) in Movies

Mar 3, 2019  
The Hurt Locker (2009)
The Hurt Locker (2009)
2009 | Drama, Thriller, War
7
7.4 (31 Ratings)
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Directing is great, interpersonal relationships among the characters is top notch. (0 more)
Too pointed at times and much of the story has to do with at the moment in history. Perhaps will age like wine. (0 more)
Great film, better when it came out
Well acted, well directed, well shot and well written. The story itself leaves a little to be desired as it is too singular. I say that knowing it qom the Osacr for best screenplay. And to restate, it was VERY well written, but if the war wasnt ai fresh, it would have never won the Oscar.
But, as a standalone piece, not tied to a specific war, its overall well done.