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iwishiwasbraver (199 KP) rated Little House in the Big Woods in Books

Oct 5, 2017

Little House in the Big Woods

Laura Ingalls Wilder | 1932 | Children, Fiction & Poetry

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Steven Sklansky (231 KP) rated Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017) in Movies

Oct 5, 2017

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The Double cross could have been done better or not at all (0 more)

Crazy, Outrageous and Bloody Good Fun

Walking into the this movie I was expecting great things. I loved the first one and was actively waiting for number 2. Like all sequels unfortunately it did not live up to the first one. I am not saying it was a bad movie, because it was still fantastic, but it just did not have the same pop as the first.

Some of my favorite things about this movie was the action. Spy movies always have a way of make the crazy look very good. The gadgets they use I wish existed in real life because I would like one of each. Or maybe they are real and CIA and MI6 just keep them hidden from the real world. But as for the action the I was done so well. The fight scenes were done so seamlessly. My personal favorite was the fight scenes with the lassos, I know it was all mostly special effects but I was amazing to see it pulled off.

Comedy in the is movie is fantastic, they got the right group of actors together. Julianne Moore played one hell of a bad ass bad guy. I mean eating someone it just insane. But who knows, maybe I would eat people if it were legal. Her robot dogs were the best, I wish I had a set. Unfortunately they had to be charged to be effective. I think this is the first movie I have seen where robots needed to be charged and were not just ready to be used. Fun twist.

All and all, if you loved the first one, see this one. Just don't go in thinking this one will be better, go in thinking this is going to be a fun action movie.

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kortnilea (1 KP) rated Maybe Someday in Books

Oct 5, 2017

Maybe Someday

Colleen Hoover | 2017 | Romance

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Suswatibasu (1701 KP) rated The Immigrant Exodus: Why America Is Losing the Global Race to Capture Entrepreneurial Talent in Books

Oct 5, 2017

Repetitive, but agree with the sentiment

The Immigrant Exodus feels like a very long essay / article that has been extended to 100 pages, exploring how stringent immigration laws in the US are causing a reverse brain drain in the fields of business, entrepreneurial ventures and technology. In this case, there is a significant focus on India and China, with the author revealing his own experiences of waiting for a green card when he was younger.

As a result, many are returning home and creating start ups in their own countries, hence India and China have become technological powerhouses, while the USA's industries are beginning to wane. While I agree with most of this book, there is little exploration on the impact of these ventures in the US helping native workers. The author briefly mentions that it can create millions of jobs in the US, but does not explain further. It is rather repetitive but easy to read.

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Oct 5, 2017

The English novelist Kazuo Ishiguro, known for his spare, elliptical prose style and his inventive subversion of literary genres, has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.

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The Guardian's Books by Kazuo Ishiguro

The British novelist Kazuo Ishiguro has won the 2017 Nobel prize in literature, praised by the Swedish Academy for his “novels of great emotional force”. Here are some of his books: