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Chris Hooker (419 KP) rated No Safety in Numbers (No Safety in Numbers, #1) in Books

Jan 12, 2018  
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No Safety in Numbers (No Safety in Numbers, #1)
Dayna Lorentz | 2012
8
7.7 (3 Ratings)
Book Rating
[No Safety in Numbers] by [Dayna Lorentz] is a well written YA novel along the common theme in this genre lately. The concept of survival has always been in literature but recently there has been a huge upswing in YA lit for dystopian and disasters. I personally enjoy it since that is what Ilike to read.

This book is the first of a trilogy that follows four different teenager as they try to survive and protect those they care about during a biological attack on a mall. I like how [Lorentz] gave voice to the main characters by alternating chapters. I can also see how three of the four characters are interconnected.

I look forward to reading the second and third books. I will be adding this book to my classroom library and recommending it
  
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Suswatibasu (1702 KP) rated The Underground Railroad in Books

Jul 28, 2017  
The Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad
Colson Whitehead | 2016 | Fiction & Poetry
9
7.7 (10 Ratings)
Book Rating
Powerful, epic, a real look into inhumanity
Reading this is obviously a struggle, the content of slavery is not something that can be trivialised so be warned.

While Colson Whitehead did not get into much character building, the focus on the underground railroad itself is detailed and descriptive. The protagonist Cora serves as a good barometer in understanding the level of horror that many African Americans faced hence the writer does not seem to concentrate on creating emotive backgrounds for each character.

Nevertheless, the terrifying incidents leave the reader empathising with the characters as it reflects the lack of safety and constant fear they had to face. It is a rollercoaster read, starting off slow but still horrifying, culminating in more and more terrible situations.

A 21st century tribute to the generations who have suffered.
  
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Madbatdan82 (341 KP) rated Chernobyl in TV

Jun 4, 2019  
Chernobyl
Chernobyl
2019 | Action, Drama, History
10
9.0 (75 Ratings)
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The most important show ever made
This is not only the greatest TV show ever made it is also one of the most important shows ever made - everyone NEEDS to watch this...everything is perfect. The acting, the cinematography - just everything. I've never been so bought into a story so quickly and I've never cared about characters so quickly. Just so amazingly done. So now we get to the importance part - it is vital that people see this show. I've never felt so much anger and hatred to a character or group of characters than I did to the 'higher ups' and men in power who ignored people or safety precautions and then tried to cover stuff up....I cant say anymore without spoiling. Greatest show EVER - WATCH IT!!
  
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Andy K (10823 KP) Jun 4, 2019

OK I WILL!
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Madbatdan82 (341 KP) Jun 5, 2019

Ha I didnt realise how aggressive my command was!!!
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Andy K (10823 KP) rated A Night to Remember (1958) in Movies

Jun 30, 2018  
A Night to Remember (1958)
A Night to Remember (1958)
1958 | Action, Classics, Drama
9
7.6 (5 Ratings)
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Remarkable film!
I never realized how many parts of James Cameron's Titanic in 1997 were actually taken from this film or at least from accounts of what happened on the Titanic. Obviously, the basic story is about the same without the Jack/Rose melodrama.

Compelling doesn't even describe the emotions captured on screen when the crew of the Titanic realizes the imminent peril they are now in and how do they get passengers to safety without enough lifeboats?

The Carpathia agrees to come and help the quickly sinking ship, but they are over 4 hours away. Despite using signal flares and SOS, they cannot seem to get the closest ship to them to come to their aid which may have saves countless more lives.

Really enjoyed this film.
  
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Nickg24 (492 KP) rated Crawl (2019) in Movies

Oct 15, 2019  
Crawl (2019)
Crawl (2019)
2019 | Horror, Thriller
4
6.5 (38 Ratings)
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A daft movie with an equally daft concept.Just as a massive hurricane is about to hit her local town a young girl goes to find her dad to get him out of the house,said father is lying injured in the basement having been attacked by an alligator.

Once she finds him and with the water from the storm gradually filling the basement up they both have to find a way past a load of alligators who are now everywhere due to the flash floods and get to safety.

This film is nothing short of ridiculous with some well below par action sequences and wooden acting (especially from the actress playing the daughter) Entirely predictable is the fate of the other characters who happen to appear along the way.
  
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