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Lyndsey Gollogly (2893 KP) rated Bleed ( Society book 10) in Books

Nov 11, 2022  
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Bleed ( Society book 10)
Mason Sabre | 2022
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
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Bleed ( society book 10)
By Mason Sabre
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One night … that’s all it took to change Louise’s life and put her before the executioner …Someone wants Louise’s help,and that someone is willing to do whatever it takes to get it, even if that means murder.Louise Makepeace, woodland nymph, wakes one morning with a very special gift … so special indeed that if the Human authorities were to find it, they would execute her, no questions asked. It becomes a battle for Louise—doing what she needs to do to save herself, or, doing what she knows is right and possibly sacrificing herself in the process. Who will she save?Follow Louise in this fast-paced, action packed paranormal novella … the latest instalment from Mason Sabre. Sometimes, things happen, and you know, you’ll never be the same again.

So so good. We finally get to see more from Gemma and Cade this was a short book but it packed a punch. This can be a dark world but it’s so good.
  
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David McK (3623 KP) rated Guards! Guards! Discworld Novel 8 in Books

Jul 15, 2023  
Guards! Guards! Discworld Novel 8
Guards! Guards! Discworld Novel 8
Tony Robinson, Terry Pratchett, Ben Aaronovitch | 2012 | Fiction & Poetry
8
8.4 (10 Ratings)
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When people ask which Discworld book to start with, I often tell them to skip the first two in the series (The Colour of Magic and The Light Fantastic), then ask in which direction their interests lie.

Reimagining of famous plays/fairytales? Try any in The Witches series.

Primarily murder whodunnits? The Guards.

Of which this is the first.

So this is the one to introduce the reader to Sam Vimes, Nobby Nobbs, Fred Colon and Carrot Ironfoundersson, as well as featuring a prominent role for The Patrician of Ankh-Morpork, and which would lead to perhaps the most-revisited characters in the entire Discworld series - I think Pratchett returned to the Watch a further 7 times, for a total of 8 such novels.

Quick google search: yes, 8 times. Only matched by the Wizards of Unseen University.

Anyway, this is the one that sees a secret society summoning a Dragon in the hopes of installing a puppet ruler to the vacant throne of Ankh-Morpork, before things go awry ...
  
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David McK (3623 KP) rated The Imitation Game (2014) in Movies

Feb 26, 2022  
The Imitation Game (2014)
The Imitation Game (2014)
2014 | Biography, Drama, War
7
8.1 (44 Ratings)
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Drama based on the life and times of Alan Turing, the so-called father of modern computing, who worked in Bletchley Park during World War 2 to break the hitherto-believed-unbreakable enigma machine that the German high command were using to send radio messages to their fleets.

This flits back and forth between three timelines: the 1950s (just before Turing committed society, after being found guilty of Homosexual behaviour, which was outlawed at the time), the late 30s/early 40s (his work at Bletchley) and the 1920s (his childhood at a public boarding school, where he was bullied).

Cumberbatch manages to bring a different aura to his portrayal of Turing than he did previously to Sherlock - even though both are geniuses who struggle with a low EQ (Emotional Quotient) - while Kiera Knightley does her period piece acting as his fellow (perhaps even smarter) codebreaker Joan, who has to also put up with the misogynistic attitudes of the time.

And yes, the Imitation Game of the title is a real philosophical conundrum (which is described during the movie itself).