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Amy Poehler recommended A Prayer for Owen Meany in Books (curated)

 
A Prayer for Owen Meany
A Prayer for Owen Meany
John Irving | 1990 | Fiction & Poetry
8.5 (8 Ratings)
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"This is a strange book, but it’s strange because it’s packed with so many great characters. It’s the story of a little boy, Owen Meany, who has a peculiar voice and believes he is an instrument of God. He and his friend Johnny are on a Little League team when Owen hits a foul ball that kills Johnny’s mother. From that moment, the boys’ lives are intertwined. I could picture and smell and hear what Owen Meany was like. Irving captures the innocence of youth, of people growing up together and figuring out who they want to be, and discovering the pain of separation—that made the book great for me. It’s about faith and fate, and how you don’t know who the messenger is going to be."

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    Not Your Muse by Celeste

    Not Your Muse by Celeste

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Haley Mathiot (9 KP) rated Lucifer Rising in Books

Apr 27, 2018  
LR
Lucifer Rising
Barbara Fifield | 2009
2
2.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
When I accepted this book for review, the summary provided sounded very exciting and engaging… but this book was strange. That’s really the only word I have for it. Weird and strange. Here’s why:

One—I felt out of place while I read this. I felt like I had been dumped into the middle of a book on the first page. There was no introduction to the characters, there were no descriptions, there was no explanation. And it didn’t work. Sometimes in a book, that’s ok, because it works with the mysterious quality of it, but in this situation it was just unreadable.

Two—The writing wasn’t good. It felt choppy and vague and un-detailed and empty, as if the words on the page didn’t mean anything. It was very hard to read. The dialogue felt forced and most of the narrative was unclear.

Three—I have a high tolerance for strange and supernatural, but the stuff in this book was just really odd. I didn’t get past Chapter 3.

I’m really sad that I didn’t like this title because I was so excited to read it, and it sounded great… but it was just a really lame book.
  
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John Comish (1 KP) rated Spirited Away (2001) in Movies

Sep 21, 2017  
Spirited Away (2001)
Spirited Away (2001)
2001 | Animation, Fantasy
10
8.4 (62 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Every little thing, it shows some of the weird and strange ( to western me) Japanese spirits which fascinate me...the artwork...exceptional...the story again i cant fault it . (0 more)
A truly magical film
Contains spoilers, click to show
This is the very best of anime. it stands head and shoulders above the rest in my opinion. if you are curious i beg you watch it.
  
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Athena Rs (1 KP) rated Stranger Things in TV

Dec 24, 2017  
Stranger Things
Stranger Things
2016 | Sci-Fi
9
8.8 (160 Ratings)
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Story line and setting (0 more)
That the story can only handle a few seasons (0 more)
Great kind of strange
I went into the first season thinking I was not going to like this series. I got hooked right out the gate. Great acting, character build and depth is great. They give the right amount in each episode to keep it moving and enticing.
  
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Dean (6925 KP) rated Bone Tomahawk (2015) in Movies

Aug 20, 2017  
Bone Tomahawk (2015)
Bone Tomahawk (2015)
2015 | Action, Horror, Western
6
7.4 (22 Ratings)
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Great script (1 more)
Good cast
Poor pacing (0 more)
Something different
Bit of a strange film a Western with a horror twist. It has a good cast and witty dialogue but some how felt rather low budget. The main problem is the film could easily be cut by about 30 minutes. It's very slow at the start and middle section. At least it's original.