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Roxanne (13 KP) rated The Lost Days (Emily the Strange Novels, #1) in Books

Nov 14, 2018

As a lover of the Gothic subculture and a fan of Emily the Strange merchandise I thought this book would be right up my street and I was very much looking forward to reading this. Unfortunately, I was very disappointed...I became very bored of the repetition and believe the book could have been so much shorter, at least a 100 pages shorter in my opinion. I did, however, enjoy the artwork and Emily's dry, dark sense of humour was amusing in places (this is why I gave 2 stars instead of 1) but apart from that this book just wasn't for me.

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AT (1676 KP) rated Convenience Store Woman in Books

Feb 4, 2020

Convenience Store Woman

Sayaka Murata | 2018 | Fiction & Poetry

7.0

(2 Ratings)

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Convenience Store Woman is a weird little novel. Granted, Americans have a very different culture than the Japanese when it comes to marriage and jobs. This story follows a strange woman during her years of working at a convenience store, which she loves and does well at. However, the way she is viewed puts stress and panic on her to fit in with society. The story, itself, is quirky, but the main character is an odd duck, herself. Plus, if you're the type of reader that loves to hate characters, this book definitely has one for you!

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Dean (6927 KP) rated Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse in TV

Feb 18, 2020

Great sets and production (0 more)

Doesn't feel like an Agatha Christie story (0 more)

Artistic if a little underwhelming

I've seen over versions of this same story. It does feel strange not having either the Marple or Poirot characters in this version.
The BBC have done a few Christie adaptations recently with mixed success. While the production value is great setting it this time in the 60's the story itself feels quite thin. The first episode particularly feeling full of shots that don't really amount to much. Hopefully the next one they do will feel more like an Agatha Christie plot.