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House of Glass: The Story and Secrets of a Twentieth-Century Jewish Family

Hadley Freeman

8.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

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After her grandmother died, Hadley Freeman travelled to her apartment to try and make sense of a...

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

Jan 12, 2018

[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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Chris Hooker (419 KP) rated Land (Stranded #1) in Books

Jan 12, 2018

[Theresa Shaver] tells a story of survival and how when the world collapses people can either rise up and do the right thing or become evil. [The Land] starts with teenager at Disneyland when an EMP hits and disables all technology. Luckily the students have a teacher who encourages them to get home although she must stay with those who won't leave. Home is Canada. The small group divides to those who choose to go by sea and those by land. This follow the trek aver the mountains and through an increasing panicking population to get home.

The plot was fast paced and well written and the characters were a mix of those you liked and those you wish would be eaten by a bear. In other words it was well balanced.

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CJ (8 KP) rated The Meg (2018) in Movies

Aug 26, 2018 (Updated Aug 26, 2018)

The Meg (2018)

2018 | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi

6.6

(128 Ratings)

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Giant shark vs. Jason Statham and co. What’s not to like?! (0 more)

Maybe not enough of the giant shark. (0 more)

Big shark. Big screen. Big fun.

If you’re up for a corny creature feature, look not further than The Meg. I saw it on both of the biggest screens around (IMAX and XD) and it was a fun ride both times. I found it slightly better than the average creature feature (the reasoning for the Meg’s continued survival being somewhat more plausible than average), it’s still too corny for many. But if you’re idea of fun is to watch a CGI shark try to eat people for a couple hours, this is worth looking into. Highly recommended you try to watch this on the biggest screen to get that underwater feel.

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James Koppert (2698 KP) rated Where the World Ends in Books

Nov 3, 2019 (Updated Nov 3, 2019)

Where the World Ends

Geraldine McCaughrean | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry, History & Politics, Thriller

5.7

(3 Ratings)

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McCaughrean does an incredible job here. She heard a true story of a group of boys and men in the 1800s who go to a 'stack' to farm birds. The stack is a juttering jagged rock rising from the cold Scottish seas, a nasty place to be, so they plan to stay for a few days and then they hope to be collected. Although they weren't. McCaughrean then tried to imagine what happened to them next and what we get is an incredible well imagined narrative of hardship and survival filled with hope and love and triumph and turmoil. One of those novels which gives you a piece of history which was unknown and hard to imagine and at the same time makes you ask yourself what you would do in the same situation.