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Betrayal

Martina Cole

5.0 (3 Ratings) Rate It

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Betrayal is the twenty-third novel from Sunday Times No.1 bestseller, Martina Cole, author of...

Bohemian Rhapsody: The Show Must Go on

Johnny Van Neerven

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Bohemian Rhapsody tells the story of a painter and decorator who wishes to sing like Freddie Mercury...

Matthew Krueger (10051 KP) rated The Strangers (2008) in Movies

May 15, 2021 (Updated May 15, 2021)

The Strangers (2008)

2008 | Horror

6.9

(21 Ratings)

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This House Isnt A Home

The Strangers- is a slow pace horror film, it doesnt get good until the 30 minute mark. Than slowly it get good, but it takes its time. The best moments of this film was the last 30 minutes of this film.

The plot: Kristen (Liv Tyler) and James (Scott Speedman) are expecting a relaxing weekend at a family vacation home, but their stay turns out to be anything but peaceful. First, a mysterious and dangerous woman arrives at the door while James is out on an errand. When he returns, he accidentally kills his friend Mike (Glenn Howerton), mistaking him for an intruder. And then real danger does show up -- in the form of three masked torturers, leaving Kristen and James struggling for survival.

Its slow and overall a decent film.

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The Art of Mingling

Jeanne Martinet

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Does the idea of going to a large party make you weak in the knees? Do you freeze when faced with...

Awix (3310 KP) rated The Death of Grass in Books

Sep 5, 2019

The Death of Grass

John Christopher | 1956 | Science Fiction/Fantasy

8.3

(3 Ratings)

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John Christopher's spin on John Wyndham's so-called 'cosy catastrophe' formula focuses on the catastrophe and forgets about the cosy. The book is not that bothered about about being overtly SF, either - there's something horribly mundane and plausible about the book's depiction of the spread of a crop virus, misfiring attempts to stop it, and the increasingly desperate measures taken by the authorities as the food simply runs out.

Particularly strong on characterisation and the impact of the disaster on the protagonist: initially a decent upper-middle-class chap, John Custance finds the survival of his family requires him to condone (and even commit) acts of betrayal, murder, and maybe even worse things. Powerful ideas, and Christopher's no-nonsense style lets them into the reader's mind where they linger uncomfortably. A fine book that deserves to be better known.