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Eilidh G Clark (177 KP) rated Writing the Memoir in Books

May 14, 2017

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Every wanna be memoirist needs this book

I read this book in a couple of days and found it to be incredibly helpful. I wrote memoir for my dissertation in creative writing at university and was looking for some guidelines and tools to assist me, this book has it all. Barrington takes the reader step by step through the process of memoir writing and highlights the do's and dont's in each informative chapter. Her greatest piece of advice is to read, read, read as many memoirs as possible prior to the task. This book is not for everyone, after all not everyone wants to write a memoir, but for me, the book did its job and will be a very useful tool. I would recommend this to all aspiring memoirists.

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Suswatibasu (1703 KP) rated Naïve. Super in Books

Aug 27, 2017

Naïve. Super

Erlend Loe | 2005 | Fiction & Poetry

6.0

(1 Ratings)

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Can't empathise with main character, seems a bit pointless

This is one of those random quirky Scandinavian books that leaves you scratching your head, asking what was the real point of it. The book called "Super naive" pretty much sums up the main character, a 25-year-old university dropout who is contemplating the meaning of life. He seems to have some difficulty grasping his existence and time, coping by playing ball and using a hammering toy to stay calm. I felt his sense of privilege made him slightly irritating, jetsetting, buying cars on a whim - you can't really sympathise with his plight, he just seems like a layabout. But I think he had some underlying mental health issue that was never explored. There could be a translation issue causing it to lose its original tone.

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David McK (3557 KP) rated Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) in Movies

Apr 9, 2019 (Updated Dec 23, 2020)

Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)

2017 | Action, Adventure

8.1

(307 Ratings)

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Spider-Man: The High School Spiderman

This is the web-slingers first full foray into the MCU, following his introduction in Captain America: Civil War (or, basically, Avengers 2.5).

And in this, thankfully, were spared yet another rendition of how he got his powers/Uncle Bens death, arriving already fully formed and with only a brief mention of getting bit by a spider and with no mention whatsoever of 'with great power comes great responsibilty'.

To the best of my knowledge, this is also the Vultures first big-screen appearance, although his own powers here come from scavenged alien tech rather than anything more 'comic-book'y. This also takes the unusual(?) approach of having Spider-Man being teenaged and still at school, rather than all the previous (non-MCU) movies in which he is leaving or has already left university.

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TJ Creque (3 KP) created a post

Jul 4, 2019

I had an opportunity to receive an Arc from the Author Sage Spelling to read this dynamic book. I really enjoyed reading this book. You meet Emma and Chase and his father and Grandmother and other teammates in this very emotional book. The story takes place at Haywick University where Chase plays Basketball. He meets Ms. Emma and an attraction between the two becomes more then just mire acquaintances. Although there is dysfunctional behavior in this brilliant novel, it also shows the tenderness and the sense that there is a break in the cycle when Emma and Chase finally get it together and make their relationship a real go. This novel is a definite must read and should be put on your TBR to read and bought where you buy books. You will definitely love this novel by Sage Spelling.

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Matthew Krueger (10051 KP) rated Twister (1996) in Movies

Aug 2, 2019

Twister (1996)

1996 | Action, Drama

6.7

(26 Ratings)

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Deep Impact

Twister- is one of those films that you hate but enjoy, its stupid it but you enjoy it every time you watch it.

The plot: During the approach of the most powerful storm in decades, university professor Dr. Jo Harding (Helen Hunt) and an underfunded team of students prepare the prototype for Dorothy, a ground-breaking tornado data-gathering device conceived by her estranged husband, Bill (Bill Paxton). When Harding tells Bill that Dorothy is ready for testing -- and that their privately funded rival Dr. Jonas Miller (Cary Elwes) has stolen the idea and built his own -- Bill rejoins the team for one last mission.

Bill Paxton, Helen Hurt and Phillip Seymour Hoffman are great in this film.

I do reccordmend this film, cause like i said before its a dumb action disaster film.