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Emma Watson recommended The Complete Persepolis in Books (curated)

 
The Complete Persepolis
The Complete Persepolis
Marjane Satrapi | 2003 | Biography, Comics & Graphic Novels
8.8 (5 Ratings)
Book Favorite

"Satrapi grew up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution and its aftermath; Persepolis is the story of her childhood. Through Marji’s youthful (though not-always-innocent) eyes and mind, we see a turbulent moment in history unfold, and we witness the tremendous impact that local and global events and politics can have on even the most intimate moments of personal lives. We experience with Marji her day-to-day dreams and struggles, from family strife to wrestling with religious faith and custom. We’re swept up in her parents’ anxieties and her grandmother’s memories of an utterly different era. And we get a very real sense of what it was like to be a woman in Iran during this intense time of cultural and political transition."

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David McK (3851 KP) rated Back to the Future Part II (1989) in Movies

Dec 5, 2020 (Updated Aug 3, 2025)  
Back to the Future Part II (1989)
Back to the Future Part II (1989)
1989 | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
9
8.2 (85 Ratings)
Movie Rating Watch
Great Scott!
Mid part of the Back to the Future trilogy, in which Marty McFly experiences and travels to three distinct era's: the far-flung future of 2015(!)(I'm writing this in December 2020 - I want my hoverboard, dammit!), an alternate dystopian (from his and Boc Browns point of view) 1985 and finally back to 1955 as the point of divergence to (re)witness the events of the first movie.

With a cliffhanger ending, this film should really be considered the first part of a longer movie: indeed, I believe that was the original intention before the studios balked at the sheer running length of merging the events of Part II and the (Western) Part III into one!
  
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Hazel (2934 KP) rated Fatal Witness (Detective Erika Foster #7) in Books

Jul 10, 2022  
Fatal Witness (Detective Erika Foster #7)
Fatal Witness (Detective Erika Foster #7)
Robert Bryndza | 2022 | Crime, Thriller
9
9.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
An absolute cracker of a book!!!

I haven't read any of the Erika Foster series before so I was a little worried that I would struggle coming in this late but having read the author's Kate Marshall series, I should have known this wouldn't be an issue. I definitely feel this can be read as a standalone even though I know I will have missed the character development and back story but it really wasn't an issue for me.

With excellent characters, a really good plot and written at a great pace, this is a riveting read and one which I thoroughly enjoyed and couldn't put down.

Thank you Raven Street Publishing and NetGalley for enabling me to read Fatal Witness and share my thoughts.
  
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Film and stuff (30 KP) rated Backtrack (2015) in Movies

May 15, 2019 (Updated May 15, 2019)  
Backtrack (2015)
Backtrack (2015)
2015 | Horror
5
6.0 (3 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Not a lot I'm afraid (0 more)
Exceptionally average (0 more)
Fails to deliver
Director: Michael Petroni
Writer: Michael Petroni
Stars: Adrien Brody, Jenni Baird, Bruce Spence and Sam Neill

What's it about?
Peter Bower is a Psychiatrist who discovers all of his clients are ghosts that died in a train accident that he was witness to as a child. Whilst revisiting his home town where the incident took place, he begins to discover the truth behind the accident with the help of the victims spirits

Is it scary?
Nah. Tension fails to really build and the jump scares are very predictable

Does it have any redeeming features?
Well acted and a mildly gripping ending
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How does it compare to other horrors?
It makes the sins by being neither entertaining or so bad that it's funny