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Sarah (7800 KP) rated If It Bleeds in Books

Jul 3, 2020  
If It Bleeds
If It Bleeds
Stephen King | 2020 | Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
8
8.4 (5 Ratings)
Book Rating
Masterful writing
I know I'm biased when it comes to Stephen King as he's my favourite writer, but I don't think anyone can deny how brilliant a writer he is. Not pretentious, just masterful writing, and this definitely comes across in this collection of stories.

The titular story and the one with the returning Holly Gibney, If It Bleeds, is definitely the best story in the book. After reading The Outsider I've definitely had a better appreciation of Holly as a character so it was nice to see her back again, especially as this story follows on in a way from the events in The Outsider. The other 3 stories in this book are good, but they don't quite match up to If It Bleeds, to the point where the first stories are barely memorable. They're also not quite as horror filled as you would come to expect from King, which was slightly disappointing. In all honesty if it hadn't been for If It Bleeds, this collection probably would've only gained itself a 6. Still I'll always enjoy reading a Stephen King book, even if this collection isn't one of my favourites.
  
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Rickstrong23 (216 KP) rated Chappie (2015) in Movies

Nov 5, 2017  
Chappie (2015)
Chappie (2015)
2015 | Action, Crime, Sci-Fi
8
7.3 (33 Ratings)
Movie Rating Watch
Robots story special effects (0 more)
Same old stuff from this writer director of district 9 and elisium (0 more)
Sci fi robot gets feelings
Liked it story wise special effects humor .maybe its me i dont ever like to see a movie where the actor who plays wolvirine a bad guy.idk why just dont for some reason his name is slipping my mind.its weird how south africa looks like futuristic slums in his movies .but this movie is worth the time bareley ive seen worse.and the robot chappie is worth it.funny as a gangster.
  
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Alison Pink (7 KP) rated Bright Lights, Big Ass: A Self-Indulgent, Surly, Ex-Sorority Girl's Guide to Why It Often Sucks in the City, or Who Are These Idiots and Why Do They All Live Next Door to Me? in Books

Jan 15, 2018  
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Bright Lights, Big Ass: A Self-Indulgent, Surly, Ex-Sorority Girl's Guide to Why It Often Sucks in the City, or Who Are These Idiots and Why Do They All Live Next Door to Me?
Jen Lancaster | 2007
8
8.5 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
"What did I think?" you ask. Well, I can sum that up in 1 word...HILARIOUS! Memoirs aren't typically my thing, but it was impossible not to fall in love with this one. Jen writes with an effortless yet descriptive style. She's not too high brow, but manages to sound like a writer who also happens to be a normal, every day person. The anecdotes she shares are, by turns, hilarious, scary, & heart felt...like any normal person's life.
This book was easy to read & hard to put down.
  
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Suswatibasu (1703 KP) rated Sisters and Lies in Books

Jul 31, 2017  
Sisters and Lies
Sisters and Lies
Bernice Barrington | 2016 | Fiction & Poetry
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Hard hitting read with lots of home truths
It's great to hear some real topics being discussed for a change - feminism, domestic violence, mental health and the justice system. The story is extremely dark but realistic sadly, and it's great that the writer did not hold back in showing all the different tenets of a personality. Some of the story was predictable in terms of who was sending the graphic emails, but rather than seeing it as a detective story, it's like a psychological analysis into people's characters.

Intriguing and interesting.
  
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Suswatibasu (1703 KP) rated Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt - Season 1 in TV

Aug 9, 2017  
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt - Season 1
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt - Season 1
2015 | Comedy
7
7.4 (7 Ratings)
TV Season Rating
Titus Andromedon - literally my favourite character (1 more)
John Hamm is such a good villain
Slightly trivializing quite a horrific subject (0 more)
Slightly ridiculous, over the top comedy
While this series is rather funny and watchable, there are times it's utterly cringe-worthy and I really did not like how the court scenes were handled. It's an incredibly dark topic, which writer Tina Fey does an almost excellent job of hilarity, but it falls short because it should never have been done given the horrible spate of male violence against women, and women being held against their will.