22 November 2008
Call no: 800
Genre: detective & mystery
Setting: 1930s, Shanghai
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ISBN: 057120516x ; Other Reviews It was the summer of 1923, the summer I came down from Cambridge, when despite my aunt’s wishes that I return to Shropshire, I decided my future lay in the capital and took up a … Continue reading
19 November 2008
Cast: Amaury Nolasco, Beau Bridges, Chris O'Donnell, Ludacris, Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Olga Kurylenko
Script: Beau Thorne
Genre: thriller
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I knew going to see this film that I’d be disappointed. Was a big fan of the game but I’d heard negative things about this film. Often when that happens you go to the cinema with your bucket of popcorn … Continue reading
19 November 2008
Cast: Elizabeth Banks, Ioan Gruffudd, James Cromwell, Josh Brolin, Richard Dreyfuss
Script: Stanley Weiser
Genre: biopic, political
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This is an odd sort of a film. I mean, it clearly isn’t meant to be full of praise for George W. Bush. But at the same time it is almost gentle in its treatment of him. Presenting him as … Continue reading
18 November 2008
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I know I coulda edited that last post, but look, two posts from me in the same day. Truly this is a momentous occasion. Anyways, if you were wondering The analysis indicates that the author of http://www.susanhatedliterature.net is of the … Continue reading
18 November 2008
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Peoples, prepare for some rejoicing, for I have wonderful news. That’s right. I am giving you reason to head out and party on this slightly chilly November morning. Are you ready for this spectacular event? It really is great news. … Continue reading
11 November 2008
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Okay, so lately what have I been up to[1] Well let me see. Last night I went to see The Sick and Indigent Song Club, they play every Monday in the Ha’Penny Bridge Inn. And tis free in[2] One of … Continue reading
7 November 2008
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I meant to write about the withdrawal of the HPV vaccination when I heard mention of it on TV3 yesterday, or the day before. But I forgot about it. Luckily Ginger Pixel reminded me, and alerted me to an interesting … Continue reading
She could not remember a time when she had not known the story; she had grown up knowing it.
Aerin is the only child of the king of Damar, yet she has never really been accepted there. The story of her mother, witchwoman who enspelled her father, has left her untrusted. Especially by the sol, the aristocracy. But slowly she finds a role and a place for herself. And in the end she is the one who becomes:”(this is not really a spoiler. Cause it is a YA fantasy novel. How do you really expect it to end?)”: both inspiration and legend.
1 November 2008
Genre: sff
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ISBN: 0340829753 Book 1 of The Dark Tower series. Read for the RIP III Challenge ; Elsewhere The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed This is the first book in King’s seven book series, The … Continue reading