13 October 2011
Genre: detective & mystery, historical fiction
Setting: 1940s, France
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When Carl first mentioned this group read I said I wouldn’t join in. I’m still on a no buying books kick so I knew I’d have to get it from the library. And we only got two copies and I … Continue reading
9 September 2011
Call no: 800
Genre: general fiction
Setting: contemporary, Ireland
8 Stars
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Astrid is a bitch. She doesn’t see herself that way, but as I started this novel I really didn’t like her. She is mean, sarcastic, and insulting. Especially to those people she sees as “limpets”, grasping on to people, needing … Continue reading
5 September 2007
Cast: Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Brian Cox, Chris Cooper, Clive Owen, Franka Potente, Gabriel Mann, Joan Allen, Julia Stiles, Karl Urban, Matt Damon
Script: Tony Gilroy, William Blake Herron
Genre: Action
8 Stars
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As in The Bourne Identity And The Bourne Supremacy
Both based on the novels by Robert Ludlum. No spoilers.
I remember really enjoying The Bourne Identity when I watched it first. But for some reason I never saw the sequel, but with the third out now in the cinemas I thought this is an ideal opportunity to catch up. And when I spotted the dvd set of the pair was only 18 euro I nabbed it.
I haven’t watched any of the extras yet, so can’t comment on those, but I really enjoyed the films. The are the perfect blend of reality and fantasy violence.
15 May 2007
Cast: Elijah Wood, Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Kirsten Dunst, Tom Wilkinson
Script: Charlie Kaufman, Michael Gondry, Pierre Bismuth
Genre: comedy, romance
7 Stars
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So you fall in love with someone, things go badly and you break up. Whats the next step? Why deleting them from your memory of course. Isn’t that just a great idea for a film? It took me a while … Continue reading
20 July 2004
Call no: 800
Genre: historical fiction
Setting: 1950s, Spain
8 Stars
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ISBN: 0330323334 Colm Tóibín has recently been in the news for his new book, The Master which tells the story of Henry James, and is supposedly very good. I haven’t read it, so I don’t know :) But the publicity … Continue reading
14 July 2004
Call no: 800
Genre: general fiction, sff
8 Stars
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ISBN: 0743252276 Nathan is dead. Only problem is that he doesn’t really know what’s going on. He is stuck with his family, trying to fill in the holes in his memories, as well as figuring out what is going on. … Continue reading