Brooke

Advantages: Great plot, gripping
Disadvantages: Ghost writer, Short

...a course which would map out the rest of her life as an author. Before her passing in 1986 caused by breast cancer she wrote eight books including the imfamous 'Flowers in the attic'. With hundreds of more ideas penned, the family members left behind sort and found Andrew Neiderman who was to become her ghost writer. He now uses her short stories and makes them into a novel which is then published under her name. In 1998 the five books of the Orphan series was published. Like most others made the idea is four separate storys which somehow come together to create the fifth, In this instance the books in order were to be named Crystal, Butterfly, Brooke, Raven and finally Runaways. Plot At the tender age of two Brooke Okun is abandoned by her mother and is left with only a faded pink ribbon to remember her. This allows Brooke...

ovetta2001 06.02.2008 · Read review
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Review of Brooke - Virginia Andrews

Brooks & Marshall - Fascinating Characters

Advantages: Engrossing storyline, superb acting.
Disadvantages: None.

...Director: Bruce A. Evans Writers: Bruce A. Evans & Raynold Gideon Genre: Crime - Drama - Mystery - Thriller Country: USA Certification: 18 Language: English Released: 8th February, 2008 (DVD) MAIN CAST: Kevin Costner (Mr. Earl Brooks) William Hurt (Marshall) Demi Moore (Detective Tracy Atwood) Dane Cook (Mr. Smith) Marg Helgenberger (Emma Brooks) Danielle Panabaker (Jane Brooks) Earl Brooks is a highly successful businessman, a loving husband and a doting father-but he's also a serial killer who loves killing couples and placing them in romantic positions so that he can photograph them. When Mr. Brooks inadvertently leaves the curtains open during a murder, an amateurish mistake caused by an unconscious desire to be caught and stopped, he is captured on camera by a voyeur who was getting off watching...

GoFigure 09.09.2008 · Read review
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Review of Mr. Brooks (DVD)

Killing by the Brooks

Advantages: Dane Cook shows he may have range and William Hurt is very good.
Disadvantages: Poor writing and direction that leads to an absence of tension.

...Mr Brooks is a successful businessman and devoted husband and father. But unbeknownst to anyone else, he's also a prolific serial killer and one who is so good that he's never been caught. He's tried desperately to control his urges and the sardonic alter-ego he calls Marshall. But when he gives into temptation he's caught on film by a creepy peeping Tom. The next thing he knows, he's tangled up in the twisted agenda of the opportunistic bystander and they are both being hunted by tenacious detective Tracy Atwood. Can Mr Brooks keep his secret under wraps, or will he be exposed to his wife and daughter? This is Bruce A Evans' second feature as director in fifteen years (after the forgettable Christian Slater vehicle "Kuffs") and his inexperience shows. It should be a serial killer movie with a strangely sympathetic anti-hero. But...

afy9mab 24.10.2007 · Read review
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Review of Mr. Brooks (DVD)

Brooks by day, killer by night!

Advantages: Great film all round
Disadvantages: Complex plot twists in abundance

...When people think of Kevin Costner and his films, you can be pretty sure they're thinking of Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, or the flop Waterworld, or his critically acclaimed roles in JFK or Dances With Wolves or the smash hit The Bodyguard. Costner has hit it as a screen legend, but of late he hasn't been as hot in terms of publicity. This surprises me, as two of his more recent roles I consider to be possibly his best. The first is his role as a drifter in the cult western film Open Range. The second is here, as the obsessive serial killer Mr Brooks. Costner seems to excel at the more artistic films that don't hit the screens in such a big way. Mr Brooks is a highly entertaining and well worked thriller directed by Bruce A Evans and starring Costner alongside some other eyebrow raising names such as Demi Moore, William Hurt and CSI...

pmcds 26.03.2009 · Read review
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Review of Mr. Brooks (DVD)

Black Rabbit Summer by Kevin Brooks is a fantastic book

Advantages: Fantastic story, interesting characters, you can't put it down,
Disadvantages: Not suitable for younger children

...Black Rabbit Summer, by Kevin Brooks When/why/how I got the book I always seem to get given lots of books at Christmas, and this year this was one of the best I was given. I had asked my mum for it, because Kevin Brooks is a fantastic author and this was one of the few books of his I hadn't yet read. I'd read an extract from it at the back of another book, and already wanted to know more about the story. Plot If youre planning to read this, be warned that this might ruin it for you. I won't tell the endings. The book starts when Pete, the main character, is upstairs doing nothing, something he is used to doing quite a lot of, looking forward to the summer holidays, and he gets a phone call from an old friend, Nicole. This is unexpected, he hasn't properly spoken to her for years and he wonders what she wants. What...

Ruby.xo 28.06.2009 · Read review
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Review of Black Rabbit Summer - Kevin Brooks

Brooks Bridges the gap

Advantages: Life invigorating rebellious country music
Disadvantages: contemporary country lovers may not like

...Title: In Pieces Performer: Garth Brooks Genre: Country Sub Genre: Contemporary Country Release Date: 04/03/2002 Original Release Year: 1993 Garth Brooks is an American country singer/songwriter from Yukon Oklahoma and for those that have seen that constant annoying advert for Who Wants to be a Millionaire, his first name is Troyal. Garth Brooks' success is legendary with several albums going diamond he has sold between 100 and 200 million records, and that is just the tip of the iceberg on his achievements. What Gave Garth this amazing success and made a fan out of me is that he pushed the boundaries of Country music, breathing new life into it and creating a new style of music uniquely his own. Elements of rock, southern rock, swing, country, folk and much more combine giving an almost unbelievable intensity as well as Garth...

runrig2 11.05.2008 · Read review
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Review of In Pieces - Garth Brooks

The Elfstones of Shamara by Terry brooks

Advantages: Action packed
Disadvantages: some grusome bits in the book

...After Reading The Sword of Shannara I decided to try out the next book by Terry Brooks in the Shannara series Called The Elfstones of Shannara.The book starts off 50 years after Shea Ohmsford and flick have destroyed the warlock lord.This book has been the most Graphic so far when describing the war between elf and demon.It get a bit gruesome at times when describing a demons killing elfs.I am all for very detailed books but this goes a bit to far in that event.Though saying that I did read to the end of the book and enjoyed it Thoroughly.It's one of those books that you just don't wanna put down and it is action packed and full of Adventure.Its 300 pages plus long so depending on how fast you read it may take you a while. Story Many years A go In the time When Elfs had magic their was a war between elf and demon which of course...

jonathan21 25.02.2009 · Read review
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Review of The Elfstones of Shannara - Terry Brooks

Ilsa witch by terry brooks

Advantages: Great storyline
Disadvantages: none

...IIsa witch is part of a three book series entitled the voyage of Jerle. The book is written by Terry brooks. The other books in the series are 1.IIsa witch 2.Anthrax 3.Morgawr Story begins Hunter Predd is a winged rider flying on his Rock(a giant bird) when he noticed there is a man in the water. The man's Body is been held up a by a long sharp spear. Hunter rescues him when his rock lifts him from where he is and takes him to dry land. Hunter Then notices that the man's eyes and his taken tongue have been taken out. On this man wrist there is a bracelet with the kings insignia. Before taking him to some healers Hunter quickly puts the bracelet in a pouch that he wears. He does this because there are some traitors among his people and he believes this information and the bracelet should be only shown to the King Allardon. After...

jonathan21 13.05.2009 · Read review
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Review of Ilse Witch - Terry Brooks

Garth Brooks: A Legend in Country Music

Advantages: This contains some of the best hits of the legendary Garth Brooks, bonus cd with music videos.
Disadvantages: Not all his hits are here.

...-About Garth Brooks- Garth is the man, the myth and legend when it comes to country music. He was born Troyal Garth Brooks on February 7, 1962 in Tulsa Oklahoma. If you were ever happy to get a diamond award for your review here at Ciao, this fellow has six diamond albums. A diamond is awarded to albums with sales of ten million plus. Garth has six of them for Double Live, Sevens, Garth Brooks, The Hits, Ropin? the Wind and No Fences. He joins an elite group of artists such as Michael Jackson, Shania Twain and The Beatles as one of the few solo performers / music groups to ever get a diamond. Garths parents were Troyal Brooks who worked as a draftsman for an oil company and Colleen Carroll a singer for Capitol Records. Growing up, he was the youngest of six siblings. The young Garth had a fervent interest in sports such as...

TheChosen1 27.02.2009 · Read review
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Review of Ultimate Hits, The (+DVD) - Garth Brooks

not a great terry brooks book

Advantages: some of story good
Disadvantages: don't like demons

...After Just finishing the Shannara series I decided to read the next set of books from Terry Brooks.The Word and the Void series which starts with the current book I will be reviewing here called Running with the demons. Here are the two other books in the series: Book 2 A Knight of the word and finally book 3 Angel fire East All these books that I have mentioned are written by Terry brooks. Story Nest lives with her Grandparents Evelyn and Grandfather Robert also known as Old bob. Nest there Grand Daughter comes from a family who posses Magic that is to be used help look after the land. She is neither Dwarf or elf which makes a change from Terry's usual storyline. Her mother died when she was young of suicide and her dad ran off when she was very young. She has a friend Named Bennett who is horrible to him and always leaves him...

jonathan21 21.04.2009 (24.04.2009) · Read review
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Review of Running with the Demon - Terry Brooks