A Book Worth Dying For

Advantages: Good cast & acting, interesting scenes/settings, atmospheric
Disadvantages: Nothing too 'wow'

...This was a film recommended to me by a friend; I'd seen it advertised before but hadn't paid much attention to it, thinking it wasn't my kind of thing. I also didn't know who was in the cast at that point. Having watched it I can say that it was better than expected, even though it wasn't always the most interesting of films at times, I'm glad I watched it. The Book Of Eli was directed by Albert & Allen Hughes, and written by Gary Whitta. It's based on a post-apocalyptic world, and we're introduced early on to a normal looking guy; at first appearing like a loner and drifter, it didn't take too long to realise that the dishevelled man was played by Denzel Washington. Eli, this drifter who seems to be walking across the country with a purpose unbeknown to us, carries with him a book which he guards with his life. The film takes us...

gothic_moon 01.01.1970 · Read review
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Book of Humanity?

Advantages: Interesting, unique characters. An overall good story
Disadvantages: Took a while to get going, deliberate poor grammar and spelling in some sections

...I ordered this book whilst browsing Amazon one day as the blurb said it featured Venice, Italy and Arequipa, Peru. I have visited both these cities in the last few years, and found them both lovely so was keen to see how they would be linked in a book. Although I must admit to finding the title slightly off-putting, and I was concerned if I would really like it. The book is character led and is narrated by five different characters, each with their own voice, and, in my particular oversized paperback copy, with slightly different text. Each new 'speaker' has their name as a header, and the sections are mostly short - very few extend over more than 3 pages. There is no danger of muddling up the characters, they are very distinctive. Starting in the last eighteenth century in Venice and Peru, the story quickly fast...

Essexgirl2006 01.01.1970 · Read review
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Delicious Recipies

Advantages: Easy to follow recipies
Disadvantages: non theres something for everyone

...101 ONE-POT DISHES is from the BBC Book range of good food magazine recipes and costs £4.99 from books shops like Waterstones and you can buy them in some supermarkets like Morrison's in the book and stationary aisles but they are not always in stock there, you can also buy the book from Amazon but will have to pay for postage. The book is a small thick book light blue in colour with a dish of Chunky Winter Broth on the front picture. This recipe can be found on page 10 of the book, if you like the look of it. I like to follow a new recipes book as I get fed up of the same meals day in day out and there are some great new easy to follow recopies in this book. All of the recipes are for meals that can be made in some kind of pot or other and be taken from the oven and put straight onto the table to be served. You have to stand...

Sunnysmiles 01.01.1970 · Read review
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Review of 101 One-pot Dishes: Tried-and-tested Recipes (Good Food 101) - B.B.C. Good Food Magazine""