Just A Piece of Eternity

Advantages: Travel writing at its most exquisite
Disadvantages: None

...Sometimes we should trust our instincts. When I saw Babadag on the Bookbag Shelf I knew I would love it. When I sat in my garden on a hot sunny evening and struggled my way through the first chapter, I had my doubts. Oh, ye of little faith...! The following day was wet and grey, and much more in keeping with Stasiuk's aimless meanderings around The Other Europe. His Europe is an older...

hiker 16.02.2013 14:13 · Read review
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Death hits the road ... (Final Destination 2)

Advantages: A few new twists
Disadvantages: Comedy element means some deaths are a bit too slapstick

...~~~Final Destination 2~~~ Having tied up most of his loose ends, Death returned with another explosive accident in 2003 leaving a new set of victims trying to shake his wrath. For those of you that have not seen FD1, please see my review. One year after flight 180, teen Kimberley finds herself saving the lives of 8 strangers on Route 23 after having a premonition of a multi car pile up...

clumsy221 30.03.2010 21:36 · Read review
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The Road

Advantages: Engrossing, raw, believable
Disadvantages: overlong, subjective

...The Road is a bleak, disturbing 2009 film directed by John Hillcoat and written by Joe Penhall. This post-apocalyptic drama is based on the 2006 award winning novel of the same name by author Cormac McCarthy. Unfortunately, despite the book having been placed on my wish list for quite some time, I failed to come across it before giving in to a HD television premiere of the film, and therefo...

flutterbymusic 28.05.2012 11:06 (28.05.2012 11:07) · Read review
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