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I've always been a fan of Picoult, but this book felt extra special. The Book of Two Ways. The way it's written definitely follows the theme of two ways, but the way it comes together at the end was a twist I was not expecting, but happily embraced. I appreciate the way Picoult takes subjects that we are sometimes afraid to talk about & makes stories out of them. Death, wondering what could have been, the sad end of a relationship, & the exciting start of a new one. Plus I really enjoy egyptiology so this was so fun to read. Olive it and highly suggest it! On a more personal note, I found it weird that many people didn't enjoy it. This is probably presumptuous of me to assume, but I think to fully appreciate it, you have to be able to relate to Dawn in some way. I've expirienced much of what she has so I felt a connection with this book. I found this book at a point in my life where I was second guessing everything & had just expirienced loss. Reading this helped me find clarity and for that I'm thankful.

I've been watching since the beginning. My favorite thing is that the supernatural horror isn't baded in ghosts and spirits but something much sinister with a sci-fi twist. I find it to be genuinely more scary than actual scary movies snd the cgi is actuslly really good. But it balances out the scary parts with excellent characters, story lines, and the essence of the 80s which gives it fun retro feel. I've just started on s4, and per usual the show doesn't disappoint. Definitely recommend, one of my favorite shows.

I must say first off, I didn't expect to be so emotional the last episode. The scenes were emotionally moving, the cinematography was amazing, and each character was so well developed and interesting. My take on this is that I feel it shows the dangers of extremism, what can become of a people when they allow themselves to look past logic and fall into a rabbit hole. How dangerous it can be. It tells this story though the lense of a small religious town and its decent into madness. How some fell for it and others escaped. If you like horror with solid stories behind them, I highly recommend this mini series. I wish it was longer, but I think a mini seires was the best format to tell this story in.

Anyone who gave this less than a 5, I don't know what they were thinking but this Emmy winning show for outstanding animated series is worth while. This mini series follows 2 brothers and a blue jay and is a representation of the in-between of life and death and does this through the symbolism of fall as it transitions into winter. It inspires as sense of nostalgia, comfort, and mild fear, drawing from many classics. The art is beautiful, the story telling is amazing, you are genuinely interested in the character, the voice acting hosts amazing voices like Elija Woods and Tim Curry, and the sound track is beautiful. I have never seen any thing like this and I don't think I will find any thing quite like this again. Perfect with a cup of warm tea on fall night.

I was recently reminded of this movie and I wish I hadn't been. The movie couldn't decide if it wanted to be an action, horror, or comedy movie and it really messed it up. Some scenes were like watching a bad snl skit then followed up by a weird scene that was suppose to be serious or heart warming. It didn't mesh at all. I asked my friend part way though if it was a parody because I genuinely couldn't tell. But hey if you want a fun movie night, this is one of those movies that's so bad that it's funny to watch 😊