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When Dinosaurs Walked the Earth

Or: thoughts on Michael Crichton’s Jurassic Park. Short summary: Very thrilling, highly recommended if you love the movie, and 10/10 would never read again. This isn’t much of a book review, I admit, I’m just trying to get my thoughts into words while it’s still fresh in my mind. Since I’m a big fan of… Continue reading When Dinosaurs Walked the Earth

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A Perditorian, finder of lost people and things, lost. — An Enola Holmes (trailer) review

Okay, so! As of writing this, I literally just  watched the Enola Holmes 2 trailer, so I thought that now’s the perfect time to write about the books and what I’m hoping to see in the adaptation, cause man am I excited! (disclaimer: As of now, I have only read up to the second book,… Continue reading A Perditorian, finder of lost people and things, lost. — An Enola Holmes (trailer) review

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Through the Screens of Narnia: Ben Barnes Movie

Clarisse: Greetings to all! Today we’re doing something different from our usual discussions. Instead of talking about the Narnia books, we’ll discuss Prince Caspian (2008) — the film. Lorace: Hi everyone! It's been a long while! I'm very excited about this! Aaron:  Welcome to the special edition of our Prince Caspian discussion series, where Reepicheep… Continue reading Through the Screens of Narnia: Ben Barnes Movie

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Disney’s Artemis Fowl Movie: A Review and Comparison

I know I'm kind of late, but this is for our "movie adaptations" prompt, so I thought that I might as well do this one, so I can give my own opinion on it. Let's admit it; the movie was never going to be as good as the books. No movie adaptation ever is. I… Continue reading Disney’s Artemis Fowl Movie: A Review and Comparison